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The 230 and 160, also forst are dire

Driving and towing entitlements are important too. The more and bigger the better.

What were the two later offerings?

I don't remember exactly when it was, maybe a few years ago but there was plenty of discussion about being better off in Tesco's at the time. TD Trees were offering £24k for an experienced climber, wages are lower up there I guess. I'm just trying to suggest where the lower end of the range is - I tend to agree, someone practical with a little bit of experience and a dose of common sense would be useful and should get the £30k, Oxfordshire isn't a low wage area and also not low cost of living. 40k seems within reach after good experience and head screwed on, going over 50 probably a challenge.

Dunno why u wouldnt buy an entec chippt 35 and spend a couple of grand overhauling it ,it used to suck in 6" had a good throughput , if u could get it to the feed rollers the machine would do the rest. Probably better than the tw 160, and alot better built than two later offerings .

Nope at the age of 42 and being in the industry before 15 ,I just don't tolerate hunts ,I've seen it too much with bosses that have had clients like this before... Bend or give a little and take a mile, and once they start messing the whole job will go to shit and you'll resent even starting it. .id rather say f them .keep their money keep their fing pathetic job .

Brother broke his shooting stick Made a new stick from elm but it was too bendy so made this one out of ash. Tested my sowing skills on the leather

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I have no problem accepting PayPal- friends and family only mind. Just transfer straight to bank. I even state this as a payment option but it’s very rarely taken up. I used to use it on eBay all the time and have done on gumtree when items needed to be posted out 👍

Thats very kind words ! It was i humbolt with a lazer sharp 500i 28inch bar 👌

The unloading was really no bother. The loading is what killed me. It probably wouldn't have fitted on a tipper without massive greedy boards, which a luton in effect has. Character building stuff.

that's one for the The client psychology thread right there.

if there had been a tipper for hire you could have mashed it up on there being careful of your feet, then just tipped it. Maybe consider one as a second vehicle

A good sharp hand saw, for light reductions. when I’m using a chainsaw, I tend to cut off more then I should. to each his own

Tell him to f himself and his pathetic airmiles, makes u wonder what else the silly hunt will dictate to you .

I've heard the advice that you shouldn't be selling this job; you should be selling the ten after that. Which does sound good but is quite open ended.

You need to read the last 274 pages of this thread really.

That was my first thought too, if you're not comfortable using it at the time then it's probably not right and needs more investigating.

Personally I would walk away, but only you can make that decision, no offence intended to any other opinions but I certainly wouldn't risk 1400 quid on the advice of anybody on any forum. you can choose differently. I'm old school too, cash, bank transfer, are good reliable payment methods, why complicate things. you might find he'll change his mind if you say no, for all you know you could be one of any number of people who have said no to paypal from him.

PayPal is safe to use but if you don't use it or don't have many customers wanting to pay that way ask yourself if it's worth the extra effort to go through. Did they want to pay with PayPal Friends & Family where there's no associated added fees like protection of the deal from being a scam, or were they wanting to pay with Services where they would have to pay the additional fees on top of the £1400? Off the top of my head I forget how much the additional fee is, it used to be something like 4%, plus the business owner pays a small fee of about the same, a lot of people avoid the Services option and go with Friends & Family taking a gamble that the deal goes through smoothly. I've only used PayPal privately, not used it on the business side of it so wouldn't be able to say if or what the fees are like for the business owner. So long as you've got an email address and bank account you want to set these up with it could be something to look at in the future. Oh and I believe it's free to open an account with Paypal.

Ever since Reg left Blighty, you’re my favourite craftsman. what cut did you use for dropping the big limb at the start. stay healthy

I think you could piss £25k, I’d say nearer £30k.