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If you look through arbjobs some of the firms offer an estimate, eg team leader at Beechwood 30-39k. It's going to depend on area too, can't find it now but I think there was a an from Edinburgh botanical gardens for around 20k. I'd have thought 25k is achievable in Oxfordshire though.

‘Impact rated’ is nothing like the same as ‘an impact driver is faster than the sustained torque offered by a decent drill’

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That's intriguing, not much use but intriguing.

I am not sure I understand. it is carried on a trailer. it is on tracks so it drives itself up the ramp. in the photo its is just facing the brash and I am blowing it into the back of my truck.

Good idea for a thread, Alex. I'm going back to your title/original point -mainly because I don't/won't have a website myself. Spending a few minutes with a new potential customer, to explain what works we do and our background, etc seems valuable to them, to glean an understanding of us, and seems to build their trust. I always do this before discussing their potential work/problem. It helps set the initiative -and helps them understand there are two parties in their contract considerations . On more complex/open enquiries, I think sacrificing half an hour or so to gently quiz a customer on their objectives, seems a mutually beneficial exercise, often for both parties. Getting them to list/produce a simple specification of what they actually need, is helpful all round. I should have mentioned at the start, that our Conservation work includes treework.. so maybe a little different from others here.

so were still looking, we do have a few to look at , albeit on the cheaper side .. im kinda put off from the Forst now , tho they did seem to be a bit cheaper, but reliability is a must, I guess all things go wrong tho , does the Forst have the same engine as the TW ?

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Mate just sent me a pic of his willow we repollarded back to bare bones on June 11th.

Thanks both- the ag sector is pretty tight money wise, less than £25k isn't abnormal, and that's what I'm on now. I've no ambition to be making silly money, but as others have said, I'm looking for that sweet spot between satisfying work and a decent wage.

Good Morning All.

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Good morning Arbtalkers 😊 Another sunny day ahead 😎

Morning all, Blue sky here. Back to hedge trimming today. Yawn yawn. Bread and butter domestic.

£25k is basically minimum wage. So I wouldn’t class that as really decent money. All depends on your financial circumstances so everyone is different. I came from a £40k a year salary when I switched. Which I thought was decent money. But that had a ceiling. Was impossible to earn more than that. This industry doesn’t have a ceiling. But it does have a cellar. If you’re self employed and can’t find work then you could earn **************** all. the point is there are easier ways to make money. As I think someone stated earlier you could earn £25k stacking shelves. So don’t get into this industry thinking you’re going to be making £100k a year. If you want them lofty sums go be a bricklayer…apparently…

Dame Stella Rimington. James Whale.

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I run a setup not dissimilar to the one shown.Here the chip stays onsite 90% of the time,the versatility of a tracked machine with a drawbar and winch is unrivaled .

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I think this deserves an answer. Someone on here must know. All the ads I’ve seen say ‘competitive salary’ or the like.

Beginning to think tinnitus is compulsory on this thread!

Good Morning Even better with good news. Cheers Doug. Tinnitus - yes. Between long term exposure to machinery noise and motorbikes without ear protection. The whistle is always there. Sometimes loud, other times not. Tried different remedies. Nothing works. Do wear hearing protection now, too late but it won't get worse. Have a solid day.

Morning Pete, my tinnitus is bad when I stress, the bodies in alert mode I believe. Off out to tidy up after Floris.

Yea . I have it all the time . A sorta high pitched hiss but my brain tunes it out . If I stop and think about it its there . At night trying to get to sleep its most noticeable .