Recent content by _Ryan_

I bought a dodge caravan rear axle at the junkyard for 40 bucks with wheels. I narrowed it up a bit and added a 4 foot piece of I beam laid it on its side 90 degrees to the axle, and welded it together. I used a two inch ratchet strap to hold the log on it and wheeled about 600 bucks worth of...

It's an old line truck. Are ram rod mini skids any good? I found one, kohler gas and tracks for 6300 bucks?

I'll have to check what the capacity is of my front axle. I was probably looking at purchasing a dingo. What made me think that it would be possible is what is the difference when a truck has a ten foot steel plow hanging six feet out from the front end and a 500 lb hydraulic pump hanging off of...

With my one man show business plan I am looking to pick up a mini skid. I plan on mounting my bandit 65xl on the front of my dump trailer since I have an old utility bucket. I had the crazy idea of fabricating a rack off of the front of my F-800 bucket. Just figuring on having the skid sideways...

Yeah that would be fine with me thanks!

Oh sorry it's Ryan and thanks! I have talked to a gravel pit owner and a h-vac business owner and they have had good luck and the best value with radio advertising. I know I will need to do more advertising to get the volume up there.

I live in southern minnesota. I would say 75 percent of the time I have bucket access. I don't have to climb that much. It sure is handy and I have a few repeat customers that just love it that I climb it keeps their manicured yards in awesome shape. My local hack competition figures if you...

The disability insurance thing was another question I guessed I missed I think I will have to go after it. What can you guys gross in a day that are a one or two man show? I do have a few people that can fill in here or there for the larger jobs. I want to get a 12" chipper and take that 65xl...

I have been a member of another site for a while and a lurker here for a while too. I am curently employed by the local government and make 38,000 a year. I have been running a tree service for the last three years part time. The last couple of years I have ended up grossing around $100,000...