18 stoner
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Hey Jen, not sure on the toxicity bit but the mushroom looks good! Nice one!
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Whats wrong with chipping all small stuff and leave on site, log all timber and deliver to customer? My issue is, why does everyone think they need one if you only carry virgin clean timber? Its NOT waste!
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Paul, why would you say we should have a waste carriers licence to carry clean virgin timber when the EA clearly states they do not view virgin timbers as "waste"?
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I wish you well, but as many on here will tell you, green timber is worth around £45 per ton for firewood at the moment and wood turners tend to take very small amounts. I wish you well in your search though, nothing like a nice piece of walnut turned out well rather than being burned. The way thing are now unfortunately.
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I know this will sound really brutal, but going on the e-mail you got, i would say if you win the contract you wont earn much money out of it! As others have said, price it to make a nice amount, and dont cut yourself short. There are no guarantees of the big future contract!
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If you remove arisings from site it is classed as product or waste. If it is to be used again its not waste. If you take it away to burn, its not product, therefore you should have a waste carriers licence. Only trouble is, you cannot burn waste, so therefore you shouldnt be burning off site. You can however get an exemption to burn on site, but you cannot move it to another site, i.e. it must not be transported and must be untreated, vigin timber. Has that made it clear as mud:001_rolleyes:
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:lol: Same as most of us then:001_rolleyes:
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The lack of waste carriers is one thing, but does your company actually carry waste away and burn it? Thats what the :scared1: was for!
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What he said. And him;
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:scared1: I take it thats a wind up?
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Nice! That looked pretty fast. Is the saw standard?
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Who is the oldest working climber on Arbtalk?
18 stoner replied to Mick Stockbridge's topic in Climbers talk
At 42 Im a bit from being finished i hope, but once you guys have settled the oldest, what will be next, the heaviest:001_rolleyes: -
Part of what i learned many years ago, is that how you price now, is how you are expected to price in the future. Also any word of mouth you get from this job will be besed upon "Oh yeh, he was cheap enough, he came all this way and didnt charge any extra" "Getting your name out there" does have its benefits, but can also have down sides too if you seem overkeen to jump on a job.
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Older and possibly wiser, but i would now rather price it as it should be priced. If you get the job, happy days. If you dont, stay at home, light the barby and have a couple of beers- you earned the same as if you priced it low! The unfotunate part of your type of pricing is that it encourages a downward spiral generally for everyone
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Why would do a job that only "covers costs"?
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Get the type of sqwerls you're on about now! Didnt realise that type of thing happened in Harrogate:001_tt2: Can you boobytrap/secure the store, it seems an extra expense and hassle to me?
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They eat kindling round your way:confused1:
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Is there a reason why you want to have a shed with sides Johnny?
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If it sweats, its not dry! If its sealed it wont breathe, on pallets or not! If, as you say its dry when it goes in, it should be OK
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You get condensation inside the container because the moisture cannot escape Johnny, so why would you want to seal firewood or kindling in a steel box that will prevent it drying? A roof over an open sided structure would be my suggestion:thumbup:
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You guys are really at the forefront of modern technology. You rock:001_rolleyes:
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Dean, as a suggestion, is it worth sticking up a notice at the old chip heap when you move saying "Due to a change in circumstances, the free woodchip is no longer available from this site. However, if you do require me to deliver chip to you in the future, call This Mob No, and for a small donation to charity, i will deliver it to your door" You will probably end up with a handful of people who will take any amount any time that pleases you and it will keep beedy eyes out of the yard also. I dare say some of your customers in the past have turned up for the free woodchip and gone for a ride further down the lane and found some free firewood too!
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No worries Liam, i know what the AFAG says, BUT, i cant believe how many other suggestions have been given. Is it; 1 tree length (Mozz) 2 tree lengths (CTS) 10 meters (cutter 1) 2 meters (YEDL/Armchairarborist) 9 meters for pruning (Bolt) 1 meter on LV (Tidytrees) AFAG Guide (Edenarb) Bounce stuff off (Tidytrees) 3 Meters (WPD/Slap ma girdle) Is this not all a little confusing:confused1: I know the AFAG guide is the one WE are supposed to follow, but there seems to be an awful lot of other "expert" advice given here that some of the less experienced guys may follow:sneaky2:
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Exactly my point! There seemes to be lots of "in my opinion" but the distances are always different. My point is, at what point is it accepted you have taken reasonable precautions? Various bodies give advice, but seem to differ to each other and everyone has their own "opinion". We even have someone who does line clearance saying its ok to "bounce stuff off" wires:001_huh: Come on guys, i, like many others reading this dont know the deffinate answer but there are a lot of people viewing this thread who may take an unnecessary risk.
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Sounds like a project just for a few psi Steve! At least they wont get knocked off by a rogue branch though!
