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  1. benedmonds
    Our 6 ton iveco has a tow bar and tail lift with no issues. I had all sorts of trouble trying to find one for the Izusu, till I had a look and realised it already had one, but was missing a bit. It is basically a piece of 4x4 inch box section welded to the chassis, the tow bar is on another piece of box section which fits inside the bit on the chassis. You have movethe tow ball in when you tip, or the tail lift hits it. It is a bit of a pain but tail lift often very useful..
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    My guys left the almost brand new 880 and a 261 on site a few weeks ago. I got a phone call from someone saying I have just seen someone putting your saws in the back of their car and the number plate. I was about to call the police when the guy who was spotted with the saws called and told me he had my saws safe.. I could have kissed him. The guys I could have ......! He has earn't himself free logs for life...
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    That is saying the amplitude of movement from subsidence can be managed by pruning. Nothing to do with heave caused from the swelling of permanently dried soils after the removal of a tree.. Althouth IIRC reductions need to have 70% of foliage removed and it is only effective for 3 years... This bit is relevent to the original post and there is no mention of staged felling....
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    I know this is often the advice given, but I am pretty sure that it's nonsense.. If there is a persistent moisture deficit caused by the tree that has caused the ground to shrink, removing the tree over time will just prolong the length of time it takes for the heave to take place. The same change will occur, and so theoretically the same damage. Hence Adams comment..
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    This is the long and short of it.. even if there is heave as far as I am aware you just have to fix the problems so there is no point faffing with engineers reports.
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    This is how we do it.
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    cheers!
  8. benedmonds
    Where is the best place to get parts for our GRCS, the guys have smashed it up...
  9. benedmonds
    OK so anyone know where I can hire a walk behind or RDC flail mower in the east midlands? Nottingham/Derby...
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    It's a biggish area to strim.. and I don't thing the ivy cover wouldn't strim that well... is there a walk behind mulcher?
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    If you can afford it, don't sell the Landy? Our 130 is probably our most expensive vehicle, it is also used the least... Buy a transit type tipper and only bring the LR out when needed, it's not like its depreciating or anything and can be infinitely repaired. The Transit chipper, LR trailer make a great combo.
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    I have a client who has moved into a large house surrounded by about 3 acres of woods. They want to be able to "use the woods." I am not sure they know what for, but they want to be able to walk though it.. There is very dense ground cover, nettles, brambles, ground elder, ivy. One corner is has a lot of bluebells and they would like to encourage them to spread through to the overgrown bit. What is the best way to manage the undergrowth and make it "usable." They are not interested in pigs or chickens or anything like that. They are willing to pay a contractor to come in and maintain it...
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    I normally top rope. Put a pulley or cambian saver at top and let them climb the tree while belaying from the ground.
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    Foxmedics recommended the impregnated bandages. These are very different to an Israeli blood stopper, or tampon.. They do much more! The granules as others have mentioned are difficult to apply especially under stress and in inclement weather. The granules end up places that you don't want them, like eyes. They highly rated the impregnated bandages for our industry, and tourniquets... Neither of which I had been shown on previous first aid courses and I have been on many over the years...
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    If you can, go to the AA Barrell BS5857 Advanced Tree Assessment for planning. They take a slightly different view to some loquacious members on here, but more in line with my thinking. Basically C category trees anything not worthy of being material constraint. They divide them into 10 subcategories including - size, legal exemptions, deteriorating health/condition, excessive nuisance and good management.
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    We had a good day renewing our first aid training today and would recommend Katie at FoxMedics. She came to site and ran the arb specific course that included the stuff we need to know including, tourniquet, defibrillator and celeox use. There was a good mix of class room with gory pics and scenarios, where we acted out scenes. It was much more use than the standard Red Cross one we did two years ago and with 10 of us pretty good value. FOX MEDICS LIMITED - Corporate First Aid Training by HCPC Paramedics I think FoxMedics will be at the Arb show..
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    I have a client who is shipping in vine wood from France and wants to chip it for smoking. Has anyone done this sort of thing. Can you get the sort of product out of a wood chipper that would be suitable for smoking with?
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    Not necessarily expensive, but a small part I think it was an exhaust mount took a week to get. Stuff for ivecos is almost always next day..
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    We have the duel wheel Izusu and it's a great truck although parts have been more of an issue then with our iveco's. Although to be honest it hasn't needed much. I recently looked into a single wheel 3.5 ton Iveco (an ex organic food delivery vehicle) lowish miles with a tipper fitted, but I came to the conclusion that there must be a reason they normally supply tippers with duel wheels. In the end we got one :sneaky2:with duel wheels.. but that has just had major issue with the diff....
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    Its never that simple.. some guys might need to get tickets, some want them. Some might want them and need them. These issues dont happen when there are only 2 of you..
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    It was going to be dorset or wales!
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    What about if it was I had said i have a lad who really wants to do some training, I am willing to pay for the training if he does it in holiday. Is that fair..?
  23. benedmonds
    I am after opinions. No decisions have been made, by me or my employees. I like using Arbtalk as a sounding board to gauge what others think so I can make informed decisions. You would be amazed at how often others think you are wrong... When clearly they are.. For guys without driving licences it is a right PITA trying to get to locations to do training. A simple solution is to send them away to a for a week or so at a time. They come back with tickets.. I want to be fair so if i offer it to non drivers I have to do the same to drivers.. .
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    Interesting to hear others views.. When I was new to the industry I would have jumped at the chance.. But then I paid for all my own training.. In all my own time.. I did give them the option of doing it locally and they would not have had to take holiday..
  25. benedmonds
    Just after feedback as to if I am being a fair and reasonable employer.. I need to put some guys through CS training. A number of them can't drive so getting them to CS courses that are always of the way is always difficult... I have offered to put them on a residential course and pay for the training and accommodation, is it fair to ask for them to take the time off as holiday? I paid for all my own training and would have jumped at the opportunity but my guys don't all seem to be that keen? They don't have kids to look after at home..

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