Eric H-L
Treehouser
I am the devil on one of your shoulders saying: “If you buy it you will probably find uses for it. Maybe rent it to small tree services?”
O.C.G.D. Thread, part two
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my new machine, had to go make sure it fits in my trailer just incase I needed to buy another trailer for it, getting a thumb and quick attach installed next week, should have the machine tuesday
took multiple tries to load it, seeing what kind of tongue weight it would have, its a tight fit but I will make it work
took multiple tries to load it, seeing what kind of tongue weight it would have, its a tight fit but I will make it work
pete mctree
Treehouser
Great machine for handling material and brash. I would invest in a demolition grapple and powered rotator. Useful for feeding the chipper with
thats the plan, this only has one set of auxiliary to the stick tho so I would have to get a 2 line setup with an electric switch but thats no big deal
really wanting a rotobec style like cottontop3 has but its 20 grand and weighs nearly 2000 pounds, someone has a smaller one im sure, grapple saw would be cool but not 100% needed IMO
for now im going to make due with the thumb, if the dealer has a mulcher or brush cutter that fits then im buying one of those with it since I can run that (without removing the thumb)
im excited, my first big purchase to date, worth aprox 100% of what all my other stuff combined is worth
lumberjack
Young man on the go
I don’t think it weighs 2klb. His ex is only one size bigger than yours/same as mine. My first ex was the previous generation of yours. It did well.
it would appear I didnt realize they have a smaller version thats 850 pounds
been a while since I checked, cant afford one so I didnt keep the info in my head lol
still at 850 pounds I will be out of almost all my capacity reaching off the side any distance over about 10ft I think, we will see, I might keep more capacity off the side than I think I will
been a while since I checked, cant afford one so I didnt keep the info in my head lol
still at 850 pounds I will be out of almost all my capacity reaching off the side any distance over about 10ft I think, we will see, I might keep more capacity off the side than I think I will
I just realized something, noticed your location
you didn't take that picture, did you? haven't seen much video or pics from the ground of Tim in the lift
I should take his chainsaw class
pete mctree
Treehouser
If your concerned about weight go for a forestry grab - much much lighter. For example;
www.jbequipment.co.uk
BC160 Excavator Forestry Grab - 3-6 Tonne
3-6 Tonne Bear Claw Excavator Forestry Grab - BC160 The Bear Claw forestry grabs are engineered specifically for the UK and Irish markets, featuring heavy duty HB450 reinforced legs, internal guide bars, high pressure cylinders, line bored pivot areas, bushes and hardened greaseable pins...
www.jbequipment.co.uk
lumberjack
Young man on the go
I took the picture, a few miles from my house. Saw they were working there on Snap.
oh cool, now I gotta re-watch that video and look for you lol
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
Any of you guys/gals have a Grove 55-Ton with six wheel steering? The footprint on this is so small for what it can hold. I would definitely have to hit this thing with a custom paint job, but I bet this baby purrs. Great for confined spaces and backroads, etc. It even has a windshield wiper on the top window atop the cabin. Not ideal on extension, but still. You can level it out with suspension before initiating the outriggers.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Paul Cox has a 30T I believe.
nice excavator! are you still buying a g1200?
lumberjack
Young man on the go
I doubt I was in it, I stopped by on the way to a bid.
Eric H-L
Treehouser
Wasn’t there some previous discussions on Treehouse about places these short stout cranes are not permitted on roads or bridges?
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
We have a 3060L-1, a newer version of that one. We can roll full counterweights in Massachusetts without a travel plan. In CT and NY we have to have an approved route, and in CT we have to remove some counterweight.
not planning to any more, they wont play nice with me on financing so I have to wait 2 years or pay cash
might still, BUT kubota dealers are all over the place and can bring me a rental machine when they pick mine up from a job for repairs
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
I wonder why MA is so lenient. Maybe it has to due with it being one of the starting points of Eisenhower's interstate program back during the cold war where all major roads and crossings were built to withstand the weight of tanks, military cargo trucks, and even entire aircraft, which is why MA's main roads tend to be straighter then most everywhere else in the Midwest and beyond into California; so that they could serve as runways if needed. Here's more on that if you are new to this history...
The Greatest Decade 1956-1966: Part 1 Essential to the National Interest | FHWA
Celebrating the 50TH Anniversary of the Eisenhower Interstate System by Richard F. Weingroff The Greatest Public Works Project in History produced the greatest decade in the history of highways. And problems to match.
highways.dot.gov
But MA has a huge problem now. They have so many bridges (nearly 8,000) and not enough of them are being properly maintained. Here's a loosely related article about that if you're interested since you are a resident (as was I for the first 30 years of my life)...
A Bridge Too Far: Sagging Investment Leaves 644 Massachusetts Bridges Structurally Deficient - Mass. Budget and Policy Center
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation maintains a database tracking 7,880 bridges across the Commonwealth. This paper examines the condition of these bridges and the impact of bridge disrepair on communities. It analyzes how some regions and populations are harmed more than others, and...
massbudget.org
Anyways, I'm just speculating here and making conversation.
im hating this mystery, do I sign on the dotted line for the mini ex tuesday or wednesday? who knows, they wont let me take it without them doing the work either 
Kubota salesman loaded it up to make sure it fit, his first time loading a machine into a dump trailer, he got half way through unloading it and asked me if ive ever loaded an excavator, I said no, he got visibly worried as he was terrified of those ramps but couldn't let me unload it since I don't own it yet
what attachments do you guys think I need with it? im thinking a 12" tooth bucket, 24" tooth bucket (no bigger because im in red clay with lots of roots) 10-12" auger and a 42" brush cutter
ive already bought a receiver tube to install on the blade (like cottontop has) to move my trailer and chipper around, maybe they have a grapple to go with it
to be fair any attachments I add wont raise my payments much at all
Kubota salesman loaded it up to make sure it fit, his first time loading a machine into a dump trailer, he got half way through unloading it and asked me if ive ever loaded an excavator, I said no, he got visibly worried as he was terrified of those ramps but couldn't let me unload it since I don't own it yet
what attachments do you guys think I need with it? im thinking a 12" tooth bucket, 24" tooth bucket (no bigger because im in red clay with lots of roots) 10-12" auger and a 42" brush cutter
ive already bought a receiver tube to install on the blade (like cottontop has) to move my trailer and chipper around, maybe they have a grapple to go with it
to be fair any attachments I add wont raise my payments much at all
pretty tongue heavy but you cant feel it much in this dodge, its almost exactly how id want it to tow
played around for an hour or so, so far I love it
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
What’s that machine weigh?
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
What attachments did you decide on?
9800
