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  1. Mike Hill
    I bought one of these. Kemppi Mig Minarc Evo 200 - 240 volt | United Welding WWW.UNITEDWELDING.CO.UK Why buy Precise weld quality and arc ignition 200 or 170 A of MIG... It was pricey but it's all the welder an Arborist is likely to need. Buy once,cry once.Its paid for itself several times over.It will weld well enough running off a small generator so that you can repair something in the field.
  2. Mike Hill
    I think that part of it is that when folk buy a new machine,they don't want to admit it might be absolute pants. So they put up with the problems untill they are finally ironed out,or they get rid of it and not talk to much as to not look the fool. Forst used to offer 3 year warranty, then reduced it to two. Some gear you just can't economize materials extensively .Woodchippers should be built to a standard, not a price point .
  3. Mike Hill
    Picture third from bottom looks like the steel has cracked along the weld.Might just be the paint cracking,but I would have a closer look at it. What would your reaction be if Forst replaced your chipper with a new one,and the new one did the same thing?
  4. Mike Hill
    Mendip Logs? That you mate?
  5. Mike Hill
    "Slaps Thigh" *Whisky Tumblers "Chinc" in the background*
  6. Mike Hill
    Is her name Karen?
  7. Mike Hill
    Head on up there and build him a nicer house then. You monumental gobshite .
  8. Mike Hill
    You might be hard pressed to sell that. Best you just pay for fell and remove rather than have a log sitting on your front lawn for ever and a day.
  9. Mike Hill
    Some pictures would be very helpful. Are you planning on having an Arborist take down the Tree and then selling the Log?
  10. Mike Hill
    Good marketing is more important than being good at the job.You can always get subbies in if you need to. Don't try to impress other tree outfits in your marketing,they are not your clients and the crane jobs are probably the smallest part of what you do. Communicate well with clients,communicate even better with anyone who is unhappy with your work. Reveiw your advertising strategy as often as you can "How did you hear about us Mrs Smith" on each and every quote. It took me three years to really fond out how much it cost to run my business.That was 13 years ago. lastly,if it's not what you want after a year or two.Dont be afraid to go back on the books.
  11. Mike Hill
    I see your Ego and raise you the money shot. Scaling 1000kg per meter,I give you old growth clear fell.
  12. Mike Hill
    Taking down Redwoods in Northern California few years back.
  13. Mike Hill
    Whopping Pine removals in NZ a few years back.
  14. Mike Hill
    Having a Google it seems to be the same as far as I can tell. You could deffinatly build one from Arb waste.
  15. Mike Hill
    Consider building a "Stackwall" Cabin. More efficient use of logs because they can be all different diameters,the Cabins are warmer too. You really just need a concrete mixer a shovel and a chainsaw to put the walls up.I lived in one in Canada for three months and they hold the heat well.
  16. Mike Hill
    Hard one. What part of the UK do you live in Youngstu?
  17. Mike Hill
    I found another one of these. Irony of it all is that it was on a tree 500m from the Uni where the Professor works who has found one example in 30 years. My wife gave him my first find which David identified for me.
  18. Mike Hill
    Errr....So "Doris" dropped £750 on a bit of wood but remains "amazed" that you can use it for other things than looking at? Can't wait to sell my trailer load of Elm slabs for the £17'500 these seem to be worth!
  19. Mike Hill
    Picked up some Elm that I delivered as logs. I call Elm "Trailer park Oak". Making another trip tomorrow.
  20. Mike Hill
    Thanks Tommy I find it a non confrontational way of telling my life story through the medium of Ink.
  21. Mike Hill
    This is mine. Many folk remark on just how tasteful and powerful they find it. I am thinking about adding some testicles at a later date.
  22. Mike Hill
    Just go and buy yourself a long bar,they are safer to use than a short bar anyhow. You will be in greater danger removing the limbs on a fallen hardwood sitting on steep ground than you will be from cross cutting them .A long bar will mean you stay on the top side all the time,cut yourself some wedges from a branch to hammer in above your cut to keep it open. Experience is what you need for this task,tickets don't mean much.
  23. Mike Hill
    Luke As far as I know the tree industry in AB and SK are on their knees after the Oil sands got shut down. BC is pretty much the only province that has pretty much work all year round but Vancouver is bloody expensive to live in. Have you been over to Canada for a look around?
  24. Mike Hill
    If you want to immigrate to Canada as an Arborist,experiance is key. Quals apart from the ISA Cert are generally not recognised unless you are applying at a company who has a Brit as manager. I have worked over there twice,never showed any papers.Just a weeks trial.
  25. Mike Hill
    Put your air filter in the foot part of a pair of pantyhose and then run a film of grease all around the inside of your air cleaner housing. The two above methods used together catch alot of the fine particle before they reach the filter. Plus it's easy to just whip the pantyhose off the filter to shake off the crap. We used to do this in New Zealand after volcanic eruptions left a layer of fine dust everywhere in some parts if the forest.

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