Massive storm clean up

[YanmarFever]

Any chance they could burn it?

 

[Hay Dude]

Any chance they could burn it?

Hah, I’ve been asked that question 100 times.

No, they won’t allow it. They’re strange in their ways, but a wealthy and continuous customer.

 

[4570Man]

Hah, I’ve been asked that question 100 times.

No, they won’t allow it. They’re strange in their ways, but a wealthy and continuous customer.

I see 4 good options. Option 1, leave the piles there to rot and do nothing. Option 2, burn them. Option 3, get the 315 back and load it on dump trucks. Option 4, get the 315 back plus a belt fed grinder and grind them. Those grinders are ridiculous expensive. You could probably dump truck it cheaper especially if the dump site 1/2 mile away is a viable plan.

 

[Hay Dude]

I see 4 good options. Option 1, leave the piles there to rot and do nothing.

Definitely not an option, or they wouldn’t ask me to chip them or push them into ravine in the first place.

Option 2, burn them.

Definitely not an option as stated a dozen times before in this thread.

Option 3, get the 315 back and load it on dump trucks.

Not an option. Why do that when I have a loader that can do it without renting a 318?

Option 4, get the 315 back plus a belt fed grinder and grind them. Those grinders are ridiculous expensive. You could probably dump truck it cheaper especially if the dump site 1/2 mile away is a viable plan.

Was an option, but Customer already has too many piles of chips from work I did for them in previous years. They’d rather not create more mountains of chips, plus chipping is awfully slow when there’s this much material.

 

[4570Man]

Not an option. Why do that when I have a loader that can do it without renting a 318?



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You said yourself it doesn’t pick it up good. I’ve tried it and know it doesn’t work good. The trackhoe is way better at loading trucks. And they’re apparently money bags. You might as well have the right tool.

 

[Hay Dude]

You said yourself it doesn’t pick it up good. I’ve tried it and know it doesn’t work good. The trackhoe is way better at loading trucks. And they’re apparently money bags. You might as well have the right tool.

I’m limited on this job to renting a dozer. I can’t rent a 318 excavator, too.

Time is the thing I have. Would prefer to take longer and not rent 318 and dozer.

So it’s likely going to be a brush grapple. I need one anyway, so thins may be the task that justifies one.

 

[YanmarFever]

Hay,
The new Ram finally just had its first regen, I just let it idle for a half hour until the idle dropped and all was good!
Man that thing gets hot, even the fenders were hot, so I just opened up the hood and let it go...

 

[4570Man]

I’m limited on this job to renting a dozer. I can’t rent a 318 excavator, too.

Time is the thing I have. Would prefer to take longer and not rent 318 and dozer.

So it’s likely going to be a brush grapple. I need one anyway, so thins may be the task that justifies one.

I’ve got 2 dozers and I don’t see that they would help in that job. Trying to push that pile 1/2 a mile would be way too much especially with a reasonable sized rental dozer.

 

[Hay Dude]

I’ve got 2 dozers and I don’t see that they would help in that job. Trying to push that pile 1/2 a mile would be way too much especially with a reasonable sized rental dozer.

The rented dozer will be used to push junk, dirt, brush branches, etc into the long ravine. Maybe compact it a bit as well.
As I stated before, I dont want to push the piles that far, either.

 

[Hay Dude]

Hay,
The new Ram finally just had its first regen, I just let it idle for a half hour until the idle dropped and all was good!
Man that thing gets hot, even the fenders were hot, so I just opened up the hood and let it go...

Just make sure you run her good & hard for an hour a week!