THE88MAN
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i agree,but gone are the days of the bobby and people become cynical and bitter when victims of crime themselves,naturally that breeds a contempt for the authorities they trust and pay their council tax for
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my guess dean is the half dozen cars in front of you that wont let the police out of the junction have either had a recent speeding fine,been hit by an uninsured driver or been burgled and given a meaningless crime number lately.i respect your point and agree entirely,its a very selfish world that we live in however. steve
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whip off the air cleaner cover matt and she wont be far behind a sherpa,and she'll always get there(unlike a sherpa)
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oh boy! whats the obsession with log splitters? trying to save a bit of hard work boys? fastest way to process firewood is a fordson major and mcconnel pto sawbench,trust me,tried it all ways and thats the quickest,and you dont even bend your back,job done!
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my lad(s) would be pissed by 4! in years gone by in forestry i worked 6-2,chilled till 5 then couple of hours messing about the yard when hot,as you say.i just think this day and age with rushhour traffic and binmen coming ever earlier,why cant i? steve
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3 weeks ago i priced a large(for me anyway)conifer job for a loyal customer.started the job today at 8.30am,by 2pm we were still plodding but slow.i was wondering what thoughts anyone might have on an acceptable time to start work in this heat.the jobs in a suburban area of a small town and i was thinking tomorrrow and rest of the week starting half 7ish to get more done in cooler conditions,are there any rules or etiquette on start times,or should i just go for it?!! steve
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i yearn the day when i fell a lombardy and the customer says "do you mind if i keep the wood?"
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nice butt,my local timber merchant would kick it,sneer and say"well i spose we could give ya a few quid for it!" they will remain nameless for now!
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Climate Change - Man made or not?
THE88MAN replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
i agree,i read a good book on it recently,the revenge of gaia by scientist james lovelock,i recommend it to all you on the fence -
hi david,my favourite trees are old,gnarly,half rotten,nail ridden hedgerow ash,my favourite saw my 2003 48" 088(and its fuel bowser),the 2 have an understanding! my favourite woodland is any on a cold,frosty,january day,steve
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Thanks for all the input on this one guys,appreciate it.as a stump grinder novice the conclusions i'm drawing are like your opinions,mixed.i hire one when i need to basically not as an extra but as a seperate job,at the end of the day i have to arrange it,collect it,look after it,fuel it and return it,so it has to be worthwhile,hardly being richard branson i do feel if i owned one i would be taking stumps on too cheap just for a bit more lolly rather than charging it out properly.gonna stick to the occasional hire for now and stick to jobs i know how to price.many thanks,steve
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Does anyone know how much timber per annum you could reasonably expect from a coppice on a per acre / hectare basis? really depends on the age,state,species and prior management/neglect.i'm currently coppicing every winter in 10 acres of ash which aint been touched for donkeys and getting about 30 ton per acre still leaving some good standards and a decent canopy.on the alder thing i seem to recall it was used for something to do with rivers,moorings etc because apparently it doesn't rot in water,can anyone else elaborate?
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:001_smile:i think we should all agree to differ on this one guys,alot comes down to personal circumstances,i.e set up,overheads,equipment,i think its true what most are saying,chippers,cranes,number of men,workload etc all affect a quote,as long as the job is done safely,your happy,customer happy,happy days
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just what i was thinking mr ed,trees in front gardens halve the job(almost).£1600 quid is good money if you can get it eh? but how many of us could realistically? half that more like (p.s bet my chicken phall would make you sweat ) steve
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when the missus answers the house phone in your company name and you gesture "i'm not here"
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good rough guide,only things i would pick is cherry(burns bad) and larch(fell it,split it,stack it bark up and it dries quick and burns ok)
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they would never do that at st james gate,dublin
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it does,and you can disguise it as ash! they soon re-order too,sycamore is a friend to a firewood man
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how true,i used to give all my cherry butts,burrs and spalted beech to poor people like that!!
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we've all done them chaps,interested in your best stories.wether you underpriced,did a favour,dropped a bo***ck,or just had fun working for nowt! i drove 92 miles to chelmsford to pollard a very large willow on the pretence of a round of golf and afters with two nice ladies,did the tree,still waiting for recompense!
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when all you have for your own woodburner is wet poplar or leylandii,when you've spent the last ten years drinking cold tea full of sawdust,when you nearly crash rubbernecking an unidentified landy and chipper on your patch,when you look for the telephoned described tree before the door number when out quoting
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looks scary but i bet it sure tastes good! thanks
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"bill carson" has less syllables drella! good fun my friend
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and jambalaya right? whats a crawdad?
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angel eyes!!
