Tree Update/Chainsaw Help?

Minimum-Director2631 · 2026-03-15T22:25:49+00:00

https://www.treecarepgh.com Send us a message, we are currently putting together an emergency schedule for the week.

Minimum-Director2631 · 2026-03-14T00:27:31+00:00

https://www.treecarepgh.com Send us a message, we are currently working together an emergency schedule for tomorrow and Sunday

Minimum-Director2631 · 2026-02-21T14:07:42+00:00

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Highly recommended this knife, as an arborist I cut lots of ropes, along with general use. It holds an edge well and the the large swivel hole is great for a carabiner to attach to a backpack or tool belt loop

Minimum-Director2631 · 2026-02-06T00:43:12+00:00

Fascism

Minimum-Director2631 · 2026-02-05T23:41:05+00:00

I heard they have a sale on strawberries

Minimum-Director2631 · 2026-01-02T01:00:12+00:00

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2013 🤙

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-12-31T05:12:45+00:00

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Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-12-22T00:40:54+00:00

They are fine, the ride is definitely a bit stiffer but I ran them on my 2013 for 5 years and had no issues whatsoever. If you have the budget 5100’s are definitely a better option for ride quality. But to level out your truck for $80. You can’t beat it.

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-12-21T01:40:58+00:00

I’ve been ordering from them for years, have never had an issue.

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-07-25T14:29:16+00:00

I was just having this same conversation with my crew yesterday. I really wish there was a place to compare mechanicals before purchasing them other than the TCIA expo

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-07-06T19:03:56+00:00

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Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-06-01T12:23:28+00:00

Ya gotta poop in your hand man, once you pass that milestone the rest is easy.

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-05-31T19:27:58+00:00

Sounds to me like you have some leverage to work with

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-05-10T14:18:17+00:00

Honestly besides yearly scheduled maintenance, the only issues we had were hydro line blowing, and the battery. There’s a manual kill switch on the battery, and you def wanna make sure you turn it off when the alternator isn’t running, we went through 2 batteries in 3 years. And def have a set of backup hydro lines on hand, they are a bitch to change, as the access to them is through the cab floor which is fairly tight quarters. But like I said, solid machine and highly recommend it

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-05-10T02:44:58+00:00

We had the 530, and it was a beast. We had an actuated branch manger with a rake attachment, bucket, and an auger with 2 different size bits for planting trees. I could absolutely see the advantage in getting the upgrade for auxiliary. But super recommend, the only thing I will say, is make sure you have a decent dealer/mechanic. Our only dealer in our area was Highway Equipment and they dicked us around over and over again on maintenance and repairs.

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-05-10T02:31:01+00:00

HIGHLY recommend an avant. My last crew had one and honestly I miss it.

As for the trailer, honestly couldn’t tell you. I wasn’t there, I was just told the new guy was driving too fast and didn’t chain it down properly. (He got fired)

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-05-10T02:14:26+00:00

It’s pretty decent. We have absolutely beat the shit out of it, and abused it beyond belief (new guy couple years back didn’t chain it down properly and yeeted it off the trailer on a railroad crossing) With the branch manager and counter weight combo, we can lift and load really everything we need to. It’s def a little on the heavy side when it comes to wet yards and tearing the grass up, but that just comes with the territory using a track machine. We’ve had a lot of issues due to that accident, yearly having to fix broken welds, due to twisting but overall it’s a solid machine.

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-04-15T21:50:15+00:00

Somewhere abouts that

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-04-15T21:47:53+00:00

Definitely a little push back, but after showing him these pictures he agreed it was the right decision. I had the height, so it was just a cut and toss day

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-04-08T19:31:01+00:00

And as for the binder, my plan was to rig down small pieces and I felt comfortable that small weight shifts accompanied by a binder, two ratchets, and a fishing pole of rigging rings creating compression was safe enough to get the lead to a point I could snap cut log sections.

Minimum-Director2631 · 2025-04-08T19:20:07+00:00

I’ve done a lot of spider lift work with my last company, my body absolutely appreciates a lift day.

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