Kev Stephenson

What did you do after lunch Oaklands?

Free days - if you are good and priced right you will have very few of them. If you have loads of free days then something is wrong. If you are looking for other companies to effectively train you up so you can eventually compete against them for work be very careful what you say to your employers. Be sure to compete on a level playing field with the other subbies in your area, if they are going out with saws/fuel do the same. You will also find that most companies use subbie either for the really crap or really difficult jobs. Can you do any tree?

Due to an expansion in the company we have a position available for a groundie who would also act as rescue/second climber. We are looking either for someone with basic tickets or an apprentice who we will assist through college. This is a permanent PAYE job with immediate start available For more information please get in touch. Contact either through PM's on arbtalk or via email/text (details can be found on the website) Thanks Kevin

Having used a CS100 occasionally I would so they are not up to the job of day to day if the majority of your work includes removal from site. I have seen from this site that if you can persuade your customers to keep the arisings then the CS100 comes into its own as you can get it into back gardens. Why not look for a used 6" machine?

You still get that now, I was told the other day that all you tree people must earn a bloody fortune with the amount you charge. I replied with if Santa brought me the 40 grands worth of kit sat outside your house then yes I would earn a fortune but until that day a good chunk of your bill goes on running the company with the change paying wages.

Officially? Right up to the APF Stihl were still adamant it was face to face for everything

Today has been a bad day - blower stolen from a back garden so I phone Jonesie's place to order another. I asked what I could get that could be delivered (since Stihl expect you to pay over the odds at hopeless local dealers) only to be told that Stihl have lifted a good part of their delivery ban. :thumbup: From what I can gather if it is sharp and moves then you still need face to face but all spares, consumables and stuff the common idiot can't chop parts of their anatomy off with can now be sold on line or over the phone and shipped. I have to admit that I agree with the current stance on cutting machinery sales to the general public but will Stihl go further and lift the ban completely on proof of competence. For me the 12 months of no on line sales has meant I now own 2 huskys which I wouldn't have had otherwise. Stihl - At long bloody last!!

Nice beast, made not 2 miles from my house.

First thoughts are the actual operation of the saw shouldn't be an issue for you, the risk assessment for each use would need careful thought. 1. Your ability to move quickly in case of the tree rolling, limbs falling towards you, etc. 2. The position of the saw in relation to your body. Working from your knees you would be more likely to have the saw closer to your body ( you won't have the same ability to bend or stretch) and higher up your body. Consider other chainsaw protection. 3. Should there be an incident how mobile are you to reach help? 4. Chainsaws are definitely 2 hands at all times. You need to be sure you are balanced in such a way that you don't need your hands at all. Apologies of the above offends in any way, it isn't supposed to. If you want to do it you can there will be things to think about however that fully able people take for granted. I would personally contact your local training place ( state your location and people will offer suggestions) and meet up to discuss directly. I would think one to one would be best with an experienced trainer who can then give the risk assessment the time it deserves.

We had a fully naked pie eater (far from fit), free booze, a BBQ loaded with venison and a few tents. The sleeping didn't really need to be comfy after a boat load of Mendips cider.

There ain't much grass left though Steve so the footfall was decent enough. Spector, instead of the negative comments how about suggestions for future events bearing in mind the cost of a space like that at a national show. What would you like to see at the arbtalk stand?

With good level ground and presentable digging 30 meters is doable in a day by 2 men if the timber is roughly laid out for you (i.e. you don't have to carry it all 100 meters first). 30 meters = 16 posts @ 2 bags per post = £128 2 boxes of nails (you will have loads left) = £80 paslode hire - you're a fencer and you don't own one!!! £600 minimum cost to customer

Just a thought What do the police firearms teams think of this? It is an instrument which uses an explosive powder to launch a projectile. Just playing devils advocate but it might be worth a call to make sure that if a nosey neighbour calls the regular boys in blue you don't end up in hot water.

The winning table sold for £2000 the next one they went to struggled to make £200

One of the weight savings on the 230 is the fuel tank, according to the brochure the chipper uses 6 litres per hour and has an 18 litre tank. 3 hours and you have run out. I thought my quadchip tank was small at 30 ish litres. The machine looks great, the bulk of my work seems to be conifers so the massive throat on the machine would stop me choking it I just hope it throws wet conifer better than the old 150's

Both the climber and the runner did amazing times, the contest is due to be aired on BBC's the One Show this coming week. There was 0.25 seconds in it.

Capetown - you were not far wrong!!!

Todays job was to trim and then reduce by a foot a yew hedge. I knew there were companies that took yew clippings but I didn't know they paid for it. Anyhow I got in touch with a company called friendship estates who asked when we were trimming then arranged to send a van to collect. They are fussy in that they only take the clippings from one years growth but they come and rake it, bag it, weigh it and leave you a receipt. Payment is buttons (35p per kg) but I should get £40 I didn't have this morning for stuff that would have ended up going through the chipper plus the knowledge that I am helping in the fight against cancer. They say they operate country wide so anyone trimming yew they might be worth looking up. Kev

£700 for your time, £50 for materials and a profit if you choose. Also ask that your work is publicised through the school news letter or website as a form of free advertising. I do the tree work for my daughters school and charge full rate but put the profit element back to the PTA or some other cause the school is chasing (the latest being printed t shirts for the inter school events)

He certainly is a legend, I met him at the AA show and am looking forward to round 2. With £49.99 you should get entry a burger and maybe a bottle of pop if you are lucky

ebay.

Closest dealer to me is irrelevant. My closest dealer for greenmech is ridiculous money for servicing etc and I would only expect to be at the dealers once a blue moon anyway. Most dealers will normally post out parts anyway so whats the difference between 50 and 100 miles? I run a greenmech based on price, infeed size, company approachability and hopefully increased reliability. I will cross the country for a decent dealer if required.

Please post a picture of the extended deflector when you get it. I use a meter length of plastic flue pipe to extend the discharge at the minute

Warranty on mine therefore FOC, I have one of the first 201T's and it has already had the 2012 carb replacement recall.

One or two of the car park upper sections look ok, some look like they have run out of materials The tree stakes are a disaster, no room at all for the growth of the tree - not even an inch in the trunk. The fencing lats different sizes, either the post or the lath in the picture isn't vertical and why not run a simple edging strip along the bottom to keep the chip off the tarmac.