josharb87
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Started with about 4,5m3 chip, then added the chipper, overweight for the Hilux towing capacity but within the trailers limits I reckon
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I’ll give it a go outside in and see if there’s any difference
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Whys that please stubby? I’ve been doing it inside out with good results
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I would very much hope that Husqvarna pick up the tab, as that should not happen imo. Have you looked inside to see if anything else is damaged?
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We were in Tallin in the end of april this year @PeteB, lovely clean city, great weather, beautiful old town, friendly people, some stunning modern buildings that actually fitted in very well. We were there just for a day (departed stockholm fri eve by ferry, arrived saturday morning, left tallin saturday eve, home sunday morning, so just a day actually in Tallin, just wandering about. A long weekend with some structure of what to do would be ace
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As they're sub contractors and not on the books, they're effectively competition in my eyes, and as such if they want your kit they should pay for it/you should charge them your standard "rate" or the rate you give other companies if you are subbing to them. Whatever they charge on top for themselves is theirs wether its £100 or £1000 and if its underpriced they are the ones taking the hit, not you, you still charge them the agreed rate for your services. They're their own company at the end of the day and need to grow a pair rather than having their cake and eating it hiding behind you. If they were on the books then yeah, a finders fee sounds a good idea
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I’m 99% certain that the rules changed a few years ago and now it’s the actual weight that counts rather than plated weight
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This was quite a good one, church property having an extension done and a building company that does everything
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Looks like a type of Benved, https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benved
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You'd be surprised, couple of years ago i rebraced and reduced an oak that had had cobra installed 25 years previously, those who installed it told the customer it had a 25 year life span so he hadn't done anything except mark when it needed replacing 25 years later!
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I’d still look at the nørrona stuff for the quality, that’s just the jacket that I’ve been happy with the quality etc
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This was the jacket, been changed since https://www.freeride.com/gear/jackets/norroena-roeldal-gore-tex-perf-shell-insulated-jacket.html
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Most useful foreign language to learn?
josharb87 replied to Treesparrow's topic in International Arborist Forum
Good effort but you’re still not getting that blowy -
I’ve a Nørrana jacket, Norwegian and Norwegians know a thing or two about rain! Can’t remember the model, will check later. used it for skiing, beach walks in winter storms, snow storms and never let me down. retail was about £600 about 6 years ago
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Most useful foreign language to learn?
josharb87 replied to Treesparrow's topic in International Arborist Forum
Know your Latin tree names. NPTCs, first aid, and ISA or ETW will satisfy most companies in Europe If a company’s hiring or looking to hire foreign workers chances are the common language will be English. Imo when you’re out and about in a country, try and learn some basic phrases to be a little courteous. Badly making an effort goes a long long way compared to arrogantly speaking English IME -
I think rough hewn is on about forestry and your on about ringing up Arb butts. So your both right for your different working environments
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Might be reading this wrong, but a 460 won't give you the feel of a 462, they're worlds apart. The 460 is a great 70cc saw, the 461, slightly better, and the 462 miles better. The 572 husqvarna is also a great saw, no real difference performance wise to the 462, just a fair bit heavier
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Is anyone using an American pickup for residential tree work?
josharb87 replied to Dbikeguy's topic in General chat
I’ve toyed with the idea for a few years now, was close to getting a 6,4 f250, 3,6ton empty, only a meter longer than my Hilux but the turning circle was an extra 8meters! A lot of them have really low legal towing capacity too, normally 1500kg -2000kg for some daft reason. theres a few older 7,3 250 king cabs about that can tow 3500kg but Ive been put off by there high mileage/chipped engines/23 year old owners who rev the nuts off them from cold -
Thanks for that! Diddnt know that but never felt the need to reset, good to know it’s that easy
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The depth is adequate for the average stump if it’s going to be lawn over the top, although not really adequate if replanting in the same spot or big stumps. It grinds far faster than the 252, and as others have said, I’d guess it drinks twice as much fuel as the Vermeer but grinds twice as fast, so you’re getting through the work quicker. you need a jerry can if doing a full day, I’d say a tank lasts about 4hours solid grinding but the gauge is shite so it might last longer! Itd be great if they made a mk2 with a few improvements @Ty Korrigan it’s efi
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Does look good!
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It is a good machine, has certainly been a step up for me from a 27hp vermeer 252. As i understand the bandit was built to be good value for money, and as such, could be better in a few areas. The Vermeer had a better quality feel about it, the 35hp 362 would be worth comparing to the Bandit ZT before decisions ar made IMO
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@jpbeaver @roseyweb What running costs (aside tax, ins etc) are you incurring? what sort of mpg are you getting?
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Safety should be the reason to implement the trailer MOT, not to be like Europe. I like to think i keep my kit in good working order, yet my Ifor still failed the trailer MOT on un-even brake distribution...I thought it was good but obviously not! Then i think back to some of the trailers i used in the uk and shudder. The more trailers that get inspected, the better.
