Stephen Blair

Ah the 6 the gear used to have a boss who would sit his huge hand on my knee when I was a yts, I threw his good shoes out the window as revenge Most of the time, telling folk what to do is a,waste of time, they don't listen and do things their way, then when it goes wrong, they have to feel guilty and stupid for a good while, that's the bit they don't want to go through again and you are trying to prevent

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Other thread was about a guy investing his money in his business on something that imo wouldn't be any good for what he needed. So I was being practical. If he said, I'm going to drop a V8 in an old 4x4 so I can blast round the fields and make as much mess and noise as possible, I would say go for it. These guys stuff is in a different league, I now know where to go if I win the lottery:biggrin: And of course I would buy 2. I'm allowed to like and want things I will most probably never own, as is anyone.

The water seems cold in picture 2:001_rolleyes: Beautiful pictures, I know which is my favourite though:biggrin:

To worry about what's best do with your money rather than worry about not having any:001_smile:

I wonder how many will spit their tea out when they read that:lol: I left school when I was 15:blushing:

I had to google that Eddie, very cool!

The can of worms is open:laugh1:

Or register any large vehicle in a small Scottish island and you don't need an O liscence:biggrin:

If you want to make good money, hang up your subby harness and buy a hedge cutter and step ladder. Put a roof rack on your car and get a little trailer, then a wee van, then a bigger van. Then you will be well known and folk will say, do you do trees aswell? Before you know it, van, chipper, a few staff a nice house, holidays and some nice toys. Or of course, get a Mog, that's a fast pass:thumbup:

I'm a Lidl and Aldi kinda guy, much more space , so no problemo:biggrin:

That's brilliant!!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

Best description ever, it's certainly happy!! Brilliant work:thumbup1:

Anyone who wouldn't want that needs their head examining imo:laugh1: I'd have 2:thumbup:

Pretty cool!

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The loaders meant to be there so when you are tired you can buzz about on it. You need a digger and a grab, I don't want to come home when I've got trees to throw about:) Keep us posted! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

If you can get your chipper and truck next to the tree, then the loader is only there to load the timber on the truck and forks are better than a small grab imo unless you were doing hedge clippings. Having the machine onsite and having it operated is a different thing altogether.

If you were having a bonfire it would of been good. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

I've been wearing Alloy Geckos for over 4 years now, a different class imo. Previous to that I had hard leg, alloy bashlins, they were good, but not Alloy Gecko Good!! I'm on my second set of pads now, I've never put a file near the spikes, sharp as a sharp thing. Flip line I have a 3 m wire core with a clogger, most of the time it's too long in the canopy and a pest, so I use a 2m rope with the same clogger and have a clip on the other end for 1 hand working.

Oops, sorted:laugh1:

If someone comes agressively/ tantrummy rushing towards me, I find walking straight towards them usually quickly decides how it's going to go. Had a guy with a claw hammer walk up to us 1 day telling us to stop fly tipping and do 1! I looked at my big sign written van, huge sign written 2150 and said ' we are not very fly, are we ?' The boys burst out laughing, he tried to intimidate me more, I started walking towards him and he just backed away shouting none sense! Has a jcb driver throw a tantrum as I moved 1 of his road cones 3', he came out going nuts, I told him that it was staying where I put it , he was shaking with rage, he got back in his digger and drove it towards me, I just looked at him and pointed him back further, he did it but still raging! When the rest of the road gang turned up, he got out and moved the cones further in front of his digger and was acting all big as the squad was there. I walked back over, went up to the big guy who was obviously the foreman, and said' do you mind if I put the cones back a bit as it's restricting the traffic as we are parked accross from you? ' ' no probs pal ' and I did so, little jcb driver was livid!!!!! Had a guy try and ram me in his sports car as I was walking across the road carrying a log aswell, he was a nutter! Then there's the customer who disappears 5 minutes before you finish to avoid paying, now that's a whole different class of eejit!!

It's cool for sure, but not ice cool. The lack of turning seat gave me a creak in my neck thinking about it. Maybe good for small pine woodland jobs, but Arb related clearances you would need 20 his with rakes to clear up behind from all the dragging Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

Every hedge is diferent, I work the way the hedge and garden allows me. Whatever way is the easiest, fastest and most efficient way is what I'm aiming for. Not every hedge gets the same Tlc, some customers want a budget hairdo. Beech hedges should be done once a year around late September, I was told. I don't take them in hard, I like to fritter over them and they will look there best with a bit of growth for winter.. Don't hammer Box , it just falls apart. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

I had never drank in the house until 2 years ago, I'd have a couple of crabbies a week. I don't like beer or lager, or spirits, crabbies is nice. I'll have 1 to stop me going back out to work. I can go a month without a drink and most I'd ever drink in a week if I was being wild would be about 3-4, If we go to friends I'll get a cheap sparkling champagne for a fiver and put sorbet in it. Proper butch I am!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk