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skyhuck

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  1. sorry should read "wouldn't".
  2. The alternator would charge the battery as fast as the motor would drain it, so you could well still end up with a flat battery. An additional battery would probably be best.
  3. I do mine in the chipper hopper, lean hard onto the saw, sharpen righthand teeth right-handed and the lefthand teeth left-handed.
  4. skyhuck

    RIP Terry

    Sad day. [ame] [/ame]
  5. How would you posable move a flip line up that???
  6. So long as they are cut pretty straight and sit nicely together, they will be fine, if they are cut like door wedges you will have problems.
  7. I've dodged them for 20 years, I'll take my chances
  8. How do you know they did not give notice of intension to fell, in which case they can do as they wish. Your life must be pretty blessed if you see this a issue worthy of your time, IMO.
  9. Free climb to the top, then install rope, then descend and start stripping the Ivy.
  10. I did think the very same thing, also why not get the chipper nearer:confused1:
  11. I guess asking them to cover the car because of the sawdust did not work out as you had hopped.
  12. Thats ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If there was ever a sign that you are in the big league, thats it!!!!!!!!:thumbup:
  13. Err no. The LA have the option to put a TPO on any tree within the CE upon notice of intended tree works, if they chose not to apply a TPO, they have little if any control over who or how the work is carried out. I'm not aware of any prosecutions for poor quality work following a CE notification. I'm not sure how such a prosecution would go??? Have the LA deemed the tree of low value by not placing a TPO??? or are they simply happy for the works detailed and expect them to be of high standard???
  14. Can't believe I've had to wade though all this crap looking for the hedge petition and its not here???????WTF???????? :001_rolleyes:
  15. Yes I topped a biggish one (well biggish for over here, maybe 80ft) last year in Padiham, I ended up changing my lanyard for a new length of cord and my 020 still has some resin encrusted on the handle, sticky, sticky!!
  16. Don't get wrong Ian life is still pretty good, I keep my family on just what I earn, but things were really good back then. The stupid thing about prices is that often the customer is happy with my price, then some numpty comes along and quote half my price
  17. Now that I burn kiln dried logs I no longer need kindling, I simply place the logs so they bridge over a fire lighter and they light
  18. The recession caught up with me, I know the recession actually happened in 2008, but that was actually my best ever year and it took 2 years for things to go bad. Back then I had more LA work than I could cope with and my pick of domestic work, there were very few tree surgeons and money was really good, you rarely saw chippers. Now everyones a tree surgeon and many seem to want to work for peanuts, I'm one of the dearest in my area, but I'm charging less than I did 8 years ago.

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