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  1. monkeybusiness
    The Bandit has had a decent workout over the last couple of weeks - I reckon it’s blasted well over 500 tonnes into next week!
  2. monkeybusiness
    I pay a flat day-rate to subbies based on 7.30 - 4.30 but let them go early when the job is done (most days). I expect the odd long day in return (rare). Longer planned days (if working a long way from base for example) I tend to offer extra money (£20ish) but agreed in advance. The odd job that overruns is still paid at normal day-rate.
  3. monkeybusiness
    Thank fark Corbyn isn’t at the helm - doesn’t bare thinking about!!!
  4. monkeybusiness
    You don’t put them on your fingers you know...
  5. monkeybusiness
    Less is definitely more when owning these machines - looks good!
  6. monkeybusiness
    Whether they’ve done an amazing job or a quick oil/filter change and a rush around with the grease gun I think you can’t really lose for £180 odd personally. If it transpires they haven’t sharpened (or at least turned) the blades then you know not to go there again though!
  7. monkeybusiness
    To be fair, trees put a roof over my head and I got it wrong too!!!
  8. monkeybusiness
    Carvers love it, but haulage will play a massive part in the value. You want it gone in big lumps though or you’ll be raking sawdust for weeks!!!
  9. monkeybusiness
    You need professional indemnity insurance (and you have to maintain it into the future) but as an experienced consultant you’d obviously know that surely?! Does your employer not have an issue with this? I’d have thought it is something of a conflict of interests possibly.
  10. monkeybusiness
    £8.50 for a pair of gloves that last half a day? Wowsers!
  11. monkeybusiness
    Shut the front door! I’d have put money on horse chestnut!!!
  12. monkeybusiness
    I’m going to further focus my stated species and suggest it is a red horse chestnut (smooth conkers that the owner may have mistaken for walnuts innit!)...
  13. monkeybusiness
    100% horse chestnut
  14. monkeybusiness
    Sorry - I meant the same 1928 safetraks as in my previous posts. I haven’t had any experience of the new 150 I’m afraid. The 1928 will easily fit into a 4 1/2 foot wide (internal) plant trailer no problem.
  15. monkeybusiness
    We use the same safetraks on ifor gh94 plant trailers - they fit on perfectly and aren’t too high for chipping (you stand on the open ramp to load).
  16. monkeybusiness
    Yes. He wants to pay someone £250 to clear it up/take it away.
  17. monkeybusiness
    We regularly carry Greenmech 1928 Safetraks on 12 foot ifor tippersfor what it’s worth. No issues at all.
  18. monkeybusiness
    Reversing a trailer down a track whilst on the phone to a customer (having just washed the pickup for the first time in weeks)... Doesn’t look too bad but took a serious amount of dragging out!
  19. monkeybusiness
    It’ll go on fine, but would be difficult/too high to load and use whilst on the trailer.
  20. monkeybusiness
    Didn’t for me - they wanted at least £200 (but wouldn’t commit to an actual price!). I bought the full first service filter kit from a different bobcat dealer (on principle, but to maintain the warranty with no wriggle-room) for £70ish plus fluids and got my mechanic to sort (so I have an invoice to prove it’s been done). I enjoy spannering/servicing my kit but really struggle for time nowadays so have a guy in half a day a week. It’s amazing what doesn’t get picked up though - things that I’d notice as an owner/operator that lads don’t report and the mechanic hasn’t the hands-on operating experience to notice (oversensitive stop-bars as an example).
  21. monkeybusiness
    Sounds like a bargain to me - I’ve just had a Takeuchi 1000 hr service kit for my 6 tonner which has every filter (but no fluids) and that was £200 on its own.
  22. monkeybusiness
    You know you’ve pushed your luck when you contemplate unloading a few sticks to get through (but would definitely rather not)... Once you are forced to unload a bit of weight as you’ve tried all your little ‘off road driving god’ tricks to no avail, you become very aware that you’ve been a bit optimistic/silly! Once you have emptied the trailer entirely and still can’t get out of the hole you start contemplating any other possible way of making a living!!! (Or is this just me?!)
  23. monkeybusiness
    I’m not sure those are small tyres, have you seen the staircase up the side?!...
  24. monkeybusiness
    I’ve had this with NPTC before - they won’t give you any info without the person in question’s say-so due to GDPR regs. You need to get them to email Lantra and give their authority for Lantra to share the info with you, which shouldn’t be a problem if it’s all legit... Ive also had the same issue when trying to check a potential subby’s insurance. The insurance company (who I am also insured with!) couldn’t/wouldn’t even give me a yes/no answer as to whether the person in question’s supplied in-date insurance certificate hasn’t been cancelled ‘because of GDPR’. The whole thing is ridiculous imo.
  25. monkeybusiness

    Heave?

    monkeybusiness replied to tim361's topic in General chat

    How old is the house? Is there any history of subsidence?

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