Mick!
TreeHouser
44 hp, a turbo charged v1505 4 cylinder.
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Merle Nelson
TreeHouser
Thanks Mick and Rich, I'll look at that link. Appreciate it.
Merle Nelson
TreeHouser
Wow only 2800 lbs with a great diesel engine. That is only 600 lbs more than a 2002 Bandit 6 inch chipper with a 37 hp air cooled gas engine.
Burnham
Woods walker
Very cool, Reg. Thanks.
Mick!
TreeHouser
It’s happening here Cory, the 6 inch chippers of a couple of manufacturers have the option of the 35hp Briggs & Stratton that Rayco put in my grinder.
As you say, all about emissions.
As you say, all about emissions.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Do you think it will change completely?
I can't say I have used many Petrol powered chippers apart from small timber wolfs and a couple of Camons. But they were gash.
I hear decent reports of the new petrol Forst 6". But again it is only 6 inch. I wonder what the big chippers will be like. I can imagine juicy as hell on fuel.
I can't say I have used many Petrol powered chippers apart from small timber wolfs and a couple of Camons. But they were gash.
I hear decent reports of the new petrol Forst 6". But again it is only 6 inch. I wonder what the big chippers will be like. I can imagine juicy as hell on fuel.
Mick!
TreeHouser
I think only the bigger chippers will be diesel, at least that’s what some manufacturers are thinking. Or at least they’re preparing for legislation to that effect.
The new petrol ones look ok for the domestic stuff, certainly keep up with a non turbo version of our chipper (st6) from what I’ve seen. They say economy is comparable. I dunno.
I see a lot of peeps in vids lining up brush to chip at the end. That does my head in!
Anyway, I’ll probably be retired or close to it by then.
The new petrol ones look ok for the domestic stuff, certainly keep up with a non turbo version of our chipper (st6) from what I’ve seen. They say economy is comparable. I dunno.
I see a lot of peeps in vids lining up brush to chip at the end. That does my head in!
Anyway, I’ll probably be retired or close to it by then.
flushcut
TreeHouser
IMO it depends on the job. Some jobs chip as you go and others line it up. I look at it as a fuel conservancy issue, you can have the chipper chipping then idling in cycles or keep it revved up for twenty minutes and make it all go away with the mini. Like yesterdays gig big steep hill had to winch it all up hill in bundles, every two bundles got stacked and ran to the chipper where they were staged until we had six big bundles lined up and then chipped. The chipper ran maybe fifteen minutes in six hours on site as opposed to all 5.45 hours idling burning diesel. Just saying it depends.
Mick!
TreeHouser
It certainly does depend.
ruel
TreeHouser
Anyone ever seen Euro chipper imported to the states? Feel like it might be tricky to do, but they look like great machines
Merle Nelson
TreeHouser
Or perhaps it would come into Canada more easily and then down to the states.
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
More rigging than a 3 card monte game
Bur Oak 18" leader (30' long) snapped in the recent storm, hung up on its twin neighbor tree. Very upscale neighborhood, lots of trinkets, ornamentals, and plantings in the back yard (include a fancified shed). Customer wanted it done before the weekend due to a Saturday birthday party scheduled. So let the rigging begin! Two tie-in points, one in each tree, GRCS on the other tree, block and lowering rope in each tree. Climbed, tied it off on the break and the head, set the rigging, lowering ropes. Wound up using just about every rope we have (2 climbing lines, 2 bull ropes, 2 lowering lines, 2 tag lines). Got it to the ground, chopped in smallish pieces to get it out the narrow path & gate access. Safely executed, with enough time to do an American Elm pruning afterwards.
After this, we're definitely going to add a "Rigging" section to our web site, as we don't know if anyone else in town could handle this kind of work. The only competing estimate the customer got was from another decent company, but the bid was much higher so it was definitely a, "We don't want to do this" nudge in our direction.
Bur Oak 18" leader (30' long) snapped in the recent storm, hung up on its twin neighbor tree. Very upscale neighborhood, lots of trinkets, ornamentals, and plantings in the back yard (include a fancified shed). Customer wanted it done before the weekend due to a Saturday birthday party scheduled. So let the rigging begin! Two tie-in points, one in each tree, GRCS on the other tree, block and lowering rope in each tree. Climbed, tied it off on the break and the head, set the rigging, lowering ropes. Wound up using just about every rope we have (2 climbing lines, 2 bull ropes, 2 lowering lines, 2 tag lines). Got it to the ground, chopped in smallish pieces to get it out the narrow path & gate access. Safely executed, with enough time to do an American Elm pruning afterwards.
After this, we're definitely going to add a "Rigging" section to our web site, as we don't know if anyone else in town could handle this kind of work. The only competing estimate the customer got was from another decent company, but the bid was much higher so it was definitely a, "We don't want to do this" nudge in our direction.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Intricate work with big weights...good show.
On our Sena's we put the universal mike on the helmet brim...taped there, just above the forehead. It picks up fine, keeps the boom (like your climber has) out of your face. That may not bother you but it would me...also seems vulnerable to breakage...just an idea.
On our Sena's we put the universal mike on the helmet brim...taped there, just above the forehead. It picks up fine, keeps the boom (like your climber has) out of your face. That may not bother you but it would me...also seems vulnerable to breakage...just an idea.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
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forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
Thanks! Good idea. It's more vulnerable to sweat at this point. On muggy days like yesterday, the accumulation of sweat made the mic so muffled we could scarcely hear him by the end of the day. At least it started misbehaving on the 2nd pruning job, not on the more critical rigging job.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
How's that do for picking up loud nearby ambient sounds (chipper, running saws)?
SeanKroll
Treehouser
The boom mic has a nub to be able to feel that the microphone is oriented to your mouth (unidirectional mic, IIRC). I wonder about that brim mounting by comparison. I hear that it works up there, but comparing and contrasting would help.
I always have a much harder time hearing if they mic is not oriented properly, and kept near the mouth. I use the volume on high, with ear plugs, unless I'm on the phone, or I'm not using power equipment.
I always have a much harder time hearing if they mic is not oriented properly, and kept near the mouth. I use the volume on high, with ear plugs, unless I'm on the phone, or I'm not using power equipment.
With Bandit, almost everything up to approx 20" capacity is going gasoline
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Fi, is that rope or rope lighting around that tree?
The button mics pick up a lot more of the background noise. And Sean I agree that the boom mics need to be properly oriented. I can tell when the guy at the chipper has a cig in his mouth because he needs to push it out to keep from melting the wind condom.
The button mics pick up a lot more of the background noise. And Sean I agree that the boom mics need to be properly oriented. I can tell when the guy at the chipper has a cig in his mouth because he needs to push it out to keep from melting the wind condom.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I'll chime in about the orientation thing too. There's a triangle if I'm remembering correctly to designate sides. Have it flipped the wrong way and they don't work worth a damn.
Thanks for those pics Fi. I was wondering about the base. still amazes me that it stands fast in the face of hurricane winds. Looks like quite the estate. I'm guessing you don't need to lock the truck while working there. Lol.
Thanks for those pics Fi. I was wondering about the base. still amazes me that it stands fast in the face of hurricane winds. Looks like quite the estate. I'm guessing you don't need to lock the truck while working there. Lol.
