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Porty for butt line. Was still on from the limb wood.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
You know I really like my porty but I just can't see the need for the grcs or justify the cost. It looks like its cumbersome to wag around and set up. I mean its nice but not on my need to have list idk maybe I see it wrong. I likey timber cow too lol
It is bulky and a pita to set up. I don’t use it for every tree, but a lot of them. It’s not perfect either, but when it shines, it shines. You can pick a tree apart pretty gracefully with it after you really get the hang of it. Makes it hard to not have it down there on the trees we don’t use it on.
Like I said, it’s not perfect, and maybe even a little bit dangerous (at times), but I bought mine for $600 off a friend, and would probably ***** so much if something ever happened to it that I’d figure out where to get the $’s for a new one.
Like I said, it’s not perfect, and maybe even a little bit dangerous (at times), but I bought mine for $600 off a friend, and would probably ***** so much if something ever happened to it that I’d figure out where to get the $’s for a new one.
I used it on that tree so we could take bigger pieces and winch them up and away from the wires, then into the reaper,, I mean chipper.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Lol reaper "I like that " carry on MDS
gorman
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600 is a steal. I’ve never seen one for less than 1500 used.
gorman
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Got the bucket back. It’s working great and now back to the grind.
I dropped over 2k into my small bucket and close to 3k into my crane and now the cylinder is leaking in my 75' bucket....fkn killing me. That's gotta be at least a $1500. rebuild. I worked my ass off in the cold this winter and wonder if the **** should just stay in the lot so the hydraulics aren't so stressed. Yesterday the azaleas at my house bloomed and had to take a few picts as I just had the ole girl (1935 circa) get a new coat of paint slapped on her. Got 2 picts. when posted 1. Hey the guy that flipped out on the job 2 days ago for absolutely no reason....called yesterday begging for his job back. You know if it was just a disagreement, sure, but he ran all over the job screaming ****, threatened my other employee and threatened to "do something" back at the lot. Hard to let all that **** go like it is ok and would never happen again....bye bye
gorman
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When I went to pick up my bucket the mechanic told me when they called altec about sending the wrong cylinder they sent a truck out in two days to pick it up. The only thing was they didn’t bring a correct cylinder with that truck. Makes total sense right? Drive halfway across the country with an empty truck. Then then said altec claimed there was no way to next day air it. Total BS.
It’s great I’m now able to actually schedule work days ahead of time without all this ad hoc crap.
One of my guys can’t lift anything for a few days since he punctured his stomach lining with a chicken bone. Too much.
It’s great I’m now able to actually schedule work days ahead of time without all this ad hoc crap.
One of my guys can’t lift anything for a few days since he punctured his stomach lining with a chicken bone. Too much.
Worked with a big stick today. 135 ton at 120-130 foot radius. The but log weighed in at 5400 lbs and was less than five foot long. I used the 088 for two cuts on spurs. My crew now calls me sir. It was a beautiful day
It has been many beautiful day's. So so busy, transition is speeding up I think. I hope so, ready to jump up a gear! I wish there would be more people who want to work and even pursue a career in this industry.
Jeff
Jeff
Are you talking about a bucket truck boom piston? If so why didn't you just have it rebuilt by a hydraulic shop.?
gorman
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The chrome on the ram was junk. A new ram was backordered for weeks and weeks.
View attachment 651275 View attachment 651276 View attachment 651277 Worked with a big stick today. 135 ton at 120-130 foot radius. The but log weighed in at 5400 lbs and was less than five foot long. I used the 088 for two cuts on spurs. My crew now calls me sir.
It was a beautiful day
That's a load to take up for cuts....didn't think I was getting full comp. on mine so had Mastermind put in new jug and cylinder and he
ported it while he had it.Any of you guys looking for a crane, this looks like a fantastic deal...
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Neckerson
Traveling Tree Tramp
Almost drowned a groundie in diesel after he filled my 200t with diesel... Caught him in the act, rinsed a few times, turned out ok. But still. Diesel? Really?
