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    Kinda looks like an old V4 Wisconsin air cooled. They were used in just about any kind of farm machinery you care to name. In this case I guess it also drove a tree!!



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    Quote Originally Posted by armygreywolf View Post
    Well patriot, if you put the hand crank on it, does it turn?
    I do not know. It is to cold to be fighting machines. Hard enough to keep the skid steer, loaders, and truck running. Yesterday was nice, 30 and slight wind.

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    No problem, if you find out, let me know, two club members expressed interest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patriot76 View Post
    A picture of my motorized tree. This was a swather that was cut out of the tree. Debating if the motor should be removed.

    is this in the same family as a current bush?
    Currently looking for a job in or related to scrap/recycling. Relocation is possible for the right offer.

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    Har!!

    I guess it could be called a power tree or horsepower bush? Air cooled brambles?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MattInTheHat View Post
    is this in the same family as a current bush?
    Do not know. Thought the current bush grew at higher elevations based on the pictures. I guess it could have mutated to the lower elevations.

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    I like to haul and sell the same day if possible as my commute back home may be 50 miles or more / one way. I do have a lot near my regular scrap yard where I can leave a loaded trailer overnight and come back in the morning to unload.

    I agree and when the price is up, I do the same thing. The only thing I prepare is cutting extensions, chutes, and wheels to increase my carrying capacity. This is a turn and burn time. With the prices being low, a different strategy is implemented. Not an expert, but hope it is the right decision.

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    I think this is the power supply for the current bush!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    I think this is the power supply for the current bush!
    Thank you for solving the mystery. Evidently this is the father to the current bush.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patriot76 View Post
    Thank you for solving the mystery. Evidently this is the father to the current bush.
    That's the great thing about this forum. There are so many people with different backgrounds that love problem solving and research, I knew we would solve this eventually.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sawmilleng View Post
    Tumblew....er, Patriot:

    You have an interesting game. I'm not familiar with the countryside you work in but I would be crappin' bricks when torching in the grass shown in the last photo in post #20. Maybe its wet and not an issue but it would take a bit of getting used to. It looks like a grass fire could go a hundred miles!! I guess when things are dry a water can is a necessity.

    Another point about electronic scales: When you are doing your walkabout on the scale deck, watch, if you can, how quickly the scale settles out to the weight. I found this out on a yard scale that had mud in with the load cells and around the deck entry and exit points. It was taking a lot of time to settle because the mud was slowing the deck down. This can slow down the settling when zeroing the deck, too.

    Jon.
    Your concern about fire was legit. I talked about the rake and wanted to share pictures. Not only can grass and dirt be racked, logs, steel, and other items can be grappled. Best guess is this attachment is used 80% of the time and the forks and bucket used the rest of the time.



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    With all that snow don't you think it's time to put the skid bucket on that bobcat

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    You have a NICE Bobcat!! I'd give my eyeteeth to get a grapple like that for my skidsteer!! We're clearing more land for hay and it would be worth its weight in wild Ukranians to pick out roots and the smaller stumps after the D6 got through with things!!

    Have you had any experience with the rubber tracks in icy conditions? With a wheel, you can put chains on, but I don't know what you do with rubber tracks...bolt on steel grouser bars? Will the tracks accept tire studs?

    Jon--coloured as green as the BC T190.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sawmilleng View Post
    You have a NICE Bobcat!! I'd give my eyeteeth to get a grapple like that for my skidsteer!! We're clearing more land for hay and it would be worth its weight in wild Ukranians to pick out roots and the smaller stumps after the D6 got through with things!!

    Have you had any experience with the rubber tracks in icy conditions? With a wheel, you can put chains on, but I don't know what you do with rubber tracks...bolt on steel grouser bars? Will the tracks accept tire studs?

    Jon--coloured as green as the BC T190.
    Love the tracks on snow even deep snow. As long as I am going relatively straight, no problems. If I spin, it can be buried in an instant. The only problem I have is loading it on the flatbed. The combination of cold rubber, angle of the dove tail, ice, etc. has created some interesting rides. When it has to be loaded now, we use a loader tractor pushing the forks of the skid loader. With the tub trailer a ramp of snow is made and she crawls right inside her little dog house.

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    I haul skidsteer loaders often ( I own an equipment hauling company).

    I recommend dumping an entire container of windshield washer antifreeze on your trailer/truck deck and spreading it evenly over the deck with a push broom-the deck will stay ice free all day.

    Also put some of the antifreeze on the ramps as well.

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    Yanno...that is 50-70 percent METHANOL, totally flammable. People don't think much of it, but the quality below zero windshield wash will actually start on fire.

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    Actually I use safety kleen which is NON flammable.

    I should have mentioned that.

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    Oh good, because that cheap gas station windshield wash is flammable.

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    So are those terrible pre made sandwiches they sell! YEKKK!

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    I live on that stuff! All week long my day starting at 6, ending at...I dunno, it's dark when I get home.

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