whadja do today?

[treemandan]

Nice. I am wanting an air horn and a better system in my IH. Next year though, gotta go back to the beginning and mint out the old chevy next. Fourth seems to have a bad synchro now, has a little grind/hitch shifting into it. Kinda sucks because the clutch is still perfect (aftermaket upgrade), but if you're gonna have someone take all that apart, might as well swap it out. At least I have two good trannys out in the yard.

I already have all the parts for the restoration too, as I started to restore an identical truck a couple years back, and then gave up on it. Brand new tanks, brackets (already painted), sending units, fenders, inner wheel wells (painted inside), dash pad, doors, mirrors, sound deadener, rubber floor mat.. real nice seat. It goes on and on, just need the new mason body and it'll be something really special. Cool thing about that truck is the dump set-up, it's a scissors (pto) with the power down, thing flies and we put a bigger pump on it a few years back. I've never seen one of those trucks with that set-up before, most are the lame, no power down, ram style piston. Hate them things. The other cool thing is I can't think of a truck that's done as much treework as that thing.. I mean without that truck I wouldn't have and of my other equipment. It basically earned everything in the yard. Old friends need to be treated with respect.. lol.

What is "power down" anyway. I have decal on mine that states you're not supposed to do that but what do I know. And I don't know if you realized but this crap is complicated. After all these years I still can't figure out what an actuall cord of wood is, I am totally confused about this " double clutching thing and i think I am dumber than when I first started.

 

[treeclimber101]

What is "power down" anyway. I have decal on mine that states you're not supposed to do that but what do I know. And I don't know if you realized but this crap is complicated. After all these years I still can't figure out what an actuall cord of wood is, I am totally confused about this " double clutching thing and i think I am dumber than when I first started.

I completely agree with this post !

 

[tree MDS]

What is "power down" anyway. I have decal on mine that states you're not supposed to do that but what do I know. And I don't know if you realized but this crap is complicated. After all these years I still can't figure out what an actuall cord of wood is, I am totally confused about this " double clutching thing and i think I am dumber than when I first started.

Lol.. no, I think you're catching on!!

Tomorrow is specked out to be the money makin' day.. just saying.

Douche-bags!! Lmao.. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[treemandan]

Lol.. no, I think you're catching on!!

Tomorrow is specked out to be the money makin' day.. just saying.

Douche-bags!! Lmao.. :msp_thumbsup:

No, seriously, what is it to "power down" ? I am glad you mentioned it because recently I have been wondering. I was going to ask the guy at the one yard I dump at, he has a million dump trucks, figured he would know but he is always running around busy.

 

[treeman82]

Today was fun. Had a friend bring his log loader over to move a bunch of wood from one house to another... big move, about 150'. Cleared out a bunch of small trees at the one house we've been working at, and then went to cut out 2 dying spruces. Looked at one job this afternoon and politely told the lady not to waste her money. She gave me a nice cake job for $450 in the end though... rather than going through the woods looking for twigs and leaves to remove :msp_confused: Loaded a cord of wood onto Dodge Vader tonight with a friend... picked the pieces out of the bucket on his loader. Have a delivery to make in the morning. Just decided at the last minute to go to Baltimore, so I registered as soon as I got home. Hope they have some good stuff this year.

 

[jefflovstrom]

My day started pretty good.
I went downtown San Diego to Sea Port Village to give a head's up to them that we are starting Monday.
Tough place to work, Quiet 5am to 7am, noise until 10am., no blower, (broom),
We do it every year, but today I went there and saw ten thousand people wandering all around the place, I am like 'WTH'!
Then I saw this--View attachment 255772View attachment 255773

Way too many tourist! 3 cruise ships came in and flooded San Diego with more than 2 million dollars and I will be back when they leave!

Jeff

 

[formationrx]

2day...

elevated, suckered, and cleaned up a monster mulberry... long day...had to swap out the blades 1/2 way thru... they got all dull and gummed up:msp_mad:... the neighbor was outside on his phone all day yelling at his kid who took his classic car for a joy ride all night and did not come home... he got fired up and called the cops... so there were cops at his house filling out a report... the dad reported it stolen and his kid got arrested... at the end of the day the car was towed back to the house... he was so pissed and i was glad i did not have to go in his backyard to gather brush...

 

[tree MDS]

No, seriously, what is it to "power down" ? I am glad you mentioned it because recently I have been wondering. I was going to ask the guy at the one yard I dump at, he has a million dump trucks, figured he would know but he is always running around busy.

It is a good question. Not sure if its in the pump, or piston, to be honest with you. I just know the piston goes down faster when I press the gas pedal. Lol. I'll have to look at my literature that came with my southco body.. I remember it says something about not lowering the body with the clutch in and pto disengaged, or it'll puke fluid out the reservoir. I have an electric over hydraulic dump that just slowly relaxes when I press the button, like the fluid just returns. That body flops around some going over uneven ground, cuz I can't power it down.

I'm hoping for some easy, bossman style money making today. I like that. I caught my moron forgetting to close the pintle hook on the IH again yesterday. That's twice now, once more and he's gone. If I smashed the body on that truck up with the trailer tongue, loading the tractor, on account of his stupidity, we might have had a problem. I told him "I don't know what's so hard about it, a twelve year old could do it"!! Lol.. that must've been good for his self esteem. Hahaha.

 

[sgreanbeans]

FML! Went out yesterday am, set up was ready to go up and jumped back in to the cab to get my coffee, jumped out and landed wrong, did something to my hip, FCKINHURTBAD. Sat there a bit, tried to walk it off, couldn't bend over, well I could, just couldn't stand back straight, easily anyways. Better today, still hurts. Need chiro........................ Try driving a clutch when you can hardly move your leg with out wanting to punch the windshield out, now my hand hurts...........window is still there. Went back in and waddled around packing tools.

Had a guy from chi-town email me about the equipment, wants to trade a 32', dual 454, BAJA!! DAMN IT!! Wish I could.............sooooo wish I could! Now that would be freaking cool, but we are more in the mindset of getting a sand rail.When I was in SD before, I had my 71 Boss 351 out there (yes it was real, no I don't have it anymore, yes I screwed up) That was fun, but scary as hell, wasn't the greatest thing for the 5 or 15 with 5 inch wide front tires, little squirrely! Loved wrecking the dreams of the fast and furious kids. Nutin beats cubic inches and HP, 605 at the rear wheels, 3 inch wheelies, not bad for a street car.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Gonna work on fabricating my chippers new intake table today. Let the fun begin. Well after breakfast.

 

[derwoodii]

FML! Went out yesterday am, set up was ready to go up and jumped back in to the cab to get my coffee, jumped out and landed wrong, did something to my hip, FCKINHURTBAD. Sat there a bit, tried to walk it off, couldn't bend over, well I could, just couldn't stand back straight, easily anyways. Better today, still hurts. Need chiro........................ Try driving a clutch when you can hardly move your leg with out wanting to punch the windshield out, now my hand hurts...........window is still there. Went back in and waddled around packing tools.

Had a guy from chi-town email me about the equipment, wants to trade a 32', dual 454, BAJA!! DAMN IT!! Wish I could.............sooooo wish I could! Now that would be freaking cool, but we are more in the mindset of getting a sand rail.When I was in SD before, I had my 71 Boss 351 out there (yes it was real, no I don't have it anymore, yes I screwed up) That was fun, but scary as hell, wasn't the greatest thing for the 5 or 15 with 5 inch wide front tires, little squirrely! Loved wrecking the dreams of the fast and furious kids. Nutin beats cubic inches and HP, 605 at the rear wheels, 3 inch wheelies, not bad for a street car.

injury's like that a worry, hope yer mend up well beans, Today i started to dream up my next project hobbie yer sure its got wheels but not fast ones just big http://www.arboristsite.com/stickies/175005-362.htm#post3874277

 

[sgreanbeans]

OH YEAH, I forgot to post these. Long story short. We believe, but are not positive, this is the saw that a guy cut his arm off with in the late 1960'. My grandpa hired a guy to remove a big white pine. He cut off his arm and fell out of the tree, right in front of my grandpa, my grandpa picked up dudes arm and threw it in a beer cooler (yes they where drinkin) and they called the ambulance. Do not know what happened after. Fast forward to my grandma passing away and my mom and siblings clean out the house, out in the garage in this little tub was this saw, all busted up and in pieces, they asked if I wanted it and I took it home, fast forward again,to 2009 when I came back home from the Marines. We move into the big house on the property, cleaning out the basement kitchen and on top of the cabinet, I find this saw. Instantly I remember the story and notice that this is a top handle saw. I ask my uncle and he tells me he thinks that it was the saw the guy had when he had the accident. I take it into the local saw guru and here it is, he completely rebuilt it and it runs, GOOD TO! We could not find the air cleaner cover, so I will have one made. This is a 1965 Craftsman 1.9, all steel. Once I get the cover, gunna use it do a job, then retire it and set it on a shelf. Just thought the possibility of the saws history was interesting and I have never seen a old top handle before. We are sure it was not my grandpas.

 

[dbl612]

It is a good question. Not sure if its in the pump, or piston, to be honest with you. I just know the piston goes down faster when I press the gas pedal. Lol. I'll have to look at my literature that came with my southco body.. I remember it says something about not lowering the body with the clutch in and pto disengaged, or it'll puke fluid out the reservoir. I have an electric over hydraulic dump that just slowly relaxes when I press the button, like the fluid just returns. That body flops around some going over uneven ground, cuz I can't power it down.

I'm hoping for some easy, bossman style money making today. I like that. I caught my moron forgetting to close the pintle hook on the IH again yesterday. That's twice now, once more and he's gone. If I smashed the body on that truck up with the trailer tongue, loading the tractor, on account of his stupidity, we might have had a problem. I told him "I don't know what's so hard about it, a twelve year old could do it"!! Lol.. that must've been good for his self esteem. Hahaha.

your truck has double-acting hyd cylinder that requires pressure both ways to operate-aka"power down". plus is it provides for a tight, rattle-free lockdown when closed, minus is that it is slower than a single-acting (gravity down) cylinder and you can't drop the body in a hurry if your dumping a partial load etc. because of the slower, deliberate action its probable safer around the average groundies.

 

[Zale]

OH YEAH, I forgot to post these. Long story short. We believe, but are not positive, this is the saw that a guy cut his arm off with in the late 1960'. My grandpa hired a guy to remove a big white pine. He cut off his arm and fell out of the tree, right in front of my grandpa, my grandpa picked up dudes arm and threw it in a beer cooler (yes they where drinkin) and they called the ambulance. Do not know what happened after. Fast forward to my grandma passing away and my mom and siblings clean out the house, out in the garage in this little tub was this saw, all busted up and in pieces, they asked if I wanted it and I took it home, fast forward again,to 2009 when I came back home from the Marines. We move into the big house on the property, cleaning out the basement kitchen and on top of the cabinet, I find this saw. Instantly I remember the story and notice that this is a top handle saw. I ask my uncle and he tells me he thinks that it was the saw the guy had when he had the accident. I take it into the local saw guru and here it is, he completely rebuilt it and it runs, GOOD TO! We could not find the air cleaner cover, so I will have one made. This is a 1965 Craftsman 1.9, all steel. Once I get the cover, gunna use it do a job, then retire it and set it on a shelf. Just thought the possibility of the saws history was interesting and I have never seen a old top handle before. We are sure it was not my grandpas.

I would definitely not use that saw. There is bad karma associated with it. You brought it back to life so it can maim again! Be careful.:msp_scared:

 

[BlackOakTreeServ]

Did SERVE DAY for Bayside church today, wife and I signed up to help out at Del Oro high school.... trimmed 6 tree's on campus....wife was my groundie.....over 12,000 people signed up for 120 different locations,
I think I was the only tree service to volunteer..lol...they said I rocked it!!!...Oh, thats a NEW orange shirt Im wearing if anybody was wondering...lol

big japanese elm

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Amongst other things I worked on my chippers new intake table. Tomorrow I am gonna finish welding it together and add a 1" square tubing around the perimeter of the opening. My Opening is now 2'-11-3/4" wide and 2'-8-1/4" high.

 

[treemandan]

OH YEAH, I forgot to post these. Long story short. We believe, but are not positive, this is the saw that a guy cut his arm off with in the late 1960'. My grandpa hired a guy to remove a big white pine. He cut off his arm and fell out of the tree, right in front of my grandpa, my grandpa picked up dudes arm and threw it in a beer cooler (yes they where drinkin) and they called the ambulance. Do not know what happened after. Fast forward to my grandma passing away and my mom and siblings clean out the house, out in the garage in this little tub was this saw, all busted up and in pieces, they asked if I wanted it and I took it home, fast forward again,to 2009 when I came back home from the Marines. We move into the big house on the property, cleaning out the basement kitchen and on top of the cabinet, I find this saw. Instantly I remember the story and notice that this is a top handle saw. I ask my uncle and he tells me he thinks that it was the saw the guy had when he had the accident. I take it into the local saw guru and here it is, he completely rebuilt it and it runs, GOOD TO! We could not find the air cleaner cover, so I will have one made. This is a 1965 Craftsman 1.9, all steel. Once I get the cover, gunna use it do a job, then retire it and set it on a shelf. Just thought the possibility of the saws history was interesting and I have never seen a old top handle before. We are sure it was not my grandpas.

Its a Homey I think.

 

[treemandan]

It is a good question. Not sure if its in the pump, or piston, to be honest with you. I just know the piston goes down faster when I press the gas pedal. Lol. I'll have to look at my literature that came with my southco body.. I remember it says something about not lowering the body with the clutch in and pto disengaged, or it'll puke fluid out the reservoir. I have an electric over hydraulic dump that just slowly relaxes when I press the button, like the fluid just returns. That body flops around some going over uneven ground, cuz I can't power it down.

I'm hoping for some easy, bossman style money making today. I like that. I caught my moron forgetting to close the pintle hook on the IH again yesterday. That's twice now, once more and he's gone. If I smashed the body on that truck up with the trailer tongue, loading the tractor, on account of his stupidity, we might have had a problem. I told him "I don't know what's so hard about it, a twelve year old could do it"!! Lol.. that must've been good for his self esteem. Hahaha.

Hey man thanks... for that bit of utterly useless information. I was little confused before but now I am completely lost.

 

[jefflovstrom]

big japanese elm]

Chinese elm.
Jeff :biggrin:

 

[treemandan]

I totaled my Outback a few weeks back and am not getting another. I am trying to decide what to do.

1. put ins money in the bank and drive my old tired pick-up around
2. Jeep Cherokee with mild lift and a trailer hitch
3. Crown Vic p71 Interceptor