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34 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Or a Vermeer BC1000 spoke to a couple of companies that run them behind 7.5t lorries and do street trees and chip everything. 

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..

25 minutes ago, doobin said:

£117k profit on nearly £12m turnover??

 

There really is no money in this game!

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

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In 2020 they increased turnover from £11 million to £15 million but made a loss of nearly £500k. Great example of turn over, vanity, profit sanity, cash is reality. 

1 hour ago, marne said:

You sell a truck because it is so solid built, that it never breaks and it was cheap as chips... Please help me understandig this. 

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

6 minutes ago, Treetom15 said:

If you’ve got any more for that price let me know!

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.. 

On 04/11/2021 at 14:38, AHPP said:

On advice:

.... Ben is perhaps the worst businessman in the world. 

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..🙂 

12 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Cedars don’t reduce well, they lose the classic cedar look.

 

Anyone suggesting a reduction should put up pics of meaningfully reduced cedars they have done that still look like cedars, rather than fake Christmas trees, and what they looked like after 5 years.

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.  

1 hour ago, Mike Hill said:

165,000 miles and they want £26k for it?

 

FFO KCUF.

 

 

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They have a 300tdi with 130K miles for £40K...

7 hours ago, Puffingbilly413 said:

Some interesting prices on autotrader:

 

 £115,000 + VAT was my favorite.. 

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20 minutes ago, Puffingbilly413 said:

Some interesting prices on autotrader:

 

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Crazy prices.. But very few 130 tippers..

42 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

Could be worth looking at seats, mine had brand new seats in and amazing the difference it makes to the impression even when everything else is 15 years old.

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

7 hours ago, Puffingbilly413 said:

Ben I have a crew cab 130 with a galv chassis and it 'seems' to be worth anything between 9-15K plus with 200k on the clock.  The galv chassis obviously makes a massive difference (fitted about 5 years ago).  It's just got the original tub on it.

 

Yours is appealing to arb types - not very (probably) to others as they would not need the arb bits.  That said, if your chassis is good - I see the pictures but it's the inside that reallyt counts (ditto A pillars and bulkhead etc) then it would make a good base for a camper conversion so could have non-arb appeal. Low mileage too.

 

In short, it's worth what someone will pay for it.  As long as it is presented for sale in the best condition it can be then someone will pat well for it.  Don't rush to sell it - these things are going up in value.

 

If I had the spare cash I'd buy it but I love landrovers (and hate them too - just had the pdeal box welded up again).

 

I guess the real question is what do you as a business owner need it to go for, find out what condition it needs to be in to sell for that and go from there.

 

If I win the Euromillions tonight I'll be in touch...

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

On 01/11/2021 at 20:51, Arbadam1995 said:

Hi all, 

 

im seeking advice on starting up a new tree surgery business for myself and the family. when some of you started on your own what did you start out with? hows did you go about starting the business? what are the legalities i may need to know? ofcourse i will be doing my research before getting setup up but im seeking additional advice on top.

 

Thanks 

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?

On 30/10/2021 at 18:51, ledders666 said:

why is steel important? wear and tear I guess?

 

I would have thought alluminium for its better heat distribution?

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.

3 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

That’s a strange one Ben.

So if you need to transfer to the tree you are then climbing in a full body harness?

Whatever next?

A course for swapping harnesses at height?

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.. 

9 hours ago, AHPP said:

How much did you charge her for those 35 minutes?

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.

On 27/10/2021 at 12:14, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

For sure, looks dreadful and obviously a hassle for the neighbours and a ‘challenging’ customer, but the question wasn’t about any of those elements, it was about potentially challenging the validity of the notice. 

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?

I had a Mazda bongo, it was mint when it arrived, despite its age.. Never had any issues. Regularly search on Japanese sites looking at land cruisers.