skyhuck
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Well done to all concerned!!!!!
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Would you charge a full day for that one tree Tom?????????
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If you burn DRY wood you don't need a smokeless stove. It is an offense to create "dark smoke", my brother has a none approved wood burner, a neighbour of his complained to the council ( he saw my brother stacking logs in his garage when gas prices where high ) The guy from the council came round one hour after the fire had been lit (you can make dark smoke for one hour per day, while getting the fire going) looked at his chimney, there was more stuff coming out the gas cowl next door than his. He said that fine, never even asked to see the stove or what type it was.
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We've all been there mate!! If I could go back and get the right money for all the jobs I did years ago, I could retire!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The TRUTH is constant mate!!!!!!!!!!!
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Matt, I think this Unimog Skidder - Arbtalk Classifieds really would do your job. I know the owner, he is a top bloke, he made a real success of his business and then sold it. He used this machine on a FC contract and was absolute amassed by its ability. Give him a ring, he is not a BS'er he will be honest about what it can do. It will hold its money well.
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Private work normally within 20 mile radius, council work up to 60 miles.
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I pay £2K per year. And mine are NOT audited!!
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There was some one on here who said they had put £150K of grant funding in there account and were looking at equipment to buy.
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Mines the same, but one battery just stopped taking a charge. Mine last longer than an hour though.
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I could not find the "Mesterh is a knob" option, so did not vote.
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Cheers!!!!
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Yes I just got a new battery for my palfinger control, from palfinger it would have been £180, same battery through fassi was £90.
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Get shut of the electrics and make it mechanical hydraulic controls only. To comply with the stop button regs, simply put a sprung gate catch on the stop bar. So that when the bar is put in the stop position you have a hole the catch jumps into. To get the rollers turning again you must pull the catch and move the bar. Thats what I would do.
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I think they are available for £4K.
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They are insurance underwriters, without there approval you would not get insurance. The assessment costs about £7K I seem to recall, which is fine if you are having 10 built, as one assessment would cover any number of the same setup, but for one its a bit steep. If you buy new from palfinger its an option on some models, but not cheap.
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You could cut out the beans and cabbage, those pills of the Internet or a enlargement pump could help with the other
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What like this??????? http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/3373-bit-odd-job.html
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You can get it done, but to meet HSE regs you need to have it assessed by Loyd's of London. There was a mog up at Alex's the other day with a 30tonne Metre Palfinger on it, with an "F" boom, 9 extensions. He had a legal basket for that. You could make your own and use it yourself, BUT DO NOT let others use it. You really need radio control, so you can control it from the basket.
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Because it was making him so much money, his accountant told him to get shut or he would end up in the new higher tax band!!!!!!!!!!
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IMO what laughable is that statement!!!!!! So having expensive equipment is what makes you a pro??????????? And the ability to produce a hight quality sketch is not a skill?????????? I suppose a report has to be typed??????? What utter crap!!!!!!!!!! If these are what, IYO, make for a professional, you are IMO a fool!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks David, thats made things clear.
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:confused1:How can it be???????? are talking wet Oak or dry Pop??????????? There is a MASSIVE variation in the weights of different timber.
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I never give the customer the impression I WANT the timber. VERY, VERY dangerous, as others have said. I always give them the option to keep the wood. I had a guy once who was convinced his two laylandi were worth the cost of the fell and remove, so I said I would leave him the timber so he could sell it and recoup the money he paid me for the felling and chipping. He was clearly not so confident of the timbers value as he declined my offer. If we start to give customer the impression that there tree is of some value, it is very subjective, we run the risk of the customer feeling they are being ripped off. IMO, it would be better to team up with a fire wood guy and get him to make the customer an offer for the timber before you fell the tree. You do your job, customer pays you. Timber man comes pays customer and takes away timber.
