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Took out 2 white pines and 1 sugar maple for a client, then pruned lower dead wood out of 2 more white pines, and 1 branch on a sugar maple. Finished the day with a bit of clearing, just small stuff on a hillside, nothing crazy.

Brought my friend's kid with me today, figure he's been on enough tree jobs with me and his father he should have half a brain. WRONG! View attachment 254888
 
sgreanbeans said:
Didn't think it would be this hard to sell my stuff, have had a bunch of people look, almost all said they wanted, no one can get money. One guy I thought was a sure thing got shut down at they bank. He was crushed, could tell in his voice. He couldn't understand why, but I think the banks are just being real tight,I dunno. Sucks tho, keep thinking I have it sold. I really don't want to leave it here. I can only imagine what my F-I-L will do when I am gone. If I do end up leaving it, I will disable everything so he cant try to use them!
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They need 20% on a business loan as a down payment or they usually won't consider it. If they are going for 100% of the amount there is no way, especially if what you are selling is worth more than around 60% of the market value of your equipment.

Business sales are tough banks are tight. Every piece of equipment we get they sometimes flinch endless we give up 30k on 100k loan.
 
treeman82 said:
Took out 2 white pines and 1 sugar maple for a client, then pruned lower dead wood out of 2 more white pines, and 1 branch on a sugar maple. Finished the day with a bit of clearing, just small stuff on a hillside, nothing crazy.

Brought my friend's kid with me today, figure he's been on enough tree jobs with me and his father he should have half a brain. WRONG! View attachment 254888
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Rocks or metal?
 
treeman82 said:
Took out 2 white pines and 1 sugar maple for a client, then pruned lower dead wood out of 2 more white pines, and 1 branch on a sugar maple. Finished the day with a bit of clearing, just small stuff on a hillside, nothing crazy.

Brought my friend's kid with me today, figure he's been on enough tree jobs with me and his father he should have half a brain. WRONG! View attachment 254888
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Ouch!! I bolt?? How's the chute? Sorry to see that!! On the bright side, chippers are surprisingly tough.

Gonna go cut down some weedy kind of poplar today. Seems like a good use for me today. I can't work tomorrow, so screw it. I can't stand sitting around these days. The idea came to me around 8:00 pm last night. I sent out a few texts and one of the good helpers bit. A little short handed (damn plywood), but better one than none.
 
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tree MDS said:
I could never sell off my babies. Or leave them alone (cold and unloved). That sounds like a tough thing you're having to do, scott!! I realize its for more important reasons, but still!!

Best of luck with all that!
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You are so right! It is really making me sick thinking about them, they are my babies,lol. I know every inch of this gear and have it almost paid for. I don't need to sell it, but would like to, would like to be debt free going out there. But the main reason I want to sell it, is so It doesn't sit and get crappy, or like I said, family, just dying to use something. I could see my skid loader getting used and loaned out, all that ignorant jazz, that would happen while I am not here. THAT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME.
C.A.R.B SUCKS! I would bring my machine with me if it could pass the smog crap. The bucket has more new parts than old, it has been for real "refurbished" unlike the white washed POS's out there. If I could keep an eye on stuff or I was going to be closer, I would leave it, but just got this feeling, the minute I go, shyat is going to get beat on.

Think Matt is right, dudes cant come up with the 20%. Bucket Truck, Chipper, Skid loader with Grapple and smooth bucket. Bad aas Skid Loader Trailer, Baker Built Dump Trailer. 45G's for all that!, someone would be hooked the hell up if they bought it.
 
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sgreanbeans said:
You are so right! It is really making me sick thinking about them, they are my babies,lol. I know every inch of this gear and have it almost paid for. I don't need to sell it, but would like to, would like to be debt free going out there. But the main reason I want to sell it, is so It doesn't sit and get crappy, or like I said, family, just dying to use something. I could see my skid loader getting used and loaned out, all that ignorant jazz, that would happen while I am not here. THAT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME.
C.A.R.B SUCKS! I would bring my machine with me if it could pass the smog crap. The bucket has more new parts than old, it has been for real "refurbished" unlike the white washed POS's out there. If I could keep an eye on stuff or I was going to be closer, I would leave it, but just got this feeling, the minute I go, shyat is going to get beat on.

Think Matt is right, dudes cant come up with the 20%. Bucket Truck, Chipper, Skid loader with Grapple and smooth bucket. Bad aas Skid Loader Trailer, Baker Built Dump Trailer 45G's for all that, someone would be hooked the hell up if they bought it.
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What all are you selling again?
 
Whys the dump trailer have one black axle hub and one red one? I see you chipper has a small chute opening too. How do those plow wings on the dump truck work? I often thought about getting them. Boss makes them, but they wanted $800 for them. But now I am selling my Boss 8' super duty plow cause i just bought 2 new Boss Vxt plows. One for my new truck and one to replace the straight blade.
 
Ya know, I dont know! They where painted that way from the factory, I think it maybe the quick way to separate/identify front from back on the assembly line...........really I don't know!, so we repainted it the same. Wings work great on the big lots, keeps the crumbs from spilling out. Suck on tight spaces. Chipper works great with it, only has plugged once........vine. It was muni owned and never moved, when I bought it, it had this MONSTER chute on it, they would bring stuff to it and chip in place, so they made a extra hi chute, thing was like 20 ft high! So I made them give me one off a 290. That one is a M200 12" with a 110hp JD
 
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My chipper is a 200 also. When i bought it the guy told me it was a 110 or 118 hp john deere engine in it. But in the manual, they only show a 88hp john deere engine. I guess i should run the the SN and see what engine is really in it.
 
When I ordered a new thermostat for it, they asked what HP and said it made a diff, I told them 110 and it fit? Do you still have the tag on the engine, I think mine says the HP on it as well, yours might to. Good chippers! Freaking thermo was a 100 bucks! Same with the remote solenoid for the starter
 
I think mine only said the model and sn number, but i will look again. I changed the oil in mine. Had me confussed for a little with two oil fill holes.
 
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You are so right! It is really making me sick thinking about them, they are my babies,lol. I know every inch of this gear and have it almost paid for. I don't need to sell it, but would like to, would like to be debt free going out there. But the main reason I want to sell it, is so It doesn't sit and get crappy, or like I said, family, just dying to use something. I could see my skid loader getting used and loaned out, all that ignorant jazz, that would happen while I am not here. THAT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME.
C.A.R.B SUCKS! I would bring my machine with me if it could pass the smog crap. The bucket has more new parts than old, it has been for real "refurbished" unlike the white washed POS's out there. If I could keep an eye on stuff or I was going to be closer, I would leave it, but just got this feeling, the minute I go, shyat is going to get beat on.

Think Matt is right, dudes cant come up with the 20%. Bucket Truck, Chipper, Skid loader with Grapple and smooth bucket. Bad aas Skid Loader Trailer, Baker Built Dump Trailer. 45G's for all that!, someone would be hooked the hell up if they bought it.
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Scott that is one heck of a good deal for all that, If I was in the need for what you have would buy it for sure. :msp_thumbup:
 
This was an emergency job I got a couple weekends ago. Another tree service was going to remove it that coming Monday. The home owners tried to call them but no answer so they got the book out and seen I did emergency work. It was a little harry, no other trees to work off of and didnt trust the rest of the rootball. Im glad it uprooted before Mon, im sure it would of done it when the other guys were working on it. I asked the home owners if they had a problem with mushrooms and she said they have been fighting them the last couple years. I used my MH to do picks and set them down in the alley by the chipper. It was a good money day!View attachment 254926View attachment 254927
 

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