skyhuck
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It would appear that I do not have a "groundie" or a "GOT", going of the definition of many on here, but I'll get by
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Another advantage being the only person on site to use a saw, is that I don't need to mark up my saw's with their maximum usage time, and don't need to monitor each mans exposer to vibration, but I'm sure all off you guys are doing that.
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Very true Dean, or they set up on their own, having spent their time with you finding out how you work, what you charge,etc:sneaky2:, I even had one guy who left and went round to some of my annual hedge cutting jobs saying I was to busy to do them and had asked him to do them:mad: fortunately my customer are very loyal and they rang me, I pointed out to my ex man that it was in his best interests to stay well away from MY customers, last I heard he was driving a taxi
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I have not referred to my "groundie" or "laborer"(which ever you prefer) in a derogative manner, he is a top man. You are the one who has used the term "numpet", which I presume is a hybrid mix of "numpty" and "muppet"? I think your situation is very different that of most small business owners, you are also employed so have a safety net of a sort. I am the sole bread winner for a family of 6, I have my business set up in such a way that if for some reason my "assistant" left, he could be replaced by some one else's with the minimum of training, I am in noway saying for one minuet that a replacement would do the job as well as my current man,quite the opposite, as I have said in earlier posts, my current man is by far the best I have had, and I am not sure I would ever find another as good and I really hope he will stay for as long as possible.
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I find this way of working all very strange, sharpening a chain takes minuets, I wouldn't dream of taking off a chain till its scrap:confused1:
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I take the remote with me
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Alex does do some modifications on those machines, a reversing no-stress and down force rams on the top roller among others, so the higher quote may have been for a higher spec.
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And to unload.
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:lol:
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Do you not find it spits a lot when dry?, OK in a stove but not so good on an open fire. Also it has a very bad reputation as it's often sold wet, so don't go out of your way to tell the what it is, just say dry hard wood
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No.1 don't tell them its poplar:scared1:
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The advantage to doing this is you may wish to use other implements on the rear of your mog, maybe a winch ?
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Yes but cutting them up when their on the floor like that is a real skill, at least when you dismantle em their still nailed down!
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Very true Dean, but avoiding them is such good practice for those things you cannot move or replace.
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Could it not have been felled when the leaf was off ?, that looks like a saleable butt.
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I could be wrong but I think that may be a back actor mount.
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Dick Leigh, I could be wrong, I haven't had one ground for years, maybe its gone up:confused1: you may get discound if you have bulk ?
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I once cleared the gutters on the house of a guy I used to sub to, I threw my throw line over the house, pulled my rope over the house anchored to the tow bar of his hi-lux, put the hi-lux keys in MY pocket, and away I went.
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Our local dealer charges £3 to regrind a chain, you could just wait till you have say 10 and drop them of to be done.
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:lol:
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In your world where would we get ,cleaners, washer ups, bin men, window cleaners,etc, we cannot all be high flyer's:confused1: IMO, often the more menially tasks are the more important.
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Cheers! and very true, good workers are very thin on the ground.
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Maybe not, I do recognize that by working the way I have chosen to, I MAY have a high turnover of staff, the my current man is not from an arb back ground, he may wish to move on to higher things? I may just be a stepping stone in peoples Carree's? I feel it is wrong to look down on someone for being content with a job that you would not do, in life we need people who are happy with there lot, he is very good at the things he does. I would be very sad to see him go and would struggle to find another as good.
