Mr Ed
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Ditto to that. As far as I'm concerned, its a waste of time, energy and wood.
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088? pfft, girly saw. Want a real mans saw, get an 090....
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That used to be the case, but I read recently that the local authority has no right to ask for accounts as 'proof', and several have been succesfully challenged on this. Its a fast moving legal battle, with a lot of ground being gained by permaculture supporters.
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That works with HTML based websites, but your flash based site is essentially invisible to any search engine. Good idea to have html backup - most business networks will block flash based websites. As for shame on them, maybe. I live in a rural area, and my 500kbs connection is as fast as I can get. Flash websites are a pain in the ass. Any potential customer who clicks on your page and waits longer than 5 seconds will go elsewhere.
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Ok, how do you get search engine optimisation with a flash based website? Or how can someone working for e.g. a local authority view your website? What about customers with a slow internet connection?
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I think if the buyer is continuing with the woodland management, then the building can be sold.
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Are the websites 100% flash based?
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Insurance and non compliance with Best practice Guidelines
Mr Ed replied to Mr Ed's topic in Business Management
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The difference with Ben Law, he was the first person in the country to try it. Now his battle has become case law, and his permission becomes a precident. I've heard that subsequent to Ben's case, lots of people have obtained permission for dwellings on that basis. Give me a mo, and I'l dig out the info.
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Advice needed re Chestnut Coppice
Mr Ed replied to Catweazle's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
If you have the experience, then give it a go, but you may find it much harder than you think. A little tractor with a frame on the back will carry a tonne at a time out, Or if you have the dosh, buy a Japa skidding grapple for carrying out the bundles. At that rate, if you cut and extracted a couple of tonnes a day, you'll do OK. Just remember, timber dries and looses weight at roadside, so try and do your deal on a cubic meter basis rather than weight. -
Insurance and non compliance with Best practice Guidelines
Mr Ed replied to Mr Ed's topic in Business Management
Insurance companies are voiding all claims now if the driver has points they've not declared. -
Well, Each to their own I suppose. I was thinking more along the line of running firewood business and a timber station, With the posibility of building a 'Ben Law' style house. Is there much money in your bestiality events then?
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Mick, sounds good, but for the obvious planning issues. I would be more inclined to plant up a woodland, mostly on a fast growing coppice basis. Once thats giving cover, what you do in your woodland is entirely up to you, and any authority would have a hard time proving that logs and chip in there are not part of your woodland business. The other benifit of having a woodland is that they are tax nuetral, meaning any revenue generated from it is untaxable (i.e. Logs, woodchip, benches, mushrooms etc.) Mainly for me, its the idea that in a woodland, what you do in there is your business, and away from prying eyes.
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Very Tidy work on that Body. Whereabouts in Chester are you? If I'd have seen this sooner, you could have done one for me. Just sent the 130 Landrover down to south wales to have a body built.
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I thought this deserved its own thread, as it has come up a few times, and no one seems to have a definative answer. I work 90% on contract work, where having NPTC's are a pre requisite, but what about private work? If an accident happens, and you were found to be non compliant (i.e. No Rescue Climber, or no ticket for a piece of equipment you were operating) Will this render your insurance void? I am not talking about HSE prosecution (that will happen whatever), but your insurance company refusing to pay. I know that driving a vehicle without having the statutory licence will render your insurance void, but does the same apply to commercial insurance. I suspect there will be a lot of opinion on this, but some hard facts would be good to know...
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Where is it this year? edit - Baltimore sounds cool.
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No way. You dont want the customer getting the impression that you've just sold their(your) timber - Pretty soon everybody will be thinking their bit of dead willow is worth a fortune. That would go straight back to my yard for planking.
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If you really want an easy way of clearing sawdust off a lawn, use a collector mower. Personally, I use a large Hiab, and that stops me making it in the first place. If a client wants everything logging for firewood, then its up to them to sweep the sawdust up afterward. I'm a logger, not a greenkeeper.
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Ditto - But I'd want all the timber.
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I went a few years ago - well worth it.
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Jeez. A u1700 with a chipper and 2 groundmen for £43 an hour? Your WAY too cheap. I charge £55 an hour for 2 men in a pickup....
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Having done a few big elms, I can tell that is one Ginormous tree... I reckon even moving quickly in the crown it will take you a day to strip it, without any roping. I should'nt bother touching the brash - even offer a slight discount to leave it where it lies, apart from clearing the road. Allow another day to put the timber on the floor, But it would be absolute sacrilige to log it - I have had over £12 a cube for good elm.... Funny enough my first impression price was £1600
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Nice tractor. I have a soft spot for massey's, I used to have a very tidy 3680, wish I'd never sold it.
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Want one of those Iveco's. Suppose I'll have to wait a few years until some utilty is disposing of 3 year old models.
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You have to post a track that is in some way connected to the last post. I also helps if you put a quick explanation.
