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The Vermeer BC 1000 is 12 inch, where as the tw 250 is 10 inch I believe. As primarily handfed machines in a tree surgery business I am not sure it makes a big difference, both will chip whatever you can feed it. You might get a few extra logs from the 250. Either chipper can keep up with a couple on men loading. Might be a different matter if you were loading with a machine but don't think either machine designed for that.

We now run a bc1000, it doesn't do anything the tw250 couldn't..

We had 2. They were a great chipper, big lumps with stupid low profile tyres but still a decent machine, especially when the turntable worked. I would be nervous about buying one now simply because spares are likely to be an issue and they will be pretty old. The hydraulic motor went on one of ours and one had issues with the chassis. As timberwolf could not source a replacement motor we made one good machine. While I am sure something could have been sourced it was not straight forward..

Better than 500k loss on £15m turnover..

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Did you see the pictures of it? It looked worse in the flesh..

Will advise the landy here as soon as ready for sale.

Paid £5,300 for our Isuzu grafter in 2013. We thoroughly abbused it and it looked like a shed. I don't remember it breaking down once in that time or needing anything but basic maintenance. Certainly nothing more than a clutch and I think only one of those.. We just sold it for £3300.. Really can't complain. Hopefully it will be a trend and we will be able to sell our Land rover for more than we paid 10 years ago..

While I admit that in the 18 years I have been in business I have yet to become rich.. Retaining the tree preserves it and we get to return and do more works so can continue to generate income from said tree, so perhaps NOT the worst business decision..🙂

I disagree, you can sometimes create an aged look with cedars. Not all, but many have an internal crown that you can cut back to retaining a natural shape like over sized bonsai. This may not be the best example, but it was the only one roadside I could remember off the top of my head. It lost a big limb in 2017 leaving it exposed, and we reduced it . Second photo borrowed from street view shows it 3 years later. With a bit of thinning it would be even better and certainly better than no tree.

A climbing inspection would be pretty pointless, but it could be possible to retain the tree. I know others would disagree. Depending on the targets I would probably recommend a 5 or 6m reduction, to reduce the sail area of the remaining tree. Cedar copes well with large wounds and with skill you can reduce cedars leaving the tree looking natural.

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Crazy prices.. But very few 130 tippers..

That was my initial idea but there are so many little bits that need to be sorted .

One person with a sensible answer.. I am in no rush to sell, it doesn't owe me anything. I obviously want to maximize my return, but reckon the cost in making it look nice would add up. Replacing buttons and knobs seats etc, etc .. I guess I start high and see what response I get. It would make a great looking camper

Do you know anything about tree surgery? It's not rocket science, but not a business I would go into without at least a bit of experience.

Time has come to pass the old LR on to someone who can give it some love. We have owned it for the last 10 years, serviced every year, had a bunch of welding and wheel bearing done and now has 12 months mot. 130 tipper. TD5, year 2000 only 110000 miles. It has not been used hard and it's most extreme off roading it has done has been across a golf course.. The interior and exterior is very tatty.. Don't know if the winch works, not had a rope on it for years.. Tidy crew cab 130's seem to be going for silly money. What's a scruffy tipper worth?

One good reason is that you don't mix them up with climbing kit.

I think TO's do it to save them a job of making a TPO. I am sure there must be a bunch of paper work involved and they seem to be under resourced. Much easier for them to ask you to withdraw and re apply for works they are happy with. I would drop them a note to say that's not want client wants or just wait the 6weeks and carry on.

Both times involved a mad rush to purchase a harness the morning of the training. We should have learnt after the first time.... I have a used once harness from the first training but it was over 5 years old so obviously couldn't be used in our more recent training.. The guys all use their tree harnesses.

I have on 2 separate occasions from 2 different companies been told we needed a full body harness to do the Mewp training..

I was driving so pretty dead time.. I am also a mug when it comes to old people and their sob stories. Had an old guy a few months back who hadn't paid his £1,600 invoice, after 30 minutes listening to his wowes and how he had loved the trees (more neglected conifers) and it was his neighbour who wanted them out and he had had to buy a new boiler and could not afford it etc, etc.... He ended up giving me a cheque for £700 and I still felt like I had robbed him.. But still not sure I wasn't played.. I can not understand how some people are willing to rip off old folk, I don't know how they could sleep at night, knowing the distress they cause.

Since when has the op or question made a difference to people's posts..😃 Your post confirmed my recollection. Cheers. I wrote her a report 2 years ago saying they should be felled. But I spent 35 mins on the phone to her today, ending up with her in tears about the thought of them being killed..

I have a client with a high hedge, completely neglected, you can't see easily from the pictures but the garden side takes up half the garden. My advice was it should come out... However the client LOVES IT.. she has been isolating for the last 2 years and sits watching the birds and is devastated about the possibility of it being removed. The hedge was reduced to approx 7m as part of a remedial notice 4 or 5 years ago and cut back to the boundary by the neighbour. She has had another remedial notice and the trees are to be cut to 4m. Contractors arranged by the council or neighbour (it is a little confusing) turned up in March 2020 but left when a nest was found. In my opinion a reduction of 4m is likely to kill most of the trees. The branches loop down so if reduced to 4m there will be not much left.. It is possible that the two end trees will survive such treatment, any surviving trees will offer very little amenity value. I have a vague memory, but can't recall. Can an actional hedge height be applied if it is going to result in the death of the hedge? Am I imagining this?