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  1. Mike Hill
    Sure. Buy the truck that you hope will fill your requirements the best. It will work out or it will not. No one knows your requirements better than yourself. Your fear of "shunting " another vehicle in your over loaded 3.5tonner to somehow magically never overloading your 7 tonner is irrationa,l as wether you run overweight or not is entirely within your control .
  2. Mike Hill
    Stop being a minge. Life is full of unknowns,take chances to get ahead. Simple as that.
  3. Mike Hill
    I live in one of the wettest parts of Europe. Sadly we dont get much sun either,so the key to drying logs outside is airflow. I use IBC crates placed on a bed of type 1 gravel,with a 10" gap between each one.Covered on three sides with a gap between the covering and the crates,as well as a gap between the roof and the top of the crates. Dont split them too big and split them earlier than normal.I have already begun to split firewood for the coming winter.
  4. Mike Hill
    No. As long as the Engine pulley size is retained as original, the flywheel pulley is the same and its run at the same RPM as original it will be fine. I have had two 625's and will always have a soft spot for them.
  5. Mike Hill
    No do I,however I probably know a bit more about welding than a Welsh Carpenter.
  6. Mike Hill
    @MattyF I paid a hell of alot more than this for my genny,but I bought it new. It's a promax 3500A it was the biggest I could lift.It puts out 3.4KVA I think. I would get a bigger one ,5 or even 6KVA . I had to start with the welder set to low,and have my mate increase the amps when I had a bead running.The start up draw on a genny can be as much as 30% more load apparently. GENERATOR DIESEL ELECTRIC START 4kVA STEPHILL LISTER PETTER good working order WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Lister Petter engine with 12v electric start starts instantly and...
  7. Mike Hill
    I can check tomorrow mate,it's minus 10 and I have just come inside.
  8. Mike Hill
    A grand times its service life of possibly twenty years is quite cheap.Mine is six years old and has probably saved me twenty grand in down time or repair. I welded a hydraulic motor to a CH260 in the middle of a multi day crane job.If the Valtra had gone down if would have cost a fortune. I have been welding for 30 years,cheap stick welders are shite in comparison to a decent mig and half as versatile.
  9. Mike Hill
    It amazes me when carpenters spend half their life in an Arborist forum. Then complain when they receive solid advice regarding tools? Buy once cry once.
  10. 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.
  11. 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 .
  12. 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?
  13. Mike Hill
    Mendip Logs? That you mate?
  14. Mike Hill
    "Slaps Thigh" *Whisky Tumblers "Chinc" in the background*
  15. Mike Hill
    Is her name Karen?
  16. Mike Hill
    Head on up there and build him a nicer house then. You monumental gobshite .
  17. 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.
  18. Mike Hill
    Some pictures would be very helpful. Are you planning on having an Arborist take down the Tree and then selling the Log?
  19. 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.
  20. Mike Hill
    I see your Ego and raise you the money shot. Scaling 1000kg per meter,I give you old growth clear fell.
  21. Mike Hill
    Taking down Redwoods in Northern California few years back.
  22. Mike Hill
    Whopping Pine removals in NZ a few years back.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Mike Hill
    Hard one. What part of the UK do you live in Youngstu?

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