Robert_S
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Dont want to sound smug but im very busy i had 7 calls today and priced 4 jobs and got them all, mind you i do landscaping as well so 2 of the jobs where fences. i find timber fencing quite lucrative so if work gets tight guys diversify into fencing its got to be better than unemployment
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Its when you see trees like that you are reminded what amazing organisms they are, i bet it would have a few stories to tell eh? Incredible.
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the problem i found with doing more in a day because you had the kit was a breakdown or the weather can really back the work up, and with that came clients being let down and stress for me, i down sized and find it works better for me, moneys not the same but i would only spend it anyway !!
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as per title guys, what ones would you recommend and the best place to buy one, i seen a few on ebay but not sure how accurate they will be as they are cheap. Any advice appreciated. thanks
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thanks for the reply, i will have a look at the apf and see what i can get.
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wage scales still seem poor though for what we do, i know tradesmen Brickies,joiners,etc who are on £700 to £900 a week!! i recently built an extension and it cost me £1400 to plaster it, it took one man 3 1/2 days he had a trowel!!! no pick,chipper,saws etc, etc and he was the cheapest
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hi guys does anyone have one of these and are they any good? i dont want to go down the route of a proper hydraulic engined splitter as i dont intend to sell logs its only for the one fire i am getting fed up swinging the axe! and although they are cheap (£200 ish) i dont want something else lying about my workshop that "seemed like a good idea":001_smile: cheers
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very,very cool
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I have had lots of injuries mate you will recover, if you are stretching an injury try and stay in the range just below the pain then progress to full movements (may take a while) works for me i also find that isometric strength exercises are brilliant for repairing the damage i get, ive wrecked my rotator cuffs on both shoulders and fixed them (well got good movement and strength back) go and see a specialist but pay good money as the cheap ones can give you wrong advice.
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I train most of the time and would say it certainly makes the manual job easier you have to watch out you don't over train your body though (with working and gym) as it will break down and that is when you get injured. A lot of my work is done with a kettle bell for training and i work it in a tabata workout (google it!!) this gives you a great metabolic workout over a short space of time and has the benefit of working strength and cardiovascular endurance. Both of these attributes come in quite handy in our profession:thumbup:
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husky 272 with a 24" bar i find it big enough for the trees i fell it is the only husky i use now as i prefer stihl.
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Yep i know it well, had one a couple of years ago in edinburgh, same scenario large conifer had to go through the house, extension - kitchen - hall - front door started it late afternoon( at there request) and i kid you not they started to make there dinner!!! whilst we are trying to carry brash past them to the chipper. thats folk for you.
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you constantly tell a client your not "a gardener" even though its not getting through. your head twist faster to see a mog than it does to see a women ( fingers crossed someone else does that or ive got problems) you can spot a fresh cut 100 feet up at a thousand yards from the car you can remember and recall every cut on a large take down from years ago but forget her birthday and anniversary every year....... great thread made me really laugh
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the cabstar had a payload of just under a tonne as the tipping body was alloy ( the traffics took me to the weigh bridge as they did not believe me!!) im sure like the rest of us i may have been overloaded occasionally, was built to be able to park in the town without driving for hours looking for a place to park the wagon and chipper- worked well. the unit on the ldv was a RAM 30/50DH 10inch capacity was a good chipper.
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Hello guys, first post and thought i would post a picture of the units i had a couple of years ago, cabstar had the jenson mounted behind the cab and then the tipping box, uprated the springs and fitted turrets and coilover springs as well, ldv had standard capes. [ATTACH]6182[/ATTACH]
