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12 hours ago, carlos said:

i wouldnt hold out much hope of an aerial rescue from you then, if tying a saw on a rope when needed is a bit too much of a chore!!!  

rightio, because thats exactly the same sort of scenario isnt it

2 different animals.  As was said before, if you are only getting one of them choose the winch 

Climbers who seem to think its a massive hardship to climb a tree with a chainsaw and insist on having it tied on once they get to the top.  This seems to be a newbie thing, or a company specific thing.  I'm all for making things easier for my climber but does strapping a small saw on his waist as he climbs really cause too much inconvenience?  Then they get to the top and everything both top and bottom has to grind to a halt while he the groundies work is interupted to tie his saw on, then the climber hauls it up.  Might be being a bit pedantic, but its a completely unnecessary pause in the work flow.

3 hours ago, jrose said:

A theoretical question only, but something that occured to me a while ago...

 

You are taking a tree down for Mrs Bloggs. She wants the logs left on site, cut up. You value the job at £500, so to add VAT to it takes you up to £600. 

 

New Start Tree Surgery from down the road will do it for £500 all in as he's not VAT reg.

 

Would you be within your rights to cut the tree down for free, and then sell Mrs Bloggs the pile of logs on her lawn for £500, plus 5% VAT bringing the total to £525? The cutting of the tree would be done to obtain the product, which you are then as a good businessman selling to the nearest customer...

What a good idea!

Would you be within your rights, doubtful.  Can't see it being a problem though unless someone stitched you up

13 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

I was thinking this the other day, you never seem to get people recommending the MS362 in the same way as the 560. Not one of the classics?

Seem to me the other consideration is how much walking you have to do to get to your felling site, lighter may be better?

No, its not one of the classics.  Its a good saw though.  Not sure why its not more popular?  It always feels a bit more of a lump than the husky equivelant, not so stream lined.  I would take it over the 560 though anyday

bit of a collection you've amassed! 

i'll chance my luck with B please

The machine that started a revolution!

8 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

spoken like a humorless numpty... get back in ya cage so I can throw a banana at ya...

I apoligise you seem to have taken it the wrong way, it wasn't meant as humour 

27 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

I don't need to understand nothin before spouting off...    I'll spout off when I like to.

Spoken like a true fool

On 01/06/2018 at 17:19, woody paul said:

Even more if they come out yo see how things are going drinking 1 then not offering you one.

Yep had that a fair few times, some people are unbelievably rude, sometimes I wonder if they don't do it on purpose...they like the whole master/servant feeling

On 01/06/2018 at 15:01, Tommy_B said:

You get annoyed by a lot of things don't you 

Yeah you're probably right lol

On 02/06/2018 at 11:01, Ty Korrigan said:

Same people often use images like this one for publicity which fools the unsuspecting public but rings alarm bells for those who know better.

   Ty

 

why?  because hes left a few stubs to stand on? nothing to get your frilly knickers in a twist over surely

Theres bunch of things in this line of work that really get on my nerves, in no particular order:

Groundies wearing sawpods whilst doing random tasks like stump grinding
People wearing face shields as well as glasses
People using blunt saws because they are too lazy to stop and sharpen(why oh why)
Dangling the climbing saw below you, letting it bash against the tree and get dragged through forks
Stupid overpriced gadgets and gizmos - the people that buy them and think it actually makes a difference - people who make them
Wearing stickers on helmets, like they believe they are actually sponsored by someone

Putting brand name stickers on work trucks....Stihl? seriously?

People with no actual arboricultural qualifications highlighting NPTC qualified on their business cards
Customers not bringing out Tea and biscuits when its pouring with rain

I could go on and on but don't want to spoil the game for everyone else.

What are yours?
 

Every jobs different but I try to convince the customer to let us backfill.  Removing and reinstating is a ball ache even if there is extra money for it.  Unless if course you have lads to do it for you, in which case i'd probably go for the hard sell every time ?

Probably Chestnut for me.  Just the hassle of reducing them and trying to get the crap to the bottom of the tree.

Very nice.  wish i had the skills to make use of all the timber we destroy daily

5 minutes ago, Darrin Turnbull said:

Maybe something like this

The lowest stretch possible in a Polyester fibre rope due to the zero constructional stretch of its parallel fibre core. Gleistein Cup is as good as it gets in traditional fibres.

Very low elasticity only 1.4% at 10% breakload and 5.3% at 50 % breakload.

• Core of parallel HT continuous filament Polyester with an inner braided sheath of coarse synthetic fibre (8 mm diameter and above) binds the core yarns.
• Outer cover of HT continuous filament Polyester
• With its compact durable construction Gleistein Cup becomes more flexible in use
• Very high life expectancy with no creep
• Universal rope ideal for Halyards, Up/Downhauls, Reefing Lines, Vang and Cunningham and any other use where low stretch is essential.

Contact us for availability of other colors and sizes.

https://www.bluemarinestore.com/gleistein-cup/

 

i don’t use or have this rope but for PULLING it should be quite good 

i'd like to add to this.  Don't overlook your local chandlers when shopping.  Theres some great working ropes stocked by these places that have been overlooked by arb suppliers.  I get all my rigging ropes and hitch cords this way.  Hitch cord about £1.40 per meter and better than any of the overpriced(heat resistant) cords out there

Get the best you can.  Theres plenty of cheap boxes made of thinner steel which are far easier to break into.  You won't get much change out of £600 for a good quality one.  What sort of size are you looking for?

I looked at income protection insurance.  A wise man would have it i guess but its just one more expenditure I don't need.  Plus to get an income that I could live on would have been in the region of £60 a month.  A smaller package for £30 or so would have given me around £800 a month, which would basically make me bankrupt within a few short months, so whats the point?

i fear you're probably not far wrong

Sounds like you're describing a dogs tooth cut to me.  What Stephen said above is called as a step cut

1 hour ago, Mull said:

Divorced by 2021!

I say 2023

I still have mine, had one of the first ones off the block too.  It did have a bit of welding done but going strong other than that

Why do the cameramen always miss the money shot.  Wonder what the outcome was