Yeah, I don't know what to say. The blades were last changed on Feb. 28 this year. So nine or so month's, I should of looked more closely month's ago. Live and learn.
Jeff ( $300 and all is good).
Jeff ( $300 and all is good).
whadja do today?
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ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
I found the fragments of crushed rock lol.
treemandan
Tree Freak
they still look like they have an edge. 9 mos? Dam! You use it much? Big TD companies swap every week. I know guys who touch em with a file everyday. I get 9 mos out of knives, its usually just me feeding.
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Dismantled a macrocarpa up on a ridgeline, not a bad job but had all to regular 70 to 90kmph gusts which made things a little physical.Im beat!
sgreanbeans
Treeaculterologist
Well, I didn't mess with the office, we ended up going shopping, how'd that happen! Ended up buying a security system with 4 infrared/color cameras with a DVR, will record 2500 hrs of data, can zoom and move cameras, came home and spent the rest of the day setting it up. NOW STEAL SOMETHING YOU JERK! I am sure that Matt, the guy I was having problems with, has been coming up thru the woods and taking stuff off the trucks that may cause me problems, stuff he can take with him, cotter pins, hitch pins, stuff he can take with out leaving prints. We know its him, now I hope I catch him in the act.
Also picked up a chain linker/d-linker thingofamajig. Going to start making my own chains.
Also picked up a chain linker/d-linker thingofamajig. Going to start making my own chains.
Bigus Termitius
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Gotta collection of them from a vermeer 1400 that came apart twice in a year from cheap blades and chinese bolts. That's what I got working for a dead beat row patrol company from missouri, Got to where I'd just throw in a couple of sets of factory bolts on the anvil bill. So glad to be gone from that situation.
Did ya track down the shrapnel? We'd find it everywhere, in the truck, 10-20 yards or so behind the chipper, not good. We did feed it trees everyday though. When you're up in that kind of production better spend the money and swap in factory iron on schedule.
treevet
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It's a pin oak son (Quercus palustrus). And a pin oak is a member of the Red oak family. You and yer sweetie are wrong as usual.
treevet
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Question for ya 10dumb.......how's come the fall color isn't red????:tongue2: Pin oak turns brown.
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Listen its OK to be wrong no one is perfect, but that ain't a pin oak flat out , its a basic run of the mill red oak , basically a woods tree , just admit it ya opened your pie hole a bit to hasty ... Its fine I don't judge , but I was raised in a nursery and I am rarely wrong about native trees ..... And I rarely toot my own horn but it is what it is pappy
ropensaddle
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I say your both wrong, its a scarlet oak
scarlet oak turns.................ta dahhhhhhh......
scarlet in the fall.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
scarlet oak turns.................ta dahhhhhhh......
scarlet in the fall.
Vet many times here drought changes the color We have not had a color full fall in two consecutive years. While you very well could be correct in pin oak and I do admit it looks like one it very well could be any of the red oak family. I love the ta dahhhhh lol
treevet
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bologna sandwich....few phone calls , back to the grind.:help:
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Listen I am not gonna call bad names to sting , but a pin oak isn't a red oak either , its a pin oak , if there wasn't a difference then they would all be red oak .... I mean just face it your wrong .... OHHHH and TV they do all change color a healty PIN OAK will go red ... I got a question do you call a tulip tree a tulip poplar too or do you know theres a difference because that is irritating as well , I am sorry that your wrong believe me because for me it would be just easier to convince my truck tire that it is not a pin oak .... I talked to my brother today (THE ACTIVE NURSERYMAN) and we laughed for a bit he actually said that it would more common for an untrained eye (SUCH AS YOURS APPARENTLY ) to confuse a willow oak with a pin oak then a red oak woods tree .... Thanks for the giggle we appreciated it ...
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treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
How to Identify Red Oak Vs. Pin Oak
By John Lindell, eHow Contributor updated April 15, 2011
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Pin oak leaves have from five to seven pointed lobes.
Both the red oak (Quercus rubra) and the pin oak (Quercus palustris) make fine shade and lawn trees, but they are very different types of oaks. While both share many of the same traits -- such as growing in full sun, acidic soil and to similar heights -- these two oaks have very diverse forms. Telling them apart is not difficult, even in the winter when they lack their foliage.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
1
Observe the form of pin oak compared to red oak. Both species grow to around 75 feet tall, but the pin oak has a very distinctive branching habit. The lower branches point downward, the middle branches point straight out in a horizontal fashion and the upper limbs point toward the sky. The red oak has upright branches that spread out, forming a rounded crown.
2
Study the lower portion of both trees. The pin oak, especially in the wild, loses its lower branches in many instances because of the shade yielded by surrounding trees. The branches die and break away, leaving pin-like nubs protruding from the trunk. The red oak, with a straight trunk often devoid of branches low down, lacks any such growth.
3
Measure the leaves of both oak species. The leaf of a pin oak is from 3 to 6 inches long, while red oak leaves are between 5 and 8 inches in length. Pin oak leaves are much narrower than those of the red oak. Pin oak has leaves possessing from five to seven pointy lobes, while a red oak leaf has between seven to 11 pointy lobes.
4
Examine the acorns of the pin oak, comparing them to those of a red oak. The acorns on a pin oak are about ½ inch long and almost round, according to the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees: Eastern Region." The cap attaching the acorn to the twig is thin and shaped like a saucer. Red oak acorns are longer, up to 1 1/8 inches, with an egg shape and a much thicker cap.
5
Inspect the bark of red and pin oak. Red oak has deeply fissured trunks when mature, with the bark being shades of black or brown. Pin oak bark has shallow ridges and its color is a grayish hue of brown.
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By John Lindell, eHow Contributor updated April 15, 2011
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Pin oak leaves have from five to seven pointed lobes.
Both the red oak (Quercus rubra) and the pin oak (Quercus palustris) make fine shade and lawn trees, but they are very different types of oaks. While both share many of the same traits -- such as growing in full sun, acidic soil and to similar heights -- these two oaks have very diverse forms. Telling them apart is not difficult, even in the winter when they lack their foliage.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
1
Observe the form of pin oak compared to red oak. Both species grow to around 75 feet tall, but the pin oak has a very distinctive branching habit. The lower branches point downward, the middle branches point straight out in a horizontal fashion and the upper limbs point toward the sky. The red oak has upright branches that spread out, forming a rounded crown.
2
Study the lower portion of both trees. The pin oak, especially in the wild, loses its lower branches in many instances because of the shade yielded by surrounding trees. The branches die and break away, leaving pin-like nubs protruding from the trunk. The red oak, with a straight trunk often devoid of branches low down, lacks any such growth.
3
Measure the leaves of both oak species. The leaf of a pin oak is from 3 to 6 inches long, while red oak leaves are between 5 and 8 inches in length. Pin oak leaves are much narrower than those of the red oak. Pin oak has leaves possessing from five to seven pointy lobes, while a red oak leaf has between seven to 11 pointy lobes.
4
Examine the acorns of the pin oak, comparing them to those of a red oak. The acorns on a pin oak are about ½ inch long and almost round, according to the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees: Eastern Region." The cap attaching the acorn to the twig is thin and shaped like a saucer. Red oak acorns are longer, up to 1 1/8 inches, with an egg shape and a much thicker cap.
5
Inspect the bark of red and pin oak. Red oak has deeply fissured trunks when mature, with the bark being shades of black or brown. Pin oak bark has shallow ridges and its color is a grayish hue of brown.
NJ Tree Disease Diagnosiswww.SavATree.com
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
scarlet oak turns.................ta dahhhhhhh......
scarlet in the fall.
How to Identify Red Oak Vs. Pin Oak
By John Lindell, eHow Contributor updated April 15, 2011
Print this article
Related Searches:
Oak SeedlingsBurr Oak
Pin oak leaves have from five to seven pointed lobes.
Both the red oak (Quercus rubra) and the pin oak (Quercus palustris) make fine shade and lawn trees, but they are very different types of oaks. While both share many of the same traits -- such as growing in full sun, acidic soil and to similar heights -- these two oaks have very diverse forms. Telling them apart is not difficult, even in the winter when they lack their foliage.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
1
Observe the form of pin oak compared to red oak. Both species grow to around 75 feet tall, but the pin oak has a very distinctive branching habit. The lower branches point downward, the middle branches point straight out in a horizontal fashion and the upper limbs point toward the sky. The red oak has upright branches that spread out, forming a rounded crown.
2
Study the lower portion of both trees. The pin oak, especially in the wild, loses its lower branches in many instances because of the shade yielded by surrounding trees. The branches die and break away, leaving pin-like nubs protruding from the trunk. The red oak, with a straight trunk often devoid of branches low down, lacks any such growth.
3
Measure the leaves of both oak species. The leaf of a pin oak is from 3 to 6 inches long, while red oak leaves are between 5 and 8 inches in length. Pin oak leaves are much narrower than those of the red oak. Pin oak has leaves possessing from five to seven pointy lobes, while a red oak leaf has between seven to 11 pointy lobes.
4
Examine the acorns of the pin oak, comparing them to those of a red oak. The acorns on a pin oak are about ½ inch long and almost round, according to the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees: Eastern Region." The cap attaching the acorn to the twig is thin and shaped like a saucer. Red oak acorns are longer, up to 1 1/8 inches, with an egg shape and a much thicker cap.
5
Inspect the bark of red and pin oak. Red oak has deeply fissured trunks when mature, with the bark being shades of black or brown. Pin oak bark has shallow ridges and its color is a grayish hue of brown.
NJ Tree Disease Diagnosiswww.SavATree.com
Dam.................well Now I know what new Cert is C`mon! Tree Identification Specialist whew....there will be several stages to this Cert, But for now.....we`ll just leave at this!
wonder what one of those certified assessors would of called it..........Hmmmm, would that be an advanced assessment?
LXT..................
wonder what one of those certified assessors would of called it..........Hmmmm, would that be an advanced assessment?
LXT..................
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Sent my guys out on 2 jobs and I hit the road to my Vermeer dealership. A few weeks ago my chipper caught on fire in the strangest way. Well, they finally have a repair estimate for my BC1400XL.....$11,000....I just about fainted. I knew it was going to be bad and my insurance is going to cover it but it still hurts. I have been putting out about $1400 a week on a rental and I am about a month into the rental and I have paid for about 15% of the chipper.
I think I may have to buy the chipper I have been renting and keep it around and then maybe trade up in the spring. It is just a BC1000 but I have been looking for a second chipper for my trim crew.
Here is the story on the fire. We cut to big Silver Maples and I came out of the bucket to move the chunks so I could pull the bucket truck up to get to the third. We were flat out cranking it. I drove by the chipper a couple of times and smelled leaves burning. I thought it was a neighbor but I kept on smelling it in the same spot. Finally 2 of my guys investigated the smell and found some leaves on the motor were smoking. They cleaned the motor off and took care of the problem....seemed pretty minor......20 minutes later the chipper was blowing smoke like you would not believe....fire started in air cleaner and blew through turbo and melted everything from air filters to engine block. I wish the thing would have burned up completely now.
I think I may have to buy the chipper I have been renting and keep it around and then maybe trade up in the spring. It is just a BC1000 but I have been looking for a second chipper for my trim crew.
Here is the story on the fire. We cut to big Silver Maples and I came out of the bucket to move the chunks so I could pull the bucket truck up to get to the third. We were flat out cranking it. I drove by the chipper a couple of times and smelled leaves burning. I thought it was a neighbor but I kept on smelling it in the same spot. Finally 2 of my guys investigated the smell and found some leaves on the motor were smoking. They cleaned the motor off and took care of the problem....seemed pretty minor......20 minutes later the chipper was blowing smoke like you would not believe....fire started in air cleaner and blew through turbo and melted everything from air filters to engine block. I wish the thing would have burned up completely now.
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