Tom D

I would go for a tractor, you'll get a lot more for your money. Mogs come into their own when you use them as a chipping unit. Depends on your budget. you won't get much mog for less than £20k but there's plenty decent tractors in that price bracket. I saw there's a valtra 6300 on arbtrader with a crane....

I have an oak floor from Abbey timber (01362 840251) It has been great, you can have floors in most hardwoods, we treated ours with a soft sheen polymer oil which is incredibly hard wearing, after 5 years even the hall (high traffic) still looks great. We got local oak which is knotty and pippy as I prefer that, if you want clean timber it will probably come from eastern europe. Sycamore or white ash could look stunning in the right room. The pic was just taken over ny shoulder with the laptop, If you want a close up let me know. Abbey timber are very good on price BTW.

I'll give you £200 for it.

Once upon a time in the west, for a few dollars more, the good the bad, and a fist full of dollars. This is the best opening sequence ever. "looks like we're shy of one horse" Once Upon A Time In The West HD - Opening Credits and Titles (The Man by Ennio Morricone) - YouTube

I don't drink coffee, never have, however there was an interesting article on the radio the other day, apparently the levels of caffeine in some coffees vary enormously, some coffee house ones can contain over your recommended daily limit in one cup. You could try googling it...

Nice Stevie, you feeding the chipper with the crane?

Don't get me wrong, its a very nice machine, but when you factor in the cost i think the ultimate art truck would be the one that makes you the most profit. Maybe your business model could accommodate spending c100k on a chipping unit but it would be hard to compete with a transit tow behind setup purely on the numbers. yes the mog will carry more and go off road but how many times will you need to do that? I still love it though.

chudleys working crunch.

Any idea what size chain it runs? I'd definately want to run a full chisel on it, once you have there's no going back.

Very surprising the forces that can be generated only falling a couple of feet, I have done that on several occasions. Really highlights the importance of good rigging technique and equipment.

the key to good welding is in the operator, plenty practice with a good quality machine will pay dividends. one tip is get an electronic "reactor" visor that you don't need to hold, being able to hold the torch with two hands will help.

Is yours an H2? I don't think mine has a nipple.

Lost 6 saws???? The only bonus you'd get from me would be a 1st class stamp on the P45.

This sums up the problem with Britain these days, the fact that this guy has been charged, irrespective of the trial outcome, is enough to let people know that openly flouting the law is acceptable. And that once again the law is on the side of the perpetrator.

Makes you want to emigrate...

Its welded in place, It has no bearings, just a nylon bush I believe, does yours have a lot of play on it?

My guys get paid holidays, so at christmas they get a few quid and a card and a bottle of something. They get proper bonuses when I have made good money, if the current council contract goes well they will I hope get 4 figures.

I have heard that big businesses like supermarket chains etc change banks regularly, in order to keep them on their toes.

I had a pto hydraulic winch on my old landy, it was good but slow. Try VHS hydraulic components, that can supply all the necessary kit, to fit one.

I do like a whiskey mack at at this time of year, just tastes of christmas. I'll second the sloe gin / champagne cocktail too.

RBS here, I have found them pretty good, I only pay 4.5%over base on my overdraft (20k facility) and I really like their internet banking. My one gripe is that despite repeated requests they seem unable to provide me with debit card that works at automated fuel pumps, even though the one I got for an employee on the same account works fine??

Its always interesting to read others thoughts on pricing, It begs the question; do you price the job (time) or the tree? I tend to price the tree. So a tricky job like that which you may do in a day would be priced at maybe £1300+.If it takes two days than thats ok. at £850 if it takes two days thats not enough.

You can get them serviced at your local garage, so long as they use genuine parts warranty is good. Main dealer prices suck.

You can get 10,000 quality leaflets printed and delivered for about £1000. I guarantee that will bring in more work than a £1000 spent on YP.

All I am saying is; I have tried local press advertising, YP, Internet, local publications, shop windows etc. I keep accurate records of where all my jobs come from by asking EVERY client where they heard about us, this is marked on the quote sheets which are in triplicate so I have a record of jobs going back years. If you do the maths leaflet advertising pays better than everything except internet and referrals, internet has a very low cost and referrals are free. But, trust me, leaflets are in a very strong 3rd place, how many of you actually keep records of this kind of thing? Do you KNOW that they don't work? or is it just your opinion? Its easy to spend a few days in the rain dropping a few leaflets you printed yourself getting a disappointing result and saying thats it, they don't work. I KNOW they work because I have taken the time to find out. If there is anyone on here who has done a 10,000+ leaflet drop and found it didn't pay please speak up.