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CHOPPERLOT

Who's going to Queensland Arbor Camp? I see Shaun Freeman is doing a talk there, looking forward to it. Am still trying to learn how to post pics.

Bruce Hopf

It's a sad sad thing to see anyone with Cancer, especially children. Glad that you were able to add to a special day for them. Congrats to you, and the people that helped with the day. Bruce.

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McCulloch chain saws
1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

Eric Frei

Chopperlot,

It appears that since 3rd August 2009, 08:01 PM your Caps Lock button has been stuck.

Please don't write sentences in CAPITALS as it's seen as SHOUTING (plus distracting to read), previous to that date you didn't seem to have any problems writing in lower case so I'm sure you could resume that.

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CHOPPERLOT

sorry about that. thanks for letting me know

Therrin

Going shooting tomorrow morning with my dad!

Taking my H&K USP .40 and my Bersa Thunder .380. Practicing concealed carry draw-and-fire. Looking forward to using the steel targets at this range.

Eric Frei

Watch the ricochet!

YouTube - 2 Shooter vs. Ricochet

YouTube - Ricochet; that was close

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Matthew

Hi, works pretty busy. It just been pruning lately at some local golfcourses.

Apocalypsse

The age old debate, 4wd or 4wd truck?

Matthew

I saw a post talking about arb. camp in Queensland. Just curious when it is and are they good? Also is there a climbing comp up there and when?

pabllo

Hi
Yes Bruce. It is really a sad sad thing.
Thank you your interest for them.
Anti-cancer drug is so hard thing I heard. Children loose thier joyfull smiles due to drug-caused-pain.

The event was set after strong request from one of the children who happend to enjoy regular　tree-climbing event of the park.
The groupe leader attended to the next part event and worried if the tree climbing harm children too much.
As the child request was so strong and eager, they send an entry as a groupe to our climbing event with two doctors, if children generate fever after hard work of climbing.

　After all, people enjoyed the day so much with their children.
That caused me to put previous message.

Bruce, thanks again for your interest.

Apocalypsse

Went to the Arborist Training Seminar @ Vermeer today, quite interesting. Except everytime the American said 'thanks mate' I felt slightly disturbed more and more. Also it was incredibly painful walking around all those new chippers without buying one.

Victor Lindsay

Cleaned 32 palms today, (7.5 hours). Doing the paperwork. 13% debris, 18% labor, and 69% to divid up betwen me and the government.

guy thomas

Not too much my man, just easing back into work and also begining to believe in the England football team!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to the next group of students, got some great projects for them. How about you, what'sinfront of you?????

guy thomas

Well Guy's I 'm after some news of old Kiwi mate's like Roscoe Webb Dion Wright Paul Wynan Gary Kiff really just the whole NZ Treescape crew circa 98 (and you old timer rob graham!)

Apocalypsse

WTF is this?!



http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Telcor-Wood-Chipper_W0QQitemZ300345923811QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Gardening_Equipment?hash=item45ee0318e3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
It has to be the biggest POS chipper ive ever seen.

Eric Frei

That is a little weird!

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TrevMcRev

Old ones of them keep turning up at the auctions all the time.
They also do a weird one on a turntable.

Done it

Extra quiet version.

Apocalypsse

Arent those prone to fires with everything covered up? Gotta love that home made chute as well.

Therrin

Ex government machine too, so you know it's gotta be a good one right?

Only $6K!!! what a DEAL!

Looks home-built.

kiwi_tree_steve

Rob Graham was my / is the head Arboriculture tutor at WINTEC in Hamilton, a great man and a part of the reason im passionate about trees!

I meet Paul Wynan last year @ Eastwood hill Arboretum were he is the Arborist / Curator, while we were there for a week with wintec.

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"You have to feel and touch a tree" Shigo

Apocalypsse

Epic day.... truely epic...

Left side of the chipper


Right side of the chipper


$500 to fix by Tuesday so not too bad overall.

At least I go on a relaxing hike this weekend and come back to my tree climbing exam on Monday.

Maverick06

Work is going well. Actually I am still in college, and I work for an arborist during my breaks and on weekends when I can. Work has been a little slower this year than previous years, but still keeping busy. How are things for you?

askmeall

At least I go on a relaxing hike this weekend and come back to my tree climbing exam on Monday.[/QUOTE] Been there before , more than once . Two of the leaves were already broken , hard to see when they are behind wheel . bummer . this is how my day started ...happened right in front of me . Nowhere to turn around . I was driving the crane timmy the chip truck , sammy the bucket , and allen in the rear . stuck in traffic for 1 hour ! Cost... Timmy,25$ sammy,20$ allen 18$, lost hour of production 250$ , total ... 313$ plus my time 0$ glad i'm not worth more

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Garry Brockley

attempting to reduce a 3 1/2 hour dismantle video down to 5 mins from my new camera frustrating grrrrr

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Bruce Hopf

Well I Finally gotten around to rebuilding my wood splitter. Mine is a home made Jobie, that I built for the three point hitch of one my tractors (which one is handiest at the time), about 6 years ago. It runs off the hydraulics of the tractor, so it does a pretty good job.
I had to replace the bean on it. I built the new beam, out of two smaller pieces of 4" X 2 1/2" X 5/16" (walled, or thick), I beam, welded together to make one piece 5 1/4" wide X 4" X 5/16.
The H beam that I had been using, 4" X 8" X 1/4" well it got twisted, recently (after using it for almost 6 years), so it had to be replaced. I should have it finished tomorrow, and I'll be able to get my fire wood split, and piled away.
Replacing the carburetor rebuild kit in the carburetor, for my 034. the carburetor was full of sawdust, so I'm cleaning it with carburetor cleaner, and put the replacement kit in it, so hopefully the chain saw will run better.
After that I'm going to try and get the rest of my fire wood cut for this years winter's burning. I will have to split it, and pile it in my wood shed to dry for a little bit, before it goes into the basement, and piled. Then I should be ready for this winters burn.
Thanks. Bruce

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McCulloch chain saws
1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

Therrin

Was on my was to a site 90 miles away to do two dismantles, got halfway there and the job got cancelled.

So since I was already up in Lake Hughes, went and talked to an old neighbor who's starting up a firewood business in a lot near his house. Brought him out to show him some nicely seasoned pine rounds (four foot diam) that I was storing at someone elses place. HE Wanted Em!! So we loaded up his entire trailer and too em back to his place. Made some $$$ on that. Then just got some other work done up there in the hills while I was up there. Just got home a few hrs ago.

Not a bad couple days considering that it was looking like everything was just gonna go to shit anyway.

Getting that little bug in me that makes me wanna start sitting down with my problem or rebuild saws and start getting them worked on and fired up. No good reason to have 15 saws laying around if only 7 or so of them work at any given time right? lol.

It was actually nice to be working with some of that wood again, and now its all off my hands, thank god. Looks like we may do some work together in the future here as well. Good stuff.

Al H.

Therin, I apologise, I only spotted this thread.
Am I quick or what?
Sorry mate.
November 08. I was harvesting pine in the plantations in Mansfield, in Victoria's east. I was driving a Valmet 890-3 forwarder and a Valmet/Timco 425EX harvester. Some days I was working from 5am to 4.30pm in the forwarder. Then from 4.30pm when the others went back to camp I'd jump in the harvester till 11pm. The next day I would pick up all that I and the harvester operator had processed, and the cycle would repeat.
That's what I was workin on right then lol.
Better late than never hey?

treehugger306

I am currently working on not being confused. Ok I have this small tree that I need to identify. Here's the story. Two years ago I stuck a couple of seeds in this old flower pot sitting on my counter. I was just messing around and didn't think too much of it....Anyway one of the seeds was a red pepper seed I think, the others were apple, grapefruit and orange I believe all from fruit I had bought at the grocery store. So after a few months this thing started to grow in the pot and I have NO IDEA what it is. It's approximately three feet tall now, single stem at the bottom but branches out towards the top...Like a tree. At the base it looks like bark that is fairly smooth and brown. The leaves are not serrated but smooth around the edges and alternate on either side of the stem. They are fairly smooth and look kind of waxy. They are widest in the middle but they look like they are attached to a smaller leaf at the base. Does this make any sense??? I just noticed recently that there are thorns growing just underneath or beside almost all of the older leaves....Some as long as an inch. Anyway if anyone can help me identify this thing that would be swell. I would hate to think I have been nurturing a weed for two whole years though it would be pretty funny! Thanks so much.

Therrin

(Therrin retypes the previous post in 40 characters or less)

Red pepper + grapfruit + apple = .....