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Pete Mctree

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  1. Arborist - they have a real sense of humour here
  2. Work out how much money he can make you
  3. Try Treequip - he's out that way
  4. Arrived today. Many thanks
  5. Agreed. Shame you would need a class I HGV ticket to pull it
  6. Long sleves? How many washes are the Hi-Viz ones good for?
  7. You can't beat stupid either - only because you would not pay me if I did
  8. Outcuts a 440 & has better AV set-up. However does not feel as aggressive. Different saw to the 460/461 which was developed to fill a slightly different niche
  9. 660 is an amazing saw & has the best power to weight ratio of any commercial saw at the moment. Looking forward to seeing what Stihl have done with is. The 441 is a great success - hope it follows suit
  10. I'm sure there are some speculators & bankers who will bank-roll the import of virgin timber into the UK. Then, when we are a captive market hike the price through the roof, holding the UK to ransom - just like the gas supply :thumbdown::thumbdown:
  11. Always liked Kerf
  12. There, realistically are very few jobs for ageing & physically less than capable people within the industry. The industry is shrinking & just because an individual is better qualified & experienced will not keep them employed if they can't maintain the often intense workload. I see this as a ill timed waste of time & money. It may be a better time to teach companies to streamline & optimise operations, no burden them with further audits, fees & time consuming paperwork
  13. This will further marginalise those who are not interested in assesment & career building on an academic level (involvement with CPD etc) For those who want this, I'm sure it will be well constructed, for those that don't they will just see more unnecessary expenditure at a time of limited work & austerity. Who asked this to be created & why? It does have the appearance of another revenue creating scheme - but I can be a little cynical at times.......
  14. Is that a husky or a malamute Chris?
  15. All year here. Peanuts, wild bird seed, fat-balls & crumbs old cracker etc. We have had well over 30 sparrows at one time, starlings, coal-tit & blue-tit frequent. Long tailed tits sometimes. Not to mention the local sparrow hawk most days.....
  16. If in doubt, rig small & take your time. No fancy kit or magic, just throw a rope over a crotch & work away steadily & methodically
  17. Great vid. I am a fan of blowing stuff up
  18. Don't care for such things Andy. I would rather forget it happened & hope the company owner does not
  19. Awesome job:thumbup1:
  20. I cut my arm- major lasceration, whilst working for a company that; Said they had EL & PLI insurance - WRONG Had 1st Aid & Arial rescue tickets - WRONG My fault - I did not check
  21. T H White wrote such classics as "The Once and Future King" & "The Sword in the Stone" Selling chippers must be a side-line
  22. if they are employed to "climb" they are an employee in my opinion. If they are brought in to "wreck a tree out" they could be sub-contractors. It's all thin ice & I just covered them as employees, as the courts would side with them no doubt
  23. You looked that old to start with? Where was your paper round? Must have been brutal:001_tt2:
  24. see-saw
  25. 1 cut - at ground level. It's rubbish having to go back for a small piece. Saw in one hand, tree in other - walk to chipper

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