Dean Lofthouse

I think competition and under pricing may be to blame here. I price the job in days and my days are not rushed must get the job done days. If I price two days and we get it done in a day and a half then we finish early. As mark and Shane say, some days run over a little, some finish dead early. If your working in the dark then you need to change the way you price jobs, they should not be rushed and should be done in a relaxed manner with plenty of time to take a breather if required.

They used the chain technique on mine, best way to combat that was to weld big pad bolts on the inside of the door that opens second, or even weld that door permanent shut if you don't need a big access door

Going back to the OP Confrontation is not recommended, today's thieves come armed, whether it be baseball bats, knives, gun or even a cattle prod. You confront them you are putting yourself in a life and death situation. I,ve confronted three different gangs, at the time the adrenalin is pumping and you are making split second decisions, sometimes you may make the wrong decision. I can't go into detail but the first time was a gang of five, they ended up smashing their car up to get out. My mates a barrister, so the next day I ran my actions past him thinking I had done everything by the law and was shocked to find I could have gone to prison for quite a stretch had they not got away and had been arrested I didn't realise till the day after and speaking to other people how stupid I had been by putting myself on the front line so to speak, I don't mind admitting, it's scarey shite, but you don't realise just how scarey till after. Just remember, your life is priceless, your equipment isn't Set your alarm so it alerts you, phone the police and tell them you are on your way to your yard because of an alarm activation and they should give it a bigger priority. When you get there, let the thieves know you are there by shining headlamps at them or sounding your horn but keep your distance and don't block them in, you cannot rely on the police being there in minutes to back you up. Last times I rang the police response was 3 hours, 24 hours and believe it or not 3 days

Got everything sorted on it now, cheers Stuart

The stolen gear goes to people who would never normally buy expensive tackle. A gardener will make do without a chipper, unless he is offered an as new one for a grand. It doesn't increase sales if the Gardener has no access to stolen goods. Of every stolen item you could potentially get two new sales, once when it is originally stolen then again around six weeks on when they have a return visit and all the new replacement gear is stolen. Thieves don't care about you or the damage they cause, you are a nobody, they don't care if they cause £100k worth of damage stealing £1k worth of kit You carry on believing the world is rosey, I assure you it isn't and stolen gear makes up for a good portion of the business sales in the uk.

They maybe would buy, but not high value pro gear

When I retailed power tools at least 50% of my sales were replacements for stolen equipment, both manufacturers and retailers would suffer quite a big reduction in sales if theft were zero. I certainly would have struggled to sell enough new power tools to make a decent profit

I think battery powers place is for such as early starts so as not to wake neighbours, early start weekend work etc. Another ideal use would be for residential firewood cutting, but to buy one for every day use for the sake of using it is not ideal. Why use a cordless drill when your stood next to a power point?

Made hinged bracket to mount the splitter, will probably make it hydraulic tilt, but here it is in the travel or stowed position

No wonder we don't have smog problems in London any more, it will have been that David Humphries and his tree teams revving the nits off their old saws running 16:1 They,d have cleared out all the midges from the woodland too

I was under the impression that you only need to run 25:1 if you are using shite two stroke, using a hi spec oil such as Stihl you only need to be 50:1

I had the same problems with insurance and ended up ringing them up, if they put it in manually it brings it up. She's called Telula because our lass banned me from calling her after my fave weather girl

Hahaha

Why run a marathon when you can walk a mile for the same money. Not using a pole because of a misplaced sense of vanity is worthy of a visit to the brain mechanic.

Yes, you just get a stick on external aerial like they use for cars, the flat low profile ones, to boost the signal. Dependant on how close you are to a mast, the alarm may work without, just test before you buy with your mobile phone

Cheers David, I actually read it all!

Spot on, never greased a nose sprocket and never had one go

She would actually fit into the back of the landy if I didn't have the top right to the back Infact I think that's a sprinter box body she's backed up to, I was going to put her in it over winter

Poor girl

Telula has been storm damaged, she has lost her whip aerial

Hydraulic filters vary wildly in quality and price. I bought one for the log splitter I sold Stevie which cost £60 plus vat, I could have got one for under a fiver

When I used to do Adams is took me about 4 hours Oil and filters Brakes strip, clean, check, adjust Belts check and tension Flywheel and Bearings check Hand brake adjust Radiator matrix clean Coolant mix check and level Tappets if required Check roller nylon bearings and make sure grease port through roller is clear Sharpen rollers if necessary and check anvils, replace if required Check fuel tank for crud depending on condition of fuel filter. Check lights Tyre pressures Check roller motor mounting bolts are tight. Check damper in tow hitch

Haha..know what you mean, but I think it may be a bit more than a bit of wind

Might be a bit tricky considering the weather reports

You have no idea what work we put into turning all them trees upside down