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  1. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    Keep the head balanced. Build extra guards to keep the discharge minimized. Learn what it does far away from people because it can/will throw chunks a long ways when least expected. Keep a close eye on the temps and clean out the radiators if it runs warm - warm goes to hot pretty fast. Most...
  2. treemuncher

    A/C refrigerant

    Look up Red Dot. Most of their catalogs have some basics on how the systems work. They likely have some troubleshooting manuals as well. I have put in some AC systems on my own equipment and keep a set of gauges on my service truck at all times. You can not run a mulcher without AC unless it is...
  3. treemuncher

    Sayin hello from TN.

    Ummm, that is Henry County. Paris is the county seat. Paris Landing is actually in Buchanan. Maybe you should stop by and say hi sometime!
  4. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

  5. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    Not too bad for 13 minutes of work in wet conditions that were slowing me down. Covered in stumps (6"-24" mostly pine) that were cut low, now ground flush and easy to drive over. Ready for the customer to throw down grass seed and able to keep it cut with a bush hog mower. Knocked out over 5...
  6. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    Bigger is always better if there is a lot to be done. However, unless I ever get 750 - 1000 hp under the hood, I will always want more power. I do about 90% of my work with the track machine because I can move that with my custom built straight truck myself. I sold my lowboy after the divorce so...
  7. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    Currently working a stump & loose slash clearing job. I got in a good 1.5 hours and then my fuel injection pump took a dump. The machine was dead where it sat. Fortunately it was dry enough, and cleared enough, to get my service truck in close to the machine for diagnostics and repairs. It...
  8. treemuncher

    Bottom roller installation tricks

    I paid the extra to put Berco back on it. 2 top rollers are ITR but the rails, pads, idlers and all other rollers are Berco this time. If I get an extra 500 hours out of it, it has paid for itself many times over. The down time is the real killer and costs the most. It's like paint - the labor...
  9. treemuncher

    Bottom roller installation tricks

    I had to rebuild the undercarriage on the Lamtrac, again. Not impressed with the ITR branded stuff at all. I don't think it had much over 1500 hrs on it and everything is shot on the upper and lower rollers, along with sprockets. In order to lift rollers into place, I have a modded cradle...
  10. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    That must be the most boring show that I've watched, but I still try to tune in daily. In thick, light brush it's like a cascading waterfall of green constantly falling in front of me. Made me sick to my stomach a number of times in the old "Pitch & Puke" Posi-track 4810. Not so bad in the...
  11. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    The Barko has a Seppi Superforst head on it. 10k lbs head + 30k lbs tractor. The Lamtrac has an FAE head on it at around 6k-7k lbs. I like the FAE best then Seppi takes second place. The FAE has a smaller rotor diameter and is a pure torque monster at 6,500 psi. The Seppi only gets 5,500 psi but...
  12. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    And this one. I have a customer needing to make a quick presentation to his group so I quickly put these together. I really should take more footage but I am always determined to keep working pretty much non-stop.
  13. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    Let's see if I got this one uploaded right...
  14. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    Just some of the track frame cracks that I have been dealing with on the Lamtrac. Manufacturer told me that they have never heard of anyone else having this problem. I call BS. I own it and I do not beat on this machine. Poor design of the frame structure and some factory welds that never...
  15. treemuncher

    Magnetic plumb level for dipper stick

    Apache Bullseye 5+ or similar with magnetic mount. It will show plumb from front-rear and side-side axises. I've had excellent luck with mine and you can wire remote displays to it
  16. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    Finally got the new undercarriage install, fixed a couple of hydraulic leaks, some major cracks in the track frames, a good wash-out of dirt/oils/debris and put back to work. I should have taken some video of the first job with the big oaks that were leaned back towards a house - those were...
  17. treemuncher

    Noise Cancelation

    I tried to quiet and cool the cab of a machine last year. Here are some of the products that I used. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y5BQYGL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Y14Q96?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title...
  18. treemuncher

    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Absolutely the best of Larson, in my opinion. I went to school with a bunch of these guys that excelled at mathematical and theoretical principles but were unable to deal with real world applications. Just because you graduated with a degree does not mean you can apply the concepts in actual...
  19. treemuncher

    Hose for brake fluid

    Have you posted up on ForestryForum.com? Someone over there may be able to help in the logging section.
  20. treemuncher

    Work boots

    With a red color like that, you might pick up the nickname "Dorothy"
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