Sean, awesome job on that oak, i saw that one on the work pic thread, lots of targets. I am still tossing around ideas in my head on exactly what i want. The minis are an awesome tool, and I've rented them in the past. I do agree they are an excellent way to do trees, even more so with a bmg. The only problem i see with them is that they disturb the ground if you don't plywood them in, and we have some big yards with little gates with most having pristine grass. Sawdust is the worst next to ruts, so the bigger capacity the better as long as it fits thru a gate. The bmg and mini take a whole limb and carry it to the curb, but most gates are right by the house here. You can cut everything up so it goes out the gate, but that has to happen as it comes down, with the mini driving everywhere. I can take all of my waste to my friends place, and he prefers it not to be chipped so he can wait till the leaves drop before he runs it thru his tub grinder. With the mini fowarder, i would be able to go over yards without laying any plywood, it would pick up more weight, it would have a cutter to process the tree without manually running a chainsaw, it would carry more weight for far fewer trips, it would be able to load a dump trailer, and would be able to saw the material further in said dump trailer. Like i said, I've just been tossing the idea around, but i also feel i could build the whole thing for less than 3k, and although it would be basically designed for trees only, that would suit me fine because i have a backhoe at home already. I do trees as a side gig mainly, because i work as a steamfitter during the day, so building something unique, productive and versatile is acceptable to me. Sorry about the rambling lol.
Rajan, nice to meet you, and very nice job on the chip box. I can tell you spent some serious effort in that. I also love building my own stuff, like i said, it's kinda my day job lol. There's nothing like using something you made, because everytime you use it, you remember the effort and pride it took, and everything is exactly where you put it.
Rajan, nice to meet you, and very nice job on the chip box. I can tell you spent some serious effort in that. I also love building my own stuff, like i said, it's kinda my day job lol. There's nothing like using something you made, because everytime you use it, you remember the effort and pride it took, and everything is exactly where you put it.
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