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I like both my 562xp and 572xp in the tree. The 562 is a bit lighter and smaller but either one do a fine job when it comes time to run a 24" bar. Unfortunately my 562 is down right now with an oil leak from between the cases.

We run a bandit 990xp. It has become the 12xp in their current lineup. 85hp kubota diesel. We tow it behind an f550 with a 11.5 ft bed most of the time. We do use the chip box on our bucket truck when doing larger jobs. The chipper is a nice balance of weight vs capability. Its still light...

Paying my help was the payroll part of the list.

People just dont understand all the expenses. Vehicle and equipment purchasing Vehicle and equipment maintenance and repairs GL CA WC IM Payroll tax Medicare and social security pay in Accountant expense Income tax Property tax Unemployment tax Fuel Payroll Im sure I forgot one or two. Its...

This might be of interest. I haven't used one myself but cmi tends to make decent quality gear. https://cmigearusa.com/collections/arborist/products/rope-jack I have used a grcs quite a bit. While very useful, I'm not overly impressed. It's very heavy and clunky. It really takes two people to...

I've been looking at buying a forklift broom. Something like this one https://www.palletforks.com/industrial/sweepers/fork-lift-broom-attachment-5-foot/800109.html I have a set of forks for my mini skid but would probably do a setup to use with my bmg. A friend has the bmg rake. It works well...

Luckydad, The idea would be to use my excavator with a screw splitter tk get large pieces down to small enough to fit through the processor. 20" is the max that will fit through the processor. See

How serious are you about this? I've thought about buying the halverson and trying it on my mini ex but didn't want to have no way to use it if that didn't work. I also didn't really want to mess with installing a case drain. Seems like every time I try to rent, no one has what I want available.

I studied and took all my cdl stuff myself at the DMV. I had friend that let me use his truck to take the road test. I think the grand total including the dot physical was around $400. I have a class A.

Don't see very many tl230s in our area with enclosed cabs. In fact, I can't remember ever seeing one. I've used a friends tl140 a bunch. At some point, I plan to buy one. A full sized skid is kinda the only thing we don't have. We have an sk650, a yanmar 8k mini ex, and grapple truck for moving...

Go talk to the actual license director. They'll probably have a way to help you as long as you have some paperwork. I've had to do this on other things when the underlings said no or were wrong.

Man, that's a nice truck. I'd almost feel bad about doing tree work with it. Would you post some up close pictures of how the tailgate is setup and how the top attaches?

Sometimes getting home on time or early is worth the hurt. One thing I can't buy or make more of is time.

Let is know how it works. I've thought about buying one of those for the times when something gets tangled and you need to pick it back up. I set up a 3:1 or a 6:1 now in theses instances but this looks quicker and easier.

I thought of this thread the other day while climbing with one of my 550s and really enjoying it. The pine tree was big enough I only got one cut below the top before I had to start trimming some off the far side first. It did make me miss my 562 a bit. Its apart due to leak at the oil reservoir...

I have three 550s and a 562. The 562 is awesome but the 550s get used a lot more. I like the 550s in the bucket or climbing. The 562 is kind of awkward due to its size.

I bought a 10 ton deckover recently to haul my mini ex. I've found I should have already had one for other stuff.

Just part of the job. Once we got it repositioned, the stump grinder turned it into chips for the most part. We had to pick out some pieces with our mini ex. We have our own wood lot so we can take stuff there. Still have to do something with them eventually.

The stump was 20 ft across at the tips when we started. We ripped a bunch of it with my mini ex. I couldn't pick it up with 14,000 lbs in single line. It stalled my winch. The sling was good for 16,800 in basket. I didn't have a bigger sling or the block with me. We were repositioning it back...

We tackled this large willow oak that was blown down in a storm. 2020-08-10_11-17-56 by Griffin93, on Flickr 2020-08-10_11-18-14 by Griffin93, on Flickr 2020-08-10_11-22-41 by Griffin93, on Flickr