Mr Ed

Bit of a leftie then mani?

Seems to be suffering. Could be all the hot air in the vicinity...

20 years and counting:closedeyes: Just re read what steve wrote. Interestingly, when I was growing up, a huge portion of my fathers work was dead (very dead) elms. Spiking those things teaches you to be very carefull, and have very sharp gaffs. I probably had dozens of slips in those early days

Never happened to me. Tip - If you have to stomp your spikes in, they're not sharp enough. Its also less likely to happen with long spikes. I like to keep my spikes razor sharp, that way they sink in securely with just your body weight on them. also makes them easier to pull out than stomped in blunt gaffs.

Ross - 38hp Tom, depends what model, but I saw a GT70 in the factory lift 2700kgs...

Fake. see below- http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp

British swimmer wins Olympic gold 10 hours ago Britain's Rebecca Adlington won a gold medal in the Olympic 400 metres freestyle final in Beijing. Adlington beat the USA's Katie Hoff by seven hundredths of a second, pipping her with virtually the last stroke in a thrilling finish. Great Britain team-mate Joanne Jackson took the bronze medal. The 19-year-old, from Mansfield, and Jackson, from Richmond, are the first British women to win a medal since Sarah Hardcastle in Los Angeles in 1984. That was in the 800m freestyle, the event in which Adlington is ranked world number one in 2008. Jackson was third in a time of 4:03.52s as Britain matched their entire medal haul in the pool from Athens in one race. An ecstatic Adlington told the BBC: "I really didn't know what to expect going up there. "To get a medal in the Olympics, I'm overwhelmed, I'm so pleased. "I've got to thank my family, they will be sat at home watching it on TV, thank you so much for watching. "It's fantastic, we have come so far." Hosted by Copyright © 2008 The Press Association. All rights reserved.

I hear you about the Dingo / Kanga Kimtree, but the CSF type loader is a lot more advanced than the Schaeffer - Oscillating centre joints, load sensing hydraulics, telescopic lift arms, 4 wheel motors, massive range of options etc.

The Avant is a copy of the CSF. I can sell you a grapple, I'll put up some pics tomorrow.

The light at the end of tunnel is usually a man with a torch bringing me more work...

Ha Dean, We share the same sentiments. I would have happily run them over, and damn the consequences. Few months ago whilst working in a park in Manchester (the Poplar felling job) two scrotes on a quad bike grabbed my 372 and Peters 441. they burned off on their quad, but got a right shock when I jumped in the Patrol and chased them accross the park. I was in a red mist rage, determined to squish them with the 4x4. they zoomed up an alley to escape, but I diverted down a flight of stairs and over a concrete barrier to cut them of. caught up with them on the other side of the estate, on the road. Now they were really scared, a frothing maniac in a huge 4x4 trying to run them down. they turned through a narrow path into another park that had a huge earth bund to stop vehicles entering - I went over the top like the dukes of hazard, nearly crushing the two scrotes on the quad. Their faces were frozen in horror, and I was looking forward to crushing them. Unfortunately, they drove across a bog, and I couldnt follow. I think they were that scared that they dumped the saws round the corner, and we got them back. Point being, I reacted first, thought later. Kinda hard to pull a knife on someone when their crushing you under a 4x4

Stuart, I'm biased here because I deal in this equipment, but my advice is get a mini articulating loader. The are faster, lift higher and are much turf kinder than a skidsteer. I'll post up some pics tomorrow. A few guys on the forum here have used mine, always seems to get a thumbs up. We also do a very high quality grinder attachment for them - [ame]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rVtJdeBuvLI[/ame]

Ivan, an old ruskie, (our groundsman) used to start the day with a quart of cheap schnaps. There were huge trees, but also miles and miles of 20ft Tilia to 30% reduce. I mean hundreds and hundreds streching into infinity. We used to have competitions to see who's anchor point would snap first:001_smile:

OK, seriously now, Mani - your posting like an arrogant child. You have deliberately and willfully insulted members on this forum just because they held a different view. I know my own skill and proffesonalism. I've been doing this long enough to teach you a thing or two. I can Vouch for Pete's skill, and I've seen Rupe climb, and enough of his treework pictures to know he is an outstanding Arborist. You have done the online equivalent of walking into a rough bar and declaring how hard you are and what a bunch of pussies the locals are. Learn some manners and some humility. You bang on about notches like its some form of Zen. Know much about Humbolt cuts, snipes, jacking, dutchmen, swinging dutchmen, or crippling? If you want to find another forum to insult people on, be our guest. Google is your friend.

No way! this thread is huge entertainment! You know how everyone slows down on the motorway to see the car crash? Mani's posting is a little like that:001_smile:

The Blokes are the wild animals:001_tongue:

Ha.It was about £13 an hour at the time. 12 hour days, 6 days a week was the way to come back with a suitcase full of cash. It was all cash too, no cheques.

That sounds just like Rupe. I am much more proffesnial. My polyprop is a proper 1/2 inch line!

I spent some time in Bavaria as one of the British tree surgeon / Harlequin / jester / vagrant types. Have saw will travel, 30 duetschmarks an hour was top money 13 years ago...

Mani's given me a great new tagline for my business Mr Ed's Half Baked Tree Service. I like it!

That is your opinion, of which you are perfectly entitled to, and have the freedom to express. Personally, Ive done exactly the same thing. 18 years treework, and still an amatuer

Wow! What if there had been a nuclear reactor at the side? We could have had a serious incident on our hands! Mani, chill out mate. Its all good.

or ignore all the above and be CHEAP Works everytime for me:001_tongue:

£140 a day is excellent. If I lived in cheshire still I would go for that. I understand the 9 year thing too. To do the hardest trees efficiently, safely and quickly, needs a good deal of experience.

Wotta load of old crap. Big deal, they put one backcut in a straight tree. Biggest surprise was how well the guys treated them, and how the atitude of the confirmd feminist was changed by the support of the guys. Liked the bit where the cocky blonde fell in the water.