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I have a Vermeer miniskid, It has been the best purchase I have made for my business. Its now has close to 1000 hrs in three years and has definetly earnt its keep. I debated the purchase for months, but would recommend a Miniskid anyday. Boxxer are good too, just had no dealer back up when I was in the market for a unit. Now Greenmech have the dealership I would be more confident in buying one of them.

Ty, sounds good to me. We do quite alot of seeding annually on various contracts. Our rates vary between £0.65 to £1.10 depending on voulume and soil quality. 1000m2 would be at the higher end of the scale.

Many thanks to Sevsafe and BTS for the raffle prizes. Yes i was fortunate enough to win two. I enjoyed a nice Hot brew this morning onsite using my new JetBoil stove donated by Kev at BTS. These things are great:thumbup: Steaming coffee in no time. Soup tommorow i think. Thanks again guys.

We got some of the concrete ones from these guys last year for a couple of jobs: CJ WildBird Foods - General Purpose Nest Boxes

No cutting off or near the truck Steve, but when we are doing other projects it has come in handy:001_smile:

Yes that can be a problem, but we use ours as a mobile scaffold at times. Makes a good platform for working off.

Steve, Worth having a look at these also: Samson Hinged Top Covers | N & J Aluminium Linings Ltd They are alot stronger than the roller type lids. And shiney!!

Well done to everyone, and thanks to all the sponsers. Good effort Arbtalk:thumbup:

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I reckon a whole day of doing that and they all would lose some digits!!! or even a whole hand:thumbdown:

Happy New Year to all, hope it is a good one all round.

Will do.

Good effort everyone who has bought tickets. If you haven't yet it is for a great cause and a small price to pay for the chance of some great prizes. Plus I think it is a great way to show our appreciation for this site and all the useful knowledge that can be gained by visiting here.

We did a bunch of wooden bridges for a country park so horse + riders would not slip, used galvanised expamesh, came in 6' x 3' sheets I had some left over, I will see if I can locate them tommorow if you are intrested.

Mozza, Good luck with the new venture mate, hard graft and a positive attitude will get you a long way. Tree man Tom, go travel for a while, you really are only free to do this when your young, serious work can wait a year. You will gain plenty of experience along the way that will pay dividends in the long run. I never went to college but worked my way round the world for over 10 years, taught me more than i could ever wish to learn.

Well folks we are nearly at the end of another year, I think most can say that this one has been quite challenging, but hopefully rewarding too. I am sat in the office doing a few hours of paperwork and making notes on what went right and what we can improve etc. I thought it would be intresting to see what others feel about the past year. What can you improve on, what mistakes got made. Ideas you want to implement for 2010 etc. Arbtalk has generated some good discussion points throughout the year and has certainly helped me on occasion. The thread SWB started on stress was well noted, and I have made some changes as a result of the thread getting me thinking. The main factor that has been highlighted this year for me is efficiency, with prices being so tight, running lean and efficient is the only way to make money. I hope that next year we can work even better, less hours on the job for equal money means more free time to enjoy the things we all work for. Finally a big thankyou to Steve for helping us share thoughts and ideas here on Arbtalk:thumbup1:

A mate of mine was looking into one of these, price is closer to 50k. The maths just didnt add up to warrant that sort of investment. You need to be shifting a huge amount of wood to make this pay in my opinion.

Andy, we sometimes coat treated timber with syntaprufe to ensure a longer lifespan. As Stevie mentioned the zone around ground level is the most important. You could try this on larch posts to aid longevity. You would have to check on its toxicity, I believe it is made from latex and bitumous resin, not sure if these are allowed under soil association rules.http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=25479&stc=1&d=1260731148

We have been doing some schemes that require native plants and wildlife beneficial species. Bird and bat boxes are also specified as well as loggeries for beetles. This is so the buildings can claim points for the BREEM ratings, many new developments would not get of the ground unless they have sufficient credits. These can come from green roofs, efficient insulation or renewable energy technologies, and the Landscaping schemes etc. It can get a bit ridiculous though. The ecologist on one job we did wanted 500metres of native hedging planted, sounds good except the site was 80m x 110m and areas left for planting amounted to 370m2:001_rolleyes:

I guess not, but the criteria was to be dry. I have had a couple of them and they really do keep you dry in the most savage of weather.

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Hey we were all typing at the same time, I am just slower than you guys:001_rolleyes:

I think they are being rebranded as the Iveco Massif.

I was tempted by that fj a few weeks ago. But I am still saving for one of these. In the wild | ICON

I really enjoyed "The Golden Spruce" by John Valliant Not strictly a nature book, but facinating insight into logging and the wilderness of British Columbia