Mike Hill
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Nope.And England can't afford it anyhow,well not without raising taxes. Why dilute a professional Armed Forces with short term Soldiers? Its up to the Parents to instill work ethic in their Children,not the Armed forces.
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Me too! Recently I have tired of reading my collection of "Razel" at bedtime.
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Not all but most seem to be "parts changers".I had the water pump changed on my old Wagon when it went in for a MOT.Picked it up and soon after steam was pouring from the Rad.Had a look and the "Mechanic" had not only punctured the Rad,but rounded off all the bolt heads by using Metric Sockets on Imperial Bolts. Another time at another Garage,I had the Head done on the Mog.They dropped the Engine off its mounts to remove the Head instead of tilting the Cab.Called me halfway through to tell me that it had no compression in two Cylinders,I went in and asked them to test it again.They had not closed the Valve on the Compression Tester between testing the Pots.Finally when I picked it up it was running and smoking like a two stroke.Why?Because they had not tourqed the Head down.
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Are these Ex French and Italian Army Trucks? I has a look at some when I was over in Germany looking for a Mog.Nice compact Trucks. How is the turning Circle on them?
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Solid Gold Reply! No moaning,just talk face to face,no "Cyber Whinging".Top Man!
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Have they acknowledged your grievance and agreed to take steps to prevent a re-occurrence?
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Have you had a word with the Shooter(s)?
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Is it life threatening?Or could it injure anyone?
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I think the influx of new firms "starting out cheap and then we'll bump the price up" is what is holding the market down in the UK and elsewhere.That and lack of savy on the part of business owners to get the most money out of people for their service as possible,which is what business is all about. Tree work has a pretty static demand curve outside of natural events like Storms,coupled with a increase in supply means price goes down. Where I live there used to be three companies in town,now there are seven.I do roughly the same amount of quotes however fewer jobs are accepted.All quotes that we don't hear back from are called back two weeks later,those that are won by my competitors are lost by price.
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Re wind blown timber near frome let me now thanks
Mike Hill replied to mendiplogs's topic in Firewood forum
Its all about supply and DAMAND! Mark. -
Because professional crews would be smooth and boring.
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I had the same problem when I was on call for a firm in the UK.Except my phone was wrapped in a lead sheet.
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I agree with Steve. Attitude does go a long way,but there is no substitute for experience.
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Here is one I saw in Egypt.Contrary to popular belief they are actually not Bullet-proof.
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Why not buy a Amazon,cut the Cab down and build a Tipping deck on the Back?
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That Cruiser Josh posted has a 13BT 3.4 Liter straight 4 Donk in it.
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Here is a cracking one. 2010 Toyota Landcruiser VDJ79R GX MY10
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Sthil 066 and 090
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Best thing is to ask the supplier what they recomend.13mm Portland braid was crap when wet (grabbed too much).I am using 14mm at the mo,its a bit thick for most stuff but I got it wrong when I ordered. I have some 17mm tennex for the big stuff,I got it free and its ace. There probably are lines best suited to them.Google might be the best bet if it picks up info from other forums.
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You really can't go wrong with a GRCS mate.They would sell alot more of them if it was possible to demo them for a week before pulling the trigger on one.Not so many people have them so industry exposure is pretty minimal considering the productivity gain. A bit like imagine attempting to describe the benefits of a Wood Chipper to a man who had Bashed down Tranist loads all his life.Then expecting him to cough up for one.
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Pretty much mate.It also breaks down into two parts.Good if you have to carry it any distance.
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Over all yeah. IF you were spanging big lumps from single stem trees all day long,then a Hobbs is for you. But for everywere else outside the Pacific North West then GRCS.It is truly one of those things that you wish you had bought a long time ago. You get a static Bollard as well as the Winch with a GRCS,so its win/win.
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Best bit of non motorized kit I have bought. It paid for itself in a couple of months,I bought it specifically for one particular job and now it practically goes out with us ever day. Get one.
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Bits of Lowering Rope normally,Tie a Loop in one end and have four of them hanging off the Hook.You can balance any length branch with four "Spider Legs" as the Yanks call them. I hate using Chains,Slings are alot easier to handle of the Big stuff.
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You should be able to get a serviceable Tracked machine and trailer for 9K.
