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I know there have been lots of helmet threads.. Here is my experience. Interested in others views. I brought Petzl Alveo Vent Helmet's,for my apprentices. I will not buy another! When I tried them on I was impressed, very light and comfy, but in less than 6 months I am going to have to replace them. The polystyrene liner has fallen to bits, which may have been prevented with more care, but the plastic has cracked on both of them. One cracked in first week. I have a Kask that is OK, although the polystyrene liner is breaking up and should therefore be replaced.. The fighter pilot visor is a waste of time getting scratched and becoming unusable very quickly. My business partner has the Petzl Vertex Vent Helmet, which apart from a bad smell is still serviceable after more years then your supposed to keep a hard hat for. My vertex was fine till it got run over! I had a Kong climbing helmet but that was not comfy and ear defenders were a rubbish fit. Petzl errin roc, still in use 10 years later when rock climbing... But heavy with metal plates for tree work.. So my advice for longevity is the Vertex Vent! Are there any others to consider?

That one was 6x6. It apparently also flew down the motorway at over 70 loaded with tanks of fish! Got to site and went well off road! [ame] [/ame]

Normally it is a bit here and there but we need to get a decent stock pile. I've only ever done a few for myself and it didn't seem to take that long.. It is the first time I have left them at it, and I will admit I was rather dissapointed with their output.

I am not so sure. I had two lads sawing all day, they managed to fill a 3.5 ton trailer and half the back of the 130 with wood ready to be split, I'm guessing only 5-7 cube. The sawing seems to be taking ages, it still needs to be split and bagged. So if one guy can spilt and bag that in a day (or two in half)it will work out at only 2 cube a man day. Bags, fuel, chain, storage, delivery etc.. I can't see much profit at £80..

I read the threads about people doing hundreds of cube a day on there fancy machines, using straight timber. I don't have that I have big piles of logs from tree surgery. What sort of quanities should a couple of guys be able to process with arb arisings, using a chainsaw and a PTO mounted splitter?

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I don't think subsidies are good. Withdrawing them would cause a lot of pain to be sure, but in the long run things would balance out. It happened in New Zealand- from a farmers weekly article: Farming in New Zealand changed irrevocably in November 1984. That was the month the country's new government, faced with a financial crisis, decided to end all direct support payments to its farmers with virtually immediate effect. Twenty-five years later there is no question, New Zealand agriculture is better for it. Its farmers have a much greater understanding of their market opportunities, and have developed farming systems to exploit them effectively. Ending subsidies meant farmers produced for the market and, as a result, sheep numbers have fallen dramatically - but prices have gone up. And while head numbers have reduced, improved per-head performance has offset the loss in total meat production to an extent.

There was an electronic code on our 222, the anti stress used to work for abit then stop working. I did find an aftermarked device to fit but never got it sorted, just stood next to the stop bar and listened to the revs. link to old thread http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/13584-kwik-chip-ish.html

You have been pretty honest in your description by the look of it, Paypal offers both the buyer and seller protection in my mind. If you said it was something else then the buyer might have a case. I sold a bike trailer, on ebay, it said WIKE on the back so advertised it as that, turned out it was fake the buyer complained and paypal refunded him the cash once he had mailed it back to me. I lost out on my postage and ebay fees but got the trailer back. He is unlikely to send the said classic motor back..

Did you see what mike was selling? I was apprehensive when I sold the pinin to a romanian but all worked out fine, unlike the first English **** who did not understand that it was an auction.

You have to board out the shipping container as the gas axe that cuts through the walls of the shipping container doesn't cut wood..

The reg of the bongo isn't that important, as in Japan some just don't get used. Mine was 15 years old but like new! I've had it two years, changed the tires, the exhaust and it flew through it's MOT last week. The garage were well shocked at it's condition. You have to watch the coolant as they have lots of pipe work and if you get a leak or air lock you cook the head. I believe they are the same engine as the ford ranger.

I sold my mizy pinin to a guy from Romania, they paid via paypal and came and took it away in the back of a truck. So it might not be a con. The Winner the first time was from the UK who changed his mind after he came to see it! So that is no gurantee.

Get a Bongo! Brought mine two years ago from Japan, a 95 in Mint condition with only 35,000 Miles on the clock. It's also 4WD, not a hard core mudplugger but useful on wet feilds. Bongo owners wave at each other smug in the knowledge that they have a better van for less cash then the VW owners Bongofury is the forum.

It's a Mazda Bongo, a MUCH better, more reliable, cheaper, alternative! Sleeps two in the roof and two on the back seats!

When you move onto the yard in a caravan... Back to the thread. Or related to the thread.. We changed from a partnership to Ltd co, this has created issues. As I understand it as a partnership there is no problem having a car (4x4), the business can pay for it and fuel etc. As soon as you become ltd everything changes, and a car especially a big 4x4 becomes very expensive tax wise. From my accountant: "The vehicle would have to be in the name of one of you and that person would be taxed on the “benefit” of having a company vehicle, there would be a further “benefit” if fuel is also supplied. I cannot be absolutely accurate on these figures as I don’t know the precise model, however the vehicle benefit is around £11,000 and the fuel benefit is around £7000. These figures would be added to your taxable income and if tax is still payable at basic rate (which it probably won’t be), the tax would be £3600. If the tax was payable at higher rate, the annual tax would be £7200. In reality, the tax will fall somewhere between these figures." The alternative is to keep the vehicle out of the company and for the company to be charged 45p / mile for any business mileage. If its is a van then it's OK..

We had an older Kwik chip 222, it was a good machine. Had to replace the engine, but easily comparable to are TW 190 Fletcher Stewart used to be the UK dealer but I think that changed when they stopped re-badging them and marketed them as Tünnissen. FS had spares for sometime after they stopped being a dealer Tunnissen have now mearged with Saelen Industrie and are now: TS INDUSTRIE

Keep wishing it ain't happening!

It is not that simple now.. Downplate – Iveco Daily 65C @ 6500kgs to 6000kgs for a GTW of 8250kgs Thank you for your enquiry concerning the downrating of your vehicle. Downplating requires that a physical alteration is made to the vehicle and the most cost effective method is to reposition the suspension bump stop to reduce the operating travel of the suspension both front and rear. This involves a calculation in which the deflection of the roadsprings determines the reduction in travel required. The calculation, a justification and a Dtp form, numbered VTG10 are submitted by us to VOSA at Swansea. On clearance by the Technical Dept at VOSA, instructions are sent to your local Goods Vehicle Test station to call the vehicle in for examination. In the meantime, we consign to you, on receipt of payment, a conversion kit and fitting instructions designed specifically for the particular vehicle. The kit is despatched to you by UPS Next Day services. You should allow approximately 1½ - 2 Hours for fitment. The cost to your company is £312.00 (£260 + VAT) To allow me to De-rate your truck I need some details from the vehicles :- • Copy of plating certificate VTG7T - with tyre sizes (or Type Approval) • How many leaves you have front and rear (main & helpers ) • Shape of the Bump Stops front & rear • Which Goods Vehicle Testing Station you would like the vehicle tested at • Covering letter with Company Name & Address • The laden weight of the trailer to be towed (weigh ticket required) or a copy of the plate on the trailer • The overall unladen weight of the vehicle (weigh ticket required)

I've been meaning to look that up for ages. Sat in office today and had 5 calls at least! We get one every night at dinner time!

Any chance of day tickets? I'm sending the three apprentices but the misses is away and finding someone to look after my 4 kids over night is not easy!

Generally an employee works 220 days a year so a free lance subbie on £100 a day equates to £22,000 This is similar to Newly Qualified teacher who has spent 4 years at uni Or a senior Nurse or experienced Midwife Someone with only one years climbing experience getting that much is doing well! I am not saying some climbers are not worth £150 but most aren't! I bet a most business owners don't make the £33,000 a year and are putting in alot more time and risk. Minimum wage for an over 21 year old would bring in just over £10,000 18-29 year old about £8,700

It's not that complicated, but the 12 week checks are an inconvenience. Look back at old posts.. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/arb-trucks/24186-operator-licences-again.html

Are their still tickets available?