Picus wanted for hire

[Woodcut33]

Wasn't quite sure where to put this thread but does anyone know where I could hire a picus sonic tomograph, what sort of cost it would be and how would hiring kit work with the need for software?

[Paul Barton]

I don't know of anyone that would rent one out without an operator. Would you be better off paying someone that has one to do the scans and report for you? Whereabouts are you?

[ScottF]

As Paul said, given that you'd need to be trained to use the device, which might take a day, then you might be better to just get someone in to do the scan or scans for you. Another issue is that, unlike a chipper or other bit of plant, they're not super-robust devices, so you'd need to take great care and repairs are expensive.

 

I expect a hire of a device might only make sense over a long period, if you had a load of scans to do.

 

PM me if you need any further info.

 

Best

 

Scott

[Woodcut33]

OK thanks for the info. I cover the Midlands and South West. Thinking it would be worth the investment.

[roseyweb]

Kim Gifford

[Paul Barton]

OK thanks for the info. I cover the Midlands and South West. Thinking it would be worth the investment.

 

What investment? Are you thinking about buying one now?

[Shane]

It's a very good piece of kit - and bl@@dy expensive.

Everyone I know who has one is outrageously knowledgable.

The view is that you need tons of experience/knowledge to fully understand what the picus shows you, and if you are charging for the advice then you must really be on the ball.

 

I'm not questioning your knowledge/experience - it's probably worth using a picus owner's full service and let their professional Indemnity insurance cover any claims resulting from the advice they give.

 

My local Picus man is happy to supply an excellent service, better than I could.

So that's what I do.

 

Just the ramblings of an ageing arb-nut.. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[ScottF]

My current device will be coming on the market soon as I'm looking to upgrade to the latest model.

 

As and when it's available (a couple of months, I reckon), it will be posted on Arbtrader.

 

Cheers