O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[Bermy]

you'll all just have to imagine...

 

[SkwerI]

A follow up on the springs. Here's a couple pics to hopefully give some perspective on the truck stance. I bought the HD springs which are rated for about 1400 lbs more than the original. Not sure if they are for a different version of the truck, possibly what evolved into the F550? They also have the HD springs for the front which have 3 leaves instead of 2 and are rated for 1125 lbs more. I may end up buying those as well depending on how it handles and if I feel like stiffer springs up front would be beneficial.

43-901HD rear
43-630HD front

I got to drive the truck with a full load of chips today. Still had 2.5" of travel between the axle and the bump stops. What a difference! Handles much better as well. Cornering is easier/safer and the suspension actually moves when you go over bumps. I'm very pleased with this upgrade. More people need to look at stuff like this on their older work trucks.

 

[flushcut]

 

[Jonny]

Hello beautiful.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[treebilly]

I now hate you.


Good score.

 

[flushcut]

That's so pretty it's like looking at the sun, blinding!

 

[stig]

https://hoffmanboots.com/haix-protector-prime-vibram-or-calk-sole

Just got 7 pairs of these, straight from the good old US of A

Gives us a combination of a boot that is certified for here and caulks.

With shipping it came to 3200$.
Made me feel like Imelda Marcos for a bit.

 

[flushcut]

Stig does Hoffman suck at responding? Every time I call I get a busy signal and it's coming up on two weeks for a email response.

 

[squisher]

They went on holiday after Stigs order.

 

[Stumpshot]

Imelda Marcos

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm the same way with guitars and drums... just not as rich as her!

 

[Merle Nelson]

Those look like a boot I might try for ground work, thanks for putting that up Stig.

Shipped in three days, that's incredible. (If they answer the phone. )

 

[stig]

Stig does Hoffman suck at responding? Every time I call I get a busy signal and it's coming up on two weeks for a email response.

They have recently changed their email adress.
Check to see if you have the right one.
They've always been very good at responding to me.

 

[flushcut]

I have sent emails to both of the emails listed and have a message via Facebook into them. So maybe I'll hear back? One email address is to the owner from what I understand.

 

[stig]

I got some more good stuff from USA today.

10 dozen hardhead wedges.

Talked our local Vermeer dealer into shipping them for us, since Bailey's won't ship to Europe any more.

 

[flushcut]

Wedge on! Different sizes or do you have a preference?

 

[squisher]

Once you use hardheads there's no going back.

 

[stig]

12" is all we use.

You are right, Justin.
Nothing else even comes close.
That is why I panicked a bit when Bailey's wouldn't ship them.

 

[squisher]

Baileys opted out of the EU. . Bexit.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Once you use hardheads there's no going back.

 

[flushcut]

I gotta order sum. I feel like I have been living in the dark ages with the comments above.

 

[treebilly]

Love them. Can't get them to stack to well though, but damn do they take a beating

 

[SkwerI]

I prefer the thicker red and white wedges but still pull out one of my hard heads if I just need to wedge a stump cut to keep from binding my saw. They don't have enough lift to do much without stacking them and as noted they don't stack well. I like them in concept but the red and whites are what I pull out of the truck when I need wedges.

 

[SeanKroll]

how about saw chip between them?

The more involved way, which can stack two or THREE wedges means bore-cuts. First through the face from the front (personal preference), and from the rear, one below and optionally one above the first, parallel, 1/2" or less spacing of wood between them (puts wood between plastic, creating a slot).

Willie has an interesting way that I never saw or heard of. Maybe he'll put up the pic, if he reads this. It a criss-cross way of stacking using a buncha wedges, 4 might work, but he had 6 or more, IIRC. Intentionally, they aren't run in a stack, parallel to one another.