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pdqdl said:
In this part of the country, if it is a publicly offered service contract, it is bid too cheap.
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Municipal and some commercial are known to be "break evens" or make a few bucks , I don't know anyone who is bidding thinking there gonna retire off of it , but in my experience it's a good way to keep the wolves off your back in jan/fen when work is a bit scarce .
 
sgreanbeans said:
Have had a bunch of new offers on that new 200T. I have had guys try to trade me a $100 cutting torch. A $300 welder, a muzzle loader rifle. They all ask how much in cash, I tell them 750, they get all bent "I can buy a new 201 for $600" My reply "yes, you can, but you cant buy this 200 for $600" Guess they don't get it, if I am going to sell, probably the LAST brand new 200T I will ever see, its gunna cost em. I mean GEEEZ! The thing is a VIRGIN! At some point, some hotshot pro will see it, and with no questions asked, he will want it, as he understands the mojo about it. The more I think about that, the more I wanna raise the price and just tell my wife that no one is interested.
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Someone over on the buzz just sold a new in the box for 1200.
 
600 trees that are 17-60 dbh sounds like some decent size trees and with stumps and back fill, that would be alot of work. It would be interesting to know the winning bid. I bet it was around 250 a tree.
 
pdqdl said:
In this part of the country, if it is a publicly offered service contract, it is bid too cheap.
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We do OK on ISD and municipal work if part of the criteria to bid means having ALL the insurance. If it doesn't...well around here Juan is going to get it. State work is always bid too cheap here and I don't even try to mess with it.
 
sgreanbeans said:
FYI. Welding a broken leaf spring, on a chipper. DOES NOT WORK. So dont do it.
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I have done it. Single and only leaf spring on an Olathe drum chipper, broken right in the middle, too. It held for almost two years, until I sold it...still holding fine.

Prep your spring by grinding off all previous weld, and have good meeting surfaces. Pre-heat to 400°, then weld together with a very special rod: MG600. Yes, it is very expensive. Grind off excess and slag and imperfections, then post heat to 400° and cool slowly.

MG is the brand, and 600 is the rod number. This stuff is about $5.00 PER STICK. Yes! it is OMG expensive, but it does the impossible. Welded with all the right conditions it finishes at 180,000psi, which is almost double any other rod you can find. It is also a dream to weld with: it flows very easy and forms an nearly perfectly level bead on horizontal surfaces. The slag usually pops off without chipping, leaving a beautiful stainless surface. I have never had it fail to hold. Cast iron, carbon steel (leaf springs), Chrome-plated stainless steel hydraulic rams...it bonds well to any ferrous metal. So expensive, it is very hard to find. Worth every penny, if you get some, keep it hidden for your own personal use!

Note: it is very important that this weld have no imperfections when finished. If you have any "sharp points" where a bead meets the metal, a bead is undercut or sunken, or where the bead does not cover the crack...it will likely fail. These kind of faults act as a fulcrum for a new crack to form. I guess it goes without saying that the weld must not contain any buried flaws, either.
 
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sgreanbeans said:
Have had a bunch of new offers on that new 200T. I have had guys try to trade me a $100 cutting torch. A $300 welder, a muzzle loader rifle. They all ask how much in cash, I tell them 750, they get all bent "I can buy a new 201 for $600" My reply "yes, you can, but you cant buy this 200 for $600" Guess they don't get it, if I am going to sell, probably the LAST brand new 200T I will ever see, its gunna cost em. I mean GEEEZ! The thing is a VIRGIN! At some point, some hotshot pro will see it, and with no questions asked, he will want it, as he understands the mojo about it. The more I think about that, the more I wanna raise the price and just tell my wife that no one is interested.
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Better sale soon the Husky t540 just might bring the demand for the 200t down a bit. if the price is some what reasonable I would take it......
 
MreeceC said:
Better sale soon the Husky t540 just might bring the demand for the 200t down a bit. if the price is some what reasonable I would take it......
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I just got my 540 back from the dealer,it had to be reset but anyway I'm becoming a fan of it , it's got really good power, now we just have to wait and see if it holds up to the daily tasks we throw at them .
 
NYTREECLIMBER said:
I just got my 540 back from the dealer,it had to be reset but anyway I'm becoming a fan of it , it's got really good power, now we just have to wait and see if it holds up to the daily tasks we throw at them .
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Yes that will be the true test. Only time will tell. I would say in a year or so we would have a good feel of how the do. I like mine a lot. I also would like to have a good 200t for back up.
 
MreeceC said:
Yes that will be the true test. Only time will tell. I would say in a year or so we would have a good feel of how the do. I like mine a lot. I also would like to have a good 200t for back up.
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How much brand new . Two tanks of gas !
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it's legit my FIL gave it to me as a gift ! Well kinda
 
MreeceC said:
Yes that will be the true test. Only time will tell. I would say in a year or so we would have a good feel of how the do. I like mine a lot. I also would like to have a good 200t for back up.
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How much brand new . Two tanks of gas !
basubu6a.jpg
it's legit my FIL gave it to me as a gift ! Well kinda
 
2treeornot2tree said:
My cat loader came with a block heater. The cord is zip tied the whole way in the back of the engine by the cab. If you lift up the radiator you can see it easier.

I bought a magnetic block heater from Napa the other day for my equipment that doesn't have a block heater. It was only $60.

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I just bought the exact same heater.

And while on the subject:

My township is offering 50 bucks an hour for road plowing.
 
DR. P. Proteus said:
I just bought the exact same heater.

And while on the subject:

My township is offering 50 bucks an hour for road plowing.
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For what a mountain bike with a plastic shovel in the front ? That's a joke they pay 70 for a four wheeler and plow for sidewalks near the twp buildings and almost 100 for a truck !
 

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