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My advice If you must make it work with your f150, I say get a trailer. I have a 12'x8' single axle trailer, it weighs about 800lbs empty (It was my first peice of equipment). I can cram a ton(or more) of slash in there and all I need to do to unload it is throw a rope across the trailer...

get a used one I think those 13 hp push behind stumpers are a great way to get started. Those Honda engines are super reliable, and the machines are so simple, the repairs are cheap and easy. Keep those teeth sharp and those things can make you some money. I got my 13 hp Praxis for $1800...

Trying to fabricate or build a stumper sounds like more trouble then its worth to me. I picked up my Vermeer 630A for $1600 and I have seen them go for $1200. I got my 13hp Praxis for $1800 (like new), not the greatest machine, but if you keep those teeth sharp it cuts pretty darn fast...

no Most 16 inch drum chuck and duck chippers will take about 8 inch wood. Best case, sharp knives and soft wet wood, maybe 10 inches. Dull blades and dead dry hard wood, it can be tough to get em to take 6 inch wood. Most of the time the biggest logs i put through my chipper are about 8" by...

get a stump grinder The vermeer 252 is good machine. You can make as much by your self with a 252 and your S10 as a two man tree crew with a dump truck and good chipper. Sounds to me like you should focus on stumps to get the cash flowing and later on think about getting more into tree...

Norwalk Power Equipment Company has good prices. I got a 346 for $346. It had an air leak and has been in the shop a couple times. But my local dealer has no problem honoring my warrantee, and i think the huskies have a 2 years.

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Timberjack, perhaps you've got the right idea. Maybe cancer is brought on psychologicaly. Maybe people like you, people who dont give a shiit about their health will out live those of us who actually try and limit the amount of toxic waste we come in contact with. I for one am gonna try some...

I pay about $1200 a year and it covers two of us. Round here, "are you insured?" is one of the first questions customers ask. it stinks not being able to say yes. we wouldn't have attempted most of our highest paying jobs if we were uninsured. When you compare it to the rent businesses pay...

I like working in the snow, get er outta there stumpy :cool:

I'd roll my chipper right in the elevator and use my big red wagon for hauling. Time consuming? 4-6 hours, max.

As director of equipment, I have determined chain sharpening to be the best way for me to increase the productivity of my operation. I stink at sharpening chains. For me the best way to sharpen is using a jig, i have an oregon that clamps to the bar. When i use the jig the chain holds it's...

well, maybe, i'll let you know, add another 30 min for bidding and maybe it'll be 5, shiznit, another hour for unloading wood and chips might bring it up to 6 :alien:

geofore, i had not thought of that, i'll run it by the customer we'll be going back to put the finishing touches on the cleanup after the snow is all mented off anyway thanks for your input everbody

$420, no stump grinding, and we took out those two bushes by the front door. took two of us about 3 1/2 hours. then we spent it all on beer and smokes :) we shoot for $50 per man hour, might have to up that a bit

$1200? thats a one story house, not two :) I think the tree was about 35' tall

hey thanks for your guesstamate, Should equipment available really matter? Shouldn't i sort of substitute additional labor to make up for lack of equipment? obviously i cant go under bid a company with a feller buncher on a big land clearing job, but shouldn't i try to be similar to the...

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how much would you charge to remove this silver maple? a simple flop into the the front yard. slight lean towards house, had to climb a bit to put a line in it for pulling it over. top ended up right on the sidewalk making for pretty easy cleanup. logs and chips hauled away. I'm looking for...

I am confident in my climbers ability to work safely, and also my ability to return him to the ground in the event of an accident but i would like to learn more about aerial rescue. are there publications on this matter? ISA classes?