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My new christmas toy finally arrived today! (new pics)
« on: January 05, 2012, 08:58:13 pm »
 

 

The new Grinder finally arrived today! Big investment to eliminate most bottle necks.  Ran two loads through it today along with lots of training, tomorrow more grinding and training.
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2012, 09:03:24 pm »
Nice ,A lot of grinding to pay for that baby ;D
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2012, 09:35:46 pm »
Guees that was the "BIG" investment.

 WOW, BIG ;D :D

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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2012, 10:23:45 pm »
Aaron,

I bet the cedars are running scared, now!
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2012, 04:17:13 am »
Back to the grind,  ah?

You’d think a machine that big would call for a bigger picture or maybe two?
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2012, 07:20:08 am »
 What kind and how many hp? How many truck loads or ton a day you expect from the grinder?
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2012, 07:25:13 am »
That's way  8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2012, 08:00:27 am »
Back to the grind,  ah?

You’d think a machine that big would call for a bigger picture or maybe two?

x2  I can't even tell what it is from that little pic.  Some action shots would be good too ;D ;)

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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2012, 08:29:07 am »
More action pics this evening. The machine is a Rotochopper with 765 horsepower. It will run 100 yards of cedar in 30 minutes.
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2012, 08:58:07 am »
Wow I can't even run a hundred yards in 30 minutes :D

NO kidding thats a lot of grinding. Is that 3 semiloads an hour? PC
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2012, 09:02:27 am »
Jeff baked "nas" a cake today.  Happy Birthday.   :)
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2012, 09:16:44 am »
Nice looking machine OKMULCH.
You'll be busy with all the cedar out in OK.



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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2012, 11:20:21 pm »
Think of all the dust that you can kick up with that thing!
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2012, 06:50:17 am »
Quiet WDH, EPA is thinking of looking for fugitive dust.
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2012, 04:39:05 pm »
Thanks for the birthday wishes, had a good one 8)
Still waiting for the pictures okmulch ;) :)

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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today!
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2012, 07:29:12 pm »
The pics are here!
 

 
Here is a better pic of grinder with transport dolly.
 

 
The boys have all ready taken over.
 

 
 

 
Taking the grinder to the trees by remote.
 

 
Putting tree in.
 

 
Grinder eating tree.


 
Grinder half way through in 10 seconds.
 

 
Another big cedar tree.
 

 
Final pile at the end of an hour and ten minutes run time.
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today! (new pics)
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2012, 07:33:19 pm »
Yummm!  Yummm! Eat'm up! 

You tap into an oil well to run it?
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today! (new pics)
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2012, 07:33:30 pm »
Great looking machine, I can't imagine how much fuel it goes though in a day.

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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today! (new pics)
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2012, 07:39:47 pm »
Will this machine make GRITS ?  :)
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Re: My new christmas toy finally arrived today! (new pics)
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2012, 07:42:56 pm »
There is only a 350 gallon fuel tank on it. :o
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