Ty Korrigan

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U.K to France. Register the intended import around 6 weeks before entering France. Need the products international customs code from the supplier. Register for an EORI number which allows any business to purchase free of vat. Vat (tva for France) paid upon arrival plus any customs duties. If the product is 'made in Britain' then I believe no customs duties apply. So for us in our work, U.K manufactered chippers and trailers represent a worthwhile purchase, higher value products. Though I wouldn't bother for a couple of DMM krabs. Stuart

I seem to lose many of the images uploaded. Stuart

My own 2012 Quadchip rivaled Mick's Forst on the scale of witches curses. I replaced at least 2 roller motors. We are considering an Evo 165D When I visited GM last July I took a long hard look at one with Jase Hutch explaining matters. It is a far more robust build than our 150P The Kubota diesel is tried and proven by and can be fettled by any agri-diesel mechanic. I need a folding chute for storage, the insurance of a spare wheel and a folding hopper to chuck climbing bags in. I'd like to go 8" again but for my current storage limits and these days I'm really just a small urban arb so a 6" suits. Stuart

Vertical. We've decided not to feed it up to capacity when we get it back to see if it suffers significantly less stress and fewer problems. I'm trading it in but the waiting list is 6 months. Stuart

Talking of 'cheap' hydraulic motors there, is it possible to buy different build quality motors then? On my own machines (not Forst) I've had several seals fail causing leaks or temporary pressure losses which jam the rollers. Seal kits plus labour cost not far off a new motor and I have been advised not always reliable as a repair. Stuart

I sent occasional videos by a mate with an ST6P It is impressive and with 360 hours has had no serious issues. Forst even recalled it for modifications and sent him a bottle of Jack Daniels at Christmas. Stuart

Sorry, I should have been clearer with the point I was trying to make. It was not in one of my jobs and not my chipper either. Stuart

It was learning that the chip chamber wall was also the wall of the hydro tank which surprised me given the occassional mention online of blade break ups. A bit like a fighter pilot sitting on top of the petrol tank, only takes a single cannon round to light him up. Stuart

One of my subby climbers managed to feed an innocuous garden ornament into an ST6 tracked. The blades shattered, puncturing the wall of the chip chamber which doubles as the hydraulic tank. Here in France, this is a 3 month+ €7k repair PLUS the hire of a chipper until the replacement GM arrives. Painfully, this ST6 was actually provisionally sold, with a deposit taken on the day of the accident which was it's last job with the owner. I thought I knew misery until I heard this from Jerome. Stuart

Ouse flavoured... Clue is in the name of the river. I'd also be retisant about mussels from the river Piddle. Stuart

In France shredders are very popular. I've used several with over 300 hrs on the same hammers. No-one I've met actually believes they need changing. The machines tend to produce long shreds, alot of dust and noise. Stuart

Hello, **************** no. The lake was being dredged as it was full of foul black silt. I was more in awe of their size and number. The shells are very thin so make easy pickings for crows. Stuart

We have mussels in Brittany that grow to around 25cm-30cm. A contractor dredged a lake at a chateau and I went mudlarking. Found some decent bottles, a clip from a Mauser and dozens of giant mussels. Stuart

I've actually been there...

Most clients pay by cheque though a significant by transfer. Cash isn't very usefull to me at the moment. Ideally need a property renovation project, the freedom to travel once again or a drug addiction in order to use cash type monies. Stuart

Hello Mick, you are right of course but in this case I'm just gathering info on it's control. Professional products in France are highly restricted though the urban legend tellers say "go buy off a farmer" Stuart

Hello, In the U.K, are there any products available to the public which are effective on knotweed? Stuart

My life... Sent by a good mate with a Forst ST6P Stuart

A few questions, Why do I need an SSL certificate when I'm not keeping clients info or engaging in transactions? This Google change, how will that affect the site? The optimisation of images is underway. Those images are all taken by us, non are stock. It shows and I feel lends a sense of reality. I see the same stock images used time again on other sites. Some clearly not even the same region or country. I get 2-3 calls A DAY from 'communication' companies trying to sell me web design and services mostly from people with strong Maghreb accents. Please tell me why I should fix something that does not appear to be broke and what are the consequences of not actioning the things you are talking about? Stuart

What gives you the impression that I am not serious? We run a business in an E.U country noted for it's petty complexities and our two most important clients are two local authorities and I'm sure they don't refer to our site every time they call us up. According to our latest statistics, 97.5% of clients within 30km and 75% within 15km so all we need to do is be up there on Google when locals search. We are a small fish in a small but densely populated pond. We are not trying to dominate the local market nor expand beyond our current range. Looking at the competitors webpages our certainly seems a fair go considering it is homemade by a friend. If our clients thought we were not serious from looking at the web site then that would reflect in our turnover. As for the speed, our own home computer is very slow and yes it is slow to load on that but it loads fast enough on my phone. The host is IONOS. Saying you can't work out if we are serious or not is like looking at our truck and writing our business off because it is shabby. I'll ask my friend about the certificate, optimisation and the potential kick in the backside from Google. Thanks for the heads up, always good to have a constructive opinion. Stuart

Google franglais elagage then. Stuart