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Most tree companies don't use this type of truck because the booms don't break over center and it doesn't have a chip box. This limits accessibility into a tree and necessitates driving a separate chipper truck to the job. To the original poster: When I got my first bucket truck, my business...

That machine seems a little small for tree work. When I use a loader, it is for hauling out logs. I use a New Holland LS180 with a root grapple and put down Alturnamats to protect the yard. It lifts around 2500 pounds. In the $30,000.00 price range, I would get a used skid steer. Get one...

The autofeed valve is leaking again for the third time and I just want to omit it because the autofeed function has never worked correctly from day 1. How do I bypass it?

I have one 441 that just broke and several 440s. I just had to take another 200T out of service because the muffler cracked.

I was trying to post some pictures in another thread and I had to edit it several times. That gave me negative credit even though I've been a member here since 2003.

No trolling here. The last MS200T to die had a muffler that kept getting loose. Dealer fixed it but it got loose again and the screws were lost. I brought it it again and he gave it back in pieces and said the cylinder was bad and it unrepairable. The 441 started making a clunking sound and...

I am getting tired of replacing my 200Ts and 441 due to the engines falling apart. I recently bought two of the last MS 440s that my dealer had but I will soon need to replace them. I want to give Husky a try because I have never owned one and they seem to have a good reputation. I've owned...

This is occurring in a lot of Cherry trees in my neighborhood. I also noticed it in a Bradford Pear that was right next to an infected Cherry except the BP leaves were black. I am guessing that it is Fire Blight but welcome your opinions on diagnosis and treatment.

I saw what I think was the first show with a guy doing a lot of yelling. The climber's helmet looked like it was brand new. They damaged some lady's shack doing a crane removal. I turned it off because it was so embarrassing.

You need to talk to your processing company and learn how to take payments without actually having the card. I can enter my customer's info on to my processors website and get my payment. I also can keep track of my account through the site. If I have to, I can also call the info in.

Do you wrap the tail of your rope around the snap, coil about twenty feet of your rope, and throw it to the next crotch? Do you always use a polesaw to advance your rope?

I've only been doing one job a week for the past five weeks. We've got some high wind today so I have three jobs to look at tomorrow.

I have a New Holland LS180 with a root grapple attachment. I don't know what I would do without it. I haul it around inside one of my roll-off dumpsters. I also found a lady that wants all the chips I care to dump. All I have to do is push them over the edge of a gully that she is trying to...

I had a 1250 years ago. That feed roller setup was a pain to deal with. If it's the same design, I'd avoid it.

I tried them and they still let a bunch of dust get in my eyes. I was better off squinting. They sat in the glove box until somebody finally threw them out.

I use a 14 foot wooden pole saw. I think they are made of Basswood. They are lighter and have less slop than fiberglass pole saws. They also withstand the abuse of being dropped out of the tree.

I would get the Morbark. The only problem with the Model 13 is that it spits chips back at you. Don't worry about getting auto feed on a Bandit. It always breaks anyway.

I raised my quota by $200 a day for a four man crew with a bucket truck. It seems people are expecting to pay more since everything else has gone up. I don't charge a fuel surcharge because the people that are price shopping just look at the bottom line anyway. Loyal, repeat customers don't...

If you lived around here, I'd hire you at $25.00 an hour.

I have a two-year-old Bandit 250 with the 130 h.p. Caterpillar engine. I have had the chipper in for repair of the auto-feed several times. Just don't get the auto-feed because you don't need it. Also, the digital readout always gets moisture in it and has been replaced three times. Further...