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Hornets, wasps & bees
How in the world do you deal with them when you're doing land clearing? Mulching is easy, you're in the machine. But when you need to be out felling trees and cutting stumps, what do you do? I've been a farmer for awhile now. And I've been around these critters my whole life, and I've only ever been stung twice, in my life, until this job. 2 or 3 got me one day, and then 2 or 3 the next day. 5 total, but I don't remember in what order they happened. And they were bald faced hornets. Those suckers hurt! Anyways, what do you do when you're at the site and they start coming for you like crazy?
0 likes • 5h
@Jeremy Lewis Yep, one nest was under his electrical panel. He hit that thing with 3 cans of wasp and hornet killer, and they still came back and rebuilt it. The other nest was inside some of his woods that I was not working in. As soon as I came into the shadows with the chainsaw, they came out of the woods after me. I never saw that nest, as I didn't go in that section of the woods. Had me stumped.
1 like • 5h
@Heath Medley Yeah, right. I almost ordered one, but by the time it would have gotten here, I would have been done with the job anyway. May be a good thing to have, just in case.
Rental insurance
Guys that started out renting their equipment, who did you get to write your insurance policy to satisfy your machine requirements above the rental company?
2 likes • 19d
I found an insurance broker, R&R Insurance, and he found West Bend Insurance Company. That's who I'm using as I'm still renting the equipment.
CDL
I am confused about class A CDL's. I see several options ranging from 8 weeks to something called fast track. Some research says I dont need to take every test, like bus driving, etc. Just looking for some advice from experience as it is so easy to get ripped off and pay for more than I need.
1 like • Jul 19
I took the learning portion online through ELDT Nation. I think that cost me $25, and then I took a week of behind the wheel to pass the test. I went with air brakes and all that stuff, just in case one day I want to use a rig to pull things around. I mean have you seen that Prinoth TRex 300? To use that mulching, you probably need a rig to pull that thing around! But no doubles/triples, no school bus or anything like that.
0 likes • Jul 21
@Jamie Kaspar you have to get your license through DMV, but the online school gave me the certificate I needed to be able to do the behind the wheel portion, as I needed to show the school my certificate of completion of the course, my CDL Learners permit and my FEDMED card before they would let me do the behind the wheel. And even though the school let me do behind the wheel with them, I still had to take the test with another instructor. And you have to remember that you're gonna have to pay to take the test. It's like $150. All of the testing at once at least here in wisconsin, and you might have to rent the truck to be able to do the testing in.
Cleaning the machine
How often do you all clean under the cab? This is my first week with the machine and I've worked 5 days in a row, and man, I think I have a whole tree under there in wood chips! Yes, I rented the machine, so I don't know if anyone else used it for mulching before, it's got just over 2000 hours on it, so it's possible. But do y'all remove the plates in the belly pan and pressure wash yours? After getting out the big stuff of course. Or just use your shop vac and call it a day? I wish I would've taken pictures, but I was so focused on wanting to get it out of there, that I just didn't think about it.
Share your machine
this was my first machine & attachments What machine you running? Drop a pic of yours below ⬇️
Share your machine
0 likes • Jul 16
@Billy Malady I was checking out the 4TS, how's yours been working for you?
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Michael Dennee
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Just looking into the feasibility of this as a new career.

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