Rhododendron control business

[Lorn Logs]

More good replies, thanks again, I know Glen Etive well, am actually from Glencoe...would be good work there. Its overrun with campers now. Dont mind hand working, I need to keep going, cant stop working, too young, at 50!

[Khriss]

29 minutes ago, Lorn Logs said:

More good replies, thanks again, I know Glen Etive well, am actually from Glencoe...would be good work there. Its overrun with campers now. Dont mind hand working, I need to keep going, cant stop working, too young, at 50!

Forest flails work well on campers too ? k

[aspenarb]

We have cleared a bit of Rhody over the years, by hand its sole destroying and with the typical rates you will be hard pushed to make anything other than a wage. You really do have to get a bit mechanical with it and one bit of kit alone is not usually enough, a slew with a power rake and flail, tracked or wheeled mulcher would be the bare minimum needed go Rhody bashing.

 

Bob

[jmac]

10 hours ago, Lorn Logs said:

More good replies, thanks again, I know Glen Etive well, am actually from Glencoe...would be good work there. Its overrun with campers now. Dont mind hand working, I need to keep going, cant stop working, too young, at 50!

It certainly is, seen a post on face ache the other day from a woman from glen Coe saying she counted 116 tents and 25 campervans in 1 night in glen etive and there are no public toilets there ???. 

90% of the rhoddies cleared in argyll are done by hand so I wouldn't go out and buy expensive machinery unless you have a contract set up and ready to go.

[Khriss]

3 minutes ago, jmac said:

It certainly is, seen a post on face ache the other day from a woman from glen Coe saying she counted 116 tents and 25 campervans in 1 night in glen etive and there are no public toilets there ???. 

90% of the rhoddies cleared in argyll are done by hand so I wouldn't go out and buy expensive machinery unless you have a contract set up and ready to go.

Hiring kit in would work if you get a skid steer with flail. Or loan of a tractor with grab. Some companies hire flails out but has to be matched to machine. K

[Lorn Logs]

Aye, thats what I’m thinking, the niche is hand cutting that no one wants to do, potentially with a wee digger for slightly bigger stuff, I just need enough to keep ticking over...

 

[roys]

3 hours ago, Lorn Logs said:

Aye, thats what I’m thinking, the niche is hand cutting that no one wants to do, potentially with a wee digger for slightly bigger stuff, I just need enough to keep ticking over...

 

Well if you need some practice just to get back up to speed on it I am going to have a late season bash this year instead of my usual spring bash?

[Lorn Logs]

I’ll bear that in mind ! 

[Lorn Logs]

Looks As though disaster has struck: this quarantine has stopped the sale of my villa in Spain, I was going to use some of the money to finance the new venture, buyers pulled out. So, at the  mo I have a landrover and trailer and a selection of decent saws. Might be domestic rhoddys for a bit! 

[aspenarb]

All the best on your new venture, might be worth getting a spraying ticket if you are getting into hand cutting Rhody, most of your clients will want the stumps treated.

 

Bob