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016-044-92644 speak to Cameron. The only insurance you are legally obliged to have is Employers liability if you have anyone working for you (even if they are your mate from the pub who you are giving a few quid to as a foreigner). Public liability insurance is usually a prerequisite for any commercial work you wish to do, along with qualifications etc. If you're determined enough then you may well succeed but you must take some initiative yourself - someone has pointed you in the direction of a relevant (and very good) broker yet you have failed to find their details on your own. Good luck!

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Gutted for you - if you know the serial numbers then tell Husky (apparently they can flag the saws with chips ie 560 so if they get plugged into the diagnostic tool in a dealer it states that it is stolen).

My helmet is always pretty rancid to be fair.

I've tried (and failed) to spray waxoil before, and accidentally came across the following method which works brilliantly. However, it is most effective with a big compressor - otherwise you will need a little patience to let the compressor catch up with your air demand every so often. I bought some tetra schultz (almost definitely spelt wrong but I'm sure google will help you find it) underbody sealant. This comes in a screw-on cannister container, and you buy the proprietary applicator nozzle for not a lot of money that fits to an airline. Once used (or poured into another ireceptacle for later use) refill the canister with your waxoil, turn your compressor up to maximum and away you go. This system will spray it on whether it is hot, cold, lumpy, runny - whatever! You will get through a lot of waxoil, but it will end up everywhere! The only thing to remember is that when the canister gets empty the compressor starts to suck it flat/implode it - keep it topped up (which is a bit tricky with cold, thick waxoil but you'll work it out).

The other (slightly rougharsed) option is to get an engineering firm to build up your existing worn anvil with a very hard weld and machine it back to size - I had success with this method in the past but it is only worth doing if you have a good, well priced engineer and replacement cost is prohibitive.

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Jose - the whole thing is a joke. I had a similar situation earlier this year when a chipper disappeared and everyone from the police to the insurance company was totally useless. You have to look at everything you have and know that the only person that will look after it/get it back/pay out in the event of its loss is YOU - keep everything double locked and never let it out of your sight. Thieves (there are other names for them) are everywhere, and have way way more front than you would ever believe. I feel very sorry for you and wish I could suggest answers but all I can do is be all bird-like and share your pain!

It's a buyer's market - there are far more people wanting work than there are jobs. The cream will always rise to the top, and can subsequently commend high rates, but that only applies to those people with proven skills and work ethic. However, if you are unproven with little/no experience then you take whatever you can get, and you work your bollox off to prove yourself. I worked for free when I first started and took employed work that payed less than what is being offered here, and that was only 10 years ago when times were good. Stop moaning and accept that we are working in an industry with very few barriers to entry - a few nptc certs and you are apparently a qualified arborist! I know I couldn't go out and spend a couple of grand and become a qualified plumber or electrician - in tree work the money comes with experience.

Ask the tree officer to meet you on site - explain to the client that you have an ongoing working relationship with the TO and this is the norm with this type of situation. If the client isn't happy for any reason then walk away - they may be trying to hide something that will come back and bite you.

How good is your soldering?...

I bet there are quite a few people on here running their own companies who realistically earn less than that a year (but would never admit it), AND they don't get holiday pay/pension/sick pay etc etc. That is a position within a big company and the right person can use that job as a starting block to bigger things if they so wish - if people get shot down for offering others opportunities then there is something very wrong with this 'community'.

200t - 16'' bar. I thought it was a bad idea until I used someone else's but it is perfectly balanced and you hardly ever need a bigger saw sending up. And you can reach a bit further one handed if that's your thing... Once you have tried it you won't go back.

Don't tip the body and then remove the return valve without properly supporting the body - you'll either end up with a very sore head or otherwise get cut in half. You'll definitely end up with oil everywhere.

Check all of the connections between the battery and tipper unit - if there is a bad connection or damaged cable it can massively reduce the power of the electric motor.

Where are you - Treefellers in Chester use Irata lads for railway clearance work

Talk to me people - what are the best hi-viz shirts in this heat?

You'd have been throwing your money away - more tree cutters than at the APF looking at a couple of wind blown pops in a pond. It appears to be a council pricing exercise - the paperwork will take more time than the job!

Mac and Jason at Greenmech are possibly the 2 most helpful people you could ever wish to deal with - I have spoken to them on numerous occasions over the last few years and they have ALWAYS fixed my problem down the phone. I'm sure I am a major pain in the arse to them, but they always take the call (or phone back if they are unavailable) and let me know what I am doing wrong. I am of the opinion that Greenmech machines are class leading anyway, but the back-up available from these guys is totally invaluable - it is a major reason that I would always look to buy Greenmech machines above all else.

It looks like an orange 201t to me...

Is that the German subtitled version of Smokey and the Bandit?

Alright - a few of us are going to see G'N'R tonight in Liverpool and have ended up with a few spare tickets - if anyone fancies coming along then give me a shout on 07970188050. Otherwise I'll be touting them outside the gig. Cheers, Dan

Think of the profit - you can always get another mog if you decide it will make you money in the future. It is only a tool - if it isn't earning its keep then get it gone! I'd love a mog and have tried to justify one many times but I can't personally see how it would make me money over and above what my current set up does.

Sorry, that's what I'm getting at - take 2 vehicles with a chipper behind one and trailer behind the other when the job is going to produce a lot of arisings. You'll carry more away than most other set ups, but without the essential paperwork exercise required elsewhere.

I don't think you need a tacho if your maximum permissable mass is less than 7.5 tonnes, you only carry your own equipment relavant to your trade and you operate within 50km of base. Depending on how it's registered/how heavy it is you will probably need a tacho in your mog, but you don't in your Canter if you stay within 50km of base (even when towing your 3.5 tonne trailer). Everyone keeps banging on about 3.5 tonne vehicles being useless for tree work - if you run them as you are with a big trailer there isn't much you can't take on day to day whilst staying legal and avoiding all the red tape that goes with the running of bigger trucks (providing your work is within 50 km of your base).