Rupe
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whats the lowest price for a single tree you would charge
Rupe replied to Bob Rolfe's topic in General chat
50 quid is very low if you have to travel even 15 minutes each way. -
whats the lowest price for a single tree you would charge
Rupe replied to Bob Rolfe's topic in General chat
Another thing you could try, and I have doen it a few times, is to explain that it would have to a minimum charge 100 quid but if any of the neighbours need anything doing then there could be a discount of up to 50%. Once I tried this and they went off and spoke to neighbours and called me back with four other houses in the same street all wanting minor things doing. The original job went down to 50 quid and the others added up to half a days work so well worth the journey and all doen in probably the same time as the first job as we parked the truck once. Another time, the customer got theirs doen free cos they got me a 500 quid job next door. Its a good way of gettign other poeple to do promotional work for you instead of you maybe droppign leaflets etc. -
I see. Its gonna be a flat roof, no need to overcomplicate. I'll make some steel struts and triangulate them to the inside of the box to give it torsional strength then stick some ply on top held on with bailing twine! So far this build has used no string or gaffa tape or nails, something wrong somewhere!
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I dont want an arched roof Pete. I need to stand on the roof to reach the tops of those big trees I do occasionally. I might have to use plywood for a while to keep the cost down.
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Cool site. It says my sheets are 35kg each, not bad! The aim is to keep it under 200kgs that way the whole tipper and chip box will weigh less than a factory fitted steel tipper. A steel roof may put it over the edge plus it would be best to not have too much weight high up, centre of gravity and all that, but the roof must still be strong enough for ladders etc. Aluminium is a third lighter so a 3mm chequer plate roof should be a bit lighter than 1.5mm steel.
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It will grow back nice luv! Cuppa tea and some cash please!
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They ar enot that far from you mate. Something your not telling us?
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Hopefully this is lighter than frame and sheet in steel as there is no frame. Aluminium is three times more expensive and not as strong. A doble skinned alu box might do it like many arb trucks but the plan is to have one strong skin (steel) and an outer skin which is light and not structural. The tool box that is going on the new truck is aluminium. My tipper bed is aluminium also and the dropsides are 40kgs each. They are being removed. One sheet of this steel is approx 40kgs and we have used three and a bit so far. I will need to stand on the roof but it could be aluminium which steel strenghteners. Still not sure about this yet.
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No. it looks as though it must have been done by proffessionals!! It not in my county so I don't know the tree offficer there but would love to know what they think of it in such a prominent place.
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Can do! This one is custom built for my truck but could look at making a standard size one that just bolts straight on to any truck bed. Wait for the final pics, it will look quite different, but if it gets too heavy then it may end up as a log shed!!
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My new chip box is comign along well but getting heavy!! We need to weigh it and then decide what material to use for the roof. So far its made out 1.5mm zyntec steel sheets, with folded ends and stiffeners. Theres no frame just the sheet. An outer layer will be added usign foamex board or grp panels ready for signwritting. The struts at the top are just holdign it together for now!
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I pass these trees quite often on my way to jobs. It makes me so proud to be in this proffession!! Any of you who came to the Arb show at Cirencester may have seen these if you approached from the south, Swindon direction. Not really sure what the job spec was as some have growth left on. Not very good photos!!
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Genius is pushing it a bit! Many of us used to use mig spools before the cubes were available. If you tilt the spool towrds the tree by shoving a stick/stone under one edge then it will unwind betterer.
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Dean, you must have soem old mig welding spools lying around or know someone who does? Cut the rim off one side and smooth any rough edges and then wrap the throwline onto the spool. Lie it flat and throw and it will come off the reel easy.
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Definatly not going to spend on any aluminium but soem of the donor trucks I've been looking at buying (dropsiders) have had nice aluminium dropside panels that could be re used. My current ldv has a nice alu tipper bed and horrible steel frame and plywood chip box that has served well but is very tatty now. The 5.5t iveco thing is all good and well but I just don't need it. For what I do (hardly ever take chips anywhere anyway) I just need something to chip into and be almost legal with a ton in it. Agian the project has these parameters- CHEAP- strong enough, smart enough and useful. If I can build an arb truck ready to go to work that weighs less than the book weight of a crewcab and steel tipper (1300kgs payload) then I'll be happpy. This has just come up for sale and might do, Cant do anything with the steel side panels though!
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I weighed the roller shutter tool box today on a weighbridge. It was on my trailer at the time and the total was 520 kgs. The book weight of my trailer is 397 so the tool box must weigh 123kgs. Thats a good start, if a crew cab weighs 150kgs more than the standard cab then the tool box is lighter so a few kgs saved already.
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Remember there is vat on all items if you are buying for employees. Its only when you buy boots/helmet for yourself that vat is exempt.
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Trousers are specific to our industry but "workboots" is a more general thing that everybody needs for work, so were made vat exempt a long time ago. I think. Same with helmets I guess.
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I was being sarcastic, obvioulsy chip box and staff are gonna weigh more than that. but if your not usign a factory fitted steel tipper then there are weight savings to be made and still get a truck that "might" carry a ton.
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I'm hoping that an XLWB will mean the load is further forward than on a LWB with too big a chip box hanging off the back?
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My lowering kit would put the ldv overweight on its own! I'm on a mission though, a strong yet light(ish) tipper chip box must be feasable, without spending more than the truck is worth on specialist aluminium custom builds. I will start a new "truck build project" thread once I have bought the chassis truck, I have the roller shutter box (not weighed it yet) and the chip box is under construction already.
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Tuna or swordfish steaks are easy, just a quick fry on each side. Real tuna tastes lovely, not like the the stuff in tins.
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I agree its best not to know. I weighed mine once when loaded - 4200 kgs!! Never gonna weigh it again! Anyway I'm building a new truck from chassis using a lightweight tipper/box and now I know what the reality is of how little room there is to play with. Next job is to weigh my current truck again empty, then again after the old chip box and soem surplus weight is removed to see how much that all weighed then try and build the new chip box for less, enough less to add a rolloer shutter tool box and still come under the factory weight of a crew cab and steel tipper. Thats my aim as I know a few companies that run crew cabs with steel tippers and they manage somehow.
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Sure, if the chip box and tools and staff are only 250kgs! I'm hoping to save enough weight by using an aluminium tipper and relativley leightweigh chip box and roller shutter toool box to make up a truck with equivlent payload to the standard crew cab tipper.
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I'm looking at buyign a 90 model, not seen any 120hp LDV's except for ambulances!
