PCTREE
Treehouser
Dangerous territory there Brian, all you need now is another employee and some advertising 
that and a case of advil......
that and a case of advil......
O.C.G.D. Thread, part two
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SkwerI
Treehouser
Was looking on Craigslist for toolboxes for my new chip truck and found a Stihl MS440. Old man had it, was too much saw for him. Picked it up for $450.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Good deal!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Nice score!
PCTREE
Treehouser
wow you are on a roll
flushcut
TreeHouser
I believe I see expansion in your future.
pete mctree
Treehouser
Get the muffler modded & you will have an awesome saw Brian
ruel
TreeHouser
I love my 440 mag, nice find on a killer saw
SkwerI
Treehouser
I wish it oiled better. It only uses a third of a tank of oil per tank of gas, chain stretches and needs adjustment every 2 tanks. I can run my Huskys all day without having to tighten the chain.
ruel
TreeHouser
First month with my used 440 oiler crapped out, worth pulling apart to check,
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Seems like an oiler issue, not a Stihl issue.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
They do get sawdust In them
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
Could simply be the pick-up body being clogged, and not need to go deeper.
You've likely changed a bunch of oilers in your days. I forget what the trick is regarding the output hose, but on the one I changed, there was something to make it easier than was intuitive, IIRC. Been 6-7 years ago.
You've likely changed a bunch of oilers in your days. I forget what the trick is regarding the output hose, but on the one I changed, there was something to make it easier than was intuitive, IIRC. Been 6-7 years ago.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
At least, the aluminum body of the pump wears around the piston, and if there's canola oil, it can plug it or /and jam it if the saw doesn't see some use for a while.
Bought a new 7" chipper today.
Swung it by our signage maker and had logo put on it right away.
I really like TP chippers, this is my 3rd.
Only problem was they rust. According to the manufacturer, they changed their priming and painting procedure 1½ years ago, so that should be a thing of the past.
I must say the finish looks a lot better done on this new one.
We got an obscenely high price for the old one, TP chippers really hold their value well. It was 9 years old and we got about half what we paid for it new.
Swung it by our signage maker and had logo put on it right away.
I really like TP chippers, this is my 3rd.
Only problem was they rust. According to the manufacturer, they changed their priming and painting procedure 1½ years ago, so that should be a thing of the past.
I must say the finish looks a lot better done on this new one.
We got an obscenely high price for the old one, TP chippers really hold their value well. It was 9 years old and we got about half what we paid for it new.
Mick!
TreeHouser
I hear good things about them, simple, robust, 35 hp diesel?
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Should be easy to maneuver and tuck into tight spots...good deal.
pete mctree
Treehouser
Nice Stig. They are a nice little machine & friendly to use & own
Yep, 35 hp diesel.
Like I said, it is the 3rd I own, so I'm really familiar with them.
With the firewood market the way it is here, anything bigger than 7" will go to that.
If we have lots of big poplars and stuff, we bring in one of the BIG truckmounted chippers ( the one we currently call for takes 48" and has a splitting agregate for stuff that is bigger) and sell the chips for biofuel.
So this is the right size for us.
Like I said, it is the 3rd I own, so I'm really familiar with them.
With the firewood market the way it is here, anything bigger than 7" will go to that.
If we have lots of big poplars and stuff, we bring in one of the BIG truckmounted chippers ( the one we currently call for takes 48" and has a splitting agregate for stuff that is bigger) and sell the chips for biofuel.
So this is the right size for us.
Raj
TreeHouser
Nice!
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Congrats. New equipment is nice. Now, go get it dirty and scratched up!
PCTREE
Treehouser
Ive never bought anything new....
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I think you may have mentioned that. 
It's fun, the write offs are better(up here atleast). Depending on what you make you can save money by having more depreciation and at the same time running new stuff.
The shine doesn't last long though.
It's fun, the write offs are better(up here atleast). Depending on what you make you can save money by having more depreciation and at the same time running new stuff.
The shine doesn't last long though.
Raj
TreeHouser
Picked up an 066 today.
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