josharb87

You’re very right!

Yep, i'm in Sweden, and have stopped ordering/purchasing from the UK until everyone's up to speed. My accountant did go through it all with me, but i zoned out tbh, plenty of EU suppliers to choose from. As i badly remember, the Uk's now out of Europe, so its like trading with the states, sometimes you get lucky, sometimes its 0% duty, sometimes not. super important to declare everything properly for book-keeping though. plus there was something about it being my, the consumer, responsibility to pay the correct customs charges, edit, maybe it was the transport firms responsibility to collect the customs charges, either way, not the retailers. Shipping will take longer due to more paperwork at customs, transport costs have nearly tripled, even the UK supplier thought it outrageous. A friend who works in a shop says its been a lot more hassle after brexit, even the simplest of letters/birthday cards now needs a customs declaration, and delivery times have gone from a few days to a few weeks (unsure how much Covid has contributed to that though)

Yoga is easy for a start, loads of youtube videos, can take a bit of time finding one that works. Allow at least 20-30min a day/session. Then get to the gym, balance out the muscle groups, get advice on which exercises to do, most gyms give you a one on one intro session. Id been getting the odd twinge, (lower back) until one occasion i couldn't work for a couple of days. Started working out 2-3 days a week and hav'nt had even a twinge since (nearly 3 years ago now) I do a few of my favorite yoga stretches after each workout.

Quite right to question! also important to listen remember the 2k quote, was priced from one picture, with very little knowledge of the extraction or grinding possibilities. Better to cover your arse than bust your balls working at a loss.

Yeah the early 201's were hit and miss, which many dwell on and have tarnished the model for ever more. The newer M-tronic saws are good machines though imo. like Wickamulla said, nothing outstanding though. What i was getting at with quoting you was your experiences on the Tanakas, makitas, Stiga and Mitox that you reckon are better? (or just jesting?) I must admit to being a bit of a brand snob, but kind of open to new brands if they genuinely are better, i'd love Echo to bring out a new 50cc ground saw for example. After getting the 2511, i was interested in the larger Echo topper, but the dealer was honest enough to say i'd be dissapointed if comparing it against a 201, think it was about 20% cheaper, but 20% less of a saw.

Yeah i realise that, which is why,,, as i said, i use the 201 for take downs, the 2511 mainly for pruning. However, the 2511 impresses me so much (compared to the 150 i had before) that i occasionally use it on small fells. A ported one would perhaps be even more useable, yet wont quite be capable to take the 201's place. I realise the OP was askin for one "go to" saw, but i don't think there is one yet. Like asking for one ground/felling saw, there isnt one perfect saw.

Really? echo 2 years for pro users, 5 for domestic. Stihl is 1 year pro, 2 years domestic. husqvarna 1 year Sorry for picking on you here, but care to expand? 201T 14" m-tronic for take downs, 2511t 10" for pruning and the occasional small branched fell. Im tempted to get a ported 2511, im doubtfull it'll be a match for the 201 in the thick stuff, but the weight saving with extra power over stock would mean its used more often for felling, but probably not for everything. The 2511 on the skinny bar and chain is one of the best saws of the last 10 years imo.

Mate had a terex skidsteer, think it was about 2.5t, tracked not wheeled. good lift capacity, makes a mess. front tippy if you've for example, a log grab+lifting heavy. You generally get what you pay for performance wise

Completely understand Robs stance on this. I hate answering the phone too

And sorry @IronMike for hijacking your thread, bit rude in hindsight! Thought i'd try and capitalise on the knowledgeable users who all seem to be regulars on this thread

Thanks @Big J I thought the older ones were 35hp? Apparently theres different pumps or something now to compensate for the smaller hp. the 400's are estimated to be 22% slower, 315s are walking pace. Id normally always go for power, but the only real complaint a LB owner had was the speed. But perhaps he was covering long distances??

A question for you guys, what would you choose? Pekka has given me a choice of drive motors, the standard 315cc or bigger 400cc, the bigger one would mean a slower machine but more torque. We dont have hills here, but ditch crossings and rocky woodland would be the worst terrain encountered on a regular basis.

Nice! Thats pretty good service, French dealer?

Fitted the new canopy today, really pleased with it! soon time to change to all terrain summer tyres too

Leave the top till last here

Well this is ironic isnt it? The master of irrelevant, derailing, spam like drivel, accusing an Arbtalker talking about his Arbtruck on a thread called Arbtalkers Arbtrucks of spam!

Cool 😎

@5 shires I think your business model is actually similar to me, yet i agree with the above comment. I cant find decent staff + tbh, don't want the aggro of staff, so use solely contractors. When using contractors, i try to "earn" double what they're charging me. If i had the patience for Staff, or the advantage of having good staff (that cost half what a subby does) I'd be doing , in theory, much better. But i don't, so, if i'm thinking on the same lines as Retired Climber, i've tailored my business to my disadvantages. If i wanted to change up a gear in business, id have to put the time and effort into employees, yet charge the same as now. Like you though, my way works for me........but it could be, on paper, financially, in the eyes of strangers on a beardie wierdy forum ect, much better.

Fair comment (the first one) But i doubt anyone would tell the difference between a 3,5 and a 7,2ton iveco daily (for example) tbh. - so it is possible to have the same sized truck, but run legally.

Anyway, here’s the last tree from today, before, we reduced a large lime, felled 5 aspens, winches out a hung up ash, felled a grotty birch. 2 lots of coffee and cake too IMG_2851.MOV

Yeah, but there is alternatives, the legislation isnt "controling the design of trucks" as Dan said. Personal choices is controlling what vehicle we choose to use. Most arbs choose to run as simply and cheaply as possible. You not wanting to keep your truck at your yard is your choice? plenty of hauliers manage? Trees are heavy, so we should be abiding by the heavy transport rules, thats the ugly truth. IF everyone could play by the rules, it'd be far better for the industry as a whole IMO.

nothing wrong in the legislation IMO. Most people who pass their B car test will never need to drive a vehicle over 3.5t, so unnecessary to train them for heavier the common tipper is manufactures giving an option. there’s transit sized tippers at3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 and 7ton GVWs if you want or need to go heavier there’s vehicles and licenses available. it’s just easier to be lazy and complain though 😆 (and yes, I have tried HGV ownership, the particular size wasn’t for me, perhaps will try again with a different size hgv sooner or later)

What suprised me was it wasnt really piss-wet! But beech chip does seem to compact itself nicely. Normally I reckon you need to allow 350-450kg per m3 Haha, yeah, ive had steel ifor ramps before, nice and grippy but rather heavy! the ali Ifor ramps ive got now are very light, but dangerously slippy even when slightly damp, had to screw in loads of studs to compensate. Just need to remind myself when swearing about the steel ramps that this trailer was 3-4k cheaper than other makes!

Felled a decent sized beech the other week, beech are pretty rare in this part of Sweden, certainly this size. being over 1m diameter permission was needed to fell 7m3 of chip weighed in at 3600kg!

Stunning location pete!