Kev Stephenson

As sole trader it isn't worth it. You are effectively QuattroKev trading as Lindford Tree Services. As skyhook says you are the business. This changes if you run a limited company as you then become an employee of your limited company and would use a company vehicle or possibly be provided with a company car. As a limited company there are tax implications to using the same vehicle for business and private use (you are taxed for private use), as a sole trader you can only claim for the percentage of the time the truck is used for the business.

If you are looking to keep costs down then don't go for a land rover. £2000 bought me a high roof long wheel base transit, 2003 with 78k miles and 12 months MOT. I won't lose anything on it and transit parts are cheap as chips if I need anything. I let the grounds maintenance team run this and its plenty big enough to drive the ride on mower into with a push mower as well and we can cart stuff away if needed. Stuff is secure and out of site. It's also so much better on the road than a land rover. £2000 on a land rover could buy you a boat load of trouble plus the size of the load bed reduces what you can carry on a 110.

Very very rare that someone would want to hire a grinder by the day. Around here things are priced either by the hour for multiples (1st hour being £x + £50), a quotation based on stump diameter or the operator comes out and prices the work as his own job. A small pedestrian grinder can be hired for £35 +VAT a day or £100 + VAT a week. I would expect to be able to hire a bigger machine for £100 + VAT a day. Add your wage and costs and £300-£350 a day for man and machine sounds about right. (this is Yorkshire, not London by the way!!) Do not hire out your machine to be operated by others, grinders take a beating on a good day. Someone who may not be quite so sympathetic or mechanically minded could cause a lot of damage in a short period of time. Stump busters here have a long wheel base transit and cart the grinder in the back of that. There's space for a couple of dustbins of grindings should the need arise aswell. £10k should see you with a van, second hand grinder, CAT scanner and guards. Keep climbing for others to pay your living wage and grind on days off. If all goes to plan roles will be reversed and the climbing days will soon fill in the days you are not grinding. Other costs to consider. A CAT scanner is no use without the training. Telling BT you scanned for their cable and it didn't show won't get you out of paying for it if they ask for proof of competence and you don't have anything. You will likely need a decent size chainsaw to take off a couple of slices to save on grinding time if the contractor left a high stump. Would you consider a kango or similar for stumps in patios etc? Plenty to consider. Kevin

Mendips anonymity as 'that mate' strikes again

It looks basically the same as the Camon C500. Search out the camon c500 and there is an exploded diagram on the camon site which might help you with the rebuild

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It's not that difficult to change but it takes time and you do take a lot of bits off. When you take the carb off take pics of the control rods, the same as you take the top handle off. Make sure you have a clear work bench and line the bits up in the order they come off and it makes rebuilding a lot simpler. I've done a 201T and the husky top handle so far this year!!

Search long and hard before buying a great wall especially the shooting forums where a few of the lads have had them 12 months. Shocking reviews, major rust issues on components, lack of rust proofing for the body and poor build quality

Boom eco? I didn't use Boom eco due to their really strict terms with regards to ANYTHING over chip size and the charges they levy. If you can guarantee your product then they offer a better price.

So lets say I hire you for a days climbing and I (the boss) am on site grounding for you. We have discussed that the whole side of the tree is to be rigged out however you decide that it can be boshed in a oner. It goes wrong and lands on a parked car causing £10k in damage. I contact my insurance company and fill in a statement stating the above also stating that I had employed a suitably qualified sub contract climber for the day. My insurance company I can bet would pay out but would chase you (or your insurance company) for reimbursement as you, a separate company, went against instruction, made your own decision and caused damage. As a sub contract climber you do not legally need PL insurance but if you make a mistake or something you should not have done causes financial loss the insurance company could well come after you for reimbursement. Another example. I employ you with all your kit to include large rigging kit for a massive take down. My company don't usually do massive TD's hence hiring you and your kit. During the take down your kit fails and a 200kg lump destroys my chipper. It was your kit that failed causing damage, you were paid a premium for bringing said kit, it was within LOLER so you were not negligent. Who's insurance pays out?

Looks like the AA show at westonbirt 5th and 6th June. Get that badger spit brew going Jon

This drawer had removable inserts for different times of the year. I had a section that would hold 12 shot glasses and a couple of bottles of damson gin which sat next to the cartridge boxes. The guns, broken down would fit in the small compartment to the right.

Eddy's mate spoke to a bloke who used to live on the same street as Gordon Ramsay's dog walker and he says that so long as it's not on the top shelf and it isn't a gas oven then you should be fine. Can't get more first hand than that can you!!!:thumbup:

and the PM to me reads very much that my mate says his mate has heard in passing that ............. There was no indication as to the person who sent Eddy this 'information' or their position within Husqvarna. In my opinion Eddy has interpreted information he has received from someone with no authority and probably no product timescale knowledge and made out he is part of the inner sanctum of Husqvarna. Nothing contained within the email would help Eddy should anyone decide to take his accusation of selling products unfit for use further and I still believe he should quickly delete his emails.

Then please share on an open forum. I for one wouldn't want to be buying known faulty items to supply to my staff and since you state you have proof that Barry (and all other suppliers selling before May) are selling recalled items not fit for use then please make this important official information public. Like I said, be very careful what you put on an open forum. Are you saying you have emailed proof your statement here is true or you have something you have interpreted as above? Feel free to PM me a copy if you don't want it on an open forum. If I am wrong and you have the exact statement in writing from someone at Husqvarna then I will retract my statements and issue an apology to you. To be honest I would trust ANY of the suppliers over what you are saying, that comes from meeting you and reading many of your posts over the last few months!!

Eddy, you really do spout some rubbish. If they were RECALLED stock then do you think Husqvarna would have reissued them for sale? That would have law suit written all over it at the first sign of an incident. By stating on line and in writing that Barry is selling fuel cans that are not fit for purpose you could yourself be sued for slander and defamation of character. You have basically said that you have proof that Barry is selling a product which is not fit for purpose. Do you really have this proof? Thought not!!! If I were you I would be retracting my statement, deleting posts, climbing down form my ivory tower and shutting the hell up. QUICKLY I am perfectly sure that any and all Husky fuel cans for sale through out the country are all fit for purpose, have passed any tests required and are not recalled stock. Kevin

a bit less than &6% :001_tt2: I would have thought it was 75%

cheap enough to buy brand new I would have thought. I have just has to replace the entire back handle on a 440 which comes with the fuel tank and new cap. This was less than £100 delivered.

25 meters 6ft double sided 13 posts at £8 each £100 for round numbers 26 post mix at £4 each £100 for round numbers triple rail at £1 a meter £75 13 laths per meter at £1.10 each £350 for round numbers £625 to the timber mill 2 men 2 days at £200/man per day £800 nails, paslode use, delivery I make that about right

£60 a meter supplied and fitted at 6ft high.

260 mile round trip, I want to make the most of it. Plus I assume the freebie stock cupboard is at the end of the tour not the mid point :001_tt2:

I want to come to one of these but this one is my daughters birthday. I will keep an eye on the thread for the additional date should it happen. Kev

I've just sold one after 13,000 miles in 9 months The above quote about sums it up really. Really nice to drive, 400 miles towing and get out as fresh as you got in but once they get a taste for the garage they eat money. Bottom arms front and rear, suspension compressor and general air leaks, gearbox, torque convertor, egr valves. It's a £50k vehicle and repair bills are based on this fact. Find a good one and you are laughing, find a neglected one and your wallet will cry!!

As title, must have tickets and be able to drive. Poplars to pollard. Cheque on the day. Please ring or text 07867784521 with your rates. Thanks Kevin

possibly because there is a section called arb TRADER!!!