Ty Korrigan

Did you wear one out or upgrade or run 2 machines...? Regards Ty (About to test one in France)

Why don't you marry a girl whose Dad owns a chipper and transit tipper instead..: Ty As for Luckyleaf the O.P, once his girl gets her PHD he may become a house husband anyway if her salary allows...

We hire in a 150 when demand commands. TBH... I want a 150 on a turntable. I'ts a great machine, far more solid than the Q'chip and chips very well and fine with it. I'm so impressed that I've a 190 arriving Friday for 3 days trial till Monday (Sunday is out) Could be a game changer for us... Will keep the Q'chip though for less demanding jobs as it is our character to push our machines well past their limit. I dislike nothing about the GM 150 but there again, I am GM loyal as the factory floor is only a phone call away. Ty

What we need are whole tree wood pickers. As in, we fell it, they steal it! Ty

Allah bless the log vultures, wood pickers and firewood for free loaders!:thumbup1: Ty

Is there a like button...? Ty (I want them felled to 1.8m to use as fenceposts...)

All our guys, employees and subbies are cool with working away and long distance travel times. They are always well looked after. The day I get an officious and inflexible employee, they will be given the less interesting and purely local jobs which don't involve staying in far away Chateau's, eating in decent restaurants (Can't eat in one on the company if closer than 5km from base) As well as being well 'watered' on overnight stays's. The cash bonuses would also reflect the flexibility and commitment and these can be given out of sight... Ty

Take up the offer of work and build a good alliance, could be good. We are the preffered tree company for over a dozen local landscapers, groundworks and even a large building developer. We drop our margin a little so they can make one on us. All good! Ty

For Brits, around 100km each way is normal although I did do a job one Saturday a few weeks ago down in Poitou Charentes region which involved a 4 hour drive each way. However, the 500euros cash I was paid made it all worth while. All our French clients are within 40km more or less. Ty

There are many French who believe a tree butchered is value for money. We try all we can to offer a quality service and thankfully our business is in a position where we can walk away from a potential job of shame should the client refuse to come around to our way of thinking. Ty

Davy dismantling pines already butchered by EDF near Guingamp Cotes D'armor. Ty

Ex-apprentice now employee responsible for this last fell Friday evening. Ty

and the rest Mick, fill us in with the rest of the job eh... Ty

Advancement of any kind. Like this: Ty

Shute, can you change the direction? Tow bar...? How do you tow when the leg looks like it can't be lifted/removed. Also the shute looks like it will drop stuff all over. It's a 'truc de merde mon ami' Ty

Don't go there Tim! Tears before bed time I'll warrant. I sold my CS100 in France for almost what I bought it for in the U.K after a serious number of hours and 3 years use. That machine will be remembered for ever (although I don't miss feeding the little b'tard...) Ty

I've not long done one like this, a laurel, using the combination of a sharp mattock (bought in U.K not sold here) and metal wedges to split it apart. Hard work but taken steady quite fun all the same. A break from radio control grinding. Ty

I forgot the melons... Ty

Yesterday's ride, returning from a few hours 'hors piste' South of Essaouira on the coast. Temperatures up to low 40c inland away from the eternal sea breeze. Spent last week in and around the Atlas mountains a mix of tarmac, gravel and very tough broken surface. Tough because at least on gravel you can get up a decent lick of speed. I'm riding a Specialized tricross single speed that I converted to 5spd hub gear. I found miles of vicious thorny scrub covered in hibernating snails. Plenty to eat and drink in the few towns en route. A pot of delicious mint tea 60cents A tagine (stew) 300cents I drink alot of smoothies, juices and yoghurt which are plentifull and cheap. Fresh squeezed sugar cane with lime juice gives a boost for 35cents Those little melons that I find on the road verges are inedible and only camels seem to eat them. Weirdly, exactly the same melons are found up the Stuart Highway in OZ brought over by camel drivers building the railway. Ty

Global do not currently supply chocolate products . I once tried to order a bar of Dairy Milk from them and they suggested I try Chocolate Orange Plant. A decision I came to regret as the product melted and tasted sour. Ty

I once used a Patel's or it could have been his brother Patel. Anyway he was more interested in listening to the cricket on radio 4 longwave than delivering good service. When I couldn't find a jar of Marmite or any Yorkshire tea bags he responded using BBC English which I couldn't understand (bloody educated immigrants) So I bought a can of Extra Strength Cyder and used his back alley as a toilet. Can't say if I'll be using Patel's again as I was so pissed I forgot where I was. Ty

Hello Dave. Yes Global are A1 for this sort of thing when you need the parts fast but these are also everyday parts you can obtain very inexpensively from French belt and bearing specialists avoiding that exhorbitant international postage fee. Regards Ty

Where will you be working? Ty

Ask your Fathers chum to first send you a few images so you know what your dealing with. Google streetview may also work, I use it alot. Ty

How far will you travel to work with that little arrangement? Puts me in mind of a Lunar mining expedition:001_smile: Ty