Tree hardware removal

[Altissimus]

I bet that old weathered Steel is a soft grade , cuts easy is my guess.

 

[Bodean]

Ha, Levi. This one I got a good price on (7 coulda been 4) and another I got a low price on (7 Shoulda been 10).... It all works out somewhere. 14 for both sounds fair in my head.....

It's a property management company.

 

[Levi]

Wow, big bucks in the big city! I try and have that attitude as well, hopefully it will all even out.

So Street trees are cared for by property owners?

 

[FireFighterZero]

How big is the grinder?

You can get grinding discs or cutting discs.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I looked up some 7 inch grinders. Most of it is marketing wank, but they claim 15 amps. 120 volts times 15 amps is 1800 watts.

One of those little 2000 watt guys would run that, seriously doubt it was drawing 15 amps.

 

[Bodean]

Thank you Jim.

Been looking at the minimum. .....2000 watts it is. It's just a Dewalt 4inch disc grinder.

I'm thinking a knock off from Lowe's at $500 is gonna work the same as a Honda at $2000.

 

[Bodean]

Levi.

Property owners are responsible for concrete (tons of root pruning work) and tree maintenance. November it goes to ballot for the city to take the trees back.....I'm positioning myself to be a preferred city vendor....bid on city blocks......cross my fingers.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Cutting wheel or get a cutting torche.

 

[Levi]

Interesting. Do you think it will happen? Do you use an airspade a lot?

 

[FireFighterZero]

I bought a Chinese generator five or six years ago. I think its a Honda copy.

It is 8250 surge and 6500 running watts. We use it quite a bit.

It was 800 bucks from our local NAPA. Only thing I have done to it was change a little rubber hose on the carb, even has the original battery.

If you were running a rental service, or using it commercially I would stick to Honda. For what I use it for, I think it has 70 hours on it now, I could not justify spending another 3 grand.

I usually try to buy name brand stuff, but I have been pleasantly supprised! Good luck!

You might think about getting a little bigger one if you can ever envision using it for something else. If not, that 2000 watt machine should run the crap out of assorted power tools.

Good luck!

 

[pantheraba]

Good practical advice, Jim. Us lurkers appreciate your experienced input!!

 

[flushcut]

Change the cutting wheel to a flap disc, fast beautiful edges

Yep flap discs do make for some nice edges.

You need the hand file because trying to do finesse shaping next to the tree means that you WILL damage the tree. Yes it's faster, but if you're there to help the tree, why do it in a way that creates MORE damage?

We use Milwaukee M28 models 28v tools. We have drills, sawzall, and grinders on the truck all using the same batteries.

The 28v tools are noticeably more awesome than standard 18v tools.


love
nick

Ok

What's the smallest generator I'd need to run an angle grinder to cut those bars in the original pictures?

I can't believe how long it took them to get back to me.....but I got the job.


What kind of disc for the angle grinder? I guess just a steel cutting disc.....

I like Norton Abrasive products. Any cut off disc will work but I find Norton stuff lasts longer.

Cutting wheel or get a cutting torche.

Plasma cutter!!

 

[BlackSmith]

Whoever thought up that genius dumbassed shit needs to be treated in the same manner!

+1
People are "smart". Some should be sterilized to avoid having any "smart" children. I pity them trees. How do they get water with the concrete so close?

 

[MasterBlaster]

From what I understand, water permeates through concrete.

I could very well be wrong...

 

[BlackSmith]

Razorblade made by Flexovit cutoff blades can't be beat. They'll outlast any other blade 6:1 if you can find'em.

http://catalog.flexovitabrasives.co...ives-2/reinforced-angle-grinder-cutoff-wheels

 

[pantheraba]

Try Amazon...Flexovit seems to sell thru Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n:2665575011,p_4:Flexovit

 

[BlackSmith]

I forgot about Amazon, probably because they won't deliver up in my holler.

 

[pantheraba]

hahaha...what do you expect? A place called Upnya?? That's almost as remote as "up yonder", an actual place on my uncle's farm in S. GA.

 

[sotc]

From what I understand, water permeates through concrete.

I could very well be wrong...

Maybe a permeable concrete would pass enough water through but typical concrete, water will mostly have to go around it

 

[flushcut]

Razorblade made by Flexovit cutoff blades can't be beat. They'll outlast any other blade 6:1 if you can find'em.

http://catalog.flexovitabrasives.co...ives-2/reinforced-angle-grinder-cutoff-wheels

Really!?! I'll have to check on those. Thanks!

 

[Bodean]

I just ordered two from amazon....one is none and two is one.

I also looked at Lowe's Generac 3500w for 469.....or Home despot 3500w Briggs and Stratton for 499.....I'm going B&S.
Should be fun.
Scheduled for July 6th.

 

[pantheraba]

Makin' it happen...cool.

 

[BlackSmith]

It's not that they can't find it Gary it's just that they're skert to venture up in here. We only get a hour of sunshine a day.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Thats the kind of country my family is from.

Laconia,Boone Township, Harrison County Indiana.

Funny my great Grandfather came out here. Maybe he did not like all them silly trees!

 

[MasterBlaster]

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