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1 hour ago, Scottish Cleaning Service said:

... I can do a 4 week course and become a tree surgeon or a free lancer. Everything is supply and demand and at the moment the demand for tree surgeons is growing exponentially....

I was trying to be positive mate.  Now I will say it how it is, a 4 week course doesn't make you a good tree surgeon.

 

It will take a good few years to be a competent freelancer, maybe more.  I have worked with climbers who have been on the tools nearly 10 years.  Sometimes I can't believe they are still alive. 

 

Does passing your driving test make you as good a driver as Lewis Hamilton, Colin McRae RIP, Senna or Prost? 

 

No it certainly doesn't, even though they have the same initial license as you.

 

I still say good luck and charge accordingly.

 

 

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55 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

What you charge is your business and nothing to do with anyone else.Nothing wrong with £180 for 4 hrs work and your doing the correct thing by buying new equipment but only buy what your going to use not what you think you may use.

i’d be bust if i charged £180 for 4 hrs work 

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2 minutes ago, John Shutler said:

i’d be bust if i charged £180 for 4 hrs work 

Get a grip man the guy is a sole trader working out of a van not a multi national with millions of pounds of machinery. 

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11 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Get a grip man the guy is a sole trader working out of a van not a multi national with millions of pounds of machinery. 

🤣 multi national with millions of pounds worth of machinery? my reputation obviously precedes me

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6 hours if you include the “few hours getting the van ready”

 

plus time to look at the job? 
plus admin time? 
plus email dialogue time?

 

don’t forget the unpaid hours. Include those in the 180quid and suddenly the hourly rate isn’t that great.

 

 

listen to the pros giving you advice in this derailed thread, i.e Mick, John and Rich 

 

 

anyway, what did the OP think about the 165? 

 

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Was it the petrol 165 version? I did watch a video of the forst st6 petrol today and it sounded under gunned with the no stress constantly engaging

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I had our 165 petrol out the other day. I didnt really like petrol units but been converted for the most part. Itdidwell!

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Thanks for getting back on topic.

 

It was the diesel le version.

They've kindly lent it to us for a few days

So far positive, not had chance To test it on a heavy day of use, just a couple of small domestic jobs.

 

Does anybody out there us the greenmech sharpener?

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