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Ty Korrigan

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  1. Here: http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv176/brian123c/photo2_zps2826a450.jpg I thought they might be Douglas... Guess the age for me as well could you whilst your at it. I've a punt between 25-45 years. Double cheers:thumbup: Ty
  2. 8 years on a set of blades MUST be some kind of a record:001_rolleyes: Ty
  3. I suspect so but it is a long way back also. It's all about perspective... Ty:lol:
  4. Er, no need to get 'odd' about this. Your posting on a forum for professional arborists who generally know their onions so if you do have a 50m lime rather than the half size one we suspect then you are a lucky man and we are a pack of dullards:laugh1: As an aside, I spent a wild week (oh happy days...) in the Cantal during the Semain Federal de Cyclotourism near Aurillac so am quite familiar with the architecture of the place. It is from memory and a quick google not a region of extra-ordinarily roofs at all. Ty
  5. Really Mysty? We on here climb almost every day of our working lives and are pretty clued up but to say that building is 16m is just...well... 16ft more like! That would make the interior more like a large church than a rural hovel. If you did have a 50m lime as you have been told by your local tree fella then it would be a remarkable tree for arborists and of great interest. A total crying shame to reduce or fell it. Regards Ty
  6. Hey, what's that in modern European Mr B? Ty
  7. A clients image: It's a lime in France, which lime I don't know. But I would like to know the height. Client say's 50m... tree_zpsccbb4e33.jpg Photo by brian123c | Photobucket Ty
  8. CE certified...? Ty
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  10. How much per tooth...? Ty
  11. Hello, I just received this from the wife of a potential client. The conversation we had left me steaming mad and I am ashamed to say, affected my humour for 4 days, being the straw that broke the camels back. Basically, they had a quote for dropping ONLY 80 lawsons but not for clearing up. Mine included the clearing but was 3 times the cost. In order to justify the price I sent copies of other quotes and images from the jobs I posted on facebook. Ty "Dear Stuart Thanks for your reply. I am very grateful for your quote and breakdown of costs. My husband was extremely shocked by the costs involved. And I think he regrets some of the content of the conversation you guys had. We are considering your quote. I also wondered if we sold the wood if costs would reduce. We dont need it. Many thanks again, Kind regards"
  12. Back home now. Googled and found one not far from my parents in Sussex. Believe it or not split chestnut fencing (the stuff used for crowd controls or around sand dunes) Costs 125euros for a roll 5m by 1.20m That's almost 4 time what I have been quoted in Sussex! Ty
  13. Looking for suppliers and prices per m or unti. 4ft or 1.25m height Cheers Ty
  14. Close family friend in exact same situation. I'm harder and sharper than ever with 'Just can you' demands but we have again fallen foul of a local woman who changes her ideas every hour or so during landscaping. We simply just don't have the time to keep working out how much this and that will cost then going home to write another formal quote (It is France here) It is a source of anxiety as 3 years ago she welched on paying for a job with another gardener locally. Ty
  15. I'd leer at the yummy mummy's that's what I'd do... Ty
  16. And don't think that just because a client tells you he has some-one to do it for 1500 when you've put in 5k that it is YOU who has overpriced the job. Remember there are many busy fools desperate for a coin and others who may not see the same picture as you when pricing. As a rule, if I think a 10euro Dave with a salon car and trailer can do the job I go in lower. Same if any git/builder/gardener with a saw would have a go and fell it (tree in field for example) Climbing work and jobs with a lot of waste (burning forbidden here) then I go in at my full rate. Some shop at Aldi and others at Waitrose so sell your service accordingly. Flint
  17. I eat much the same diet as my dog but stay away from his dried food. Finest lean mince meat lightly sautéed or a faux fillet, au point but with a pepper sauce and plenty of fresh veg. My terrier is not a fan of any sauce in general and prefers Evian bottled water to wash his meals down with. Ty:001_cool:
  18. No usually a problem but empty them to reduce fumes, the customs don't like fumes. Strictly speaking, all flammables are forbidden even empty fuel canisters. One thing, NEVER try taking one even unused, new, onto a ferry as a foot passenger. I almost lost a new 261 even though it was it bits and not even tested by H'brothers. The customs people are not always bright and intelligent types and often employ a strain of jobsworths at ports. Ty
  19. A deal...? From "I don't deal Dean...?":confused1: Bring it on! Ty
  20. I'm getting chuffing desperate for a larger machine! I've 6k of grinding work for April-May booked and today the drive cable snapped on the HB20 for the second time in 2 years WTF:confused1: Mid job too...BLEH! A new one has been ordered from Global on 24hr UPS delivery. Ty Greedy boards are slowly advancing up the list of wants!
  21. We have been offered one of these with 230 hours on it for 18500euros plus vat. It has remote control. Any opinions on them and the engine choice? We cannot claim back vat from petrol in France although it can be offset against tax. I imagine it consumes around 5 litres per hour based on the 27hp Kohler in our HB20. I would prefer diesel for the extra torque and economy as we can run it on red. Is it too small an engine for such a large machine? Would there be a significant difference between the productivity of the HB20 27hp and this 30hp 4012? Should we go for the diesel instead? We want to run a wee grinder and a larger machine for larger jobs and have all bases covered. Regards Ty
  22. Well how much are blades then, either round or square? I've always bought mine from G.M direct out of loyalty but if the price is really half then... Ty
  23. Discounting is a difficult area seeing as there is no lack of a demand for the machine so no reason to drop the price. Commercial sense really, something many Arbs lack... Never the less, I'd just buy one and get on with earning money as the few dollars you might have saved in discount would soon be recouped in profit so stop dithering and buy one NOW! Ty
  24. He was gutted to learn that pies are almost unknown in France. I think it was this which made his decision on whether to turn his French dream into reality... Ty
  25. Pie Eater Pete is currently staying in our area for a few days and so he invited himself along for a 4 course lunch in between helping us fell a dozen Lombardy 'Un'poplars... ha ha ha. Pete is from Wigan but you couldn't tell until he spoke, lucky we have Google translate on our iphones. Pete pitched in and grafted all day under a sun such as Wigan rarely see's showing us how to work to a real beat of the drum. In the restaurant, as we sat down he regaled us with tales of flaccid sandwiches munched in steamy transit cabs and endless days of grey Wigan weather. It was good working with you Ty

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