Best two man setup I’ve seen to date, is a bucket truck and an f550 pulling a 24 foot dump trailer, in the dump trailer is a full size skidsteer, with grapple and stump grinder attachment, the dump trailer can hold tons of wood if you do logs last, and you’re not dumping 10 times a day, rural Minnesota with free dumps, that’s the best way. When you need to use the lift you just use a 1 ton to pull the lift on a trailer, and the f550 with the same setup as mentioned before. 2 truck, 2 man system.
sounds great as long as equipment fits in backyards and the ground is hard and dry. I appreciate the dump trailer though. A chipper is a massive waste of time and money in rural locals where dumping is relatively close and free. in my experience, a small articulating loader (no laying down plywood) and a 60 foot track lift fit in a 16 foot dump trailer. 1 truck, 1 man or 2 man so one in the lift and one ground guy (me). I have a much older and cheaper equipment setup that includes a chipper, but i do more in town where free dumping is far away, paid dumping is expensive, and my dump truck is small, so a chipper makes sense for now.
@@oldloudchainsaw yeah when ground is too wet, articulating loader works best, but most yards are great access, most years it’s dry. This year has been wetter overall.
That log was a mouthful but the chipper took it just fine. Also your stump grinder chews up the stumps great. Nice equipment. Glad you are doing so well.
a cap on that dump would make a monster chip truck. My vote would be dump pulls the chipper, bucket truck pulls the equipment trailer, make a second trip to come back for logs. Honestly, I see a new rearmount bucket truck with an elevator and no chip box in your future! Keep up the good work Jake!
There is no philosophical problem with this at all. Hire an accountant. Do your depreciation right. Section 179 deduction may help. Capitalize the cost of equipment and depreciate it over its useful life. Do your accounting folks, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using $300k of equipment on a job that pays $2,500, you just need to do lots of $2,500 jobs over time. 👍
A 20’ or 22’ tilt deck trailer should have enough room to haul both the avant and the stump grinder. You could also use it to haul a track lift if you get one in the future. Stay safe out there.
i have an 18' equipment trailer i use to haul a carlton 5014 and a bobcat mt55. being able to move 2 pieces of equipment with one truck and trailer is soooo convenient
I’m a retired arborist in Australia . I have an Avant 530+ which has earned its retirement I now use it helping friends and a small amount of casual work. I have quite a few attachments for it but one of the best is the 4 in 1 bucket. I have noticed that a 4 in 1 is not used much in the US. But I would recommend it. Great work. I’m glad to see you out working for yourself well done.😊
You could get a box fabed for the top of the dump truck that could be taken off with pins and on rails so it'd just slide on and off the bed. Business coming along good one I work at been it it almost 50 years dont even have a mini skid so that's alot of progress
I'm not a pro but have so much foliage/trees on my property it seems full time! Then at age 64 a miracle happened -I got a new neighbor that works at a rental place and brings home almost anything for free on weekends- Thank God!
Using the two trucks together is the smartest thing to do Jacob - using a ramp into that dump truck isn't very smart and could be dangerous - great job on the tree - it's fun watching the owner of the tree service being the ground Man - 👍👍👍
By the way that was a Robin's egg. It's great to see you doing so well and getting yourself some proper equipment you certainly deserve it. Next up knuckle boom. When you first showed that tree first thing I thought was wow there's a lot of brush in that thing. And after you got it chipped it proved it. Great video as usual!
Dude is so great to see your business grow and you get all the equipment. I own a small lawn care and it started as a very small side gig and now it’s growing fast. I have equipment I never thought I’d have so to see someone with grow is exciting. Best of luck to you man.
Great video! A quick tip for when operating the Avant, use the attachment point pivot to pick up brash to feed the chipper (right and left on the joystick) rather that dropping the boom up and down, you'll find it much smoother once you get the hang of it. Hope it helps!
I think Cyprus is what we call Macrocarpas in NZ. They grow massive here, it wasn't till you mentioned they don't reseed naturally that I realised that. The wood smells aromatic as.
IMO I don’t think ramping into the dump truck is a good idea, it’s to high/steep and the ramps will be a pain to carry around, running a two truck system and putting the equipment in a trailer might unfortunately be the way to go.
The more equipment you have the more options you will have . Transportation of equipment to jobs , work area at site , leaving wood and brush or hauling away . A larger trailer that will haul multiple pieces of equipment , and also haul away wood would be good as long as it will make it into the site .
I'm a fabricator and I just finished making a removable top for a triaxle dump truck that's owned by a local tree service. You should definitely have a top made for that Chevy! Removable would be an issue for you where you don't have a big machine to take it off the top of the truck... but still, definitely get a chip top on that Chevy. Also, I agree with what others are saying, 20' tilt deck or even a regular trailer with ramps to put stumpy and the avant on. One shot both machines are at the site
WE had Leylands Cypresses on our front lawn rather than a fence. I got them from Parks, online. I didn't realize they could grow that big. WE sold the house 11 years ago and moved to Ferndale,WA. Yikes! Cheers, Rik Spector
It has been fun watching from when you worked for other people, to working alone, and the "I am done working alone" video. And now you have a crew and a growing set of heavy equipment. Sadly I'm in NH, so I won't be calling.
Enjoyed this vid. The Avant is a really good way to save your back so you can enjoy your life as a senior citizen when the time comes. Good choice on becoming full service Jacob. As always, wish you much success and enjoyment down your pathway.
Nice to see someone passionate about what they do, making it happen! Been fun and inspiring, as fellow small business owner, watching you incrementally building the business with the intentionality of efficient systems. You have a neat little operation going- thanks for sharing your experience on UA-cam for us!
that depends on what kind of jobs you get, here in vegas access is the issue lots of material with tight gates we use a 6 man crew to keep material moving
Could you have your fabricator install side doors on the chipper truck? Then you could chip from the side if there isn’t room for the truck and trailer together.
Yes but its just for the lawyers. If you go in that far you are done anyway. I remember getting these retrofit kits from bandit in 98 for my 97. Not our fault he didnt pull the rusted frayed cable that has frozen pulleys in 2 months.
It's a great machine that definitely helps out the groundwork and helps relieve the stress on the ground crew. we use one with our tree service, it is indispensable especially in the heat ❤ Blessings and aloha
Hi loving the videos! Tilting the bed is a good idea if you could make a wedge shaped thing on both sides at the front hinged at the front and that could be lifted at rear of it could help you fill the chips better. The tailgate ramp could be solved by making a sturdy outer box frame with opening chequer plate doors strong enough to support the machines driving over and the whole frame able to be lowered hydraulically. It would give you a safer angle to drive the machines on.
A few suggestions if i may. 1. Clam shells for grapple. 2. Hard Chip top for dump truck. 3. Diesel 18" chipper (1890xp for massive pulling). 4. Another guy ( 3 man crew is where it's at)
Hello Jacob, Congratulations on the growing success of your business. Been watching your UA-cam channel since you working out of the Jetta. Full time employee and equipment you have now is the rewards from hard work. Very best to “Guilty of Treeson.” Thank you for sharing. 🌲
I just went to Seattle for the first time last week, pretty cool seeing REAL trees finally lol. I’m in San Antonio, our trees are pretty small in comparison to yours. It’s like 80% Live Oak here.
One thing that I would recommend trying is a toro dingo tx1000 wide track with a branch manager grapple. I work for a decently large tree company in Pennsylvania and we have both dingoes and the bobcat equivalent to the avant. The dingoes are much handier than the articulating wheel loader. Especially for feeding the chipper. Dingoes are much faster and more adaptable
My friend has an avant for his tree service, that add on kit is nice but we ended up cutting off the pusher portion. He also cut his winch arm back flush to the infeed shute for easier loading.
I've been dreaming of the perfect two guy tree crew set up, it would be expensive to get set up but when done I think it could be highly efficient. International 4900 with a service body for tools and gear, 30' flat deck trailer, palazzani TSJ 98 spider lift, Carlton SP7015TRX Stump grinder, Avant 635i Loader with a standard grapple bucket, and I want to build a modified 8-12" chipper to drive on tracks be a total width of 35" and carry bulk bags like they use for shipping, you can get them in 2 cubic yards. to get into the back yards and chip right up close to the tree. use the Avant to stack everything out at the road and have a debris truck with a loader come pick it all up, either your own or contracted. but if it was mine it would be an international 4900 with a DT466/Eaton 9LL, 20k front/48k rear tandem, Rear mounted Serco 8500 loader and a 20' full height (13'4") hardox steel debris box.
@Guiltyoftreeson couple recommendations, one is a big enough flat bed equipment trailer where you can store your attachments and equipment on, two for the dump truck i would do fold up arms where the pivot up to about a right angle with netting and a notch at the top of them for the dump bed net to set on so you dont have to constantly have to adjust chips, you have 2 dump bodies that can handle everything just not the right trailers just yet in my opinion and also so if you can get an controled chute where its electronicly adjustable personal opinion i think would make life easier to control where the chips go
Build a topper for the dump truck. Build it right and you can use it for multiple uses including chips and hauling wood and equipment. Just a thought. Glad to see your business expanding. 👍👍
Get with Pulltarps on a different tarp for the dump bed. You can get an electric opening/closing tarp that will make it a lot easier to get it covered to chip into.
Hi from Japan We use aluminum excavator ramps here to load equipment into trucks. I would suggest calling your local Japanese excavator dealer and see if they can get you some ramps. They are very easy to come by.
I went from small chipper to big MAKE sure you get a crush cylinder for many reasons one being you see how all the logs wrap up when first entering the chipper with a crush you can open the mouth and shove from the side then let the wheels close back onto the log. Also try to get out of the habit of feeding from in front of the chipper. Good job man keep on keeping on your doing great! I have a huge job in mi coming up if you’d want to contract climb just setting crane slings. Not sure if that too far for you to travel or if you’re staying around home for a bit! Stay safe
I chipped into an open box for years, made less of a mess if you got the box a couple feet before chipping. I like your ideas for towing. I think it sucks fmi dropped bandit but excited to see someone close by using the morbark
Dam your killing it bro . I've been watching for yrs , not much lately butt your subs are up , you got alot of great equipment & a worker . Great job , good on you , only going up . Your still guilty of treason !!!!!!! We will settle it in court . Lol
Hey man on Zacheus 's channel he uses ramps to put his mini excavator in the back of his dump truck. Actually seems to work well, plus its way heavier than the avant or the stump grinder. So the weight and ramp angle should be no proble. Maybe check him out and he may be able to tell you where he got his ramps. Set up looks nice man!!
I have the Avant 635 with branch manager grapple same chipper but its the 1821 gas. same problem with hitting the fairlead, but I question do I need the winch on the chipper anymore. I constantly use the branch manager to push trees in desire direction and rig wood off of it. love you channel. Be safe take, time when needed. Would love to hear others comments on this problem
Get a retractable dome roof for the dump truck. Put a winch in the front of the box to help pull equipment and logs in. Custom Make the Avant tree arborist attachment clip on and off easily
Nice video as always! :-) You could have that "tree-pushing" tool on its own quick couple. It can be handy sometimes. Maybe make a holder for it on some of the trucks so it always is available when needed. You should also have another grapple. There are special kind that works better with branches. They have open ends like nails. So it penetrates the branches easier, leaving less on the ground each time. Greetings from sweden!
Buy a Vermeer AX17. You will have awesome support and you can tip the winch fair lead up out of your way for mechanical feeding. Then you can leave the arborist kit on the Avant. You will use it a lot.
I love seeing that your business is growing. I hope you can pay the equipment off and start swimming in all that cash you bring in. Hard work pays off.
At 5:30 I’m curious on the attachment? I feel like it should be the other way around. From other types of equipment I’ve seen like this.I see that the metal is probably too long to flip tho. But I think that’s how they shoulda made it. So you can grapple for safety..
The ease of dialing in that notch caught my eye, I’m glad you mentioned the square grind on that 661…is that full chisel skip tooth bench grinder? Also, can anybody weigh in on the 660 high idle trigger issue? Should I shim mine to get the high idle working again? P.S. 70’ Forestry bucket is not my favorite at my company…it seems like the rear mount 60’ is more frequently accessing the work and earning it’’s keep. I’m intrigued by the spider lifts which ride on an Isuzu truck chassis -limited tow capacity with lift, but once empty, it could free up another truck to tow & position equipment.
Get a couple of 2 x 10’s bracket them to the top of the dump truck box and afix some hoop braces across the top on the wood sides and raise your cover. Good example if you look at CottonTops trailer setup. Adapt and overcome.
If you want to ramp equipment into the dump truck you should consider putting kelderman air ride on it so you can dump the bags and lower your loading height and angle.
I agree with Randy. I hope Randy still makes appearances on the channel now that u have full time help. Hes funny
Best two man setup I’ve seen to date, is a bucket truck and an f550 pulling a 24 foot dump trailer, in the dump trailer is a full size skidsteer, with grapple and stump grinder attachment, the dump trailer can hold tons of wood if you do logs last, and you’re not dumping 10 times a day, rural Minnesota with free dumps, that’s the best way. When you need to use the lift you just use a 1 ton to pull the lift on a trailer, and the f550 with the same setup as mentioned before. 2 truck, 2 man system.
sounds great as long as equipment fits in backyards and the ground is hard and dry. I appreciate the dump trailer though. A chipper is a massive waste of time and money in rural locals where dumping is relatively close and free. in my experience, a small articulating loader (no laying down plywood) and a 60 foot track lift fit in a 16 foot dump trailer. 1 truck, 1 man or 2 man so one in the lift and one ground guy (me). I have a much older and cheaper equipment setup that includes a chipper, but i do more in town where free dumping is far away, paid dumping is expensive, and my dump truck is small, so a chipper makes sense for now.
@@oldloudchainsaw yeah when ground is too wet, articulating loader works best, but most yards are great access, most years it’s dry. This year has been wetter overall.
Like an old musician used to say to me, we have $20k worth of kit in a $2k van going to a $200 gig, life
😂😂😂
Haha love this analogy!
That log was a mouthful but the chipper took it just fine. Also your stump grinder chews up the stumps great. Nice equipment. Glad you are doing so well.
Please keep Randy around, hes awesome!
Bandit chippers & horizontal grinders all day long! Been operating for years.. Very reliable
a cap on that dump would make a monster chip truck. My vote would be dump pulls the chipper, bucket truck pulls the equipment trailer, make a second trip to come back for logs. Honestly, I see a new rearmount bucket truck with an elevator and no chip box in your future! Keep up the good work Jake!
There is no philosophical problem with this at all. Hire an accountant. Do your depreciation right. Section 179 deduction may help. Capitalize the cost of equipment and depreciate it over its useful life. Do your accounting folks, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using $300k of equipment on a job that pays $2,500, you just need to do lots of $2,500 jobs over time. 👍
Accountant in another country agrees, heh.
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys!!! WOW!!! Very impressive and you are blessed
Enjoy your new toys!
Men don't waste money on toys
A 20’ or 22’ tilt deck trailer should have enough room to haul both the avant and the stump grinder. You could also use it to haul a track lift if you get one in the future. Stay safe out there.
i have an 18' equipment trailer i use to haul a carlton 5014 and a bobcat mt55. being able to move 2 pieces of equipment with one truck and trailer is soooo convenient
I have a 22’ tilt deck we haul a kx040 excavator and a sm110 with grapple on. Works flawlessly
Good idea. He's got a dump truck. No need for a dump trailer any longer.
I'd stay close to guys like Gordy. Good council and wise council is priceless!
Im praying for you Jake!
Jesus is King
The empire grows 😊
Man good for you getting all this nice equipment. As a person who has had my own business for just over a year now I can respect what you are doing!
I’m a retired arborist in Australia . I have an Avant 530+ which has earned its retirement I now use it helping friends and a small amount of casual work. I have quite a few attachments for it but one of the best is the 4 in 1 bucket. I have noticed that a 4 in 1 is not used much in the US. But I would recommend it. Great work. I’m glad to see you out working for yourself well done.😊
You could get a box fabed for the top of the dump truck that could be taken off with pins and on rails so it'd just slide on and off the bed. Business coming along good one I work at been it it almost 50 years dont even have a mini skid so that's alot of progress
Awesome to see the business grow 👍
I have several large trees to cut but I’m living in Wisconsin. The trees are yours if you ever come here. Love your videos.
Keep up the good work. Been watching your channel for a few years. Glad things are working out for you, you deserve it.
I'm not a pro but have so much foliage/trees on my property it seems full time! Then at age 64 a miracle happened -I got a new neighbor that works at a rental place and brings home almost anything for free on weekends- Thank God!
I have no idea why those lines occur randomly on my comments WTF
How do you price these jobs
@@Horatio1886buildIf you add dashes in your UA-cam comment, everything between the dashes is formatted with a strike through.
I hope you succeed in whatever it is you do most small businesses go belly under within four years. I hope you are the exception.
Using the two trucks together is the smartest thing to do Jacob - using a ramp into that dump truck isn't very smart and could be dangerous - great job on the tree - it's fun watching the owner of the tree service being the ground Man - 👍👍👍
Bro I wished I could find somebody as knowledgeable and helpful as you are to help me out
By the way that was a Robin's egg. It's great to see you doing so well and getting yourself some proper equipment you certainly deserve it. Next up knuckle boom.
When you first showed that tree first thing I thought was wow there's a lot of brush in that thing. And after you got it chipped it proved it. Great video as usual!
agreed on the robin egg !
Dude is so great to see your business grow and you get all the equipment. I own a small lawn care and it started as a very small side gig and now it’s growing fast. I have equipment I never thought I’d have so to see someone with grow is exciting. Best of luck to you man.
Great video! A quick tip for when operating the Avant, use the attachment point pivot to pick up brash to feed the chipper (right and left on the joystick) rather that dropping the boom up and down, you'll find it much smoother once you get the hang of it. Hope it helps!
I think Cyprus is what we call Macrocarpas in NZ. They grow massive here, it wasn't till you mentioned they don't reseed naturally that I realised that. The wood smells aromatic as.
IMO I don’t think ramping into the dump truck is a good idea, it’s to high/steep and the ramps will be a pain to carry around, running a two truck system and putting the equipment in a trailer might unfortunately be the way to go.
I agree. Sell the dump trailer and pick up a nice equipment trailer to haul the grinder / avant / storage
3.is better your ground guy would help keep it clean faster.
I don’t think he needs to sell the dump trailer, but an equipment trailer with side load ability would be ideal for carrying both.
@RickF1558 keep the dump trailer, and save up for the equipment trailer
No ramps, instead consider a hydraulic lift gate maybe?
Hi again what kind of battery saw did you use Thanks Mike
The more equipment you have the more options you will have . Transportation of equipment to jobs , work area at site , leaving wood and brush or hauling away . A larger trailer that will haul multiple pieces of equipment , and also haul away wood would be good as long as it will make it into the site .
I'm a fabricator and I just finished making a removable top for a triaxle dump truck that's owned by a local tree service. You should definitely have a top made for that Chevy! Removable would be an issue for you where you don't have a big machine to take it off the top of the truck... but still, definitely get a chip top on that Chevy. Also, I agree with what others are saying, 20' tilt deck or even a regular trailer with ramps to put stumpy and the avant on. One shot both machines are at the site
WE had Leylands Cypresses on our front lawn rather than a fence.
I got them from Parks, online.
I didn't realize they could grow that big.
WE sold the house 11 years ago and moved to Ferndale,WA.
Yikes!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Business is good, happy for you!
It has been fun watching from when you worked for other people, to working alone, and the "I am done working alone" video. And now you have a crew and a growing set of heavy equipment. Sadly I'm in NH, so I won't be calling.
Enjoyed this vid. The Avant is a really good way to save your back so you can enjoy your life as a senior citizen when the time comes. Good choice on becoming full service Jacob. As always, wish you much success and enjoyment down your pathway.
That stump grinder is awesome
Nice to see someone passionate about what they do, making it happen! Been fun and inspiring, as fellow small business owner, watching you incrementally building the business with the intentionality of efficient systems. You have a neat little operation going- thanks for sharing your experience on UA-cam for us!
The UK is full of these trees. "Coney bashin' " is a common phrase used when working on them. All the kit looks great man. Keep up the good work 👍
2 man crew is where its at
that depends on what kind of jobs you get, here in vegas access is the issue lots of material with tight gates we use a 6 man crew to keep material moving
Only if the other man is Randy (and his dog)
I agree. But 285 thousand for that little piece of crap is way too much money. Way way too much.
@@christopherw4527 I think that was for all the machinery on the job not just the loader, imo the little piece of crap did a great job.
2 live crew😂
You have the right idea, less people means less payroll taxes and workers comp.
The more you can mechanize the better.
Could you have your fabricator install side doors on the chipper truck? Then you could chip from the side if there isn’t room for the truck and trailer together.
You could build a lightweight plywood top for the dump truck that is easily removed for logs. Great video
You gotta get a roof on that dump truck to chip into. Super nice truck!
It's there, rolled up in front by the cab.
What are those 2 yellow cables in the chipper for? Are they emergency stops you pull if you get caught inside it?
Yea they’re last chance lines if you get sucked in you can pull em and it reverses the feed wheels
Yea they’re last chance lines if you get sucked in you pull them and it reverses the feed wheels
Exactly. They’re called last chance cords
Yes but its just for the lawyers.
If you go in that far you are done anyway.
I remember getting these retrofit kits from bandit in 98 for my 97.
Not our fault he didnt pull the rusted frayed cable that has frozen pulleys in 2 months.
It's a great machine that definitely helps out the groundwork and helps relieve the stress on the ground crew.
we use one with our tree service, it is indispensable especially in the heat ❤
Blessings and aloha
Hi loving the videos! Tilting the bed is a good idea if you could make a wedge shaped thing on both sides at the front hinged at the front and that could be lifted at rear of it could help you fill the chips better. The tailgate ramp could be solved by making a sturdy outer box frame with opening chequer plate doors strong enough to support the machines driving over and the whole frame able to be lowered hydraulically. It would give you a safer angle to drive the machines on.
A few suggestions if i may. 1. Clam shells for grapple. 2. Hard Chip top for dump truck. 3. Diesel 18" chipper (1890xp for massive pulling). 4. Another guy ( 3 man crew is where it's at)
So much "HOW DARE YOU!!"S GOIN ON!! me and lord Peg up north here LOVE IT!!!
Ya, that attachment would make a great boat anchor.
Hello Jacob, Congratulations on the growing success of your business. Been watching your UA-cam channel since you working out of the Jetta. Full time employee and equipment you have now is the rewards from hard work. Very best to “Guilty of Treeson.” Thank you for sharing. 🌲
I just went to Seattle for the first time last week, pretty cool seeing REAL trees finally lol.
I’m in San Antonio, our trees are pretty small in comparison to yours.
It’s like 80% Live Oak here.
another great video. you & Isaac make a great team. congratz on the dumpy. your tree service really coming along nicely.may you continue to excel.
One thing that I would recommend trying is a toro dingo tx1000 wide track with a branch manager grapple. I work for a decently large tree company in Pennsylvania and we have both dingoes and the bobcat equivalent to the avant. The dingoes are much handier than the articulating wheel loader. Especially for feeding the chipper. Dingoes are much faster and more adaptable
Congratulations buddy, you made it! Glad that the business is flowing
Love the stump grinder addition!
My friend has an avant for his tree service, that add on kit is nice but we ended up cutting off the pusher portion. He also cut his winch arm back flush to the infeed shute for easier loading.
We use the same grapple on our avant but have made a custom brace for pushing over trees which fit into the arm.
I've been dreaming of the perfect two guy tree crew set up, it would be expensive to get set up but when done I think it could be highly efficient. International 4900 with a service body for tools and gear, 30' flat deck trailer, palazzani TSJ 98 spider lift, Carlton SP7015TRX Stump grinder, Avant 635i Loader with a standard grapple bucket, and I want to build a modified 8-12" chipper to drive on tracks be a total width of 35" and carry bulk bags like they use for shipping, you can get them in 2 cubic yards. to get into the back yards and chip right up close to the tree. use the Avant to stack everything out at the road and have a debris truck with a loader come pick it all up, either your own or contracted. but if it was mine it would be an international 4900 with a DT466/Eaton 9LL, 20k front/48k rear tandem, Rear mounted Serco 8500 loader and a 20' full height (13'4") hardox steel debris box.
@Guiltyoftreeson couple recommendations, one is a big enough flat bed equipment trailer where you can store your attachments and equipment on, two for the dump truck i would do fold up arms where the pivot up to about a right angle with netting and a notch at the top of them for the dump bed net to set on so you dont have to constantly have to adjust chips, you have 2 dump bodies that can handle everything just not the right trailers just yet in my opinion and also so if you can get an controled chute where its electronicly adjustable personal opinion i think would make life easier to control where the chips go
Build a topper for the dump truck. Build it right and you can use it for multiple uses including chips and hauling wood and equipment. Just a thought. Glad to see your business expanding. 👍👍
The little green machine is strong and the operating skills are coming around, good job
In the uk we call them “conifers” and yes swell up really quick in the chipper truck
Get with Pulltarps on a different tarp for the dump bed. You can get an electric opening/closing tarp that will make it a lot easier to get it covered to chip into.
I’d sell the dump trailer and buy a long flatbed trailer for the Avant and grinder! you could stake side the flatbed to carry long logs too
Jacob,
All the best for a great 2024 and beyond. Stay safe!
Damn…you’ve come a long way…deservedly! 👍
Hi from Japan
We use aluminum excavator ramps here to load equipment into trucks. I would suggest calling your local Japanese excavator dealer and see if they can get you some ramps. They are very easy to come by.
You said they didn't grow in the wild in my back fields those trees has took en over my back field lol
So many cedar trees back there anyone need some cedar post lol
So happy to see you doing so well
I went from small chipper to big MAKE sure you get a crush cylinder for many reasons one being you see how all the logs wrap up when first entering the chipper with a crush you can open the mouth and shove from the side then let the wheels close back onto the log. Also try to get out of the habit of feeding from in front of the chipper. Good job man keep on keeping on your doing great! I have a huge job in mi coming up if you’d want to contract climb just setting crane slings. Not sure if that too far for you to travel or if you’re staying around home for a bit! Stay safe
I chipped into an open box for years, made less of a mess if you got the box a couple feet before chipping. I like your ideas for towing. I think it sucks fmi dropped bandit but excited to see someone close by using the morbark
Dam your killing it bro . I've been watching for yrs , not much lately butt your subs are up , you got alot of great equipment & a worker . Great job , good on you , only going up . Your still guilty of treason !!!!!!! We will settle it in court . Lol
Hey man on Zacheus 's channel he uses ramps to put his mini excavator in the back of his dump truck. Actually seems to work well, plus its way heavier than the avant or the stump grinder. So the weight and ramp angle should be no proble. Maybe check him out and he may be able to tell you where he got his ramps. Set up looks nice man!!
I’m 56 and climbing with 2 below the knee amputations got ya beat!eco tree ny
great equipment you got there and great view of the chipper working thanks
Nice to see you doing great, and nice equiptment 👍🏻😃
Yoooooooooo I love it. seeing you killing it small crew is where it’s at.
Always fun to watch! Thanks much for the videos!
I have the Avant 635 with branch manager grapple same chipper but its the 1821 gas. same problem with hitting the fairlead, but I question do I need the winch on the chipper anymore. I constantly use the branch manager to push trees in desire direction and rig wood off of it. love you channel. Be safe take, time when needed.
Would love to hear others comments on this problem
Get a retractable dome roof for the dump truck. Put a winch in the front of the box to help pull equipment and logs in. Custom Make the Avant tree arborist attachment clip on and off easily
Congrats Boss, Jake
Been watchin since the beginning glad to see you got your own business
Nice truck!
I'm just now realizing I could lift my dump truck up to chip into it. Thank you Treeson I honestly did not think of that until watching this video.
I turned 56 yesterday and am still climbing Trees
Nice video as always! :-) You could have that "tree-pushing" tool on its own quick couple. It can be handy sometimes. Maybe make a holder for it on some of the trucks so it always is available when needed. You should also have another grapple. There are special kind that works better with branches. They have open ends like nails. So it penetrates the branches easier, leaving less on the ground each time. Greetings from sweden!
A longer deflector on the end may help keep (aim) chips in the truck better
Wow, you've come a long way !
The Avant is a very cool machine.
How about a spider next- so much incredible equipment out there over the last several years
Me being a uk tree firm thats a 1.5hr job, upstip it 8ft and fell it, 2 tipper vans jobs easy 2-3lad
jobs done.
Buy a Vermeer AX17. You will have awesome support and you can tip the winch fair lead up out of your way for mechanical feeding. Then you can leave the arborist kit on the Avant. You will use it a lot.
Nice set up man! You have come super far in the 4 years I have been watching.
For non Washington residents, Jacob was listening to Classical Music KING FM out of Seattle when riding in the truck back from his house 😊
I love seeing that your business is growing. I hope you can pay the equipment off and start swimming in all that cash you bring in. Hard work pays off.
YES ANTHOR TREE JOB YEAH
Would it be cheaper and faster to take down and reinstall a piece of fence and just fell the tree?
At 5:30 I’m curious on the attachment? I feel like it should be the other way around. From other types of equipment I’ve seen like this.I see that the metal is probably too long to flip tho. But I think that’s how they shoulda made it. So you can grapple for safety..
Cool to watch your company grow. Let me know when you're over on the west side, love to meet you on a job. Keep cuttin'!
The ease of dialing in that notch caught my eye, I’m glad you mentioned the square grind on that 661…is that full chisel skip tooth bench grinder? Also, can anybody weigh in on the 660 high idle trigger issue? Should I shim mine to get the high idle working again? P.S. 70’ Forestry bucket is not my favorite at my company…it seems like the rear mount 60’ is more frequently accessing the work and earning it’’s keep. I’m intrigued by the spider lifts which ride on an Isuzu truck chassis -limited tow capacity with lift, but once empty, it could free up another truck to tow & position equipment.
The empire is growing!👍🏼👍🏼😃
Get a couple of 2 x 10’s bracket them to the top of the dump truck box and afix some hoop braces across the top on the wood sides and raise your cover. Good example if you look at CottonTops trailer setup. Adapt and overcome.
If you want to ramp equipment into the dump truck you should consider putting kelderman air ride on it so you can dump the bags and lower your loading height and angle.