Mesterh
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Surely though thats per man per hour. £25 aint bad. I have rates, heating water, elec etc etc. £50 ish is taking the pee a bit I think.
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Nope, surely thats the main reason why we are tree surgeons!? Remove that and we are fallers.
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He woulda run a mile at the sight of the ladder.
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I've read a couple of times that you don't like doing written quotes but is that just domestic? With commercial I always have to provide a written quote.
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It's pointless using the chain brake if your one handing anyway so best to not bother putting it on in the first place. Or is that for another poll:laugh1: As already said, that's what your thumb is for.
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That tells you there is a problem with the vent. Dunno where it is but it sounds blocked/faulty.
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Any other losers like me?CS31 not going too well ):
Mesterh replied to odd_bird's topic in General chat
Do you have your own saw? If so get used to the balance of it when performing your bottom cut and back cut. That,ime is where bad cuts go bad, ie not horizontal and cutting down or up at an angle. Slide your left hand around the handle until it sits level and get a feel for it, then in the corner to get the angle for the top cut,nice and easy to do back home. -
Did you get those tips from the TV series Rogue Traders?
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Money talks as they say. Whenever I up my prices the amount of work winning drops. There will always be someone willing to do the job cheaper, I dont buy into the "Well they wont be in business for long" idea, they will, because they will survive, plus there are always new firms starting who will do the work cheap. I have won a few jobs even though Im more expensive but I reckon the vast majority are because Im cheap or I want the money they thought it would be. No doubt if I talked the customer up I could prob win more work but I just cant be doing with that tbh.
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WORST, THREAD, EVER... [ATTACH]54677[/ATTACH] I suggest an immediate ban?
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Usually every fortnight or so, more often if they get soaked from a wet day. Never tumble dry just spin on high then on the radiator.
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Could be worth a shot. Cooked a small perkins diesel due to block fins on rad:blushing: Bore did looked scratched but I managed to hone it out ok. New pistons,rings and some big end bearings(they were fine but changed them anyway. Ran/runs great, cost around £400 iirc.
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Oh sry to hear that. Hope you can claw back a decent amount of cash.
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Have you had someone check out the engine? Could it not just need a head skim? Actually it prob wont(thinking on alloy heads on car engines) Might just need a head gasket!
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Hope he gets it back, thieving scum:thumbdown: I know this is going away from the intention of the thread(but I suppose every bump helps it get noticed more:001_smile:) but I would have thought that all hire gear would have trackers! An I thought the insurance companies would specify they had to, the way things are atm more and more plant will be going missing(obviously not just arb gear), it wont take the insurance long to stop paying out.
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You must just be a far, far better and experience tree cutter than me. Although maybe you only cut off tiny branches!
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I have to disagree. When do we have the experience to tell us that the branch is too heavy or it isnt safe to cut and hold? Is it after we have had a near miss or an injury? IME accidents happen because we miss judge something, whether this is due to pressure, rushing, tiredness, inexperience or over confidence is irrelevant. We make mistakes because we are human and get it wrong and cutting and holding dramatically increases the chances of us getting it wrong. I maybe a complete and utter idiot for having one handed injuries, but I know for a fact at the time I thought I was in control and didnt think it was going to end in tears. Otherwise I would be some kind of weirdo masochist One handing is part of my daily routine especially when snedding up for the chipper. A little test for all us one handers would be to go and try to do a full days work as per the AFAG guidelines.
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I musta missed something as I remember this type of thread surfacing before, but I dont remember the OP getting slated so much.
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Not always but the strop is there in case I need it. Most of the time its so I can get a good position to get a nice final cut or if it helps to cut and chuck.
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Err arent the roots of walnut quite valuable? I would be looking at cutting some of them off and keeping them, then just grind the rest out. Wouldnt bother trying to winch it back up.
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I dont mean your lying about it, I was trying to explain why I think theres a difference with height etc. Maybe it came across wrong.
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Ok, right then. You would happily walk along a kerb knowing that you wont fall off and the ground wont collapse. Would you do the same at the edge of the grand canyon? Its not always what will happen (well what we 'think' will happen) but what could happen. The tree could fall over tomorrow with no wind and no leaves. It does happen, prob more often than we realise. I do understand about what you say about mind over matter. And I do think that trees rarely fail.
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Thats the point thought isnt it? If it goes wrong at 10 foot it will hurt, at 80 it will kill. Your brain tells you this so you stop, well sometimes, depends if its your own job or you are subbing.
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Sorry but rubbish. If I cause harm though my own neglect/stupidity call it what you will I would want them to not have to sue me for a pittance but receive due compensation.
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No doubt old people do climb trees but I bet they arent very efficient. I would imagine a lot depends upon personal fitness and injuries that have been picked up on the way. If you enjoy it and can physically still do it then no reason to retire I think.
