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Just found out from Stanton Hope, members of Confor got free admission.
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Sounds like there must be a bit more to Petes new nick name.....Would you like to elaborate a little then Andy?
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Ok Andy, short and sweet. Overall a very good show, obviously some variations from one site to another over the years. BUT, the main thing that concerns me is, after all the revenue the show receives from exhibitors, in my opinion the £15/head for visitors is pure extortion.
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No prob justin, you were very busy:ohmy: Got fixed up anyway, cheers.
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Great day on friday, gots lots of bargains and met lots more of the "talk" guys. Just a shame Jonesie wouldnt sell me his last jameson pole, even if it was holding up his banner! Oh, and as for Andy, nice to meet you mate, seem like a real nice bloke, totally opposite to what McTree and Steve said about you:aetsch:
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I think what Dean was meaning, is did you test a freshly split log, or have they been split a while? It may be a little finniky, but, if the logs have been split a while its best to split some again and test in the middle of the log as the outer part can be a false reading. Also test them from different areas of the heap. In the first weeks of drying there can be a significant difference between the inner and outer parts of the log.
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Real shame Dean, very, very sorry for family and friends
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30% sounds a bit high! If you can get your firewood below 20% it will be much better, but a good marketing point would be to advertise that yours is 15% or below. I believe Dean also does this.
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Recon i could have the traction control on on the A4 then, the landy is stayin at home!
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Think officially its classed as semi-pro. Having said that the main market for the ms192 is carving so would expect thats more pro market.
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Fracture Pruning Retrenchment on Fulham Oak
18 stoner replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
The words public lav, seedy, combined with your mob number and knowing you work on "The Heath", makes me worry for your integrity Dave.......George Micheal got arrested for something similar didnt he? Lol:lol: -
Ditto! Also, if there are some really cheap bargains to be had, thay can sell out by friday/saturday:sneaky2:
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This subject has come up several times about the 192, but unfortunately what i have noticed is, many people want to compare the 192 against the 200. I would just like to add that these little saws are amazing at what they can do, but are not a 200t! Anyone who has a 192 will give it great merrit, but still say the 200 has a seperate place in a tree (so to speak) So, what i would say is, if you get the opportunity to buy one, do so, and run it as well as the 200. "A saw for every job" is a good way of looking at it.
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Spot on Richard, mine came with 14" 1.1mm bar, but, it spat the chain off and bent a few links:scared1: So decided to run it on same bar as the 200 but 12". The muffler mod was easy to do and made a big difference to power.
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Cant recommend it enough! It always goes in the truck to every job, if its a takedown, i throw the 200 in also You now can buy a MS192 with back handle in UK now, but not the 192t. I have found out through a good source in Sthil Germany, they will not release them through UK dealerships as it will reduce the revenue they recieve from avid 200t users.
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Exactly Andy, thats why such as Jim Lidgitt are looking at leaving arb! I understand the point about newbies always asking for work, but i would rather keep a good one by giving him good money. As this thread is about "what money for a good groundy/inexperienced climber", i will admit i just paid a good groundy £185 for the last two days and £40 for two hours this morning. After all he is good, and he left my house happy, and keen. That means a lot to me. But hey, shoot me down!
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Nice one Andy, i spent far too long working in agric but, i can assure anyone who doesnt know, arb is harder! I do believe the day rate is a sliding scale though, for instance a young lad who can drag brash well, but no more must be worth around £40. Wereas an experienced one with all tickets, saw, MEWP, chipper, ariel rescue, occasional climber, etc, etc, who doesnt spend half the day texting his girlfriend, must be worth nearer £90. Just my view, but feel free to shoot me down. I just think a fair days pay for a fair days wage.
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According to your list Dagmar, other than your plough, you dont need more than 45HP. You may have been slightly misinformed about the disc plough. Unless you are intending ploughing very deep or on extremely heavy soil, you dont need 80hp or 4WD! I have done lots of vintage ploughing to a depth of 6-7 inches with 3 furrows using MF 135. Its certainly not over-powered but will do the job on most soils. The MF 135 is around 40HP and very rarely 4WD. You should be able to get such a tractor around £3k. Im not saying the 135 would be the perfect tractor for you but dont get too carried away with 80 HP thing as that seems to be the biggest cost implication.
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I once knew a builder who employed 2 gangs of brickies. He siad he would use one labourer to mix cement and he would wheelbarrow the mix to the 2 gang of brick layers. He said it was the only way to keep them all going and keep an eye on everything. Similar principal i think!
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Amazing Tommy, looking at the others i recon the judges had a hard time deciding. Well done. Will see you at the APF then.
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Oh, and i guess the lesson learned from this is, I shall now be pricing protected work, and asking for £100 to cover the application, later deductable from the works invoice.
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Got the word from the TO. Basically he said the permission has been granted to remove the tree, so even though it is in my customers name, they would not persue the owner if he got another contractor to carry out the works. The response i got was as i suspected, but the feeling i got from the TO was, they knew it was wrong but couldnt be bothered with the hastle. I shall now wait for the outcome of the "other quote" and take it from there. Somehow i think even if i still do the job, there will be a bit of bad atmosphere, but hey!
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I think you are a good example why top groundies are hard to find Jim. It seems to me, that if you are as good as you say Jim, your employers are taking the p**s somewhat. No wonder you are looking for other employment! The way i see it the groundy should always be in charge of the works on site, after all, he is the only man in contact with all parts of the job. He/she needs to tend every whim of the climber, yes, but on larger jobs a "head groundy" can deligate and deal with issues that arise during the works, speaking to customers, officials, members of the public, oversee traffic control etc, etc. All this as well as having rescue tickets, using machinery, saws etc. I am sorry, but any person who is capable of taking on such a massive responsibility as this, must be worth more than shelf stacking type wages, or they are going to walk from Arb!
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Yep, sure are!
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