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  1. igottacabstar
    Have bought very similar for half that money. You will always pay more if buying from someone who's into vintage tractors. Better to buy from someone who just sees it as an old tractor rather than a vintage tractor, in my experience.
  2. igottacabstar
    A customer signing your quote does not guarantee payment anyway. The customer could have done a fake signature, then who's to say you didn't just sign it yourself? A customer intent on not paying won't be stopped by this method.
  3. igottacabstar
    That sounds a lot for an old tractor, even if it is a good old tractor.
  4. igottacabstar
    I was under the impression that you had to??
  5. igottacabstar
    Roll up signs are the most convenient - you get what you pay for. I would rather have a decent set of roll ups than standard signs, even if they don't last as long.
  6. igottacabstar
    I was referring to the comment above that you made earlier in the thread. You say that you'll never trust your ropes and that ropes can and do break. So, as I asked earlier, how can you use your ropes to their full ability if you don't trust them? It makes no difference whether you're climbing to set an anchor point or branch walking a 30' limb. You've got to trust your climbing gear - it's all you've got when you're climbing a tree!
  7. igottacabstar
    I got 3 men out today:grinning-smiley-003
  8. igottacabstar
    What Timberwolf have you got?? None have an aperture of 6"x11" - I just checked on their website. TW150 6"x6" TW190 7.5"x7.5" TW250 10"x12" (10" machine) Also, infeed apertures are usually wider across than what they are top to bottom. I reckon you're telling a few porkies:s:
  9. igottacabstar
    I know that, it was just a hypothetical question really. But some guys may find that they disagree with a customer who is intent on wrecking their trees quite often, as everyone on here seems to have different ideas of what's best.
  10. igottacabstar
    Low quality tin work compared to other chippers, the way the blades attach to the flywheel is terrible, main bearings don't last 5 minutes, tiny aperture, I could go on......................
  11. igottacabstar
    How can you make full use of your ropes if you don't trust them?? Don't know how you can operate a chainsaw safely if your holding on to the tree with one hand because you're not sure if your rope is going to break!
  12. igottacabstar
    If every job you went to look at the customer wanted something doing that you thought would ruin the tree, how long would you keep turning work down? Surely there would come a time when you just had to earn some cash?:wave:
  13. igottacabstar
    I've seen plenty of broken branches but never seen anyone break their climbing rope - you overweight or something? I've seen climbers not using their ropes properly before, just clinging to the tree for dear life, looks like they don't know what they're doing.
  14. igottacabstar
    People wouldn't buy them if they were slower.
  15. igottacabstar
    My splitter is the same no matter what the type of wood is - knotty or clean.
  16. igottacabstar
    Leave the bits that work well alone, yes, but if you read all of what I said in that post you would have noticed that I said: 'I thought they would have sorted out the bad points in that time' - and there are plenty of them when referring to TW's! I have owned 2 of the things:cussing:
  17. igottacabstar
    I'm 29, been VAT reg'd since I was 24. I think you should plan on doing less work when you're older because your body might not give you any choice in the matter 15 or 20 years down the line. I get 70 - 80% of jobs I price and I'm rarely the cheapest - if you're good you don't have to worry about being more expensive than some tin pot firm who don't charge VAT.
  18. igottacabstar
    If your work is mainly domestic then I agree:top:
  19. igottacabstar
    Do you always stay attached to the tree with your rope though? If you're climbing without being attached to the tree I think you're taking quite a risk just for the sake of saving a few minutes.
  20. igottacabstar
    As long as you don't empty your business account every month it shouldn't be a problem. You might want to transfer the VAT you collect to a different account though just so you don't start thinking of it as yours!
  21. igottacabstar
    Yes, you can back date your expenses on your first return by 3 years - so a nice lump sum if you've bought any big pieces of machinery.
  22. igottacabstar
    Fair comment, but you've also got the weight of the machine to think about. A 10" Bandit must weigh around the 2 ton mark? Not ideal if you've got a transit type truck.
  23. igottacabstar
    If you're VAT reg'd it's not you that pays it - it's your customers. You can then claim all the VAT back on your business expenses - you're the winner. I think some people that are new to charging VAT forget that the VAT element of their bill is not theirs, then they feel like it's them paying the VAT at the end of the quarter- which is wrong. You charge what you want for the job plus VAT.
  24. igottacabstar
    Hell of a machine, but the point that I was making was that you're looking at chippers for 2 very different markets.
  25. igottacabstar
    Don't get me wrong, I'm no Timberwolf fan! They've barely changed in 15 years - thought they might have sorted out some of the bad points in that time, but obviously they're selling to many to care!

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