Ty Korrigan

One of my better 'sales pitch lines'...hhh!

Hello, I say get rid of it, get the stump ground out and plant a Liquidamber or a Paper Birch instead. Far nicer with thinner crowns so more light also autumn colour and a lovely form. Regards

Sap rising...

Cheers for that link! I've ordered 2, just in case... Many thanks

Ha! You may mock but that is just what my French boss gave me to use back in 2008 when I was employed to climb for a large firm of landscapers. I asked him "is this a test...?" He pointed to the CE mark and said it was all I was going to get!

Cheers! I'll try bidding on this but if you find one that is just for sale let me know. Thanks!

Just ran over mine today. I left it hung over the sides as I pulled forward but a branch snagged it off and I crushed it under the trailers wheels...nuts. I can only see them for sale on the web at Barlow trailers for a handsome £72 inc vat. Are there any other sources of this style of handset? Regards

Cheers, thanks for the advice. I'll go for the 'drop test' on the 16th when my itinerant mechanic visits for a cambelt and fluid change. Regards

We bought an Atlas with the mesh high sides. We then cut the mesh out of the frames and pop-riveted alloy panels on to make a chip box. We strap a groundsheet over the top when chipping to stop re-bounds and it can carry about 5m cube. Regards

Yes, I tend to agree with all of that. But for the size of the ding...I can't see how that would knock the axles on each side out. I guess a chipper is a trailer running at maximum load 100% of the time BUT it really should have a greater tolerance to cope with the stresses surely?

Hello all, Any-one out there any remarks on the axles and breaking mechanism? We are experiencing poor tyre wear on both wheels, inside of the tyres has worn bald in 10months. We have a small ding on one rim from traffic calming but surely this couldn't cause the axles to run out of alignment...? Our dealer just shrugs and says it is this that has caused the mis-alignment. We have owned various trailers now for 20years and have and NEVER seen this kind of wear before. From new, when following the chipper we have often thought it looked 'pigeon toed'... Any thoughts...?

Blunt, to the point but actually quite correct really, sorry!

I love your grammar, second only to Mendip Logs..hhh!

We run an HB20 and although it does have it's limitations the number of pure gold jobs I have turned down because it couldn't manage are...NONE! In all, it does very well for us and it is difficult to justify a bigger better machine costing 2-3 times what we paid for ours. I am sure we wouldn't win 2-3 times the work from it. However... There is such a thing a credibility. This is to say, when people know you are equipped then you are likely to get more jobs to suit. I have observed this now run have moved up from a wee CS100 to a Quadchip.

So which is it then? We have a 2007 Daily we bought last September. Twice now on a Spring morning it would not start/turn over after running well enough the day before. No alternator warning light showing and the battery charged up after a couple of hours enough to get the engine going again. No lights or radio left on. Battery looks old and mouldy... I can tell by putting a volt meter across the terminals when I get hold of one but is there any test for an alternator or anything else I should look for? Regards

Imagine if you had looked at the sun! Fried your brains perhaps...hhhh!

A slight de-rail, sorry. Can 'civilians' hire grinders and chippers without certificates in the U.K? Regards

Ha! Here near Rennes, I have a 30m Douglas with a dbh of 130cm to take down with a lovely straight stem as well as a large Macro-carpa. I can't even give the stuff away! The Brits are to lazy and the French only burn hardwood. And me...I live in an all electric flat! hhhh! If you rake up you can have it for free friends...

Back to the O.P question... I am often asked if I will cut down trees for the wood. Answer is normally a resounding NO! If you've got the savoir faire to undertake the project yourself right down to splitting it then surely there is a few quid to be made selling it to locals. If you want a pro arb to do it for you AND pay you for the privilage then I'm sure your onto a loser in this case. Regards

Here: GARDENER?FORESTER: AngloINFO Pays-de-la-Loire Could be good...BUT! Be aware of any job offers where your salary is paid undeclared into a U.K account leaving you to transfer it to France. Being a resident you should be being paid in euros into a French account and your employer paying their stamps so you are covered by French health system and also being credited towards your pension which is transferable back to the U.K so no lost years. Best of luck!

Morning, I've been doing grass here since 2003 but sold the client list off when I moved to Rennes. We have been touting again for grass work around Rennes and 2 weeks ago bought a demonstrator Wolf A80K Pro to add to our Honda Hydostratic Pro walk behind. The difference we have is ALL French clients require their grass to be removed and generally have prissy boring gardens whilst the Brits would tolerate cut and drop as they are generally second homes. I'd collect only around the immediate area of the house and even then it would be tipped on site. To transport and remove the grass requires us to use our tipper and small plant trailer, quite an extra investment but one we already had. As you'll still require a decent walk behind it is this I'd look at getting first. For years I used this on huge lawns often with a small 'big bag' that takes 3 mower sacks. The advantage is that I can get the small mower etc in the kangoo van and take grass away in the trailer. Around here, we estimate our grass cutting with a walk behind at 28euros p/h with the Wolf ride on at 37.50 per hour. Trouble you'll find is that when grass cutting for Brits it is difficult to charge a decent rate as there are so many impoverished ex-pats doing the same at silly prices. I get told frequently that 15-20euros is the 'going' rate... Every-one knows a 'Dix Euros Dave' and many work on the black. Just ask on Anglo-misinfo...hhh! Something to consider is a micro tractor on grass tyres with a cutting deck underneath. This you could use for larger lawns (cut and drop) and also for field topping, rotavating (change wheels) and even dragging logs out. Just a thought... Best of luck with it!

I recall cycling up to Cape Reinga via the the East coast and its bays. It was October and the Foxglove trees where in flower en masse. The parfam was delicate and the contrast of purple against the grey rain clouds my camera could not capture sadly. Then there was the Pohutukawa trees, WOW! Knarled and twisted, bare of leaves but red candles all over. Happy days...