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Tothby has a ranger and Isuzu tipper I think.

The speed showing on the box is possibly determined by a feed sent from the engine's alternator, and is therefore related to engine rpm (not directly determined by flywheel rpm). If the pulley sizes have been changed it is possible that the flywheel speed is still the same (therefore chipping speed and draught are also the same) but at lower engine rpm. It may be that the replacement engine has a more suitable peak torque at lower rpm, hence the need to change pulleys to increase flywheel speed at lower relevant working rev range.

Are those rates 5 days a week, or here and there one shift at a time overnight and different ends of the country etc? Sounds like incredible money if it is regular work!

Dreadful news, we all wish you a speedy recovery Sean. The nhs are fantastic - let them do their work and you'll be back in the game in no time pal! Horrible eye opening occurrence - please stay safe everyone.

Cheers all - I'll make some calls tomorrow. Looking for something heavier than run of the mill garden centre stock ideally.

In Cheshire - I'm open to quotations for trees delivered here. Ideally the trees would have a similar form as they are being planted as a group predominantly for aesthetic purposes - a variety of fruit will add a nice bit of interest but they don't need to be dramatically different to each other.

Hi - a customer wants me to source 3x decent sized (standard or ideally larger) pear trees to make a feature in their garden. Ideally three different varieties, all edible fruit. I know it's not exactly the best time of year for this... Anyone know of anywhere that might be able to supply what I'm after? Cheers boys and girls!

Wowsers - glad you are still top side! Take it super steady - as already said, if you need anything stick it up on here and it will get sorted I'm sure!

If you want excellent oil at the right money just contact Rye Oil directly - don't mess about with trying to find the cheapest on the internet etc. Their oil sticks like sh1t to a blanket and is cheap. They are nice people too - what else could anyone want from a supplier?!

There it is - wow I'm useless with computers!

Dunno how to make the link go straight to it - it is listed under forestry and is titled 'http://arbtrader.arbtalk.co.uk/?s=&uid=3156'

There is one on arbtrader, but I don't know anything about them personally. Search Results ArbTrader Arborists Classifieds

Caravan movers took one of my chippers a couple of years ago...

Construction related occupation. If you have passed the touch screen test, then yes.

Have a look at this thread - CRO is the way to go I reckon http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/84900-rolo-course-content-test-questions.html

Not really. With a chipper the general rule is that the larger the chipping capacity of the machine the wider the throat/feed hopper etc. This makes a massive difference in the real world. A lot of machines will drag in whatever you can get to the rollers, but that isn't much use if the rollers are at the bottom of a narrow funnel preventing you forcing the big gnarly thorn etc to the bite point. We use 1928 Greenmech chippers day in/day out - they are fantastic machines and will pull in more than an equivalent square feed 7.5 inch machine. When we use 6inch machines of various makes (including TW, Forst and Jensen) with or without letterbox openings the most noticeable difference is how small the hopper is in comparison. Just because the machine will chip 7.5 inch/9 inch/15 inch etc doesn't mean that you will necessarily put that size log through it. Brash will be dealt with much more quickly and easily with a bigger machine. The only negative that I can think of is man handling the chippers when disconnected from the van (eat your Weetabix and you will be fine). They are easier to reverse as you can actually see them, and in reality a 7.5 inch chipper is well within the towing capacity of any Arb truck. Go big, it's the future!

I disagree with ga - get the bigger chipper if you can tow it legally. They are built heavier (ie stronger, not down to a weight) and will increase your productivity massively. You can give up on snedding - if you can drag the brash to the machine it will eat it! TWs hold there money like nothing else - older Greenmechs can be picked up really cheaply and blow their competitors out of the water! Today I've been working with a friend's GM 1623 and have been amazed how good it is. It is a 10 year old machine that has a 6 inch x 9 inch feed hole (something TW and all the others have only just started to offer) - you can get these on wheels under 750kg for a lot less than an equivalent TW150 and they are twice the machine IMO.

Eye hitches are easier to secure apparently. Thief beaters offer an insurance approved locking pin that can be left in place when attached to the tow vehicle. Otherwise it's just personal preference really - most items of plant can be used to drag a trailer with a ring hitch about if necessary - it is slightly more complicated with a ball hitch.

Nice one Peter!... Application sent!

I wouldn't bother with the green cards if you are CSCSing new operatives Paul - from what I can gather they only need to do either the ROLO or the green card H and S nvq course (plus the touch screen test for both). Don't bother putting them through the h and s training course if you plan to follow the ROLO path at a later date - they will be covering the same ground twice. £500 a day for training is about right IME.

Cheers Paul - I'll definitely be in touch. One of the trainers I spoke to today has offered me a course that I consider to be pretty good value and they are happy to be flexible re fitting in around working hours (which in reality makes up a massive part of the overall cost to the business). I need to make a decision as to whether to bother investing further into this side of things and spend more time dealing with construction firms and their industry wide (from my experience so far) lack of ability to plan a p**s up in a brewery tied to terrible payment terms or focus on what brings the money in at present I suppose! As an aside I am still working on premises (this has been dragging on for more than 12 months now). There have been a couple of false starts which has been massively frustrating but I think we may be close to being sorted so I will be in touch about getting onboard with you guys soon (I hope!). I still can't help but feel that the course is a box ticking exercise however, even if this may be perceived as a contentious viewpoint...

I understand that, I'm just trying to get my head around the point of the course. We've all passed the computer course - does the ROLO course cover anything else not tested in the computer course? Is it worthwhile or simply a box ticking exercise?

Hi all Can anyone give me an outline as to what is included/covered in the ROLO course? We are being asked to go down this route by a couple of customers and I'm concerned that it appears to be a bit of an expensive box ticking exercise offering no particular benefit other than access to some sites (or am I being cynical?). For what it's worth, I have absolutely no qualms investing money in anything that will advance safety within my business. I have spent an absolute fortune on new and update training over the last 12 months and have an extremely highly qualified workforce (everyone as a minimum holds up to and including cs40 or whatever it is called now as well as ua2.3 along with all of the prerequisites). A good proportion of our work is utility cutting, so the health and safety side of the business has been and continues to be scrutinised regularly by our clients, none of whom ask for or appear to have any interest in ROLO, LISS, CSCS, CPCS, CITB, BALI etc. The cost of putting 10 lads through a 1 day ROLO course is horrendous when lost work and wages are included - if it will benefit the business in a meaningful way other than financial then it is obviously a worthwhile exercise of course. I am concerned having spoken to a couple of ROLO course providers today that it isn't really going to teach us anything that we haven't been taught many times before - both tutors (who shall remain nameless) stated that in their opinion the course would be a waste of time for us in reality as it is designed as a 'catch all' to force some health and safety knowledge on those working in landscaping who may not have attended any courses previously. I am a bit disappointed that the NPTC haven't done anything to fight their own corner here, and perhaps offer BALI and the CITB more of an insight into what their courses offer and what level of competence holders of their cards have already been assessed at. If someone could give me an insight into what is covered on the course then perhaps I will eat my words. Maybe it isn't just another course for the sake of having a course after all! Cheers, Dan.

The only time I've personally known trailers to come detached from towing vehicles is when towball bolts snap, normally as a result of badly maintained trailers crashing and banging around on the hitch. That towball chain or a breakaway cable looped around the towball neck would be totally useless in that scenario.