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Calvin Schmidt 
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 6:34pm |
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Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed
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CJohnS MI
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 6:44pm |
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Let me be the first to say...
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
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kip in cny
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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.
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Skyhighballoon(MO)
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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
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Leon B MO
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 7:26pm |
Yes, I'd say that is the "Ultimate AC Trimmer"
KUDO's
Leon B MO
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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Alberta Phil
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 10:45pm |
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Now that's the way to trim a hedge!!! Looks like one of those "redneck solutions", Calvin. LOL
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ScottinSWIL
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 10:47pm |
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Are you for hire? LOL
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 at 10:48pm |
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I'm truely impressed.
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Pat the Plumber CIL
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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.
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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
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Bob D. (La)
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 5:03am |
Mecessity is the mother of invention. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Looks like you gotter done. God Bless
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When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!!
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Gerald J.
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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.
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Jim Lindemood
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 8:36am |
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I thought you were kidding --- but wow! Looks like you really did it.
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Butch(OH)
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 8:40am |
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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
Edited by Butch(OH) - 21 Jul 2010 at 8:42am
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CTuckerNWIL
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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?
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Calvin Schmidt
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 9:14am |
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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Chris/CT
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 10:10am |
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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.
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FloydKS
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 12:34pm |
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Looks great...?how do you push in on the clutch when you hit a hard spot?
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CTuckerNWIL
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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
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Calvin Schmidt
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 2:21pm |
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.
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Zyta
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 2:41pm |
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Hi Calvin, give me a call at the office 519-886-4530. Thanks, Jim
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 5:21pm |
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Red Green would be proud!
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If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done!
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Brad MI
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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 8:31pm |
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Calvin, that's awesome! It's amazing the uses one can find for the areal lift, but that is cool!
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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
