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You might get shot down for saying that but its spot on:thumbup1: I've worked with a lad for £250 a day with a pair of felcos each and nothing to take away, yet £750 for a tree crew is not silly money if they are top of the game either.

Reason I was asking was, usually day rates are give for subby work as a standard thing. If for own work, it varies a lot. Basically for this, work out your over heads and add what ever profit you need and possibly some contingency. I would say quoting a day rate to a private customer will end in tears though:thumbdown:

Sub contract or pricing your own work?

As far as I could gather reading his other threads/comments, he was a tad antagonistic. Going from the stuff I read on his thread about stealing timber, its no great loss IMO.

He is banned mate.

I was going to write out a long paragraph all about our wood, but saw John had already written out exactly what I was going to put! I reckon you're spot on the nail there mate:thumbup: .

I wondered if those answers would come up! In fact, rolling with a flat roller is one of the worse things you could do, I only asked as its a method that was proven to have too many negative results, before the tractor was even invented! Rich, pushing moisture is not needed, the roots of the grass will already be below the compression level of using a flat roller. Using a flat roller actually caps the soil and prevents moisture penetration. Steve, most of what you say would be correct if a cambridge style roller was used, not a flat one. Harrows should be used to level molehills prior to rolling as, if they're rolled in this causes massive compaction restricting root growth where the mole hill is. Following harrowing, it should then be rolled with a ringed roller to promote tillering, thats what they were designed for. The ringed roller will obviously still push in stones and repair surface damage to prevent crop contamination. Just thought I'd clear up the reason I asked! Rick is spot on though, it does look pretty:001_rolleyes: .

The ones I bought have been a pain to handle to be honest after being used to handling plain bulk bags. They collapse easily, therefore harder to fill, they dont stack as well and are twice as expensive. As for mould, I've found using plain bags (at half the price) and cutting holes in the bottoms and side work as well if not better than vented. I wont be buying any more vented, but thats just me!

Haha, seems to have a history of getting banned! Lol!

I wonder how you would feel if someone decided they wanted to take your "van" because they wanted it. Perhaps they would go onto a pipe and slippers internet forum and ask whats the quietest pair of slip-ons they could buy so as not to be heard in the dead of night. Then, after many nights of stalking wait until you were in the pub, or out robbing firewood, and go and help themselves to your van because you weren't attending it. Seems fair to me, you see vans all over the place dont you?

Or simply a bad shot, poor felling, cowboy stylie yee haa, or what ever else you'd like to call it! My 4/10 was possibly given when I was in a good mood:sneaky2:

4/10

I dont think Police will give enough of a hoot to write down details like that! I did hear the dealers were trying to get a database set up but not sure if its national or not yet?

Just curious, but why have you been rolling grass with a flat roller?

Until last year I'd of said the 360, then may have been pushed to admit the 361 was a better saw. BUT; Then came along the 560! Nothing Stihl have can even get close to a comparison IMO. .

I'm currently running 560 & 372. I'd say that covers 95% of the work we do at the moment and always blown away with how they cope. I guess like you say, a 550/372 combo maybe better. Quite ironic though, the 372 is one of the oldest design saws currently available and the 550, one of the newest. Although Stihl have had some amazing saws in the past, they seem to have ditched them all, and replaced them with what? Seems these days when we are out on site, all the white ones(except the 200's) are left on the shelf. .

Not sure on price mate, it was new but old stock so imagine it'd be low side of £500:confused1:

I'm about to start breaking one as it happens. The lamps are good so let me know if you want anything else too:thumbup1:

Are Husky bringing out a new topper again?

Mmmm, I did know where there was a new one a few months back, can see if they still have it if you like?

They need to be set up spot on to rec max revs otherwise they dont run right. Only way to set them up is at full working temp with a tacho. It is very critical! Possibly this is whats wrong with most that people think they're flat!

But, did they check it on the tacho?

Getting the WCL is the easy bit. Keeping the carriers log up to date is the hassle IMO. For those who dont know, this is the next thing the EA will ask for (if that particular guy knows his stuff), this is now required by the EA to show where every load has come from, when, how much, and where its gone and should be backed up by relevant paperwork such as weigh bridge tickets. If you cannot supply this log, but hold a WCL, you may find yourself being accused of dumping or burning:sneaky2: Duty Of Care. .

One of the main reasons is the poor ones need re-tuning. Has yours been tuned with a tacho recently?