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Any advice on weird tree spade conversion, in Upstate, SC?

yumbrad

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Cool pic! That looks like a similar spade, is it a Vermeer? What diameter?

I ran this girl for 17 years and the plumbing is a pain. There's nothing like doing a plant friendly job then pinching a hose in front of a client and blowing oil all over the place. The increase in value on this unit over 2 decades was shocking so they can be a good investment. Really looking forward to MV Tree Spade pictures once you get rolling.
 

m1010plowboy

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Sam Spade MV

Cool pic! That looks like a similar spade, is it a Vermeer? What diameter?
It is a 72" Vermeer so our two spades are family. I tried to kill it with our Canadian frost but from last reports she still works on a golf course. I started to abuse it in 1981 so they are well built spades.

The sliding deck and outside gate rams had the worst plumbing because the hoses need to move and were exposed. I don't recall anything that a short, fat, balding guy couldn't fix in the field. Sometimes I needed to pull 6 hoses to get one out but it's just nuts and bolts so .......I let mechanics do the hard stuff.

Hooking overhead wires and hitting anything underground can be either common, avoidable, deadly or good training.

My buddy Rob flies this beauty and he spends a ton of time south of the border. Now here's a guy that thinks a spade is a good investment.

Robs spade.jpg
 

frank8003

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I found it for 9500 in SC. It is a 50 year old M35 Kaiser means it is multi fuel, which is advantage. (500 for the truck and 3000 to get it all going good) and you are in business. The T-66 Vermeer goes for 9000 itself used.
How many hours you got to be able to work on it?

a tree spade.jpg
 
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