O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[SkwerI]

Two full days with the new loader and I already have 9 hours on the machine. Having a blast and quickly getting comfortable with the controls, although the boom is still super sensitive when lowering it at full extension. Barely touch the handle and it drops like a rock. I wish there were some sort of compensating valve there to prevent it from dropping so fast.

Other than that it's a super solid machine and way better than I expected. It picks up anything I can get the grapples around effortlessly. And in 2 days I've already made enough to cover the first month's payment.

 

[lxskllr]

This came today...



Got it from Sgt Knots on amazon. It was about the same ¢/ft as wesspur, but is a 600' spool. That's a more reasonable size for me than 1000'.

 

[Mellow]

...although the boom is still super sensitive when lowering it at full extension. Barely touch the handle and it drops like a rock.

You might want to get that checked out with the dealer. I have the 420 model but it can be feathered down very gently even at full extension with a full load.

 

[SkwerI]

You might want to get that checked out with the dealer. I have the 420 model but it can be feathered down very gently even at full extension with a full load.

I will start a list. Salesman strongly suggested letting the dealer do the first service at 50 hours "for the warranty".
But I will go ahead and comply and bring them a list at the same time. Might as well give it a good shakedown and let them deal with everything at once instead of bringing it back a half dozen times for petty crap.

 

[cory]

You should feel safe, very safe.
Had to remove this frozen aluminum biner from shower rack. 30” bolt cutters wouldn’t touch it which totally blew my mind. So I sawed 1/2 way thru which was a lot of work, then used bolt cutters to finish. Insane toughness and strength.

 

[lxskllr]

That surprises me. I'd have thought cutters would go right through it.

 

[Tree09]

Have you used those cutters on chain yet? Most cutters made anymore are complete trash, very soft steel.

 

[treesmith]

Hmmmm....hard aluminum...poor cutters...how big are your biceps, Cory? 😝

 

[cory]

Have you used those cutters on chain yet? Most cutters made anymore are complete trash, very soft steel.

Hmmmm....hard aluminum...poor cutters...how big are your biceps, Cory? 😝

I've only used them on some hard cable that was probably 3/8" and they went trru it like butter. Ha, and I cut the steel soap rack thing off the biner before I tried to cut the biner, it was probably 1/8" and it went thru like nothing.

Scott, I hear ya. I couldnt get perfect leverage cuz of the position and angles, and I didn't want to accidentally break any tile by going nuts on it, but I did reef on it best I could and the biner just wasn't having it.

Idk, even it the biner was in the shop or somewhere I could put all my force on it, and even given the pipe stems I'm working with, that biner was tuffffffffff.

Ya know, I think I'll try them on some 1/2 steel and see what happens.

 

[Mellow]

I stopped at the local saw shop to get some mix oil and an air filter... and this followed me home:

 

[treesmith]

Nice shop! I can’t imagine a fireplace and coffee table in the shop!

Oh! And Cory...nothing screams “ARBORIST” like using ‘biners for shower curtain rings! 😝

 

[lxskllr]

Is that a 28" bar you got it with?

 

[treesmith]

I’d guess 32”....?

 

[Mellow]

Haha! That's my living room. Had to show it to my wife before it gets all dirty.

30" bar.

 

[treesmith]

Haha! That's my living room. Had to show it to my wife before it gets all dirty.

30" bar.

Never heard of a 30”. Always increments of 4”....16”-36”, 18” being the exception.

I was gonna say we may need to start a shop pics thread...

 

[lumberjack]

I stopped at the local saw shop to get some mix oil and an air filter... and this followed me home:

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Nice! I ordered another last weekend from Kevin (to be ported to match the other).

 

[PCTREE]

how much does a ported 500i run ??

What does it cut comparably to ?

 

[SeanKroll]

So cute, she said.

 

[SeanKroll]

Full wrap, she said.


("Light" bar is on order).

362c (Mtronic)

 

[Jonny]

That tiny saw looks handy, looking forward to your thoughts on it after some use.
Wonder if leaves cleaner cuts than most chainsaws.

 

[flushcut]

I looked at the Milwaukee one it ran full house chain so it probably makes a nice clean cut.

 

[Bodean]

Sean you are a sweetheart, nice way to outfit the GF.

I bought one…. Haven’t used it yet. But it is cute.

i watched a fella on IG remove a good size tree w one, many double cuts…

 

[Mellow]

I thought it was a kid's toy.

 

[Bodean]

Nope, pro grade micro pitch Stihl battery buzzer.

they make one w a hedge trimmer style for your tight topiary work and manscaping.

 

[SeanKroll]

Orchard work.

Needing to nip a hanging piece to lay it down.

Kid's first chainsaw training.

That would canopy raise a bunch of conifer limbs.

Better chainsaw massacre tool...smoky, loud, pull-start 2 cycles were way too much of a problem.

It's a massacre, no need to butcher it. That's what bandsaws are for.





I gonna use it, too.

I outfit all my employees for production.