Unregistered, whatcha workin on right now?

Bruce Hopf · 20th September 2009, 01:48 PM

Today, I was able to get my wood splitter rebuild finished. I just had to do some welding for the three point hitch hookup, for the tractor. I had to tighten up a couple of pipe fittings, for the hoses, for the control lever, to the hydraulic cylinder.
I had to bolt the wedge, slide bracket to the beam of the splitter. I mounted it on a stack of 5 skids, ans secured it in place. with three straps, that way it won't tip over, while maneuvering it around, or using it to split the fire wood.
All I have to do tomorrow, is place the splitter where it is going to be convenient, hook the hoses of the splitter to the hydraulics of the tractor, and while I haul the fire wood to the splitter with the loader tractor, split what needs to be split, and pile the rest away.
I'll post some pictures of my set up later, after I take a few pictures of it. Bruce.

Vodos · 20th September 2009, 02:09 PM

Been out looking for a mature Gingko biloba (male of course) around Brisbane to show clients for a Japanese style garden - any clues out there? I heard there was one at the UQ alumni garden but no luck so far....

spidermike · 20th September 2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

working like a dog

Proarbor · 20th September 2009, 05:41 PM

Hi all, I'm currently recovering from this years satcc. Damn my bods sore, had stacks of fun though.

Works real busy at the moment i will post some pics soon of a tree growing through a house ( Basement, floor, roof ! ) that we had to remove. Cool site.

Q.Q. · 21st September 2009, 12:44 AM

Well got all the gear ready and washed, did maintenence as well today. Off for three days tomorrow to a different area Roma. Should be good havn't worked there before, thank god the gear looks pretty.

treevet · 21st September 2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Q.Q.

Well got all the gear ready and washed, did maintenence as well today. Off for three days tomorrow to a different area Roma. Should be good havn't worked there before, thank god the gear looks pretty.

What is the make of that grapple Q.Q.? Doesn't look like a BMG and seems to have matching color with the Vermeer unit. Do they make one?

Apocalypsse · 21st September 2009, 09:45 AM

Yea Vermeer make one, you can buy it right from them. It was one piece they were really showing off @ the Arborist Seminar the other week.

banner · 22nd September 2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Therrin

Hey what's up? How's work goin? Let us know what you've been up to lately. Has work been good/bad? Heavy or slow? Is there a big project going right now or any other ones you've completed and haven't mentioned yet?

Lets hear it.

Sorry, I didn't realize this post was directed to me....duh, Guess I've been to wrapped up in myself lately

. BTW thanks for the warm welcome.

Well I'm pretty much boared stiff.....soon as I find a job or more work I'll feel a lot better. Went from being covered up for the last 20 years to virtually nothing for the last year.....a working trim carpentry contractor I am.
But I'm not happy doing it anymore and haven't been for a longtime. The industry has gone to the dogs in short, standards have been dumbed down...etc. Was hoping to make the great escape into the tree service industry.......still working on it.
I got the will, just need the way. I do alot of practice climbing...pruning etc to stay in shape and keep learning.
I also build PC's for friends but nothing on the bench right now.
Life a draggin right .......be glad when the tide changes. Not used to all this down time.

Therrin · 23rd September 2009, 12:00 AM

Yeah Banner, isnt it amazing how everyone's been posting on your thread before you got here? *grins*

I hear ya about down time. I'm out lookin for work and there's none to be had.

Done it · 23rd September 2009, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Therrin

Paypal fugged up my checking account and never fixed it to work with my account again. Only way I can get paypal working at this point is to open another checking account. And that's a pita.
Dont worry Les, You've not been forgotten.

What about Direct Deposit/Money Transfer. People pay me that way. I'm not sure if it works outside Australia but I'll check up on it.

banner · 23rd September 2009, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Therrin

Yeah Banner, isnt it amazing how everyone's been posting on your thread before you got here? *grins*

I hear ya about down time. I'm out lookin for work and there's none to be had.

Well now......I forget about the magical powers you mods have

......I believe I'm in the right forum with the right people Therrin. Hope works picks up for you. Only one thing worse than working...........not working

akat · 23rd September 2009, 04:23 AM

I am a homeowner and have recently planted two Japanese blueberry trees in my yard. I planted them about 18 feet away from the wall of the pool and think I may have made a mistake since they grow so large. Will the pool be safe from their root systems once they get larger?

I'm new to this site so I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this question. Please forgive if it's not.

Garry Brockley · 23rd September 2009, 06:38 AM

Woooo Hoooo this is my 1000th post

oh well 10000 more to go

Victor Lindsay · 23rd September 2009, 06:46 AM

Just bought a dump trailer that needs alittle work. Should have it ready for photos soon.

treevet · 23rd September 2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Galbee

Woooo Hoooo this is my 1000th post

oh well 10000 more to go

That was your 1003 post Galb. You missed the huge party we had for you at 1000....dancing neked women, kegs and kegs, and we joined in to buy you a ms 880. You never showed so we had to take it all back....

Eric Frei · 23rd September 2009, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by akat

I am a homeowner and have recently planted two Japanese blueberry trees in my yard. I planted them about 18 feet away from the wall of the pool and think I may have made a mistake since they grow so large. Will the pool be safe from their root systems once they get larger?

I'm new to this site so I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this question. Please forgive if it's not.

If it's Elaeocarpus Decipiens I'd say all is OK at that distance.

Whilst roots may travel out to the wall of the pool once contact is made they'll go sideways and follw it around.

You could insert a root barrier between the pool and tree, most tree roots are concentrated in the first 1' of soil, so if you made a thin slot int he ground or even trenched say 2' deep and inserted a plastic root barrier then back filled etc it will help prevent roots traveling there.

Bruce Hopf · 23rd September 2009, 11:29 AM

Today, I decided to clean, and rinse out the fuel tanks of my chain saws, as well as the jerry can that I have my gas/oil mix in. When I did my carburetor repair job, on my 034, the carburetor was chucked full of real fine sawdust.
The fuel tank on it had a whole lot of fine sawdust in it (posible it was like that from the previous owner, because I got it as a fixer upper).
There was a little bit of dust in the other fuel tanks, of my 024, 026, and
044, and inside the jerry can, wasn't that bad either. Hardly any at all.
I used a couple of really fine paint strainers, to pour the gas/oil mix back into the jerry can, once it was clean. There wasn't that much dust in the strainers, when I was finished pouring the gas/mix into the jerry can.
I also put in a very fine screen (from a funnel) inside the neck of the pour spout of the jerry can, so that should help with the dirt, and the moisture, from getting inside the fuel tanks. Bruce.

Therrin · 23rd September 2009, 12:30 PM

Got that other 200T shipped off to Victoria, AUS.

Over the most of my sickness, but feel like someone took some sandpaper to the back of my throat. Arrrgh.

You know, he only wanted a 200T... I coulda shipped him mine and kept the new one.....

I kid! I kid! lol, the funniest thing is that they didnt have a 200T box at the shop, but they had a 192T box, so his 200T is being shipped in a 192T box. I shoulda sent an email saying "sorry mate, couldnt find a 200T so I just sent you a 192T instead, cheers!"

That would have been a real hoot.

Apocalypsse · 23rd September 2009, 12:30 PM

I wish I had Brimbank Council's setup. They took down that tall Euc in the middle in 25 minutes, all chipped up including the trunk and bang, gone. Cept they didnt cleanup, mulch all over the road that didnt get in the truck. And we had to drive past them with no chipper and that shocking little tipper, I felt sooooooooooooo jealous.

askmeall · 23rd September 2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocalypsse

I wish I had Brimbank Council's setup. They took down that tall Euc in the middle in 25 minutes, all chipped up including the trunk and bang, gone. Cept they didnt cleanup, mulch all over the road that didnt get in the truck. And we had to drive past them with no chipper and that shocking little tipper, I felt sooooooooooooo jealous.

Dont be jeolous of them or thier equipment until they learn to clean up . Nice equipment though . w.k.b. tulsa

Bruce Hopf · 23rd September 2009, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocalypsse

I wish I had Brimbank Council's setup. They took down that tall Euc in the middle in 25 minutes, all chipped up including the trunk and bang, gone. Cept they didnt cleanup, mulch all over the road that didnt get in the truck. And we had to drive past them with no chipper and that shocking little tipper, I felt sooooooooooooo jealous.

Have you ever considered, that the owner was jealous of you, of what you call a smaller operation. Just think, he has a way lot more overhead, probably has to undercut a lot prices to get work, just to keep all his employees happy, and to make his Bank payments, for all the equipment, when times are slow.
My Ex-Father in-law was jealous of a farmer in the area. He always thought that he had to compete with this other guy's operation.
I told my ex-father in law, that probably the other farmer wished he didn't have all of what he had, and wished he had a smaller operation, like what you have.
Two months after I said that, the other farmer, that my ex-father in-law wanted to compete with, went Bankrupt, because he was too big, and his overhead was way to high.
Remember there is two sides to every coin. Bruce.

treevet · 23rd September 2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocalypsse

I wish I had Brimbank Council's setup. They took down that tall Euc in the middle in 25 minutes, all chipped up including the trunk and bang, gone. Cept they didnt cleanup, mulch all over the road that didnt get in the truck. And we had to drive past them with no chipper and that shocking little tipper, I felt sooooooooooooo jealous.

Yeah today we took down a big nasty dead top maple and took my 75' Teco and was way away from the tree and got it all including chunking down the stem. Great investment the big bucket after you have a smaller one.

askmeall · 23rd September 2009, 02:03 PM

Very good advice . Dont overextend yourself . sometimes the grass is green enough on your side . Nice advice bruce . w.k.b. tulsa

askmeall · 23rd September 2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by treevet

Yeah today we took down a big nasty dead top maple and took my 75' Teco and was way away from the tree and got it all including chunking down the stem. Great investment the big bucket after you have a smaller one.

Yeah , I went from a 50 ft to a 70 ft , man what a difference . w.k.b. tulsa

askmeall · 23rd September 2009, 02:11 PM

Rained hard all day here, over 5 inches of rain with street flooding . not much tree work can be done out of a boat . w.k.b. tulsa

askmeall · 23rd September 2009, 02:15 PM

Wow , my 50 th post. big accomplisment for someone who cant tpe .... where is that Y on this keyboard ? I am now a tree . w.k.b. tulsa

treevet · 23rd September 2009, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askmeall

Yeah , I went from a 50 ft to a 70 ft , man what a difference . w.k.b. tulsa

You tussle in your brain what to do when you have a little extra $ and that was a tough one but it paid for itself in the first year on jobs that could only be done efficiently with it. They are great for the elbow bending over a 3 story house to get trees off that are embedded in them when you cannot get in the tree and you can't get on a steep or broken roof.

Apocalypsse · 23rd September 2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Hopf

Have you ever considered, that the owner was jealous of you, of what you call a smaller operation. Just think, he has a way lot more overhead, probably has to undercut a lot prices to get work, just to keep all his employees happy, and to make his Bank payments, for all the equipment, when times are slow.
My Ex-Father in-law was jealous of a farmer in the area. He always thought that he had to compete with this other guy's operation.
I told my ex-father in law, that probably the other farmer wished he didn't have all of what he had, and wished he had a smaller operation, like what you have.
Two months after I said that, the other farmer, that my ex-father in-law wanted to compete with, went Bankrupt, because he was too big, and his overhead was way to high.
Remember there is two sides to every coin. Bruce.

Thats council mate, local government. Thats all bought with rate payers money, they dont do private jobs.

Apocalypsse · 23rd September 2009, 08:18 PM

Today was rather epic. Late start. Took the tower to this job coz its faster and easier than climbing this crappy ass cypress full of bird/possum poo. Got about 1/3 of the way in before a little possum comes out on the branch, I move the bucket away and he goes back to his nest. So I move the bucket towards the nest and see a mother with a baby on her back. Head down to the ground and look up the number for Wildlife Rescuers coz a girl in my TAFE class is a volunteer with them.
They rocked up pretty quick, within about 30m of my call (thats pretty good considering its 100% volunteers). Spent the next 3 hours catching possums, 6 caught and 2 or 3 got away before we could catch them. 2 mothers and 4 babies, the male got away early and one of the other females disappeared somewhere.
The girl on the phone sounded soo happy when I told her we had the tower with us, the chick they sent out had never been up in one before, was only about 8ish metres.

Done it · 23rd September 2009, 11:09 PM

Hope she was better looking than the one here.

That wasn't nice. She is a very caring person, as most of them are.

Ringtails? I like them. I like them all really, but some kiwi's don't.

20th September 2009, 01:48 PM	#781
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: Bruce Hopf, whatcha workin on right now? Today, I was able to get my wood splitter rebuild finished. I just had to do some welding for the three point hitch hookup, for the tractor. I had to tighten up a couple of pipe fittings, for the hoses, for the control lever, to the hydraulic cylinder. I had to bolt the wedge, slide bracket to the beam of the splitter. I mounted it on a stack of 5 skids, ans secured it in place. with three straps, that way it won't tip over, while maneuvering it around, or using it to split the fire wood. All I have to do tomorrow, is place the splitter where it is going to be convenient, hook the hoses of the splitter to the hydraulics of the tractor, and while I haul the fire wood to the splitter with the loader tractor, split what needs to be split, and pile the rest away. I'll post some pictures of my set up later, after I take a few pictures of it. Bruce. __________________ 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).

20th September 2009, 02:09 PM	#782
Vodos I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1	Re: Vodos, whatcha workin on right now? Been out looking for a mature Gingko biloba (male of course) around Brisbane to show clients for a Japanese style garden - any clues out there? I heard there was one at the UQ alumni garden but no luck so far....

20th September 2009, 05:41 PM	#784
Proarbor I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1	Re: Proarbor, whatcha workin on right now? Hi all, I'm currently recovering from this years satcc. Damn my bods sore, had stacks of fun though. Works real busy at the moment i will post some pics soon of a tree growing through a house ( Basement, floor, roof ! ) that we had to remove. Cool site.

21st September 2009, 12:44 AM	#785
Q.Q. Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western QLD. Australia Posts: 282	Re: Q.Q., whatcha workin on right now? Well got all the gear ready and washed, did maintenence as well today. Off for three days tomorrow to a different area Roma. Should be good havn't worked there before, thank god the gear looks pretty. __________________ Q,Q's Tree & Garden Maintenance FAMILARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

21st September 2009, 09:45 AM	#787
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,154	Re: Apocalypsse, whatcha workin on right now? Yea Vermeer make one, you can buy it right from them. It was one piece they were really showing off @ the Arborist Seminar the other week.

23rd September 2009, 12:00 AM	#789
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin, whatcha workin on right now? Yeah Banner, isnt it amazing how everyone's been posting on your thread before you got here? grins I hear ya about down time. I'm out lookin for work and there's none to be had.

23rd September 2009, 04:23 AM	#792
akat I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 2	Re: akat, whatcha workin on right now? I am a homeowner and have recently planted two Japanese blueberry trees in my yard. I planted them about 18 feet away from the wall of the pool and think I may have made a mistake since they grow so large. Will the pool be safe from their root systems once they get larger? I'm new to this site so I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this question. Please forgive if it's not.

23rd September 2009, 06:38 AM	#793
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: Galbee, whatcha workin on right now? Woooo Hoooo this is my 1000th post oh well 10000 more to go __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

23rd September 2009, 06:46 AM	#794
Victor Lindsay Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 421	Re: vl2007, whatcha workin on right now? Just bought a dump trailer that needs alittle work. Should have it ready for photos soon.

23rd September 2009, 11:29 AM	#797
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: Bruce Hopf, whatcha workin on right now? Today, I decided to clean, and rinse out the fuel tanks of my chain saws, as well as the jerry can that I have my gas/oil mix in. When I did my carburetor repair job, on my 034, the carburetor was chucked full of real fine sawdust. The fuel tank on it had a whole lot of fine sawdust in it (posible it was like that from the previous owner, because I got it as a fixer upper). There was a little bit of dust in the other fuel tanks, of my 024, 026, and 044, and inside the jerry can, wasn't that bad either. Hardly any at all. I used a couple of really fine paint strainers, to pour the gas/oil mix back into the jerry can, once it was clean. There wasn't that much dust in the strainers, when I was finished pouring the gas/mix into the jerry can. I also put in a very fine screen (from a funnel) inside the neck of the pour spout of the jerry can, so that should help with the dirt, and the moisture, from getting inside the fuel tanks. Bruce. __________________ 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).

23rd September 2009, 12:30 PM	#798
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin, whatcha workin on right now? Got that other 200T shipped off to Victoria, AUS. Over the most of my sickness, but feel like someone took some sandpaper to the back of my throat. Arrrgh. You know, he only wanted a 200T... I coulda shipped him mine and kept the new one..... I kid! I kid! lol, the funniest thing is that they didnt have a 200T box at the shop, but they had a 192T box, so his 200T is being shipped in a 192T box. I shoulda sent an email saying "sorry mate, couldnt find a 200T so I just sent you a 192T instead, cheers!" That would have been a real hoot.

23rd September 2009, 12:30 PM	#799
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,154	Re: Apocalypsse, whatcha workin on right now? I wish I had Brimbank Council's setup. They took down that tall Euc in the middle in 25 minutes, all chipped up including the trunk and bang, gone. Cept they didnt cleanup, mulch all over the road that didnt get in the truck. And we had to drive past them with no chipper and that shocking little tipper, I felt sooooooooooooo jealous.

23rd September 2009, 02:03 PM	#803
askmeall Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: mid-america Posts: 60	Re: Apocalypsse, whatcha workin on right now? Very good advice . Dont overextend yourself . sometimes the grass is green enough on your side . Nice advice bruce . w.k.b. tulsa

23rd September 2009, 02:11 PM	#805
askmeall Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: mid-america Posts: 60	Re: askmeall, whatcha workin on right now? Rained hard all day here, over 5 inches of rain with street flooding . not much tree work can be done out of a boat . w.k.b. tulsa

23rd September 2009, 02:15 PM	#806
askmeall Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: mid-america Posts: 60	Re: askmeall, whatcha workin on right now? Wow , my 50 th post. big accomplisment for someone who cant tpe .... where is that Y on this keyboard ? I am now a tree . w.k.b. tulsa

23rd September 2009, 08:18 PM	#809
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,154	Re: Apocalypsse, whatcha workin on right now? Today was rather epic. Late start. Took the tower to this job coz its faster and easier than climbing this crappy ass cypress full of bird/possum poo. Got about 1/3 of the way in before a little possum comes out on the branch, I move the bucket away and he goes back to his nest. So I move the bucket towards the nest and see a mother with a baby on her back. Head down to the ground and look up the number for Wildlife Rescuers coz a girl in my TAFE class is a volunteer with them. They rocked up pretty quick, within about 30m of my call (thats pretty good considering its 100% volunteers). Spent the next 3 hours catching possums, 6 caught and 2 or 3 got away before we could catch them. 2 mothers and 4 babies, the male got away early and one of the other females disappeared somewhere. The girl on the phone sounded soo happy when I told her we had the tower with us, the chick they sent out had never been up in one before, was only about 8ish metres.

23rd September 2009, 11:09 PM	#810
Done it Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia. Posts: 784	Re: Done it, whatcha workin on right now? Hope she was better looking than the one here. That wasn't nice. She is a very caring person, as most of them are. Ringtails? I like them. I like them all really, but some kiwi's don't.

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