whadja do today?

[treevet]

I don't think you can afford a truck like that let alone find one. No offense meant.

 

[bck]

probably can’t find one. Anything new is 6 months out . Why do you assume I couldn’t afford one?

 

[ZinTrees]

Why do you assume I couldn’t afford one?

because your on this forum

 

[bck]

because your on this forum

Good point

 

[bck]

Nice Saturday job at a buddy’s house. And my chipper axle is fine. 173 JD.
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And the horsepower and what motor ?

 

[treevet]

probably can’t find one. Anything new is 6 months out . Why do you assume I couldn’t afford one?

I looked at your website and I have evaluated from your posts. Do you have any idea what that truck would cost new? The guy bought it used.

 

[bck]

I looked at your website and I have evaluated from your posts. Do you have any idea what that truck would cost new? The guy bought it used.

$175k
Sell the bucket I have now
Put the tax savings into the new truck. Which would be a lot.
Put some money down
Finance under 5%. Maybe under 4%.
72 maybe 84 months.
Its more affordable than you think
run it, no breakdowns, no down time. Before you know it it’s payed off and you have a valuable asset.

 

[bck]

$175k
Sell the bucket I have now
Put the tax savings into the new truck. Which would be a lot.
Put some money down
Finance under 5%. Maybe under 4%.
72 maybe 84 months.
Its more affordable than you think
run it, no breakdowns, no down time. Before you know it it’s payed off and you have a valuable asset.

Locking rear end. Not 4x4. Definitely can’t afford 4x4

 

[treevet]

it's 4x4, so is mine. 10 ft. less reach. The 4x4 is the whole deal with this type of truck.

 

[bck]

it's 4x4, so is mine. 10 ft. less reach. The 4x4 is the whole deal with this type of truck.

So your are saying it’s not worth it with out 4x4?

 

[treevet]

You will make more money with the 4x4. Less down time (stuck)...more access, quicker access. It is like the diametric opposite of a bucket on a chip truck.

 

[bck]

You will make more money with the 4x4. Less down time (stuck)...more access, quicker access. It is like the diametric opposite of a bucket on a chip truck.

Except 4x4 is an extra $50k I think

 

[epicklein22]

You’re better off buying an elevator than a 4x4 60’. You’ll more than likely have mats on the deck of the bucket and will put them down for most lawns, so 4x4 really won’t be needed.

 

[epicklein22]

My buddy bought a used elevator for 72k a month or so ago. It’s a nice truck and should be good for many more years. I rented it a couple weeks ago, that extra height is the game changer.

 

[bck]

My buddy bought a used elevator for 72k a month or so ago. It’s a nice truck and should be good for many more years. I rented it a couple weeks ago, that extra height is the game changer.

The truck I have now is 70 foot working height and I’ve done enough trees where I’ve needed every foot.

 

[tree MDS]

$175k
Sell the bucket I have now
Put the tax savings into the new truck. Which would be a lot.
Put some money down
Finance under 5%. Maybe under 4%.
72 maybe 84 months.
Its more affordable than you think
run it, no breakdowns, no down time. Before you know it it’s payed off and you have a valuable asset.

Yup. Mine was 206k in 2017 (it’s a 2018) when I had it built. 330hp ISL Cummins. Maybe 8.9 liters? Allison RDS 3500. 618 gears. Tows well up here. I told Bill at terex to make sure I could tow a 16k pound trailer. It does.

I’d have to check the wheelbase. The 4x4’s are a little longer because of the transfer case, etc.

 

[tree MDS]

The truck I have now is 70 foot working height and I’ve done enough trees where I’ve needed every foot.

I love having the bucket, but I’d die without the lift.

 

[tree MDS]

Except 4x4 is an extra $50k I think

30 or 35k (can’t remember exactly) when I bought mine.

 

[ZinTrees]

I’d die without the lift.

learn to climb, dont be a bucket baby

 

[tree MDS]

The best thing about the 4x4 these days is in the winter when the town plows me in (or the fact that the bucket has heat). I can walk right through that ****. Other than that there are, and will be times when it’s huge, but generally the 4x4 aspect is outmoded by the track lift.