Rich Rule

A few years back I was rj'ing a London plane in Blackheath. Some posh bint (Hyacinth Bucket type) came over as I was up the tree and asked who was in charge. The owner of the company stopped sawing, lifted his earmuff and asked politely if he could help her. She went into a rant about how she was the head of the local society, conservation and environmental group, local councillor, head of the WI etc, etc... 'Why wasn't I informed?!?' To which, the dude I was working for, responding by telling her not to be too disappointed, but she wasn't actually as important as she thought she was! He then put his ear defender down and started up the saw... Haha.!!!

If your working in Battersea and it will take 3 men a whole day to get the job done. Then you want to be charging anywhere between 750 and 900. I.e. 250 - 300 GBP per man per day. As for going through the house... par for the course on a lot of London Jobs. Ply line the walls and place a dust sheet over that. Old stair carpet is great for laying down and easy to roll up at completion. or just put down dust sheets. Sned everything as straight as you can, twigs catch a lot on things and can mark paintwork or fabric. Get a builders sack - ton bag - whatever you want to call it. Sned the branches up and then lay them all but first on the bag, when you think there is enough, roll the bag up and kneel on it. Now put some more on the bag. When you close it roll the top edge a few times for a handle and then grabb away. Easy enough to lift over things and get round tight bends inside properties. The easiest jobs I have ever done though the house were for a guy, who at quote stage used to compliment the HO on how nice their decor was etc etc. He would then go on to say although we will try our utmost to not mark anything, it might be worth their while to nip to tesco and get some boxes for door corners/frames, masking tape and some plastic. Sometime we would turn up and the house was already like a CSI crime scene, leaving us to do the important bit... getting the tree out without spending an hour setting up. As for the tax question, I don't think you'll be inside the C charge zone, but are definitely within the LEZ. Charges will deoend on the exact location and age of your vehicle.

I love Stihl, but I also love Husky. Just use whatever works. I cannot believe people get so emotional over a brand.

Have a look in the search function. There was a dude on here years ago who made his own geodesic dome from Sweet Chessy or Hazel, sorry cannot remember exactly. There was also a bit of talk of covering it in a Military parachute from a surplus store. Edit: There you go http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/4219-geo-dome-me.html

Have a look in the search function. There was a dude on here years ago who made his own geodesic dome from Sweet Chessy or Hazel, sorry cannot remember exactly. There was also a bit of talk of covering it in a Military parachute from a surplus store.

A recent decent... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8SnSa6LraI&list=UUI5BfL5v777Is865a_E3fUw&index=1&feature=plcp]Superbank Mor.Ratanabandit vs Niwwangchan Pakonpharasurin - Lumpinee Stadium 28th September 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

Only difference you notice between carbon and Ali is gettin them out and putting them back at the end of the day. Personally I don't get on with the geckos one bit. I find the bottom of the spike larger than the instep and heel on my airstreams. Greasy weather and a branch walk and your skating. Each to their own though.

Brrrrrrrr! :thumbup:

looking good mate.

I have been looking on the UK and US site. Have Arborwear stopped these trousers? I cannot see them in the range. Finally I get round to actually trying to order a pair and they have gone. If Arborwear is listening, any ideas?

Cool.

Metal every where in it, even about 30 foot up that it why we felled it. Safe and Healthty reasons.

Not tree related but to those who have an eye for them, a private plate can be a very good form of investment. One of my closest school friends is called Mackfall. He used to drive around in a 911 4s with the reg 911MAC. He bought it for 7k and sold for 14 when he wanted a new extension on his gaff. As I said he had an eye for it. He purchased the following for IIRC 250gbp each, sold them for 750GBP each. HA52CUT - Has 2 cut, sold to a barber. HA52BUY - Has 2 buy, sold to the barber for his wife who was a spendaholic. HA52??? - Random plate in sequence he sold to the barber for his son so he didnt feel left out. So he sold for 2250 quid after shelling out 750 for each one. He seemed happy when I spoke to him last, he must have put the money he made into that PEN15 enlargement op he had always wanted.

James, we rigged the crown out the day before, but we were a man down, so no time for pictures. It was a lump of a tree but had been heavily rj'd about 15 years ago. Probably, only about 55' max to the tips but it was quite stout.

The cut goes under many a name. I know it as the Coos Bay cut. To be used for a heavy head leaner to stop it barber chairing. Basically, the tree pops of the sump/stem and goes where gravity takes it.

Oak lump.

Fnar, Fnar... Nice Carl.

Surely, a sentence like that should be on one of those 'other forums' mate http://www.bondagetalk.co.uk

Sorry Adam, cannot help you on numbers but I did this course last year and it is excellent. Well worth doing and full of the practical and useful stuff that could save a life.

Sorry Adam, cannot help you on numbers but I did this course last year and it is excellent. Well worth doing and full of the practical and useful stuff that could save a life.

Ply is a great idea. Once you have it bought it does for roofs, windows and we have even covered green houses with it. Also lined the walls in house and put dust sheets over them to protect the decor for this dreaded through the house.

Ply is a great idea. Once you have it bought it does for roofs, windows and we have even covered green houses with it. Also lined the walls in house and put dust sheets over them to protect the decor for this dreaded through the house.

Having used both quite extensively, I would opt for the 220 over the 190. In my not so expert opinion, It was just better to use. I am sure someone more engineering based will be able to give you answers. Although I never timed them as I am not that sad, they both filled a 7.5t truck with ease. I seem to recall less snedding for the 220.

Having used both quite extensively, I would opt for the 220 over the 190. In my not so expert opinion, It was just better to use. I am sure someone more engineering based will be able to give you answers. Although I never timed them as I am not that sad, they both filled a 7.5t truck with ease. I seem to recall less snedding for the 220.

Can you expand on that mate pls? I was under the impression that you had to have to chain connected to the truck... at least that is what I was told years ago. Cheers.