dont be afraid to check the pin and the hole. a little wear makes a huge difference in linkage movement.So apparently there was enough play in the feed bar linkage to cause this little “chicken wing” (as the bandit guy called it) to cause it to hit the back of the second feed roller detent valve and not fully actuate. There’s two valves and both are linked together on this machine. It looked like a new little paint chip where it was hitting the cap. I think the play just got too extensive finally. I ground the “wing” just so it had minimal clearance and did a load and a half of chips yesterday and zero issues. Hopefully that was all it was. I wish every fix was that easy lol. Next would be checking pressures, etc., which isn’t a big deal, but probably a trip to my mechanic for all that. View attachment 990439
showed up to remove a pine, dude added another one, truck was already in place and no rigging so $200, took an extra 20 minutes including chipping
picked up a small job on the way home, bradford pear that split in a recent storm, 1/3rd of the tree on the ground, would fill my dump trailer and take a full day to do, we showed up, bid, did the job and left in 30 minutes, this chipper is friggen amazing
we remove the rest of the tree this week for $750, not gonna take but 2 hours to do
my new bucket truck
(decals are the last guys, I scraped off his name before taking it to work, sticker cutter and vinyl is on the way)
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it is way above his paygrade, this bad boy was rattle canned!The Vet would be fully frothing on that orange!!
Thanks, we try to take care of our equipment! Not running in the winter is the most important part of keeping the equipment clean. We like having the roof setback for a number of reasons. The loading and unloading of material is number one. We also put the baby giant in the back using 12 ft ramps. I had this truck purpose built in Florida around the giant 254T. they did a great job. It is vented. But only at the top/sides of the roof. You can see how they bent the roof into triangles for strength. We also installed plywood where the chips hit the back of the box as to prevent dents. I plan on running this truck for my entire career. We put about 5k miles on it last year!Yeah, super clean looking chipper! Nice. That chip body is beautiful too!! I like how the roof is set up so you can get a loader in. Does it have vents?
Ya we really like it. We go about two weeks between fill up's. She really sips fuel.Low hours for a 2012. Steel wheel arches on the chipper as well, mine has the same light alloy ones as toolboxes. They have held up, but certainly not the same durability as rest of machine. I like the extendable drawbar for reversing with larger vehicles.
Truck bin is blinging!!
Haha. he's over on the BuzzThe Vet would be fully frothing on that orange!!
Congratulations kid! Go make some money now. Shoot for the stars.my new bucket truck
(decals are the last guys, I scraped off his name before taking it to work, sticker cutter and vinyl is on the way)
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Nice rig. You've made quite the equipment upgrades in the last week! I like the tool box on the headache rack.my new bucket truck
(decals are the last guys, I scraped off his name before taking it to work, sticker cutter and vinyl is on the way)
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I keep a capstan winch and a 5 gallon can of fuel up there, and the bucket harness and saw files, things I dont use on every jobNice rig. You've made quite the equipment upgrades in the last week! I like the tool box on the headache rack.
Nice rig. You've made quite the equipment upgrades in the last week! I like the tool box on the headache rack.
nope, its all mineIt’s Pa Manson’s “tree service”. He’s just using the kid as cheap, available home schooled labor. The kid is acting like it’s his and posting up a storm. Just keeping it real.
After 33 years I think I’ve met all these people before. Lol
nope, its all mine
I pay for it, I run it, my dad drives and does ground guy things
ehh, mom doesnt want him to cut itBe send Pa' the haircut memo again then....
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