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  1. amateur cutter

    amateur cutter

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    Early 90's Morbark 12" in good condition. Runs & operates well. $ 5K what say you?
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    Seems like a decent deal. If everything is okay and functional it should last a occasional user virtually forever. A 90's one with a really tired Perkins has a 7900 asking price by me.
     
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    That looks really clean. It would probably save you a lot of time.
     
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    Looks like it is in great shape, might as well pull the trigger!!
     
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  5. amateur cutter

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    Just went & looked it over & ran it. No issues, motor is solid & runs/chips well. Sold! Picking it up tomorrow.
     
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    Retired Sunbelt rental unit? Color matches.
     
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    Now you need to find a way to chip straight into the owb.
     
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    Sweet Tool there....:thumbs:
     
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    Iffin yous gotts 5k what ain't doin' nuffin go fer hit, hits only money! Ah man's at his best when he spendin' money.
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  11. amateur cutter

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    Quite possibly. Last 10 years it was owned by a local greenhouse that put about 5hrs per year on it. Good shape for it's age. Knives are even sharp.
     
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    Congrats, that is another tool in your arsenal!!
     
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    In a heartbeat.
     
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    Yes sir! I've got more "stuff" than time. I expected my auto shop to slow down way more than it has, so I was gonna kill more trees, but alas, business is still pretty good. Guess I shouldn't complain, but I really wanna play more in the woods.
     
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    Guess you already answered your own question! :thumbs:
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    Nice Adam! I've never worked with one and I'm wondering if it is difficult to sharpen the teeth or knives?
     
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    Have any projects in mind for that beast?
     
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    They're not too bad to do. I sharpen them with a rotary file in a die grinder. They have to be removed obviously. Then re bolted & the bed knife set to .030 clearance.
     
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    Only a couple dozen lol. I started tonight after work on a good size pile, machine works well!
     
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