STIHL GUY Picture Thread

[STIHL GUY]

heres a couple pictures of my rig and the trailer box that i just built. i still have to paint it. Ill update this post as the year goes on and ill add some work pics if i ever remember my camera

[STIHL GUY]

heres the pictures

[STIHL GUY]

and a couple more

[93Chevy]

Looks good man. How do you like your bobcat?

[bighaydenslawn]

Looks like a nice efficient setup.

Box looks handy.


What model blower is that in the box?

[bighaydenslawn]

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[2brothersyardcare]

perfect just what i want

[tstutz]

cool pictures!

[mowerdude777]

hows that bob cat treatin you, my worker really wants me to add another wb and we are considering bobcat

[J&R Landscaping]

Nice pictures!

[STIHL GUY]

i love the bobcat. its a reliable mower and stripes really well. i got it used last year and have put 90 hours on in a year

[STIHL GUY]

the blower is a BR340. i bought it new for $300 5 years ago and i just put it on craigslist for $250 and got 11 responces in a day. it has served me well for those 5 years and has never been in the shop. it has always started right up and run well. i have put 2 airfilters and 2 spark plugs in it since i bought it. after i sell it i am going to upgrade to a BR600

[STIHL GUY]

Heres a picture of the beast i picked up today

[Lazer_Z]

You'll love the 600, I remember when mine looked that nice.

[kps2389]

What did the BR600 set you back?

[STIHL GUY]

it was right around $520 with tax included

[93Chevy]

Sweet deal. Hope you like it.

[Cuttinitclose]

Nice, now you need a Stihl Pro Trimmer. I like my FS 90R. Just a thought. Nice Stuff though.

[STIHL GUY]

im keeping my FS55 till it dies. it has plenty of power for trimming and it is lightweight. I have a kawasaki hedge trimmer and i use the string trimmer for edging so i dont need extra power for attachments. ive had my eye on the FS90 and thats what ill be upgrading to when the time comes

[Cuttinitclose]

Its definatly a good one to chose when the time comes.

[LBLC_LCO]

Like the BR600, I'm planning on getting one before the leaves begin to fall.

[STIHL GUY]

you wont be dissapointed. i couldnt find enough stuff in my yard to try it out on. i was able to blow a brick halfway across my driveway

[freshprince94]

Nice setup, I like the Bobcat w/b and the Stihls. Stihl is the best commercial handheld on the market IMO. I'm thinking of getting a BR-600 like yours to save time on each yard.

[STIHL GUY]

i probably wont save to muck time per yard but it will all still ad up. im lloking to save some big time on fall cleanups

[STIHL GUY]

heres a pic of some edging i did with my string trimmer and a picture of my rig from the beginning of the season

[93Chevy]

Edging looks good.

[STIHL GUY]

Edging looks good.

thanks. it took a couple weeks to get it looking nice cause im using a string trimmer but it is really easy to maintain

[93Chevy]

Yeah I do the same thing. I have an edger for my Echo PAS, but I only use it with the trenchblade for beds.

[STIHL GUY]

using the trimmer is easier because its already out and its great for maintaining edges. one less tool to pay for. sometimes i get a big shaky on long straitaways but overall the edging usually comes out pretty good

[93Chevy]

With practice you'll be able to fly. Sometimes I walk so fast that I have to go back and hit some spots again because I got ahead of myself, lol

[STIHL GUY]

With practice you'll be able to fly. Sometimes I walk so fast that I have to go back and hit some spots again because I got ahead of myself, lol

:laugh: i thought about getting an edger last year but i am so glad i didnt

[STIHL GUY]

a load of brush and some bush trimming. I was able to burn all the brush in one night :cool2:

[nnj18]

not gonna lie man those two bushes look pretty bad for being just trimmed

[Cuttinitclose]

I think they look fine. How do you like your BR600? I got mine Friday and love it.

[nnj18]

I think they look fine.

oh right you know everything and own a "business" :cough: :cough: hahaha

[Cuttinitclose]

I never said I know everything but it looks like most around here that have been trimed by pros I've seen.

[93Chevy]

not gonna lie man those two bushes look pretty bad for being just trimmed

I see a few stragglers, probably popped up after the bush was raked clean.

What else makes them look bad?

[nnj18]

looks to be alot more then a few stragglers.....he should've went over it a 2nd time.....thats how we do it.

[mowerdude777]

Don't listen to them, I think they look great

[93Chevy]

Sorry, didn't mean to make it seem like I was criticizing. If the customer is happy with the work, that's all that matters.

[STIHL GUY]

its my own house lol. they were really bad before i didnt want to take much off so i just tried to even them up a bit. I would have done it a second time if it were a customers house

[STIHL GUY]

I think they look fine. How do you like your BR600? I got mine Friday and love it.

i love my BR600. i cant believe how powerful it is and it is really comfortable to wear

[rusty_keg_3]

Looks good, we got a BR 550, and it kicks A$$, nice lookin work. Keep the pics commin, and good luck...

[STIHL GUY]

heres some stripes from the other day. sorry for the bad quality, the picture was taken with my camera phone

[jeffslawnservice]

I use a 48'' bobcat for the guy I work for and i love it they really stripe good. I like it so much im looking into buying one for next year for my accounts. Work looks good keep it up.

[Lawn Freak]

not gonna lie man those two bushes look pretty bad for being just trimmed

its my own house lol. they were really bad before i didnt want to take much off so i just tried to even them up a bit. I would have done it a second time if it were a customers house

Don't listen to him. Least you haven't pretty much sold out and almost couldn't get back up like he did. He don't like to talk about it though so I'll just leave it alone lol. I think the bushes look fine.

[STIHL GUY]

I think the bushes look fine.

thanks lol. it was just a quick trim job that took no more than 3-5 minutes. i wasnt going for perfect manicured bushes

[Kartanimal29]

it was right around $520 with tax included

Farmington Valley took you for a ride on that one man. My buddy just picked up a new 600 from there for 465.00 , out the door, at least that's what he told me. I never liked that place. They seem to over charge a lot of people. We have a small Deere Tractor from them guys. Takes for ever to get parts for it.

[Pat'sPerfectLawnService]

i want that ranger soooo bad. it is just what i want to buy, extened cab, 4x4, pretty.

[TaketheMoneyandRun]

How is towing with the ranger? would you say a V8 is unnecessary for "light" towing.

[Kartanimal29]

How is towing with the ranger? would you say a V8 is unnecessary for "light" towing.

How big of a Trailer do you plan on towing? I have an 5x8 Enclosed Trailer that I use for Racing and I can't even tell it's there, 80MPH on the Hi-Way no problem. I have an 01 Ranger with the 4 liter in it.

I did have a 6x12 Enclosed for a few weeks and I would never pull that big of a Trailer with a Ranger ever again.

[2brothersyardcare]

i like that **** man wish i had one ad dident have to pay my Buddie to take them away

[AkRowdyA78]

a load of brush and some bush trimming. I was able to burn all the brush in one night :cool2:

That looks like alot of brush.... How much do you charge for a load of brush removal like that?

[STIHL GUY]

well i have a place where i can dump for free but for this one i just backed my truck up to the fire pit while my buddies and i were having a fire. i just charged for an extra half hour of work to unload it.

I tow a 10 Ft trailer and the ranger handles that really well.

[STIHL GUY]

heres a few of the sides i just built for the new truck and some mulch

[jeffslawnservice]

The sides look good. I don't think I can live with out the sides on my truck. They come in handy way too much. I leave mine on from March to December. It is alittle hard to see past them when it is snowing.

[mowerdude777]

Looks really nice how is the bobcat

[Pat'sPerfectLawnService]

nice stuff, RANGERS are better :D

[93Chevy]

Looks good man. I really like those sides, they're a whole board width taller than mine. It's hard to tell from the pic, but do you have a back piece on to protect the cab window?

[KPW LawnCare]

Any way you can post some more pic of your side i am looking into building some.

[clean_cut]

Looks good, I don't like the red mulch though, I think it just looks a little unnatural, but that's just me.

Anyway, looks like you're doing a good job, keep up the good work.

[STIHL GUY]

Looks good, I don't like the red mulch though, I think it just looks a little unnatural, but that's just me.

Anyway, looks like you're doing a good job, keep up the good work.

i dont really care for it but the customer liked it

[STIHL GUY]

The bobcat is great...i love it



Looks good man. I really like those sides, they're a whole board width taller than mine. It's hard to tell from the pic, but do you have a back piece on to protect the cab window?

yes there is a back piece and i can post some more pictures in the next few days. This box is for brush and mulch and then i will be building a seprate box for leaves later in the year

[Pat'sPerfectLawnService]

Go BOBCATS they r the best :)
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[GrassIsGreenerLawnCare]

just wondering bout your br600....did ur dealer give u the "magnum" edition for 2010? for that price u should have been able to get it. I payed the same thing 2 months ago for mine and it said magnum on it. i checkd into it and i guess stihl re-did the valves and a few other things to improve reliability on em. Your gonna love it either way. best stihl purchase ive made next to the fs90r. oh ya, i like your toolbox idea. turned out great, i might copy your design once i get a bigger trailer

[STIHL GUY]

no ther BR600 is not a magnum. i got it last June and i hadn't even heard of the magnums yet

[KPW LawnCare]

Any way of getting some more pic of your truck sides

[STIHL GUY]

Looks good man. I really like those sides, they're a whole board width taller than mine. It's hard to tell from the pic, but do you have a back piece on to protect the cab window?

heres a picture of the back side. i also have a piece of plexiglass that im going to be putting over it so nothing can scratch my window or cab

[STIHL GUY]

Any way of getting some more pic of your truck sides

its raining out now so i cant take any pictures but i will get some up for you when it stops. Is there anything specific you wanted to see pictures of of just the box as a whole?

[ZKSLAWN]

Whats the black box in the back.. kinda looks like a gas tank

[STIHL GUY]

Whats the black box in the back.. kinda looks like a gas tank

theres no box. theres a tiny bit of leftover mulch in the bed but other than that its empty

[STIHL GUY]

ohh i see what you were talking about. that is a folding toneau cover in the earlier pictures. it came with the truck but i took it out to build the sides. ill be putting it back on in the winter

[93Chevy]

heres a picture of the back side. i also have a piece of plexiglass that im going to be putting over it so nothing can scratch my window or cab

Looks good man. I'm looking for a way to do the same thing, without the window cutout on the back, that I could attach and detach from the sides within a minute so I could either build it or tear it down at the shop in a few minutes.

[STIHL GUY]

mine is held together but 4 bolts on each side and wingnuts so if i take those 8 out the sides come right out of the corner pockets and are all set

[GrassIsGreenerLawnCare]

hey man i have a very similar setup to u. chevy s10 and 5x8 gated trailer looks exact to urs as well. I was just wondering how u set up your leaf loader?? i wanna get one for this fall and was hoping you could give me some insight on how to make it work out since i see that u have similar sized equipment. (truck/trailer). ive seen some guys use it on the trailer or some build up the sides on the truck. how do u make it work and do u find it to be worth it/effective? thanks alot

[GrassIsGreenerLawnCare]

Farmington Valley took you for a ride on that one man. My buddy just picked up a new 600 from there for 465.00 , out the door, at least that's what he told me. I never liked that place. They seem to over charge a lot of people. We have a small Deere Tractor from them guys. Takes for ever to get parts for it.

no $520 out the door is the right price for the BR600 "MAGNUM". Your "buddy" probly got the 2009 model which doesnt say magnum on it. the 2010 magnum has better valves and stihl improved a few things for reliability from issues they had on the previous br600. so you didnt get taken for a ride at all... obviously he doesnt know what hes talkin about

[GrassIsGreenerLawnCare]

n/m i just read the earlier post. even if u didnt get the magnum, you still did NOT get ripped off. that guy doesnt have a clue of how much stihl products are obviously. and damn man the box came out great

[jeffslawnservice]

Looks good man. I'm looking for a way to do the same thing, without the window cutout on the back, that I could attach and detach from the sides within a minute so I could either build it or tear it down at the shop in a few minutes.

The way I have my boards are set up are in 3 pieces.
2 side boards
1 back board. (my back board doesnt have a window but I don't think it would make a difference in construction of the boards.

Anear the cab of my truck where the side boards meet the back board I have 8 screws (4 on each side) if you take those 4 screws off the boards come off. It is pretty quick to take them off and put them on. Takes maybe 2 to 3 minutes at the most.

[93Chevy]

Yeah...the problem I have is I don't want any screws. On or off, right now. No tools. I'm not in any way trying to bash your design or anything, so please don't think I'm being critical. I'm thinking of doing something where I can attach it with 4 gate pins, so I can just undo and pull out.

[jeffslawnservice]

Yeah...the problem I have is I don't want any screws. On or off, right now. No tools. I'm not in any way trying to bash your design or anything, so please don't think I'm being critical. I'm thinking of doing something where I can attach it with 4 gate pins, so I can just undo and pull out.

Don't worry about it I know exactly where you are comming from. The gate pins might be a good idea. What ever you end up doing grab some pics because if it is more efficent or easier to put on and off then I might change mine. But for me mine work now so I am going to keep them the way they are. Best of luck with the gate pins sounds like they might work really good.

[STIHL GUY]

Yeah...the problem I have is I don't want any screws. On or off, right now. No tools. I'm not in any way trying to bash your design or anything, so please don't think I'm being critical. I'm thinking of doing something where I can attach it with 4 gate pins, so I can just undo and pull out.

i used wingnuts for mine so there is no tools involved. you can loosen and tighten them wiht your bare hands in a matter of seconds

[STIHL GUY]

hey man i have a very similar setup to u. chevy s10 and 5x8 gated trailer looks exact to urs as well. I was just wondering how u set up your leaf loader?? i wanna get one for this fall and was hoping you could give me some insight on how to make it work out since i see that u have similar sized equipment. (truck/trailer). ive seen some guys use it on the trailer or some build up the sides on the truck. how do u make it work and do u find it to be worth it/effective? thanks alot

last year i had the leaf loader mounted on the ranger as well as the leaf box. your deffinitly going o want some airbags or helper springs in your s10 if you do that plan. this year i have my 2500HD so i am going to still be using the swing away hitch and i will build a leafbox for the truck. I will also be able to tow my trailer at the same time

[STIHL GUY]

Any way you can post some more pic of your side i am looking into building some.

heres a few more pics. The first pic is just the truck and box, the second one is how it is connected. the angle iron is mounted permanently onto one side and the other side is held on by 4 wing nuts so that it can be disassembles in a matter of seconds without any tools. The third is a pic of the inside. the sides just slide right into the corner pockets so they come out really easily. They are also very sturdy

[Pat'sPerfectLawnService]

so far what do u like better the ranger or silverado?

[STIHL GUY]

so far what do u like better the ranger or silverado?

deffinitly the chevy. I can haul so much more with a full sized truck and it you cant even feel the weight when your driving it. I do like the ranger for just pulling my trailer but for hauling and cleanups the chevys a beast. Itll be a lot better for leaf season with the box and loader.

[Scagmower48]

What town do you live in?

[STIHL GUY]

heres a few more. One is a tree i cut down today. It was a small tree so i was able to fit it all inside the bed of the truck with the sides. The other is a picture of the backup lights i just mounted and wired under my bumper

[STIHL GUY]

heres what it looks like with 5 yds of mulch in the bed. I just ordered airbags for it so they should be in sometime next week

[oakwdman]

You sure thats 5 yards? I don't mean to start this debate but that seems more like 4 tops. I had 5 in my truck last year and it was level with the top of the sides almost all the way around and I have barn doors in the back.

[jeffslawnservice]

Not to be an A$$hole Oakwood man but I think that if you have side boards on a 8ft bed pick up and the sides come up to the top of the cap the capacity is 6 cubic yards. Over in Jersey you need to have it marked and I see it all the time but I might be wrong.

[oakwdman]

Then I really love where I get my mulch from! I'm not saying it was perfectly level all around the top, but it was to the point where I would have had a lot spilling out w/o the barn doors in the back at 5 yards even if it was heaped.

[STIHL GUY]

yeah its 5. it was packed down too

[93Chevy]

Yeah, that's another big advantage to side boards. I love packing mine full, but I'd like to get timbrins or airbags to keep it level under load.

[STIHL GUY]

i ordered a set of air bags last night. im hoping to put them in next weekend

[STIHL GUY]

just installed a set of airlift loadlifter 5000 airbags on the truck. theres a pic of them after i put em together before installing them, one of them in the truck ( the pic is sideways and i couldnt flip it) and one of the truck with 35 PSI in the airbags. the max is 100PSI

[OrangeToys]

is that the kind with a compressor? What did they set you back, im thinking about doing something to my 2500HD

[STIHL GUY]

is that the kind with a compressor? What did they set you back, im thinking about doing something to my 2500HD

you can get a compressor for it but its a lot more money for that. i just ran the airlines out to the trailer hitch and i fill it at the gas station or with my compressor at home. they were $268 after shipping and tax

[STIHL GUY]

heres a pic of where the air lines come out too. i drilled a hole in the trailer harnes on the back of the truck

[STIHL GUY]

i decided to do a little project on the truck. i didnt like how the grill was gray so i figured i would paint it black. while i was at it i did some painting on the emblem that was cracked. theres a before during and after picture of this project. Enjoy:drinkup:

[bobcat48]

Looks great,very nice setup..love the bobcat mower!

[STIHL GUY]

Looks great,very nice setup..love the bobcat mower!

thanks...i love the way it cuts and its a tough mower too..all ive put into it is regular maint. and it has around 650 hrs on it. 350 from the previous owner with no hour meter and ive put another 300 on it

[bobcat48]

thanks...i love the way it cuts and its a tough mower too..all ive put into it is regular maint. and it has around 650 hrs on it. 350 from the previous owner with no hour meter and ive put another 300 on it

No problem,hmm good deal not bad at all,that sounds real good,a lco i know has one and the one they got like yours but in real bad shape lol expect they got the hydro.

[93Chevy]

Wow man, that looks really sharp. How hard was it to paint the bowtie? What kind of paint did you use?

[STIHL GUY]

Wow man, that looks really sharp. How hard was it to paint the bowtie? What kind of paint did you use?

i took the bowtie off and there was a black one underneath and the gold plastic one was taped to that. so i just tossed the plastic cracked part and spray painted the black one gloss black and taped off the rest and painted it red. not too bad at all

[South Florida Lawns]

why do you have airbags when running the setup you have?

[fazzy815-66]

Hey Im about to purchase a 48" bobcat mower Just wondering how its cutting for you? I owned a Bobcat when I first started (1991) and to this day its the best finish cut Ive ever had....I guess Im asking cause I want to know if they still cut amazing?

[STIHL GUY]

why do you have airbags when running the setup you have?

i have the airbags for when i haul mulch, firewood, or the leafbox full of wet leaves...they really do work great.


and my bobcat cuts great. i love it and its a real sturdy/tough mower. i can run it through practically anything

[newjerseylandscaping]

Hey just a fe questions, Can you get better pics of the trailer box?
Hows the 5x8? work out for you?
Do you have a pic of how the lights are mounted?
Thanks in advance.

[STIHL GUY]

Hey just a fe questions, Can you get better pics of the trailer box?
Hows the 5x8? work out for you?
Do you have a pic of how the lights are mounted?
Thanks in advance.

i can probably later in the week. all the equipment is still away from the winter so once i pull it out of storage ill snap some pictures of it for you

[newjerseylandscaping]

Thanks. :)

[ZKSLAWN]

why do you have airbags when running the setup you have?

They deff help in fall with all the leaves we make him clean up.

Oh ya nice bowtie i like it better than the original. just make sure you have extra hoses for next winter so theres no green or red fluid all over it.

[STIHL GUY]

They deff help in fall with all the leaves we make him clean up.

Oh ya nice bowtie i like it better than the original. just make sure you have extra hoses for next winter so theres no green or red fluid all over it.

you cant really see in the pic but the rest of the grill that was grey got painted black too. and you think yer pretty funny dont you lol?? and the fluid was blue and the stuff i added is red so i think that makes purple??

[STIHL GUY]

heres a pic of the new jrco dethacher for my mower. i just finished mounting it up and its dark out so this is the best pic i could get for now. ill have more when its light out

[bobcat48]

Looks nice i like it,should serve you well.

[STIHL GUY]

heres a better picture of it in action

[ZKSLAWN]

yah i saw that it looks better. they like to do that shitty color my grille was grey too.

[STIHL GUY]

just picked up a 2011 big tex trailer. its 6.5' x 14'

[bobcat48]

Nice trailer,congarts.

[STIHL GUY]

just got a new v ride this week. heres a picture and some stripes...im still working on the stripes seeing as how this mower is a very different to operate than my belt drive WB

[Exmarkboy13]

nice vride. how does the 61 inch do on smaller properties??

[mlavin73]

Would be interested in hearing your feedback on the VRide after you use it for a bit. I'm in the market for a new mower and I'm torn between a Scag rider and the V-Ride. I'm leaning more towards the rider because I have a few lawns I bag and I'd have to empty the side mount catchers too often.

[STIHL GUY]

nice vride. how does the 61 inch do on smaller properties??

its really maneuverable and will go anywhere that my 48" WB will. so its great for wide open properties as well as the smaller tight ones

[STIHL GUY]

Would be interested in hearing your feedback on the VRide after you use it for a bit. I'm in the market for a new mower and I'm torn between a Scag rider and the V-Ride. I'm leaning more towards the rider because I have a few lawns I bag and I'd have to empty the side mount catchers too often.

i have logged 10 hrs on it so far and have no complaints. i like how manueverable it is as well as its speed and power. the cut quality is great. i barley ever bag...maybe 2 times a year so a ztr with a bagger didnt interest me

[2brothersyardcare]

looks good man but i think my trucks your truck lol

[STIHL GUY]

looks good man but i think my trucks your truck lol

haha how do you like it? and what do you get for mileage??

[j-ville native]

its really maneuverable and will go anywhere that my 48" WB will. so its great for wide open properties as well as the smaller tight ones

You must live in a perfect world where all the gates are huge

[93Chevy]

Dang, nice machine. How well does it do on hills?

[STIHL GUY]

You must live in a perfect world where all the gates are huge

haha i only have one account with a gate and the guy told me he wanted to take care of the mowing inside the gate when i gave the estimate. i do have a few lawns where the backs are real tight or have stuff in the way but the 48" can squeeze into those

Dang, nice machine. How well does it do on hills?

it holds hills really well. as long as you can hold on/stay on the platform itll handle the hills up and down on hills this thing is great and side to side works really good as well as long as its not too steep. it will handle any hills that the WB will

[93Chevy]

I'd really like to use those instead of walk behinds, but we do some really really steep hills that I feel safe on with a walk behind because I know if I slips how to control slide and stop it. With a stander, I wouldn't feel as comfortable in certain areas...maybe it's all a matter of getting used to the machine.

At any rate that looks like a very nice machine and I hope it does you well.

[STIHL GUY]

yeah once your used to it its not a big deal... it is much faster and less tiring than a walkbehind meaning more productivity

[2brothersyardcare]

haha how do you like it? and what do you get for mileage??

im scared to check lol not good ill tell you that i got the 6.0 lol but i love it towed a back hoe with it felt like n was there what years yours?

[STIHL GUY]

im scared to check lol not good ill tell you that i got the 6.0 lol but i love it towed a back hoe with it felt like n was there what years yours?

mine is an 05. it tows great and pushes any amount of snow that you put in front of it