mikecotterill

Haha yeah yeah.

Cordyline, that's the one. It's not that I'm crap at id'ing trees it's just remebering their names!!! Hahaha.

having googled that doesnt seem to be the leaves are only about two inch wide and about two foot long. having had a look in my id book its similiar, leaf wise, to a european fan palm. cheers mike

got told the name of a tree the other day, but ive somehow managed to forget and its doing my head in now, think its a palm of some type, only seen them about 12' max height, have fury outside "bark" and very fibrous inside and long thin leaves up top. anyone help me please or ill not be able to sleep tonite!!

ok its a 30 mile round trip to the job so i dont realy want to be going twice to just to put a bit of spray on, so if i sprayed it, left it a week then went back to turn it over, do you think thatd be ok? i want to do a proper job but also cant be making the costs too much for them. cheers for the relpies

did a job today and their after the backyard turfed. Now ive layed turfing before but the ground has already been prepared, ive never actually done the preparation, so this garden is overgrown with weeds, nettles etc. just wondering am i going to have to remove all the weeds etc, or will i get away with strimming it the rotavating it? cheers for replies.

Milemarker do land rover size hydraulic winches but there about a grand new.

witham sv usually have boughton winches, just get an adaptor to fit the quick hitch and plumb it into the hammer lines?

haha theres a guy where i go working sometimes and he makes these, but they stand upright. funny thing is he cuts open a square with an oxy set! all he does is open the valve!! there some rum people out there!

fair enough, time to go check!! haha

just wondering if anyone uses getpaid and has any problems, had two or three invoices that havnt been emailed correctly.

yeah seen it mate already emailed him. cheers for the heads up tho.

did i see your van round the trafford centre roundabout of the m60 fri? in your ldv?

Im still looking for any work going will travel an hour or so from manchester.Own saws, climbing kit etc. Have cs30,31,38 and 39, tractor driving. CSCS card, hgv1 so trailers no problem. Good worker, dont mind what im doing. Can also bring trailer and my go anywhere land rover!! haha.Bell me on 07764581557 cheers mike

got a clamp i bought for my trailer but its too big, it seems about the right size for 205r16 land rover wheels, may fit 7.50 too. not sure on model but i think itll be the mega one here

Milenco - Products - Wheelclamps

after what i paid £15 could post but rather collect cheers mike 07764581557

ahh, that was something else i meant to ask. how people arrange when to go, so every three weeks seems about right. was thinking of so much per garden for the grass cutting as a set price, then anything else added as extra at the time. cheers again.

already emailed them, like you said never know!

Utility jobs in North wales on Arbjobs, Not too far for people in the north west of England!!

hadnt seen that myself, but looks like its experienced people only, as there wanting dno and "wood pole switching". would that be covered in ua1?

cheers guys least i know im not miles out. no tree work at the moment and the properties are within walking distance so time not too much of an issue, think i might go in at 25/30 cos ill know theyll barter! cheers agian

ive had a mate ring me and his parents own some properties and are looking for someone to keep the gardens something like, im just wondering on costs to charge. presuming that it generally just needs the grass cutting, im thinking 20 quid per property, reckoning itll be about two hours from leaving my garage to getting done. what do people reckon? its all well and good saying factor in costs etc, but if the average charge is a tenner im not gonna get the work. cheers in advance mike

would love to go with one of the large companues but they dont even seem to be highering at the moment!

thing is the bigger companies like fountains subbie moest of there work out, so no jobs there, and the slightly smaller firms know the shortage of work and pay accordingly. i got offered a f/t job nr newcastle last year and they were only paying about 6.00/hour and that included a bonus because i had hgv!! and that was a national company. other large companies like the subbie idea so they can get shut of you with no notice, as ive found out myself a number of times.

i slightly misunderstood your original thread. im lucky in that i have a finger in lots of pies so not too often stuck for work. but things will only get worse i think, more colleges put out more people with the tickets, who cant get any work with existing companies, so decide to set up themselves, crowding the sector even further. Granted its not everyone who sets up themselves, but it doesnt need loads.

Without sounding harsh mate, your not the only one in this position there's people on here with more tickets, tools etc. looking aswell. So like others have said keep trying get what you can and if nothing comes up do something else. I've had three days in as many months doing tree work, so I've been and done some labouring, some driving and off doing six weeks tractor driving soon. so stop moaning and get out there and work.like I said I'm not been funny, just truthful.

hi people, im struggling for work at the moment and was wondering if theres any training or grants available to self employed people? looking at doing something like a 360 course. cheers mike

was impressed till it showed the hook arrangement, to clamp the tracks on. sayin that not sure id want to try it haha

Yeah mate. Do you know of some goin?

got some lifting strops 3m long 1t wll, ideal for bunching up brash. could easily post. cheers mike