Jump to content

Log in or register to remove this advert

Mark Bolam

Veteran Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    29,467

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    324

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Mark Bolam

  1. Mark Bolam
    Doesn’t work for me!
  2. Mark Bolam
    Spot on 42. Decent old school butchers have what we need. Supermarkets are not your friends here, although most still do brisket, which is a personal favourite, slow cooked in ale.
  3. Mark Bolam
    Probably from Otterburn Doug.
  4. Mark Bolam
    I took my truck up from Kent to get Kirklands to do the work and got the train back, then reversed the journey a week later. It was well worth it, they were superb.
  5. Mark Bolam
    Life is way too short to be rigging stuff back over a field just because someone is being awkward.
  6. Mark Bolam
    Just tell her you’re reducing your tree and the branches on her side can either be left in her garden or you’re happy to pick them up. Her call. Get her response in writing, email or text, then she can’t whinge later on.
  7. Mark Bolam
    Can’t believe how tidy that finish is John.
  8. Mark Bolam
    I’ve ordered 2.
  9. Mark Bolam
    Any update on this?
  10. Mark Bolam
    ‘Oh no! I need some friction! I don’t know what to do! I’m 22 and have set up my own arb company thanks to wealthy parents. Help soon! This branch is really heavy on this sycamore pine.’
  11. Mark Bolam
    Another classic piece of kit to overcome a problem that doesn’t exist to pull in a few dollars from bling merchants?
  12. Mark Bolam
    I’m getting better as well mate, the little loaders are pretty twitchy on the controls. Someone watching me on day one would have thought we’d let an epileptic guy have a go on the machine. I’m on record as saying I have the touch of a rapist.
  13. Mark Bolam
    I deliberately went as small as possible on my loader to maximise usage. 750mm access with skinnys on, 900mm standard. I’ve got a good mate with a tracked Norcar, and loads of farmer mates with Matbros and JCBs I can call on if required. This influenced my decision a lot. I also have mates with mini diggers who have been on them since they were about 14. For me, it’s much better getting them in than buying my own and making a tit of myself. You need to realise the difference between a genuinely good 360 operator and someone reasonably competent. It’s like 10x difference. In terms of attachments, my titchy WQ has a flow of 21.6l/m. It will run a small flail, but would bleed movement. Pointless. I’d like a little flail at some point, but would go for one with a donkey engine. Like a tow behind quad one but front mounted. That would be very niche work though. A compact tractor/flail would be way quicker.
  14. Mark Bolam
    I’d go with that, but within sensible limits. A bloke on one of the arb sites last week was asking if anyone made a topper, a haybob and a small baler he could run off his Avant!
  15. Mark Bolam
    Just add another wrap to your hitch then.
  16. Mark Bolam
    Clutchy’s advice is golden. Do the maths regarding which is the better machine for you. My WQ has worked for me because of narrow access and speed, and the Klou grab with ball hitch has made me a lot of money on tight access jobs. A rotator is a must on some jobs, but kills the capacity on a mini loader like mine enough to make it worthless. Intermercato tigercat on a 5t machine was unbelievable, but totally unrealistic on my jobs due to transport.
  17. Mark Bolam
    I met Jack a few times, and my Dad fished with him a bit. He was a lovely man. I didn’t have much time for Bobby on a human level because of a few things, but I will take nothing away from his ability as a player and an amazing ambassador of the sport.
  18. Mark Bolam
    Aye, one of the finest players ever. Christ he could strike a ball! Good innings like. As Big Jack would say, RIP Wor Kid.
  19. Mark Bolam
    Another consideration is that mini loaders definitely favour flatter ground and are best kept away from mud. For woodland work a mini digger would win all day.
  20. Mark Bolam
    I think that’s right, and you can also feed a chipper, but on repeated cycles and dragging brash mini loaders are much quicker over the ground.
  21. Mark Bolam
    Oh definitely get something! My Worky Quad has been a Godsend for exactly that reason!
  22. Mark Bolam
    @doobin would be my go-to man to ask about running both. I think a lot will depend on your core type of work.
  23. Mark Bolam
    For £50. Everyone knew where they were then.
  24. Mark Bolam
    Try hanging your weight off it.
  25. Mark Bolam
    Dempsey is quiet. Probably heading back through the channel tunnel and has no signal.

About

Arbtalk.co.uk is a hub for the arboriculture industry in the UK.  
If you're just starting out and you need business, equipment, tech or training support you're in the right place.  If you've done it, made it, got a van load of oily t-shirts and have decided to give something back by sharing your knowledge or wisdom,  then you're welcome too.
If you would like to contribute to making this industry more effective and safe then welcome.
Just like a living tree, it'll always be a work in progress.
Please have a look around, sign up, share and contribute the best you have.

See you inside.

The Arbtalk Team

Follow us

Articles

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept