Raj
TreeHouser
Nice going Jim!
Nice pics Fid!
Hydralite for me, Cory.
Nice pics Fid!
Hydralite for me, Cory.
How'd it go today?
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treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Over three hours still Dave. Not sure I can swing it on short notice.
No worries...didn't expect you'd make it on a Friday really.
Been talking to a guy in Toledo about doing some collaborating, so I might pop up in that area a few times in the future here anyway...if I get close I'll definitely give you a ring.
Been talking to a guy in Toledo about doing some collaborating, so I might pop up in that area a few times in the future here anyway...if I get close I'll definitely give you a ring.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Well, the things you learn 'round here!
Nutball
TreeHouser
On Friday we were chiipng brush by the road from where a homeowner cut his own trees. When we were almost finished he brings trash bags of branches.
Assuming they would just wrap around the dull chipper blades, I tear them open and dump them in the chipper, throwing the plastic on the yard. Then one bag had trash in it hidden under the sticks: a glass bottle and big metal scissors. So I just tossed that one in the trailer.
I got the feeling he thought the chipper was a garbage disposal as he watched to see what I'd do.
Assuming they would just wrap around the dull chipper blades, I tear them open and dump them in the chipper, throwing the plastic on the yard. Then one bag had trash in it hidden under the sticks: a glass bottle and big metal scissors. So I just tossed that one in the trailer.
I got the feeling he thought the chipper was a garbage disposal as he watched to see what I'd do.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Everyone thinks stuff is magic. A guy had a hard time imagining that I didn't want to grind up his asphalt driveway to get to the root protruding beneath, packed in the gravel base for the, oh ya, asphalt.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
At least it wasn’t his dog!
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Toldja about the Pedialyte!!! 
Damn Dave - I'm in love with your bass!
Damn Dave - I'm in love with your bass!
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I love it.
Well, didn't get the skid for the truck built, but i got almost all the pieces cut. First chance to work my 72 sa200 a bit, the brushes arent seated fully yet but it's gonna be awesome when they do. Nice dry arc, a bit harsh atm but fully seated brushes will fix that right up. Engine runs very good, and I've chased down all the small leaks and such. Added an alternator to replace the old charging generator, so that took a bunch of time sat. Salvaging angle and channel slows down the process a bit, but it will be worth it when i get it done next weekend. This pic doesn't really show much, but it's what I'm working with... ignore the mess lol.
And now for some reason my pics are sideways lol.
And now for some reason my pics are sideways lol.
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And here's the machine, before the alternator swap. The horns are already gone, and it should be coming off the trailer next weekend and onto the new skid.
And here's the machine, before the alternator swap. The horns are already gone, and it should be coming off the trailer next weekend and onto the new skid.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Great pics and story telling Fid.
Raj
TreeHouser
Kyle, you should be able to pickup some brush seater. It would really suck to burn up the comm or slip rings.
A communicator stone? I did that, heavily. Is there another way short of wet seating them? The only brushes that aren't fully down are oversized ones on the negative poles, which are actually for a 300, and are less than a 1/16 just on the tail right now so it's like it has regular brushes atm. Is there something that you use to seat them faster?
Cobleskill
Treehouser
I booted a friend of mines sheppherd full swing with steel toed work boot in the ribs. Knocked the wind out of him and I though I could have broken some ribs.
Dumb ass friend/owner watched the dog square off with me, and his son as well. Dog had bit several people before. Wouldn't have any teeth left if it was mine.
Bad thing about booting is you are presenting your leg to them so it sure as hell better count on the first one.
Did not know about the twisting of collar. Hope it never has to be used but good to know.
Dumb ass friend/owner watched the dog square off with me, and his son as well. Dog had bit several people before. Wouldn't have any teeth left if it was mine.
Bad thing about booting is you are presenting your leg to them so it sure as hell better count on the first one.
Did not know about the twisting of collar. Hope it never has to be used but good to know.
Our apprentice quit today.
He had decided that logging was not, after all, the right career choice for him.
Bummed me out, I really liked him and he had a lot of flair for the work.
Now we'll have to try to find another good one which isn't easy.
He had decided that logging was not, after all, the right career choice for him.
Bummed me out, I really liked him and he had a lot of flair for the work.
Now we'll have to try to find another good one which isn't easy.
Stumpshot
General Purpose
Seems as though you had about a dozen volunteers on this site if you were paying for airfare. That may get you by for a week or two...
Joezilla11
TreeHouser
Party in Denmark!
Raj
TreeHouser
No, it should be a brush seating stone. Very soft, it turns to abrasive dust and grinds the brushes down. There are different grades or hardness or softness. A comm stone will condition the commutator or slip rings. Holdens down in the US would have the brush seater. Ask for it by name!
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That's not already a rule?
SeanKroll
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Had a new guy start today. My current employee is back from being sick. Easy job, mostly speed lining, free dropping some, and a bit of lowering. Happy homeowner named Benjamin 
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Tomorrow we'll do some more work-work. Dead fir wedge overs and pull trees, about 20 to do overall, not tomorrow. See how the new guy does. Worked for his 2 uncles' tree service, who mostly did bucket work, NC rigging, with the rare backyard climbing job. Muni contracts. Has flown a bucket a bit, run a grapple truck a bit. 5 years with them...old school, but ironed up. From Chicago, where buckets reach a good amount of things, and flat flat flat.
. Tomorrow we'll do some more work-work. Dead fir wedge overs and pull trees, about 20 to do overall, not tomorrow. See how the new guy does. Worked for his 2 uncles' tree service, who mostly did bucket work, NC rigging, with the rare backyard climbing job. Muni contracts. Has flown a bucket a bit, run a grapple truck a bit. 5 years with them...old school, but ironed up. From Chicago, where buckets reach a good amount of things, and flat flat flat.
MasterBlaster
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Good luck!
Mellow
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pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
Fiddler Dave,
That is a good looking bass. Have you been to Elderly instruments in Lansing?
A fellow, David Kornblum, who I knew back when we were like 6 to 8 years old came to my parents day camp (where you generously helped me out with the stump grinding a number of years back).
I only recently reconnected with him on Facebook.
It turns out he worked at Elderly repairing instruments until he retired recently.
That is a good looking bass. Have you been to Elderly instruments in Lansing?
A fellow, David Kornblum, who I knew back when we were like 6 to 8 years old came to my parents day camp (where you generously helped me out with the stump grinding a number of years back).
I only recently reconnected with him on Facebook.
It turns out he worked at Elderly repairing instruments until he retired recently.
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