ukminch
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I got done in my old one, 70 mph on a dual carriageway I was impressed!! Well until I got a few more points on the bike.........
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DVLA making a mistake - Sorry there's no way that could ever happen you know, after all they're a highly competent government organisation:001_tt2:
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350 a day is good IMO. Seems my rule of thumb works there as well, 1700 doubled is 3400 so not far out on your price, I would only have made 1150 profit though which I'd have been happy with..........
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Agree with BBB there
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As a quick rule of thumb if you double the retail cost of materials that seems to work out about right for me, obviously depending on the size of the job. Obviously the more you do the better you get at pricing them.
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I quite happily work nationwide, took me a couple of years to realise what the real cost of that was though. All very well pulling in a thousand pound a day but it soon disappears with diesel, overnight accomodation, hired plant etc etc. In fact I know someone that managed to service some sites at 3 times the cost of what he earned off them............. How I didn't go bump I'll never know........... R
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2 years ago it was about 1200 a week, now it's normally about 100 a week. But I'll still do a couple of jobs a month that will be a end up being a 400 mile round trip. Tends to be more checking that work has been done now rather than actually working............. R
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Of course they will, as with anybody they will use whatever situation they can to their advantage. R
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Yep although when we went to 'recover' a chipper we took a JCB and a tranny van full of blokes. When I've been on my own I've always found that a firm but fair approach works best. I.e Not rude but not at all talkative, if you give them an inch they'll take a mile next thing your distracted. I had an experience on a site where someone was distracting me whilst another scumbag was trying the van door, I found strimming the legs was quite effective. The police didn't seem to like the idea though................
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Except if they know whats in the van and just steal the van................
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I was going to say the same, freedom of information act is your friend, and others enemy!!
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A bit to much of a daily commute for my contact I'm afraid. R
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How close to chester are you in North Wales?
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The trouble is that it is all at great cost to the client. I'd speak to the tree officer, explain your concerns and see what they say. Then put an app into fell based on what you've said, the council then to act responsibly otherwise they could find themselves liable for any resulting damage. Maybe even do it on a 5day notice, but the trouble is you don't get a response from them, but may get the tree officer out on site quickly, where they may spot what they've missed. Ie they may have just driven past the tree quickly. R
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self propelled chipper (Shreks wee chipper)
ukminch replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Large equipment
I must admit I've only got a 5 inch gravity fed entec chipper, but manage most of the time absolutely fine with it for domestic/small commercial jobs, especially if I can chip straight into a shrub bed - yes I do know about the nitrates before anyone starts. Anything else goes for logs, which you can normally flog nearby. For bigger jobs I hire equipment anyway, which would be to big most of the time. I have thought about upgrading to a 6inch timberwolf and putting the little entec on a wheelbarrow or similar instead of the trailer it's currently on. I am a firm believer in the right equipment for the job, unfortunately that is always a compromise. The key is knowing the limitations of each piece of equipment and having a solution for these circumstances. R -
Where abouts was that picture? My other company does work down that way at Tidworth and bulford camps. Can be a nightmare if you get stuck behind a convoy heading north towards the M4 adds a good hour onto the journey home. R
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There won't be anybody working in a basket if I have it my way, none of the trees justify it IMO...... But nope only one person if I do end up using one. R
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Fantastic, a nice simple definitive answer. Cheers John R
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Your not wrong, if I had only done the good jobs and not the bad ones I'd be in a fantastic position. But you've gota take the rough with the smooth, and sometimes the rough can be sanded. R
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None of it's law, but not complying could lead to you breaking the law.... I've already got the job, but they need site specific paperwork, and it does come back to you from this company. Whats worse is that they use their duty of care to get out of the office, and obviously if they can report something back then they will be allowed out again..... So I don't want to say they'll be wearing a jacket if they don't as I may well get pulled on it. Equally with gloves, it is recommended, and advice is given but ultimately my paperwork says it is a personal decision for chainsaw operations. My personal opinion is that common sense should be enough, but if the moneys right I'll jump through most hoops.....
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That was similar to what I looked at. I've decided that there is no right vehicle for the jobs so compromise is the order of the day, especially if you can arrange for someone else to have the transport headaches for you....... Roadsweepers were a nightmare, until they came on the back of a wagon then hey presto, few hours work and picked up again lot less problems. R
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Oh and taking the guns classed as PPE round here......
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I agree some people do worry to much, and unfortunately to earn money I need to alleviate the amount their going to worry. Unfortunately as the paperwork is all written down I need to make sure I'm right. I've never used a jacket when I've been in a MEWP until recently, but then again I never wore a harness until after my course - education and knowledge are no bad things. The reason that I was given when I asked the question about jackets when climbing was fatigue. It would be more dangerous to wear a jacket as you would become fatigued quicker and more likely to make a mistake. Apparently when using a mewp this isn't so much of an issue?!?!?!? I'm fairly sure you don't need one and I certainly wouldn't want to wear one, but no harm checking R
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Oh what fun that would be, it's bad enough that I'm working doing paperwork on a Saturday night rather than enjoying a couple of shandys. I can't see anywhere in the AFAG's that mean that you would need to hence why I was asking. They do mention gloves, but thats another story.......... R
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I thought about doing a similar thing but on a smaller scale, round about the 10 tonne mark. I could drop of the grounds maintenace gear, or tree gear in a converted roll on/off skip with welfare facilies/secure storage at the front. Go onto the next job etc then go and pick up at the end of the day. Decided that it was cheaper to run 3 smaller vehicles though in the end. Glad I didn't go down that route with how things have changed now though. R
