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Dean Lofthouse

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  1. Dean Lofthouse
    I have retopped many trees..dont have a problem with it nor do I have a problem with someone else topping a tree provided that it can be guaranteed to be managed and "managing" is the magic word. You are in effect relying on someone promising they will "manage" the tree. I did what I would say verged on a topping last year, others may have called it a maximum reduction, it still looked good afterwards and had good form, but that is probably the nearest I have come to anything like a topping in eight years and I still have a thriving business suprisingly
  2. Dean Lofthouse
    I'd like to buy a splicing kit for beginners, which includes everything you need including whipping twine and needles
  3. Dean Lofthouse
    Its getting that way Mike Another road closed off over the weekend because of a stabbing, getting to be a weekly occurance
  4. Dean Lofthouse
    Its basic stuff really, topping a perfectly healthy tree is no different to cutting a car in half and welding two different cars together. We all know it is wrong to do either. Some mechanics will do anything if they are quiet, its all down to how you feel about it within yourself, if you think its ok and can sleep easy alls well I personally dont feel good about it so dont do it, I would hate to be reading a headline in a paper in 20 years time of a branch failing on a tree I had massacred in the past that had killed some poor soul innocently going about their business. We and all other proffessionals have a responsibility to ensure our work is done proffessionally and in a way that doesn't endanger life be it now or in future. If you think endangering life is ok as long as your mortgage gets paid then go for it. The chances of litigation doesn't disappear when you pack up and go home after doing the deed
  5. Dean Lofthouse
    why does it make you laugh ? I have never done it and I wouldnt change my mind even if I was strugling I actually advertise on my website that I dont do it so I dont get people asking they just ring someone else I have more than one string to my bow so if things become quiet In tree work im not goosed
  6. Dean Lofthouse
    Looks a bit like Beruit........mind you....easily mistaken for Manchester I suppose, with all the bullets flying here there and everywhere
  7. Dean Lofthouse
    Haha....I knew you'd be the first to bite
  8. Dean Lofthouse
    First lesson Liam, a little adjustment makes a big difference Now get your camera out. No offence Qtip, standing joke with Mozz, just spun it 90 degrees so it looks the right way up
  9. Dean Lofthouse
    Its rubbish Liam Sorry mate, there's far too much positivity on this forum. Your a rubbish photographer, stick with your chainsaw mate and try not to get above your station
  10. Dean Lofthouse
    We have many so called reductions round here that have now got ten times thicker crown than they had before the "reduction". The crowns are now, in only a few years, back to the original size and much much denser on the periphery, made up of straight poled fast growing epicormic. Well done to those that did em, at least you have money in your wallet and the client a worse problem than they had before. Comparing a leylandii topping is desperate
  11. Dean Lofthouse
    I think if it got to the stage of me hacking trees (knowing it is a bodge or wrong) because I need the money or things were tight, I'd go into something else. Whats the point of struggling on in tree work if it doesn't pay
  12. Dean Lofthouse
    I still dont give them what they want, it's against my personal work ethic. Theres a job 4 doors away from me which I turned down and refused to do it last year, this year its been done by another local tree surgeon whos work ethic is different to mine. I personally think "unmanaged" topped trees present a hazard to the public, neighbours or the tree owners themselves, if they dont drop weighty limbs off in future they will present a hazard to the next climber that has to climb a 30ft limb with a pocket of rot at the bottom in order to dismantle it. I think into the near future not about whats in or not in my wallet. Just my opinion of course
  13. Dean Lofthouse
    This was far more impressive....... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17DPJHNVx2Q&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY![/ame]
  14. Dean Lofthouse
    This little fella is storing necter or pollen in my keyhole, took the handle off to have a look and hes not building a nest, just storing a load of yellow powder, possibly a winter stash ?????
  15. Dean Lofthouse
    Thats the problem Ed, give them an inch............... I had the same problem so I stopped it off completely because people just took the mick (no offence Mick) I told a freind of a friend they could take this pile of conifer and pop from the corner of the yard, there must have been at least 20 tons of the stuff. It took him a long time to shift something like 12 months bit by bit... when the pile had gone he simply started on my pile of ringed up to size hard woods, was twelve month before I realised, so how much had he taken in that time, I reckon on a £1k's worth !! I confronted him and he played numb, he knew damb well what he was doing. You cant do favours for people ed, they just take advantage of your good nature. Best thing to do with any wood you dont want is to either take it straight to someone and give it them or burn it on site. But dont let anyone into your yard and trust them to be right with you.
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    The coating should last a lot of years frank. its the preperation that counts' poor preperation gives piss poor performance. if you descale the rust down to a nice smoth dust free finish it will last. if you spray over crap it will only last weeks before rust appears again
  17. Dean Lofthouse
    Do you "preen" yourself every day ? Do you shave to make yourself look groomed You are infact, polishing a turd
  18. Dean Lofthouse
    You should know all about polishing turds
  19. Dean Lofthouse
    The trick with spraying waxoil is to heat it up first, I filled the paint pot up and held a blowtorch underneath it until it boiled (30 seconds or so) because it boils at a very low temp or just heat the container in a pan of boiling water till it goes really thin like water. Goes on great. Trouble with the clear stuff is it doesn't hide stuff like black does
  20. Dean Lofthouse
    I was working at keeping the missus happy then David
  21. Dean Lofthouse
    Works not slow Tony, I just work 24hrs a day seven days a week Bob, I spent hours on it bit at a time with a file as a scraper and an air scabbler which is one of those with loads of needles. Spent hours on preperation and minutes spraying
  22. Dean Lofthouse
    Landrover was not happy today, didn't seem her usual self, so I diagnosed a little fatigue and treatment prescribed was a large dose of waxoil. Spent hours scraping, wire brushing and power washing, chassis is in good nick Back is going to be redone at some point soon, it is six years old and falling to bits rust wise, very poor powder coat job.
  23. Dean Lofthouse
    Welcome aboard Mike As discussed, if something big comes in where I need extra help I'll give you a shout Good luck mate
  24. Dean Lofthouse
    The pinnacle site is worth a look, some interesting ladders Pinnacle Ladders Range | Pinnacle Ladders
  25. Dean Lofthouse
    I think these are the ones Dearer but better 4-Rung Pro Adjustable Ladder (PAL) | Pinnacle 4-Rung Pro Adjustable Ladder (PAL) | Multi Purpose Ladders

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