Mark Bolam
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We all know who's providing the white jetwash mate....
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Well said Les. Even if you obviously haven't been for a pint in Newcastle recently! £2.50 for a bottle of broon in my local back home, mind! Jonesies price seems nearer the mark to me, and I know how good his lads are in the workshop. Gustharts in Northumberland are the same. You will save money because their lads are quick and have seen it all before. £50/hour? Depends how much and how well they can do it in an hour.
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Semantics, pure semantics! True, mind.
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1) Great vid and editing. 2) You are allowed to use two hands on the saw. 3) You could have felled it safely from the ground. BS about damaging twigs on other trees doesn't come into it compared to the value of a human life. 4) Hope the wedding went well. 5) You have a set of stones on you!
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I know this one. If your house is worth less than £100k it's 3'. £100-£150k - 4' £150-£200k - 5' £200-£400 - 6' £400-£999k - 7' £1mil+ - As high as you like
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Fair dos for having a play around with it Rob. It's experimentation like this that has evolved the smoother, more ergonomical systems in arb that are benefitting a lot of us today. Especially old gits like me! BTW, who's the hottest month on the calendar?
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Aye, great shot that. What system do you climb on X? Don't like the sound of icy ropes much, however good those gloves are! -
How so Dave? I find Stihl trousers fall apart when you look at a thistle, where I've put my Stretch Airs through the mill for 18 months with only a bust zip to show for it. And that was only because of my massive...... ego!
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Scotland
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Nice. What gloves do you wear mate?
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Loved that Gord. Very smooth, big tree, some good lads on the rigging and a cracking tune!
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All I can say is climb into them and see what you will be cutting to get to finished height. If they are virgins then it should be straightforward. Work out how many you could do in a day, see how many times that goes into 90 and multiply by your day rate. Add 10% to give you a bit of a safety margin and away you go. If they have been done many times before put a £ sign in front of your telephone number and submit that as your quote.
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505uk.com have a good selection Carl. The blue latex grippers are about £50/100 pairs. Nicked a couple of pairs off Rich Rule and they grip well wet or dry.
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Wear it clubbing.
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It was 2005!
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That was my favourite bit!
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just found this gem on Google...Housebuilder's Update: Tree surgery
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I've thought about that mate, but I don't always give a price on the spot, especially on a bigger job. Wouldn't hurt to have it in the truck, though. For some reason I find that domestic customers who demand written quotes are often timewasters who never have the work done. Might just be my own prejudice there, would never tell them that! A few years ago I quoted a very small cherry to reduce (steps and loppers). I quoted the guy £40 (pick up on the way home job). He asked for a written quote. When I dropped it off he thanked me and said he had another six quotes to come in. Never got that one. I was inconsolable.
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Any other losers like me?CS31 not going too well ):
Mark Bolam replied to odd_bird's topic in General chat
Best advice I can give is slow everything down. You won't cut through your hinge by going too slowly, and if things start to go wrong you can stop and correct them. Stick at it. Hope your trousers were dry! -
Interesting idea Rob. I carry copies of my certs and insurance when quoting, and make a point of showing them. Quite a few people have been really pleased, saying they were worried about the insurance, but were scared to ask. I'll provide a written quote if asked, or on bigger jobs, but this is only run off on a standard printer. May think about smartening that side of things up a bit, but I doubt it would have made a difference in these cases. On a more positive note, the lady from the job that never got back to me rang this evening. She is still waiting for another quote (they looked at the job last week) to come in, so fingers crossed. Actually, after listening to some of the really good advice from this thread, I may tell her the price has gone up! Some top input fellas, thanks.
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First day climbing since reading this thread, and I was really aware of every time I used the saw with one hand - much, much more than I would have thought I did! It was on connies, but that is no excuse. Nor is the fact that my Silky needs a new blade. Not good. I had a bad go with tennis elbow a few years back, and that will end your career quicker than a saw cut if it becomes chronic. Time for a bit more self discipline on my part.
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Sorry SlimJim, only just seen this. You are spot on! The eye wouldn't fit through the pulley. Cut-away now introduced into system, potential life saver. I owe you a beer bro.
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All factors which come into it mate. I'm not going to panic on the loss of a few jobs. You know what it's like, some of them may never get done anyway
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Get some heavy ones with blunt gaffs first. Then you'll really appreciate some decent ones! Geckos are very comfy, and you can easily get the velcro as tight as you need.
