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skyhuck

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  1. It depends wether it's fitted with the PTO box or not, I would imagine it's not fitted. But even the shafts are pretty pricey.
  2. My accountant reckons the flat rate scheme saves me around £800 per year, but the big plus in my book is that paying a % of turnover is simple and you can't really get it wrong, so you won't get a VAT inspection and find you owe them money.
  3. If it is a manual extension don't be tempted to leave it out when lifting something heavy very close in, you may bend it, its designed to be put back in before the hydraulic on goes back in.
  4. True, but if you want to take it you have to pay it, simples.
  5. PTO on rear and no linkage is OK, just get a towed PTO chipper.
  6. Why on earth would you have front and rear linkage and no PTO's??????
  7. In Stilh's defence, she does look fully developed I don't think anyone will think she is under age
  8. OK, seen your other thread, I'm not sure I'd want to rely on a "hire saw" for commercial work.
  9. Bit of a fag coming from Portugal to London to hire a saw.
  10. That really has not been my experience.
  11. I disagree. Often when neighbours don't get on you can be seen as a neutral party (so long as you treat them with curtsy and respect) and will deal with you in more reasonable manner than they would their neighbour. Just the other day I was stump grinding and dust went over a high fence and covered a neighbours car, as soon as I realised I when to see the neighbour and offered to clean the car, he was fine about it and said there was no need to clean the car and thanked me for going round. When the I told the client they were amazed, they said he was a terrible neighbour and they could not understand why he had not gone mad??
  12. Its difficult to comment with before pic's.
  13. Legally it is possible that you could be accused of steeling if you don't offer them back, however the penalty for the theft would be the value of the off cuts, so I never bother with clippings or small branches. Larger branches have some value as fire wood, so I tend to offer those to the tree owner. Also if I feel the owner of the tree is not happy that its being cut I tend to ask if they want them, as they may try to use your not offering to cause trouble for you. Personally I would never throw unwanted arising onto someones land, its just not professional, IMO.
  14. Any pictures of all these infected trees???
  15. Stainless steel will not last long, as I understand it the constant expanding and contracting causes cracks, thats why its not used for wood boilers. Its OK if its very thin, such as in flues and heat exchangers, but not once its thick enough to be used for a boiler or stove. I could be wrong, but thats what I was told when I asked why SS was not used for boilers.
  16. Most maintenance needs doing far more often than an oil and filter change, I would certainly not leave greasing of bearings that long.
  17. The early 101's were very similar, just a sorter bonnet.
  18. Exactly!! Occasionally a customer put sugar in my tea, it awful, like drinking syrup:thumbdown: I stopped taking sugar in hot drinks when I was 15.
  19. Thats a lot of money for a very old bus, remember leaf springs?? there not great.
  20. I would simply use plenty of starter cord.
  21. Would an old Farm 2000 or similar not be way cheaper?? In fact one with a rotted out water jacket would only be worth scrap.
  22. In the past the two main markets for Pop were matches and cabbage boxes, the boxes are now made from plastic and matches are mostly recycled timber. Not sure if the biomass chip boys like it?? Stobarts might be worth a call to get an idea of standing value for chip. It has some worth, wether that worth covers the cost of felling and removal with enough left over to be buying it standing or even removing for free I'm not sure.

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