Mesterh

I found some ages ago on a web site, if I find them again I'll let you know.

I need to know which one you want to buy, have you seen it in our ad in the autotrader?

Hey you told me to start quizzing him on the ambidextrous tendencies of a badger.,then call him an idiot!

Which one are you after Sir?

Cheers for the Psychoanalysis. You could be completely right. Although I reckon your way off. This is how I see it. The guy takes a look in his garden and thinks "Hmmmm I might get rid of that tree, I wonder how much it will cost" Actually might not even be his tree maybe his neighbours that he doesnt like. Calls me wanting to know how much it will cost to see if its worth getting done, realises that someone actually needs to see the job before even thinking about pricing it. Then decides to phone a couple of other tree surgeons maybe hoping he will get a price over the phone but probably residing to the fact they will also want a site visit. Calls a few up who no doubt with the amount of work about are doing nothing so can come out and price it up there and then. Gets a price thinks fook that thats way more than what its worth for cutting just a tree down. Calls me to cancel the visit and has a look on ebay for a chainsaw. Oh and he probably is on some money saving website complaining about how expensive it is to cut down a tree and that the firewood must be worth a fortune so he's going to do it himself. I've priced plenty of jobs that have never been done I see this one as no different, so I dont see how you can guarantee that he will pay to get it taken down. I shoulda just been more aggressive like you recommended then I wouldnt have wasted 20 seconds listening to him telling me not to bother as he woulda just put the phone down in the first call. Quite a few people do call thinking I can give a piece over the phone but the ones that are worth bothering with ask once they agree I need to come out after Ive told them once that I need to see the job, not 3 or maybe 4 times I think it was he insisted on a price. Anyhow doesnt matter one less journey and waste of fuel and I can see that others get the same calls but deal a bit more harshly than me.

Agree with every thing that's been said:thumbup1: As long as you do as professional job then why not. I'd be cleaning gutters if it paid enough and I was asked to do it.

Did you manage to get it sorted? You the linkages i was talking about aren't really part of the carb. They might just be bent or not connected properly. What should happen is if you put the engine on full throttle without it running the butterfly in the carb should be fully open. When you start the engine the butterfly should close but not fully. As the engine gets loaded IE when it starts to cut the butterfly should open more to give more power. It is difficult to explain and also hated to see if its working correctly.

Rev There's nothing wrong whatsoever in asking a stupid question. What is wrong is when you keep asking the same question then not listening when the response is I can't answer your question now but if you just let me do xxx then I can help you out. I didn't try to make as fool out of him the very first thing I said was that i need some details so I can look st the job. That's when he started to persistently ask for a quote over the phone. I ask stupid questions all the time:thumbup: Btw meant to say asking for a price on tree work isn't a stupid question. I say that in relation to my comments not yours before someone points it out:thumbup1:

Lol yeah i was thinking the same. That or he ment to put it it the machinery section ie "what machine will do all of the above":thumbup:

Well said. I don't know why it isn't easier for us to use up to7.5 tonners. If it was easier there would be as huge market for them. Let's face it a transit can hold bugger all in weight compared to the volume it can carry. A 6.5 ton ive iveco is hardly any bigger than a3.5 toner but well more suited to the job of moving materials whatever they may be. Its not just the arb industry that overloads their trucks.

Err no. Youve gotta take the pics for those of us who cant be there. Otherwise Andy will feel the need to fill in.

: That sucks. Can't you get a sick note from your doc to give to the insurance company?

Ah well the muppet has lived up to my expectations and just called to cancel the meeting:laugh1: He has other prior engagements and will call me back when he knows a time that he is available:001_rolleyes: I suppose I should be thankful he called now and not just wait until 2 mins before I'm due to turn up, or just not be in! Steve your just bonkers with your badger talk. Oops thanks for the info too fellas.

He wanted a quote over the phone which I cant do and told him that, he still wanted a quote over the phone so I persuaded him to give me his address etc. I would hope that was decent enough people skills tbh. I was wondering how many people just wouldnt bother even trying to quote.

Just had the typical "Can you tell me how much it is to cut down a tree?" Went through the usual response "It's impossible to give a price over the phone there are too many variables, access to the tree, size of the tree targets underneath blah blah blah" Same old response "Well can you give my a rough idea then?" !!! "Yes between about £50 to £3000, I really need to see the job its a free quote and I can call around tomorrow." Eventually they give me there address and I arrange to see the job on Tuesday, obviously thinking to myself it will be a complete wste of time but in the current economic climate etc etc. Anyway, the missus was listening and wasnt to impressed with the tone of my voice while speaking to possible client. I explained that I thought the client had gotten off lightly and sometimes I sound even more annoyed than I did then. So got me thinking I should obviously be more courteous to any potential clients but it does get tiresome with the old quote over the phone and more often than not results in nothing. So what do you do, try and talk them into getting you round to quote or just try and get rid of them for time wasting?

Its right up there with badminton and crown green bowling.

That fireplace is brilliant. The rest isnt too bad either.

Its not always handy to be good at fixing things. People soon cotton on and bring all sorts of crap thinking you can get it working again.

You sure? They do need ventilation but I always thought they need protecting from the rain or they will start to rot. Well ok not essential to cover them but it does really help imo.

I think I would be covering them but loosely and raised up off the logs, just to keep the rain off.

It could be something to do with the engine speed governor not working properly. Basically its some linkages that open or close the carb depending on the speed of the engine. When a load is put on the engine it slows down which through central fugal force moves a couple of linkages that open the throttle on the carb. If none of the above is working properly they you a trying to cut on something like a 1/4-1/3 of throttle.

I would guess you might have to check with the local fire department and maybe have warning stickers on your garage/shed etc where they are stored.

Or we could save a lot of time and money, and the planet it a bit by not burning a load of fuel and get them to put a cheque in the post. Although they might want to bill you the cost of a stamp and envelope.

The petrol dissolves any bits of resin/sap/tar etc that the water doesnt get. But yeah it could damage any plastic nylon buts, ive not noticed that it does tbh so best not to use it.

Cheers for that. Think of all the trees that could have been saved from pulping by using those 5 points instead off that big document.