Rupe
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I thought it was steeper than a witches tit, not colder?
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Its possible that some tumble driers are not as hot as others, but generally I really would say don't do it, even if some have and got away with it. Its also possibel that some makes are ok to tumble and others are not but I don't think we have carried out enough scientific testing to be sure, so just dont do it. I wash mine whenever they get soaked and dirty at work but not if they only get soaked OR dirty!! Dry dirt brushed off, and water will dry, but wet slimey tree mould all over them is not great. If you think they are too wet/dirty to dry on a radiator in a house with white wall then its probable tiem to wash them. A little liquid ariel and lowish temp is fine, then a good spin and hang them somewhere warm. They dont hold water well, so spinnign gets rid of most, and as said before turnign inside out might speed up the drying. The fact that no one washes them often is a good indicator as to why its best to have your own and not swap or share too often!
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Dont do it, it will expand the protection inside the leg of the trousers so the amount of space left for your legs will be minimal!! Its a definate no no. Spinning them will get rid of most of the water. Have you actually washed them already? If not then dont, just wear them dirty like a pro!
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An agile van to get you to work quickly and in style
Rupe replied to Lorry thompson's topic in Arb-Trucks
I wont be able to sleep now unless I can see a vid of a fast sherpa!! -
An agile van to get you to work quickly and in style
Rupe replied to Lorry thompson's topic in Arb-Trucks
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Well if your only climbing the type of trees that a kid can climb without roping in then your not really ready for complicated things like a side strop. You'll find when you move on to normal sized trees, which have gaps bigger than a grown up between each branch that some additional climbing equipment might be useful. There are courses that might help you.
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Just one big one this year. Can't remember the date just now, its on here somewhere.
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Starting to think your a numpty. Might as well not bother with a rope, takes far too much time.!! A side strop is part of your tools for the job, take it with you and use it when you assess the need for it is great enough. Like a handsaw, its there and you choose when to use it or not.
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No Agree with that!! So you insure yourself then. You do that for the right reasons, not due to legal obligation. My grief is folk asking if they should insure themselves to be legal?!! As if they dont know that if you do something to make money then you are responsible for anything that goes wrong.
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Ok, but thats the world gone mad then.
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In your analogy, if someone overtook you and slammed there brakes on, and it turned out you (and they) were all on a private road, you would laugh in their face! No amount claiming whip lash woud work then? So if by "on site" you mean someone elses back garden, then they are not protected there by law anyway. If you mean the client coming into their own garden and tripping over a twig then that is between you and the client, I'd happily see them in court if they are trying it on, but you should be able to manage the health and saftey of your client! I know I've mentioned all this before, but i still go along with anybody working in public areas where people CAN come onto you worksite and trip over, then yes they should have insurance, and be a proper tree surgery outfit. Some one doing private work on the side/weekend should just stop worrying about legallities, and either insure against any genuine risk or not.
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Legally your fine, just get on with it. And Legally, the client can sue you for everypenny when it goes wrong.
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What is the "worst case scenario" of what you are attempting to do? You dont need public liabiltiy insurance if your at risk from breaking a pane of glass or a bit of guttering. If there is a genuine chance that you might drop a tree through a house then its too soon for you to be taking on your own work.
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Why would you have to turn off the saw and secure it? If you are going to use the silky then the saw would already be put away? You dont climb with either saw in youhand ready to use, so no need to put either away in favour of the other. just pick up the one that you want and get on with it.
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Yes, if your comfortable using a saw in either hand then that is of course safer than crossing your arms by a long way. Not one handing is marginally safer altogether.
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Its the crossing of the hands/arms which is dangerous, not the one handing on its own. And holding something that will drag you into the saw if its too heavy is dangerous not the one handing on its own. So better work positioning will prevent those things happening, but that takes time to learn and get the experience required to achieve the correct work position first time and in less time. It seasier for instruction and HSE purposes to just say no one handing.
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I think for hedgetrimmers, as well as everything else, appropriate PPE should be worn. Chainsaw trousers are way beyond what you might need, but some form of tough clothing would be good. We wear Shorts! and only do hedge trimming in summer so that we can wear shorts!
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I dont think it will ever be taught, even though it happens every day. Its a bit like overtaking a truck with a corner coming up. It will probably be ok if your fast enough and the corner is far enough away, you have to assess the risk and make a decision. But do it on your driving test and you will fail! So they teach that its not to be done, employers enforce it for duty of care purposes, and then those who can assess the risk correctly do it without problems but then there are those who dont and make a mistake. I bet there are none of us on here that have never driven over 70mph, (100 even) we all know its wrong, but its more wrong when you crash!
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I've had to change the plan in the past! Not sure if thats the same, its more liek common sense than bottling. Like if you decide to come back another day with a different method. There should always be a solution. Just before christmas I was supposed to reducing a tall twin stem lime by 15%. I couldn't get anywhere near high enough, so then I knew I wouldn't get out far enough without a decent anchor point. The tree was so knackered and sketchy, it felt like the two stems were not attached to each other at all, and a better pre climb inspection might have shown that. I came down, changed the job speck to fell and re applied for permission. I will still have to climb it to take it down but I will win this time!!
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At home you dont need eardefenders. HSE (H&S) have no duristriction over what poeple do at home. Of course common sense for a begginer using a saw is to use some protection, but even the term PPE is a work place term that has no bearing at home. We don't call oven gloves PPE. So there is no "should". He "could" use some if he wanted, but A&E will still patch him up without asking too many questions if he doesn't.
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I remember readign about it when it happened. Then when I heard about the film I was suprised they could make a film about it, but thats filmaking I guess. Touching the Void, would make a better film but all thewy did there was make a crappy docu-drama thingy with the real guys doing a voice over. Was the actual guy in the film? And did he ever go back and get his hand?
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Thanks for the laughs guys. I have had soem prices pm'd to me (not many!) and so I have been able to make up a quote and have sent it today. We'll see what happens. They still might choose the cheaper option of chip into a pile for now and sort it out later, its the customers choice, in which case they can get jcb's dumper trucks or an old man with a wheelbarrow. I don't care. I've given two options, one for chip on site, one to move it out with a mog. Those are the only options I would entertain as being efficient uses of our time/expertise.
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What "law"? He can do what he wants.
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It depends on what you stated to the client. If it was xx amount plus vat at whatever the rate is then they have to pay the new vat amount. But if you stated vat at 17.5% tand that is what they expected then either you have to swallow the 2.5% yourself or just date your invoice before 4th Jan. Yes, that is borderline dodgy!!
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I looked into them a while ago, things may have changed but i dont think there was any reduction in prices and some require a deposit of 500 which you never get back unless you stop having the fuel card, so a bit pointless IMO. One option is to have a credit card for fuel only, and if you have other drivers (that you trust) you can get them additional cards in their name. Then all petrol stations can be used and all bills go on one statement each month. As long as you pay it all off each month you are actaully getting a month credit for it which is way better than paying a deposit up front. Also you can find credit cards with which offer cashback and other benefits so this is almost like a redcution in the fuel costs.
