Extreme A-C Hedge Trimmer
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Topic: Extreme A-C Hedge Trimmer
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Subject: Extreme A-C Hedge Trimmer
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 6:34pm
  Each year the hedge gets bigger and harder to trim by hand and   I get older. This year called for a new approach. My wife isn't laughing any more------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
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Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 6:44pm
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Let me be the first to say... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! |
Posted By: kip in cny
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 6:50pm
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That beats the trees I cut when I put the WD on my flat bed. ------------- 160 CA 920diesel 5020 HD-3 |
Posted By: Skyhighballoon(MO)
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 6:52pm
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Oh how I'd love to see a video of that in action! At first I thought it was a joke but now I see...WOW! Thanks for sharing! Mike
------------- 1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex 1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330 1969 180 gas 1965 D17 S-IV gas 1963 D17 S-III gas 1956 WD45 gas NF PS 1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin 303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers |
Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 7:26pm
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Yes, I'd say that is the "Ultimate AC Trimmer"
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Leon B MO ------------- Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself". |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 10:45pm
| Now that's the way to trim a hedge!!! Looks like one of those "redneck solutions", Calvin. LOL |
Posted By: ScottinSWIL
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 10:47pm
| Are you for hire? LOL |
Posted By: D-17_Dave
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 10:48pm
| I'm truely impressed. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 11:01pm
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Calvin I don't want to sound like the Safety Police,but oh never mind. ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 5:03am
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Mecessity is the mother of invention. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Looks like you gotter done. God Bless ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 6:15am
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Trimming becomes much less of a problem, if its the bottom 1/8th inch that's trimmed. Only takes one pass. Gerald J. |
Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 8:36am
| I thought you were kidding --- but wow! Looks like you really did it. |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 8:40am
| I woooda done that if I had the lift,,, but I wouldn't have posted it here, LOL You should have made a video, that Davesfarm dude is getting rich on Utube |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 8:49am
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Going where Pat didn't, are those chains secured to the front of the forks?
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 9:14am
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Thanks for all the comments. Having been in the concrete silo business for more than 40 years, safety is number one. The forklift has a rating of 10,000 lbs @ 44' so I'm likely about half that. There are 3/4" bolts in the front of the forks. The chains are all grade 70 with 3/8" on the axles and 5/16" holding the 21" beam under the center. The 21" beam is overkill but it was a drop off that was the right length and it was cut so the side rails were nested. It looks a lot scarier than it really was. I'm not going to start trimming trees.
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------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 10:10am
| Nothing like reducing a 3 hr job down to 15 minutes??, You would fit right in down here in New England, were alway's thinking of way's to save time. Thanks for the pic, very coool. |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 12:34pm
| Looks great...?how do you push in on the clutch when you hit a hard spot? |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 1:35pm
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OK Calvin, you got safety covered. Now will you add a laser set up like on a tiling machine so you can get it level the first time through? LOL
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 2:21pm
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Actually the forklift has a tilt or lean feature with a bubble level indicator. I lowered the cutter bar on the mower for the second pass and fine tuned the level with the forklift. I have more pictures but they don't want to load right now. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Zyta
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 2:41pm
| Hi Calvin, give me a call at the office 519-886-4530. Thanks, Jim |
Posted By: redline
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 5:21pm
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Red Green would be proud! ------------- If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done! |
Posted By: Brad MI
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 8:31pm
| Calvin, that's awesome! It's amazing the uses one can find for the areal lift, but that is cool! |