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  1. treecutterjr

    #Working with Family! ?

    Does anyone else have a no count brother or family member they work with? Like a brother or? When I work with my brother we can never agree on things or seem to get along. he doesn't want to listen or follow orders/ take criticisms;etc. any others have "working with family" issues? Or is it all...
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    National 500c rotation bearing

    Anybody know a good place to find national crane parts. I got a 500c and They, the shop, are telling me my rotation bearing is finished. It's the big plate that turns the boom. $10k for the bearing and probably $5k labor!!! WHAAAAATTTT!!!! [emoji43] looking for other options. Any bodyy got...
  3. treecutterjr

    Bandit 2550 stump grinder wheel came off

    Anybody have any experience with this? I guess the shaft that comes out of the hydraulic motor snapped. Grinder wheel is totally detached. I don't know if the whole hydraulic motor needs to be replaced or if I can just get a new shaft.
  4. treecutterjr

    Rayco 1672 Stump grinder***Needs engine rebuild $3500

    Yellow Rayco 1672 Deutz diesel engine 1996 year Tow behind. I was grinding a tall stump on a steep hillwhen it started knocking. Took it to the dealer, they said a broken crank. So basically needs rebuild or replacement motor. $3500 if any one is interested let me know. Louisville, Ky...
  5. treecutterjr

    Overhaul the engine on the bucket or new bucket?

    Coolant in my oil so I figure is time for an overhaul. IH dt466e. Only has like 34k miles but I was adding it up and at 4 hours use per day × 5 days a week × 50 working weeks per year. That's 1000 hrs per year. It's a 2001 so I figure maybe 10,000-15000 hrs on the engine minimum. Does that...
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    What's a rayco 1672 worth

    What's a rayco 1672 tow behind w/ a broken crank shift worth? I think it's a 1996 model. Deutz diesel engine. Either needs rebuilt motor or new motor. Thinking of selling. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
  7. treecutterjr

    Bucket moving slow and feeling weak

    Altec lrv58. About a week ago the UPPER boom didn't want to lift past the horizontal level (if that makes sense. For example if I have the lower boom vertical and I make the upper boom horizontal I can not move the upper boom any further Up. I CAN GO down. But not up any further. This is from...
  8. treecutterjr

    Carlton 2500-4 engine shutting off?

    I've got a Carlton 2500-4 Stump grinder. It has the Kohler 27hp engine. Roughly 1265hrs. When I'm running it, the engine will all of a sudden die. Sometimes will grinding, or moving or around or just idling. I've changed the fuel lines, fuel filter, that little fuel pump, and still doing it...
  9. treecutterjr

    Who flips/extends the arm on their bucket all the way over/horizontal?

    Does any one extend their bucket out straight horizontally? Basically bringing the upper boom all the way up AND over until you are pointing straight out? I don't and IVe never seen any one out doing it.,And none of the guys that have worked with me have. Just wondering if this is a common...
  10. treecutterjr

    Pretty gruesome finger nail Loss!

    So splitting firewood Saturday and had a new guy working with me but basically I have an iron & oak splitter, similar to a tw 5 or 6.I'm running the control and he's loading the log lift on y the other side. It doesn't have the table so as a split comes off we either let it fall or grab it and...
  11. treecutterjr

    Any reviews on the Bandit 2890 Stump Grinder?

    I'm about to demo a 2890 in the next week or so. It's the 4x4 machine with the wireless remote. Anybody used them or have one? Looking for some feedback as to how well you feel they performed. I have a Carlton 2500-4, the little 27 hp and a Rayco 1672 tow behind. I feel like the 2890 would be...
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    iron & oak splitter for $3800? good deal or not?

    I can't tell if this is the 22 or 30 ton unit. But I am thinking of digging in the piggy bank and picking it up first thing in the morning? I've already got about orders for 20 face cords now (and its not even cold yet). I usually do about 200 face cords a year and I think this might increase...
  13. treecutterjr

    Chipper help!!!

    I have and 04 Bandit 1890. Caterpillar diesel engine. my Auto-feed kicks in @ 2400 horses (digital display). But lately (for the last few months) the machine is not reaching the full horsepower. It will sit around 2100 and 2200 when you crank it all the way up. so i have to turn...
  14. treecutterjr

    my Bandit 1890 chipper is losing horse powr and stopping the autofeed! suggestions?

    I have and 04 Bandit 1890. Caterpillar diesel engine. Auto-feed kicks in @ 2400 horses (digital display). But lately (for the last few months) the machine is not reaching the full horsepower. It will sit around 2100 and 2200 when you crank it all the way up. so i have to turn auto-feed...
  15. treecutterjr

    Does anyone process/color their chips? If so, what kind of machine would you suggest?

    We have our own yard that we dump our chips and wood on. We cut & split the logs into firewood each year, but the chips just continue to pile up. I would like to turn the chips into a more marketable product and wondered if anyone had any advice on what a good piece of equipment to start with...
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