Rupe
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DO you normally have someone workign with you when you do tree work?
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Sub contract means you get someoen else (often a tree company) to quote for the work that you have available and then you leave them to do it in there own time and on their insurance. Getting blokes in to help is different. They woudl be self employed but you need to insure them as employees with liabilty insurance. The self employed bit is more of a tax issue, if they are wokign with you then you are the employer and need insurance.
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What were you in then, I must have been coming towards you? Got much work on?
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To some of the more learned members of this forum.
Rupe replied to Paper Rustler's topic in Firewood forum
Me never upset. We thought it was wrong and the final answer was 8x111/132 = 6.72kg -
Do you never have anyone working with you when you do your tree work then?
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Oh yeah the LAw bit. Employers liabilty is law I think.
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No ones offended I'm sure. Just having a say so. We are right you shouldn't do work with no insurance. You are takign work away from others in the same way your taxi driver was taking money off other drivers, its wrong and theres no way round that.
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Cheers. Its not my only vice!!
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They would make good tree trucks!! With a mewp attached and keep the windscreen grilles!! Nice strong box in the back for tools, happy days!
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To some of the more learned members of this forum.
Rupe replied to Paper Rustler's topic in Firewood forum
This isn't a maths exam. Sorry we didn't show our full working and a proof! Its wrong anyway! (We think) -
Ambulances had 4L v8 in them. very popular on the LDV owners forum!!
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Yes, nipped over there late today. Is that where you are?
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Not relevant and no sympathy, all women are high maintenance, its your fault you married one.
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Sure then use your NPTC and go work for a tree company. I hired a guy who was a fireman, four days on/off then worked for me for three of his four off. He wasn't a subcontractor he worked for and with me. He had NPTC from his previous employment with a tree company thats how I knew him. Great worker. If the fireservice sub contracted what out? Firefighting? Yes sure I'd do it and cheaper than you so they would not need you anymore then we would be having the same conversation in reverse. Just get on with the work and good luck, hope it leads to more and you strat your own business one day. I had to have my rant to keep up appearances!!
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I'm still guessing under 2300 which is ok with me!
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I posted this earlier in reply to a similar question "I'm too scared to weigh it!! I know for a fact that it weighs less than the old one, even with the tool box on it. But I don't know for sure what it weighs yet. I will weigh it one day, promise. It was 2020kgs with the tipper on and no chip box. I know the steel for the chip box was about 150kgs worth (4 sheets at 35kgs each, plus a bit) but I lost count after that with the roof and side panels but they can't be much."
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But I might have a rant about firefighters taking on tree work without insurance and undercutting the rest of us. Get a part time job with a tree company or a bar job or stack shelves at tesco!
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Just get on with it.
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To some of the more learned members of this forum.
Rupe replied to Paper Rustler's topic in Firewood forum
Yes we had that on page 2! But then we thought it wrong and changed it. -
All the weighbridges in my area are being polished so not available to use for a while yet!
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Its not "law". Take in the risk and decide if its worth doing, and how well you trust these guys you are gettting in. The fact they have some tickets is good but irrelevant without insurance, so are they safe guys with tickets or unsafe guys with tickets? What do you do for work the rest of the time?
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Agreed. Sounds like one of my old rants. I keeping quiet(er) these days!
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Oh, a van, not a truck with chip box on the back then? Probably much lighter and less wind resistance.
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Ok, they are not subcontracting then!! Just be careful or don't do it.
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To some of the more learned members of this forum.
Rupe replied to Paper Rustler's topic in Firewood forum
The OP fell asleep a long time ago or wished he hadn't asked!! SO the original answer is 8x111/132 = 6.72kgs which is a new different answer but I think you''ve cracked it!
