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Been doing a fence in Sittingbourne this week for my father in law . The council have just taken down 2 fire damaged trees next to his garden and I found a bit of expensive looking climbing kit at the base of 1 of the trees . Let me know if you think it might be yours.

No express terms for grease and oil so you’re falling back on terms implied by industrial notoriety. Burning engine oil is definitely their problem. Fuel would almost certainly be yours (receive it full, return it full or pay £x/litre). Grease I’m undecided. I’ve never been asked to grease a digger when hiring. You expect them to do that before it comes out to you. Probably their problem unless it’s some kind of machine you’re meant to grease throughout the day. Switch is on you and bear in mind it might be a £10 part but a man had to find the right one, order it, find the card details to pay for it etc etc etc. £90/hour workshop rate sounds reasonable. Plus you could have gashed up the next day’s hire for it by breaking it. Special delivery for the part maybe. Were CPA terms incorporated? Hiring’s miserable isn’t it. I nearly always look for a man and machine now.

I'd say they are taking the piss, maintence and small damages should be accounted for in the hire price, grease and oil are standard maintence that they should be doing before/after each hire so its ready for the next guy. I'd suggest he disputes the charges which may be easier if credit card was used.

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..which is what's really daft. Our local hire place for chippers and grinders are generally pleased to be told there's something wrong so they can get it fixed before it ruins the next hire. Consequently I've been there quite a few times over the years. Your place reminds me of hiring a car from an airport - I almost always walk out of those places feeling like I've been done over even when I haven't.

I mention them at every opportunity . Only two controls . The door and the air slide . Simples !

Yes but his pile of scabs is going to be like a pack of crisps to an elephant.

Is the BDB still the one to beat?

Don't the biomass companies have their own chippers?

Ever tried garden centres? Tipper trailer a week kind of thing. Or bag it for them if you can be bothered.

There may be but I don't have a chipper or the space to keep it until it was a lorry load. I don't think I could send it for biomass as it is because it is in loose bundles.

It is a puzzle for sure. Also remember this is totally unseasoned timber so once processed into manageable lengths I then have to keep it in IBC cages for a year or more, properly covered and with good airflow. And then finally I have a product which is brilliant for getting a fire going, but not so good for maintaining a nice slow burn. Not enough chunky stuff. So the bottom line is the amount of time and covered space it takes to process, dry and sell it is just not viable.

Sounds like there is little improvement with the version you had then. It's a shame, the compactness and ease of on and off is great, like a BDB. But the frustration of ****************ing about with settings is no good. Atleast it's got replaceable bits so isn't a throw away device after a year like the first version.

I bought some playchip for a large play area - bloke had certification and they perform a drop test on the chip seemed to me impact attenuation was more of a concern than splinters, he was feeding tree trunks into the chipper and straight into my truck, nice and fresh cut, so it didn't rot down for years Woodchips for play areas should be "Play Grade" and certified to meet the British Standard BS EN 1177 (or equivalent European standard) for safety surfacing. This certification ensures the woodchips have been tested to guarantee they are safe, free from contaminants, and provide impact attenuation to protect children from falls. You should look for products explicitly labeled as "Play Grade" or "Play Safe" and ensure they conform to BS EN 1177.

I quoted a mate for a job a while ago, chip stays if he wants it for his son's play area. Sycamore and ash. Was it playground safe? Oh fckoff. I’ll remind him of that when his son announces he’s marrying an electrician.

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Thanks Dan much appreciated

It always amazes me that Burley woodburners never get a mention I have the Brampton9108, so simple to use and a great heat producer

That makes sense. My main message was process it straight off the mill rather than look at long lengths for a while, trying to puzzle unrealised value out of them.

Got it March ‘22

Playground mulch/bark chip is usually peeled from the log so there are no splinters.

If you're not going to mulch it, then to me, the only way forward is a trailer to get it home in bundles, and a proper sawbench to log it. Been there.................

Thanks for all the thoughts chaps, much appreciated. Seems that hire companies vary in what they expect a hirer to do before returning an item. Let's have a go at replying to all without quotes: Mick: True, but are their charges fair was the question. Joe: A similar point of view to me. MesterH, NJA: It looks awfully like a generic safety cut out fitted to all manner of equipment,and I'd expect them to have a boxful in the workshop. Hire insurance would obviously be an idea, but it was never offered, or mentioned. David: Agreed, but I wasn't notified of any terms on hiring. Yes, my mistake, but I'm a trusting little soul. Doobin,Oldfeller: : Agreed. Thanks again chaps, not the end of the world, but safe to say I/we won't be dealing with them in the future.

Straight into chipper and sell as garden/playground mulch? Barky so possibly better for that.

I was thinking self use or friends.