monkeybusiness

Our economy and society are very different to New Zealand’s though - it wouldn’t have been possible to emulate their response in this country no-matter how early borders were closed IMO. Keeping it out/containing the virus in the U.K. for long enough for a vaccine to be developed would sink our economy.

This place is obviously full of experts so can you collectively answer me this please? - Until either a vaccine becomes available or we achieve herd immunity (and I’m talking nationally as well as globally here) how does the individual state’s approach make any difference to the total death rate once this virus has inevitably reached all corners of the earth? Providing the relevant health-care services aren’t overwhelmed (as they were in Italy) then the actual death rates are surely inevitable, and will vary from country to country as a result of other factors (how deaths are reported is a massive one - dying ‘with’ and ‘because’ of Covid are very different scenarios), overall health and age of the population, effectiveness of the healthcare system (are many people still alive that perhaps wouldn’t be in other countries with lesser healthcare provision etc?). All of the measures being implemented everywhere are simply to slow the spread to manageable levels - we will surely all be exposed to this at some point and whether we survive or not doesn’t appear to be something that we can change at present.

Ah ha ha!!! My wife is constantly going on about how nothing has changed for me during this lockdown!!!

I used to wear protector pros but had several pairs that delaminated on the soles. Replacement boots did the same so I stopped buying them. Might try them again if that issue has been addressed as I thought they were otherwise very good.

I’ve got the 18v brushless and it is only for light pruning in reality. I’ve also got the 36v brushless groundsaw and if the new 36v topper is comparable it will be excellent. (Apparently the old 36v topper is best avoided though)....

If it is too good to be true it invariably is. Definitely a scam imo.

I’m crying - please drink more Pimms!

And if you do find or are offered something that doesn’t quite add up post it on here - quite a few of us have had chippers stolen and may be able to throw some light on the situation!

Phone the manufacturer with the serial number - some have a (not necessarily up-to-date) list of ownership. Stolen machines are often reported to the manufacturer in case they ‘turn up’ in the future. Don’t touch anything with missing/amended/dodgy looking serial numbers (no matter what the seller’s story is). And don’t buy anything you haven’t physically seen first hand yourself!

Makita DUH751 - it’s the dog’s bollox and runs off their 18v batteries (along with just about any power tool you can think of!). Much nicer to use than a petrol equivalent - no fumes, nice and light, quiet etc. And much better value than the Stihl/Husky etc equivalents if you also run (or choose to in the future) any other Makita kit - way way more choice. https://www.fastfix.co.uk/makita-duh751-18v-brushless-hedge-trimmer.html

Stop it now, that’s too much!!! Fair lump on the low loader - physically bigger than I realised. Amazing bit of kit!

I know it is far from a perfect solution in whatever guise - I’m just trying to find a way of knocking back what’s there as efficiently as possible to reduce the cost/time involved in sorting whatever gets missed. There is a pretty decent covering of heather already so getting on top of what’s already got away should severely limit future issues I’d hope?!

I should also add that this isn’t quango funded - I’m not in the habit of trying to make work for myself (always aim to save clients money wherever possible) so am trying to stay away from spot-spraying/hand pulling as much as possible

They clear-felled two years ago and don’t want the trees coming back. I’ve only become involved now - there is already substantial regrowth and a couple of weed-wipe treatments this year has been proposed to try and make a decent dent in the problem (but we could do with getting on with it ASAP).

The ground would be too soft for livestock sadly - it’s difficult to walk across (dual wheels on a quad jobby).

Hello all I’ve got to treat a large area of birch regen on a wet heath and reckon an ATV trailed weed-wiper would be well suited to the task. Does anyone have any hints/tips/advice with these regarding makes/types etc? There are ground driven brushes, electric powered contra-rotating brushes, seemingly cobbled-together mounted frames wrapped in absorbent material (which would in reality probably be the best setup for my job but I’m not convinced about how good these actually are). All of them appear pretty expensive for what they are and I don’t really want to chuck a load of money at a setup that doesn’t do as I hope (I’m happy to spend on the right kit though!). In an ideal world I’d hire something to try but not really aware of anywhere offering these for hire. I’ve got ATV-mounted sprayer tanks etc so they aren’t essential. Cheers for any and all input - I’m certainly open to anyone who wishes to point out issues with what I’m suggesting too! Dan

When you win, you win!!!

Mega building - out of interest what sort of rent do you pay for that per month? Rude question but am genuinely interested...

Put it all back together, araldite the head back on and pretend it never happened...

It’s ace - I love it!!!

How heavy is the Westech? Do you have any capacity at full radius or are you overloaded just with the grapple-saw?

I think your initial comment was a bit out of line tbh 5shires - this is an employment ad and you came straight in spouting nonsense criticising what the op is offering (which in the real world is bang on the money). I’d imagine there will be a queue of people waiting for the next opportunity to work as a lead climber for you as you seem to exist in a world where the rates are somewhat higher than the rest of us!

£250 a day full time? I don’t think there are any businesses outside London that could stand paying climbers that personally. I think the OP is offering in the right ballpark for a full-time role.

Any info on this mill? Price/age/pics?

If there are any still available they have to be the one to buy IMO!