Albedo
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Mick. I can't read your pm because it sends me to your home page for some reason. I was gonna put my last post in a pm to you but couldn't do the technology.
If I have got you wrong then I will eat humble pie and post an apoplogy on open forum. I was not challenging you to a fight, thats a misreading or my misswriting of my post.
However I genuinely had got the impression that you didn't like me from previous posts. When I saw this last one I wanted it out in the open. If you don't have a problem with me then why did you pick my post to pick on.
Perhaps I am just being paranoid, if this is the case I'll do the apology.
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Just 2 points. 1) I thought AA paul said he wasn't intending to pursue it. 2) Not sure if this is worth pointing out but the waste transfer thing had been done to death on here at least once before bareroots raised it again. Could be wrong, I'm sure AApaul will clarify
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A thing to check on them old entecs is the fins on the back of the flywheel, which create the blast to blow the chip out. Theres a little hatch you can take off and stick yer hand in and check for broken fins. Or down the shute apparently. Don't do this with the engine running obviously. If any are missing it can screw the bearing. Probably ok on this one as its had the bearing done recently, but no harm looking.
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Hi TM If your'e returning before the 2 yr period is up, there is a way to keep your residency alive for the future. If your interested to know how to do it drop me a pm. You can do it without changing your current plans. I know cos its what I did and am still doing. I won't put it online as they probably don't like it broadcast, but all above board, and up to date as I spoke to immigration about it quite recently. Edit: did you have section 18a requirements on your original residence visa, and did you fulfill them and get the section 18a off your visa after 3 months?
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Sorry to hear that your'e coming back, I've been watching your progress since you returned. Welcome to the ping pong pom club Have you considered putting in for your citizenship, now youv'e racked up the required 5 years in country. You know the obvious advantage of this, but I'm not gonna type it online.
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The VT is not an advanced technique, it is a knot. You choose your knot according to personal preference. The idea that it makes you a more advanced climber, like the idea of superior super climbers is a myth. I can only assume it is an ego thing, plenty of that around in treework. It is also a myth that you need a VT to use a slack tender, A simple pulley type slack tender works fine on a prussick. The knot is harder to tie correctly and needs constant redressing, and is not recomended for beginners for these reasons only. I am making this point because I don't think its helpful from what I am reading here and in other threads, to have a knot become a status symbol. EDit: I know you meant it requires advanced technique in use, but am using your'e quote as an example, because I am putting a damper on some of the VT fever I've been reading generally
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Your'e in the right job already mate, for someone with a higher purpose:001_smile:
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I used to use a vt but went back to a prussik, can't remember why. In this case maybe he should have stropped on as well, before attempting the branch roll, as the failed manouvre would give him little or no chance to redress the knot. Anyway this is part of what it says in 'The Tree Climbers Companion' about the Valdotain Tresse (VT) or French Prussik. "..... However the French Prussik is an unforgiving knot that has shortcomings with potentially fatal consequences. The primary shortcoming is that it sometimes fails to grab the rope if not tied exactly right. This typically occurs when not enough wraps and braids are taken with the cord. The length, diameter, and pliability of the chord also strongly influence how the hitch will perform......"
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Just a thankyou to everyone who took the time to contribute with info here. Very informative and useful including all the more general issues that came up. Couldn't type last night from doing an 'old snake' up the willow reduction yesterday, no highpoint and multistemmed so each top had to be reached by different means. Had to use a sling to make footholds, and actually tied a crossing branch to a stem to get something to stand on. When I was crawling along one of the tops head first like 'old snake' in that oak reduction,(horizontal anchor point in this case) I thought jees I'm too old for these antics, and 'this is gonna hurt tommorrow... it does by the way. It all laid on the truck nicely, willows are so perfect for chipper free tree work.
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This is a good point. I think I do get paid more as I'm there longer. Tommorrow is a willow which is great as they whip onto the truck nice and easy, whip whip whippity whip, and lie nice and flat. Birch is great too, much less up and down and mash mash mashity mash:biggrin:
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Right some maths based on STS. Fuel 150 days @ £5.00 = £750 (chose lower cost for reduction work) Blades 25 x £5 = 125 Service 3 x £ 50 = 150 Grease = £10 One offs = 270 Total annual running cost = £1305 (subject to mistakes in my maths)
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I know what you mean mate, but try the mashing with chainsaw + jumping up and down on the truck 300 times a day method and you'll get to like it. still working on some maths here on STS figures ... results comeing soon:confused1: Edit PS: I'm interested!!! in the old entec
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Its a recycling centre, CRJ services at Allostock in Cheshire, They won't mind a plug. They take all the council waste but also all the little guys, done on a weighbridge. And very good point Andy as I don't have a yard, and actually have nowhere at all to operate from as the council came down on me for using the saw at home base. I operate out of an area the size of my truck. I cut all the firewood on site and split with an axe at home base. Would probably store the chipper at home and tip the chip at various places that take chip for free.
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Cheers STS. This year I worked about 150 - 200 days (on tree work), and spent about 600 squids on tipping at approx £25 per tonne. Thats 24 tonnes of mostly reductions on small trees and hedges as I don't do anything big, at least without hiring in another firm to help. In which case I don't do the disposal. I think its a no brainer that your entec beats this but haven't done the maths yet. I'd have loved an old entec for 3k, but they are like rocking horse s***. My reason for not buying a chipper was imminent re-immigration to NZ - its a long story. As its that time of year for doing the books I was just wondering
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Congrats on another year and in Arbtalk terms - A year of good threads chucked in on tree stuff and engineering stuff, and an example of how to conduct debates in a gentlemanly and civilized way. Looking forward to another year of your contributions, and hopeing that you sort out the yard abusers, log stealers and the accountant before the next one:001_smile:
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Had a quick search, no luck so far. What about your TW 125 dish the dirt mate:biggrin:
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Anyone got any figures on total annual running costs of a chipper. I'd like to compare it to my tipping costs. Happy to share these if necessary, but needs a bit more doing of the books right now. I know this is one of my 'How long is a bit of string' questions, but I find that with all the variables, and disagreements, the general idea you get at the end is useful. Some variables are. Age, size, frequency of use and so on. Would like to get an idea anyway, including fuel, maintenance everything. excluding purchase and finance though. Having a chipper beats tipping for other cost efficiency and work efficiency reasons, but would like an idea of chipper running costs anyway, especially second hand TW's.
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Cheers H. Not well known to me obviously:001_smile: Maybe I should hit the books more:confused1:
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Interesting thread this. Just 2 questions for you Hama. 1) Is there any evidence that trees 'recruit' myco's in this way? 2) Do you know what the test is - for roots excreting sugars ? No ulterior motives here mate, just interested in threads about soil stuff.
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Sounds like you don't need the accountant dean unless you need audited accounts for a loan or something. As it stands you could put your numbers in the online tax return and it calculates the 6k ish allowance for you anyway. So were at the stage now with this thread where you still need the magic allowance that would legally allow the keeping of some profit without the paying of tax on it. I thought that accountants were supposed to find ways of doing this legally. By the way, didn't you put up a similar thread to this last year:001_smile:
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Dean , I was just wondering how I might be of help as I think its a fair enough question. I wonder how proactive are you in the process? Do you hand the accountant a big box of receipts or do you sort them out first. I go thru my receipts every 2 weeks or so and put them into columns on a spreadsheet for fuel, van maintenance, stationary etc. This way you have a running total of your expenses against income and know where you stand in advance. I don't claim for anything that isn't obvious, which is your actual question, but thought you might find this approach helpful. You don't have to know much about spreadsheets, it just adds up the columns for you with the autosum button. This could reduce your accountancy fees too. I don't use one myself and just submit the numbers from my spreadsheet on my tax return
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Heres one I saw in NZ. It would normally say 'Temporary' and a speed restriction, and is otherwise a standard NZ traffic control sign:001_smile:
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that sounds a bit steep for six signs. My warrington supplier, quoted 50 quid for one sign and deals on more than that so less than 300 squids, if my maths hasn't gone wrong, which it usually does.
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cheers skyhuck, I nearly asked whether they were legal or not. They also do the big ones, but don 't know if they are weighted or not.
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Screwfix do cones, - short ones are £20 for 5, I think 18 inch. Signs from various tree suppliers - folding, man with umbrella type, with treework bit bolted on somewhere seem to work out at about 50 quid each. I don't have section 8, and currently own one 18 inch cone. I'm thinking of investing in an expansion of my fleet, to 6 cones and possibly a sign or two, in the near future. Any input from arbtalk suppliers appreciated.
