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We put our 6.5ton crew cab over a weigh bridge once when filled with chip and it came in at just over 6.5 ton if I remember correctly... I have never weighed the 3.5 toners but as trucks they are no way near as good as the 6.5 toner.. There is more to it then springs and engine.. Our 6.5 toner has just died after 8 years of abuse...

But you don't work in arb... the market in many parts of the country will not stand those rates.....

Cheers.. I think 1 day would be optimistic.. It looks like a long stretch..

How many meters of hedge can 2 guys plant in a day? Flat clear ground, soft soil 60cm whips, hawthorn, blackthorn, rose (basically prickly stuff). With or without rabbit guards.. A client want 450m doing?

Just thought I'd highlight the route for any midlanders.. Sunday May 12, 2019 https://www.velobirmingham.com/

Good point, do they pay 10% of the loss when it takes an extra day...

Sylvagen took £2,800 worth from us £5 a ton for logs £12 for chip. They loaded it.

I think the OP is worried over nothing... Your post made it seem like there could be an issue.. Assume the soil has a high MPI, what would be your advice be? If you remove the tree there is nothing reasonable to do to stop the heave and retaining the tree would risk the house suffering subsidence...

I went with my kids this summer in Cro atia. I am (was)qualified as a Dive Master but had not been diving for about 14 years..

Trouble with that is auntie sue asked her nephew as she wanted a good price.. your adding 10 percent making it more expensive..

I have also experienced this, guys doing night shifts on the weekend for another firm and being a wreck on monday...

That's a bit harsh. We often comment on here with far less information.. Even if we were aware of the soil MPI and depth of the foundations we couldn't be 100% sure there would be no risk of heave. The soil is described as peaty so not clayey (although I think there are a few peaty soils that shrink), it is looks to be a modern house, the tree is not massive and looks to have been planted after the house was built.. With the caveat "if your not on a shrinkable clay," I think we can be pretty certain there is a low risk of heave after the removal of the tree... But even if there is, there is nothing sensible you can do to stop it happening if you remove the tree but fix any damage. So crack on.

Sounds like my life.... Tell me there is a small possibility where you get to a position where the business basically runs itself and I can just do the bits that I enjoy......

Is it really..? I don't see that.. IMO Most firms have to pay low wages because the market won't support higher rates. I believe this is due to many tree firms undervaluing the industry and being willing to work for low rates.. I admit to being guilty of this myself.. Last year I lost a big client (approx 25-30% of my work) and consequently needed to find a lot more private work.. When you have 10 guys expecting a salary you need to have work or let people go.. Letting people go is not a simple thing to do or something I ever want to do.. As an employer you care about your staff, you invest in them, they trust you and it is difficult and expensive to replace good ones.... IME the more staff you have the more stressful it becomes ... Maybe there is a size where you don't know the guys enough to give a toss about them and have contracts and a bank balance that means you never have to worry about having enough in the bank to pay the wage bill at the end of the month...

50:50 would be a very bad deal for you... We had this alot a while back with someone wanting to borrow a truck and then a chipper most weekends. In the end we went down the hire route. We will hire the kit to the guys at a market rate, ie equivalent to if they went to a hire shop.. Rarely happens now days..

I think you should stop and put back what you have removed asap. Any damage has been done you are only making it worse..

Has anyone used them for arb work.. I need a 3.5 ton tipper, cheap, tidy, ready to go and preferably yellow to be a back up truck/lighter duties.. It would not be a main truck as we are moving to 7.5 toners for the majority of our works. I have seen a few 2011 cage tippers that look to fit the bill around the £7K mark.. Anyone experiences, good or bad..

We split the wood into billets and cut them with a circular saw.. still slow... 1 employee will split and bag 5 or 6 bulk bags in a day..

The event was advertised across West Sussex in the press, on the radio, on TV and via social media. In addition over 20 local engagement meetings were held and promotional leaflets were distributed in spring 2018 to 160,000 residents and businesses along the route. This first leaflet drop was carried out three times due to a number of residents reporting that they had not received a leaflet. Impacted services and businesses have been contacted by telephone or email and over 1,000 enquiries have now been answered. On 13th August CSM Active commenced a second round of leaflet drops, which contain specific access plans for impacted towns and villages along the route.

Cancelled, as in it's not happening, you will be able to go about your business as normal without 15,000 lycra clad cyclists closing your roads.. They are planning to do it next year so you should have plenty of time to plan for it this time.

You'll be pleased to hear velo south has been cancelled.... due to the weather... not the moaning locals...

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/comment-page-8/ Rule #9// If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period. Fair-weather riding is a luxury reserved for Sunday afternoons and wide boulevards. Those who ride in foul weather – be it cold, wet, or inordinately hot – are members of a special club of riders who, on the morning of a big ride, pull back the curtain to check the weather and, upon seeing rain falling from the skies, allow a wry smile to spread across their face. This is a rider who loves the work.

There are loads of companies that will give you a landline number you can divert to a landline. I have 3 local numbers with the area codes we work in they all direct to the mobile. The Pocket landline from EE costs me nothing due to an error when orange moved to EE. The other 2 are with Tamar and cost £15-£25 a month. https://www.tamartelecommunications.co.uk/

I'll wave as I ride past you miserable sod.. The ambulance to pick me up when I fall off again will be allowed on the closed roads.. Or the tax payer will pay for a helicopter..

I just "won" a 7.5 ton 2014 canter eco-hybrid, low mileage, 1 ton tail lift, off ebay for £16K including VAT...... Only to be told that they can't afford to sell it for that..... Really disappointed would have made a great arb truck. The Canters look like a great choice as arb trucks.. The 6.5 ton 4x4 looks pretty useful. I tried to buy one of them a year or so ago and lost that too..