18 stoner
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Stub cuts are one thing, leaving STUBS is another! Poor saw work IMO, not "proper" by any means! Looks good from a distance I guess, and Im sure the client was happy with the overall shape and general appearance. Edit; Just seen your reduction Matty, very nice shape, very well done and proof it can be done without a bucket! .
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Daniel, just an observation, but could you not have laid a "mat" on the drive, then felled it from the floor giving it a pull with the skid steer? I have a feeling you could have done it for the buzz though and all the dramatics that follow posting it on the forums:blushing: I realise we only saw the shot from one angle, but I'm a great believer in assessing all options. In this case, IMO, there seemed to be a few options but you chose to do it via one of the more "risky" ones.
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I think the mentality of firewood value needs to change from us guys. It is becoming in more demand year on year, and when you think ready processed its worth more per ton than scrap(and that walks). If its left unattended its going to go!
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I wonder if amount of stock(or lack of) could vary depending on time of year? Possibly if say in February, it would be expected you would have less cord stacked, and if you were intending selling the business, you would perhaps have not bought much in recently and have none on stock then? Have a look at the date of the OP:sneaky2:
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:congrats: I think I went a long way round to explaing that, Cheers!
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Too right James. I have tried putting this point over before, but there seems to be a massive variation in what day rate a groundy should be on. I totally agree with that but its based on ability. A guy with tickets who can drag brash and use a chipper is worth much less than a guy who can organise site, liase with clients, do risk assessments, anticipate work procedure, plan job, operate everything on site, climb if needed, rescue etc etc. Im not saying all "groundies" need to be in the "good" catagory, and most crews can get by with a couple of ok ones plus a good climber, but when a guy works on site that you can leave everything to he is worth rewarding IMO.
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No, Good climbers climb well. Good groundies do everything well. I dare say if I had a 3 man crew working 5 days a week I would be over the threashold. But I dont so Im not. I know the reference was to working every day at that rate before you say it!
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Are you a good groundy though, or do you just have the tickets to do the job? Thats where the difference in wages comes in. Ok, I'll put my neck on the line and say I do. BUT, with a good crew, you may be amazed how much work gets put through in a day, and more importantly, how efficiently and safely it gets done too:thumbup1:
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Is that self employed? If so, things have moved on since those days. Exactly my point earlier:thumbup1: Dont assume a climber should be on more money than a groundy! A good groundy will be able to do anything on site, including being a good climber too if the need arises. Quality of workmanship and efficiency of workforce will succeed over this type of set ups IMO.
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Just keeping you on your toes bud:thumbup1: Must be worth taking into account for someone, especially roadside.
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A lot would depend on the timber?
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For what its worth, I would say there's a big difference between someone who can use a saw with tickets, to a "groundy" A guy with tickets, saw and can drag brash, £80-90 /day. A good "groundy" is worth upto £150 a day. If you ever get the chance to work with the latter, you will know what I mean.
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The way I would look at it Johnny, is the green should not be less money, but the seasoned should be more!
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Some very strange logics here! If you were the customer, why on earth would you choose to buy a load of green logs when there are seasoned logs available from the same place at the same price? No wonder you would not sell much green!
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Abolition of the small trailer exemption Dec 4th 2011
18 stoner replied to Niceboy's topic in General chat
I guess from one of their many multi agency stop checks perhaps? -
Abolition of the small trailer exemption Dec 4th 2011
18 stoner replied to Niceboy's topic in General chat
Ok, if foods involved, Im in:thumbup: -
Abolition of the small trailer exemption Dec 4th 2011
18 stoner replied to Niceboy's topic in General chat
Whats a tacho? -
:lol: What about the nutters who made offers!
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Very wise words. It may hurt those reading this who still run in these grey areas, but what you say is true unfortunately.
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Many thanks for all the decent replies, all have been spot on and helpful. The conclusion appears to be then, when husky get their saw sorted it is a serious contender in this size saw, but, until then it has to be the 362:thumbup1:
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Ditto:thumbup1:
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Just run it as you would the other more popular brands bud. Ive been running it nearly ten years now and never blown up a saw or had any fuel related issues in that time.
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Yep, even a fat lad would be fine up there:thumbup:
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As usual, nice one Ace and cheers for sharing:thumbup:
