Jump to content

Log in or register to remove this advert

Andy Collins

Veteran Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    13,793

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Andy Collins

  1. Andy Collins
    Saw a harvester just the other day on hardwood thinnings. Sorry cant help you more than that, maybe pm Woodworm on here as he operates a harvester.
  2. Andy Collins
    Just for the record, I did look at that post and considered deletion of it, but took it in the spirit (I Hope!) intended. I wouldnt normally delete a word like "cock" unless it was meant in a malicious way, it does some up the characters concerned quite well
  3. Andy Collins
    Dont beat around the bush, just say what you mean
  4. Andy Collins
    Apparently there is an article in Forestry Journal this month, anyone read it or make head or tail out of it? I dont subscribe to it so havent seen it myself.
  5. Andy Collins
    Big thanks to everyone who either organised, donated prizes or took part in the raffle. Top stuff:thumbup:
  6. Andy Collins
    I'm keeping an eye on the chatroom, some seem to be having difficulty staying logged in there
  7. Andy Collins
    WF tracWerner Forst- und Industrietechnik
  8. Andy Collins
    Quite right too, I'd love to see their reasons:biggrin:
  9. Andy Collins
    Like several others, I've seen your posts advertising for staff out there, and thought what a golden opportunity. shame these 2 lads blew it, for whatever reason. Lets hope they at least have the decency now to make some sort of amends by pm'ing you and apologising for their behaviour, thus showing their balls have finally dropped. Naming and shaming will solve nothing, nor rectify anything, whats done is done, but this does destroy one faith in others.
  10. Andy Collins
    OOOOh some issues here?
  11. Andy Collins
    We mustn't forget that many of the current hikes were in fact a legacy of the last government, ie fuel duty increases, the VAT increase is a necessary bitter pill to swallow. If we dont have the Vat increase, what other cuts in public spending would you prefer, pay for medical treatment perhaps?
  12. Andy Collins
    CTS I didnt say I was impressed with the Vat reduction, knowing it would just go straight back up again.
  13. Andy Collins
    I do not remember anyone griping about how awkward it was, or moaning about the unfairness of itall when VAT was reduced, I can remember many saying how it would hurt when the reduction was reversed and increased to rectify the blunder. As a country, we can not afford to keep printing our way out of trouble, we need positive methods to sort these issues, many of these methods will hurt our pockets, but I do think we will benefit in the end......... hopefully
  14. Andy Collins
    No. This thread is an example of Treedoktors work, as Mike has explained. There are many tongue in cheek comments posted on here between friends who know Mike and Mike knows, thats fine. If I were to do a demo vid for clients to see, I'd like to think it was done as professionally as this one.
  15. Andy Collins
    You just tempted fate you know:001_smile: doesnt exactly help the OP though
  16. Andy Collins
    Agreed Dave, in my example it was the way to go, but of course all jobs vary. Good luck with yours:thumbup1:
  17. Andy Collins
    Try Treeworker.co.uk or FR Jones both have side banner ads on here. If your budget is a bit too tight for those, look at army surplus bags. PS Also Honey Bros. PPS Also any of the other advertisers of arb products on this forum
  18. Andy Collins
    Dave Fox, I had a similar size orchard to clear last year. I found the quickest, most cost effective way was to strip the branches and throw them into windrows as I went, leaving the main trunk standing. Then clear the branches with a loader to fire. Then fell butts and chuck them straight on a following trailer as you go. Get in a sawbench to log them later. I then had a D9 with a rootplough.come in to clear the roots. It took me 3 days in total. Messing about logging as you go is unproductive and tiring.
  19. Andy Collins
    Well, it was raining one day on the way to work, so me and Steve got talking about how there wasnt a forum out there for us, so he made one
  20. Andy Collins
    Seems many of you fellas are suffering from premature congratulations
  21. Andy Collins
    Top stuff there, Liked:thumbup:
  22. Andy Collins
    First off, I think that its admirable that a student comes out of college with high standards. Thats praiseworthy. The difficult part now is to find a job with a company that will meet his expectations and standards. And as said the clients who will listen and pay for those standards. I've seen several lads come from college with this idealogical mindset, only for them to become disillusioned with the "real world" and go off into some other trade. The other alternative is to set yourself up in business and go for it, work to your own standards, and accept nothing less in others who work for you, and fingers crossed that it works out for you.
  23. Andy Collins
    Woodland "workshops" for traditional crafts?
  24. Andy Collins
    Come on Penfold, even you dont believe that:biggrin:
  25. Andy Collins
    Paintball area?

About

Arbtalk.co.uk is a hub for the arboriculture industry in the UK.  
If you're just starting out and you need business, equipment, tech or training support you're in the right place.  If you've done it, made it, got a van load of oily t-shirts and have decided to give something back by sharing your knowledge or wisdom,  then you're welcome too.
If you would like to contribute to making this industry more effective and safe then welcome.
Just like a living tree, it'll always be a work in progress.
Please have a look around, sign up, share and contribute the best you have.

See you inside.

The Arbtalk Team

Follow us

Articles

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.