Mike Hill
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This one is used in land-clearance here in Bergen
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The truck is worth about £8K in Europe,high km plus there is not mention of how many hours on the engine clock (probably high). Not sure what the lift adds to the value.
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Very nice! Did you sell the wood?
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That does look smart!But dosn't really look like any other Unimogs before it,wonder what the price is?
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I hear that happened once in London years ago,some Pikey's arrived in numbers and took a sign written 7.5 tonner and chipper. We even have an anual migration of Chavs here to Norway about Spring time.
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Yes you are right,I don't usually do the quotes.The problem was lack of light but a desire to retain a screen from some waste ground.30% was the maximum I would do,she wanted it topped.I said I'd fell it for the same price as a reduction, as the Tree was shagged. So she said "just make it look nice" And it does,except to her. Not the first time,won't be the last.
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Tea?Coffee? made by homeowner in Norway? Ha,Ha thats a good one! Seriously,one thing you can pretty much be certain of is the lack of Tea.
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Yes thats true,the original request was "just make it look nice". I think we'll try adding a disclamer to the bottom of a few work orders and see how we go.Thing is,you can always choose not to work for problem clients again. Avoiding them in the first instance is the hard part.
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Sure!
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Those self loader logging trucks are nice! If you had a remote control for the knuckle boom,you could have done the loading sitting on a lawn chair. Progress!
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Yes,thats true.But its lately been the case that there is "no problem" untill the bill arrives. I like your photo idea,I'll put my camera in my bag.
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After a spate of unhappy clients demanding more work to be done shortly after receiveing the bill,does anyone have a "disclaimer" on their work orders? "Should the client not be present during the work,all work is to be carried out to limit of description above and Tredoktor.AS" Thing is,one client after returing home to see her Birch we had crown reduced.Waited two weeks untill the bill arrived and then wanted more off.I said no,and that we would fell it for free if she kept the wood,now she wants the price reduced.Claiming we only took 20% not the 30% specified. This is the kind of problem you encounter in the private sector of Arb work and I'm not sure if any disclaimer would stop the kind of client hassel outlined above,but does anyone have a disclaimer?
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Farmi CH160 PTO driven unit behind a Unimog
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Nailer,do you find that the BC1000's air filter location makes it suseptable to damage when towing it onto site clearance jobs? We also found that it clogged faster than most chippers,we did a fair bit of dead tree removal (lucky us) and the bark beetle killed spruce are very dusty when chipped.If you spend heaps of dosh on a large machine,it should come with at least a pre-cleaner you can keep an eye on during the day.
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I'm pleased that you've had a good run with yours Nailer.They seem to be a bit "hit and miss" at Vermeer lately.I worked with one BC1000 that ate clutches like it was going out of fashion and had seemlingly undending problems with the auto feed control. Vermeer like their hand clutches and theirs nothing wrong with that,except with a "step down starter motor" could they eliminate the need for a clutch? A year after the BC1000 fiasco I worked with a BC1400 that was also a lemon.Stress control failed so often we permanently bypassed it,switches failed constantly,solenoids died,finally the bolts fell out of the engine mounts and the motor almost fell out.All the new BC1800's in the States had to be recalled the following year as the frame would crack behind the engine. Funny thing is that the company I worked for had an old BC1800 with a Perkins engine in it.No stress controll or frills and that thing kept on chugging and by design a much better simpler machine.
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Does look good,but a higher collar might make it a better product? Would cut down on the chance of water running down your back.
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If your cutting hardwood all day long,bring you angles back.This introduces the cutting edge to the timber more progressivley and seems to keep the saw sharp longer. The 33degree angle is to my best understanding just a good all round angle.If you are cutting Poplar for days, a shallower angle and lower depth gauge hight will make for faster cutting. Like wise for soft wood,pointing the file tip downward as you file,even nicking the tie strap a little bit will elongate the gullet and let that thicker woodchip that is produced faster by the shallow angle/low depth gauge comb clear the curf faster. Tapping the file on the bar every three or four teeth knocks off the steel filings and makes the file cut better.
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Yes,thankyou for reminding me!
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Theres a guy in Germany getting 550hp out of an OM366. Probably have to mid mount it in my U1000 as there wouldn't be enough room for the twin turbo's and the intercooler.
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Dead right!
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Where are you getting the winch from Ben? I've seen a few on Ebay in Germany for between 2 and 3 thousand Euros. I'm looking for one myself.
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5€ is plenty if.... The Rent is paid The phone is free Company wagon Company gas Gear allowance Saws are new Groundies are top And flights there and back are paid Get all that right Tisa and you'll have no shortage of takers.
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Yes I have used one. Its bloody hard to control,if your are not pulling flat and directly toward the winch it will twist and lurch about.It really takes two to operate it. We used one to pull bundles of brush up a hill and rigged a block on a tree to provide lift while tying the winch back with two ropes.The system worked ok but one person had to stop the winch from flipping onto its side.They don't seem to like wet rope and you may have to wrap the capstan many times to get propper grip.This eventually wears out the plate that sepparates the capstan from the winch gears untill the rope can pop into that area and jamb thw whole thing up. Maybe we over used the winch but going by the price it should have been able to handle full days work.It was another of those "good ideas" that eventually sit in the shed corner gathering dust.
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Good stuff mate!
