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Used a smaller one many many moons ago.. Still at 2400 hrs stuff will be worn out. That can be expensive to repair if you can even get the parts.
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My preference would be nearly new.. That seems like a lot of cash for a 12 year old machine with over 2000 hours.. There have been a few old (early 2000's) big chippers on ebay recently with folk asking silly money for them.. a tw250 at £18k another at £9.5. And a 2008 schiesing at £22.5k. with 1400hrs. Madness.. used wood chippers WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Condition is Used. Wood chipper Schliesing 550MX with Hatz diesel engine of 72hp on galvanized tandem-axle chassis (80 km/h). Towing hitch adjustable in height with inertia brake...
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We had a forst ST8 on demo and it was capable machine and purchase costs much lower than the bigger machines. But I want 10inch really.. I do have concerns about their long term reliability...
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It is deffo top of the pile.. But interested in alternatives. The Bandits are just bigger and less compact and as said we have had issues with the cost of parts with Bandit and Vermeer..
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Look good but some serious Euros...
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We have the tracked GM and it's OK, but not in the same league as the OLD TW250 which I believe is around 70hp
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Looking to update our old TW 250 chipper in the coming year. What bigger chippers are out there? What do folk recommend? We mostly do domestic work but am fond of the 10 inch chippers, I don't want logs to process.. We are NOT often doing site clearance which has become more specialised in recent years and will be mostly hand fed.. The TW250 is a great machine and it TW still made them, it would be top of my list. It is compact and chipps everything you throw at it.. We have a vermer BC 230xl and it is OK (not as good as TW), not going to rush to get another parts are expensive... Bandit spares also seem to be costly (we have 2 bandit grinders) What else is out there? Have the smaller 7 inch machines improved to a similar degree to the 6 inch machines (our TW230 seems to have the output our old TW190).
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I don't intend to be preachy... we also run 3.5 ton trucks alongside our 7.5 ton trucks. But if I had the choice (drivers) I wouldnt bother with the 3.5ton trucks. The 6.5 ton iveco is in a different league from the 3.5 ton. It is more robust, clutches last longer, bigger and your normally legal. The bigger trucks are also way better value on the used market. I would recomend all owner operators do the training and get a bigger truck as you would probably save the cost of the training when purchasing the truck. It was pretty easy to find tidy low mileage 7.5 ton Ivecos for around £12k to £15k. We ended up paying £18.5 to find a decent 3.5 ton isuzu.
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The 6.5 and 7.5 ton trucks are much better suited for tree work... What we need to do is clamp down on those running overloaded and make it normal to have an appropriate truck and licence..
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From my experience in arb 2 years is not a long time. It might be different in forestry but climbers normally (there are some exceptions) need 4-7 years.
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Full time, Part Time or Freelance Climber in the Derby/East Midlands
benedmonds replied to benedmonds's topic in Employment
Our recent new employee has left for utility work.. So we are still looking.. Mostly, domestic work, good kit and team. -
Considering a VW Transporter day van T5 probably
benedmonds replied to difflock's topic in General chat
I have a huyandi i800. About half the money of a vw and better to drive. -
We extended the drawbar on our grain trailer so that we could carry the hiab on the tractor. That would be another way of doing it.
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One issue I keep finding with the more mature life style change employees, especially the ones with something about them, is that they often plan to set up on their own. (I was the same). But as an employer you don't want to invest in them as they just end up leaving and setting up as competition... Having your tickets does make it lower risk for an employer.
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How valid is taking a picus at that height? The fungal bracket is significantly lower.
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I have not seen the tree? It is road side, I don't believe it has been reduced.
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Comments please. Rigidoporous on Norway maple
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Same Romanian is coming back for our other tired 2005 Iveco. We have not bothered servicing, MOTing or even removing logos, it's nice and easy and I believe we can charge nil VAT as it is going to export. Not sure I would fancy the job driving them the 1600 miles across Europe. My Mitzy pinin was rusting away and that went East a few years ago also with all the signwriting. I imagine a fleet of old canopy vehicles driving around Romania..
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Anyone else sold an old truck recently... There seems to be a big demand for vehicles that are at the end of their life being exported. I had calls within hrs of posting one of our old Iveco's up for sale, with several people willing to pick it up tomorrow with cash.. Do they just have mechanics in eastern europe who can make trucks last longer as they get to a point here where it is not economically viable to keep them on the road..
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We are taking a big red oak down in duffield next week, anywhere local to tip? (I have checked the tip directory)
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IVECO DAILY 35C 12 MWB. 2006. 2300cc 3.5 Tonne HEAVY DUTY SPRINGS FITTED. 121,000 MILES 12 MONTHS MOT SERVICED REGULARLY REMOVABLE ARB BACK - can be taken off in minutes. TOW BAR & ELECTRICS Truck has been used as a work vehicle and has a few bumps and scrapes but looks and drives OK and is ready to work. We have a new truck so this one is surplus to requirements. Final price plus VAT and VAT invoice will be provided. Sold as seen with no guarantee.NO VALUE SPECIFIED
Derby - GB
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If the council are making cuts at least try and get some redundancy pay and or all the training you can. The council will have to find you suitable work. Compared to most of us self employed types at least you still have a job that will pay you a wage.. My hands started giving me issues 6 or 7 years ago and it was pretty scary as when you are self employed tree surgeon your transferable skills are limited.. I had an exit plan to move over to consultancy and running the business and it has all worked to plan really. I haven't picked up a saw in 4 or 5 years and climbing kit well out of loler.. My new role is boring and frustrating with very little job satisfaction. I am busier then ever, but my fingers only go numb on long bike rides..
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Deffinatly wrong and illegal Race discrimination when providing goods, facilities and services It is illegal for anyone providing goods, facilities or services in the UK to discriminate because of race. Someone providing goods, facilities or services must not: refuse to provide you with goods, facilities or services because of your race provide any of these things on less favourable terms or conditions because of your race It is illegal to discriminate regardless of how the goods and services are provided or whether you have to pay for them or not.
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Pretty sure that is illegal. And wrong..
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Cloud based file sharing and project management software
benedmonds replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Business Management
We use Google drive to share files and diarys. If you use google docs and google sheets you can collaborate on documents .
