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  1. Stephen Blair
    You'd be amazed how strong a 3" board is at that length, it's not going to break. 2 guys will move it if you don't mind some scuffs, 4 strong lads no bother. find a local guy with a big Alaskan then just call up your local tree guys and fish out a dead stick from the log pile. or do what I did, bought the big Alaskan, took down 1 of the customers trees and milled that. Job done !
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    Very nice, I'm about to order the zero turn, I do a lot of trench work in around buildings and i always seem to be hard against something, I'd not manage half the jobs I do without zero tail. Loving your rototilts
  3. Stephen Blair
    What model is your bobcat? zero turn?
  4. Stephen Blair
    What size machine is it going on?
  5. Stephen Blair
    Any other pics of it, quite hard to make out. Watch out for stones, I've got a mattock side I swap round for around the buttress roots if I'm digging right out, keep the serated edge for peeling.
  6. Stephen Blair
    Got a fabricator to make it out of Hardox 4.
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    IMG_4168.MP4
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    Customer sent me these from part of yesterday's job IMG_4167.MP4
  9. Stephen Blair
    2.5 litre turbo high /low diff lock Pto, for hydraulics. currently powering winch. connectors back and front. tipper. ugly as hell but a great tool. Nicer to drive which I was very surprised about ?
  10. Stephen Blair
    Used Forsyth training for all my Tickets. He travels and i can highly recommend him.
  11. Stephen Blair
    Nice to read you Geof! Very sad indeed, I was thinking of Felix as I knew him just the other day while sitting having lunch in the woods! 1 of those big smile moments followed by the sobering reality.
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    Unless you are organised ! so many guys are just plane untidy!
  14. Stephen Blair
    Grading beams are great. Always enjoy doing jobs sat in a warm cab with Music on when I used to have to do it by hand, soaked!
  15. Stephen Blair
    The tag along free labourer is commendable and will go a long way with the owner, climber driver sized outfits. On time, 90% good guy, not on phone, 5% more, eating with mouth open and talking shite about fitba and fighting, -200%. Good luck. TomD on here would be worth a PM
  16. Stephen Blair
    That time of year again.
  17. Stephen Blair
    Looking forward to episode 2, why do undertakers use Coffins?? simple waste management techniques that have developed and improved. Not every job is the same, not every customer requires the same. somedsys it's bury, bonfire, pile it up or chip! Whatever suits best
  18. Stephen Blair
    Rob, be reassured by the comments on your thread that you are well respected and appreciated! Put it down to Monday morning blues! You are sound, I still laugh about our chat 10 years ago on the phone! You laughing about how quick I spoke and being excited!?
  19. Stephen Blair
    press 1 for spare parts, you press 2 for sales, salesman. press 3 for after sales if you were a bigger company you would have a salesman, salesman don't have your moral code, they would sell the punter the most profitable kit for your business and their percentage.? 3 is the person you employ who is a complete bullshitter and will just blah their way out of a refund and then back to number 2 for sales.? This is business, you like to help, either charge for your time helping, advising or keep doing what you are doing or chunk up and chase the £'s.?
  20. Stephen Blair
    I can’t fault the Isuzu Utah, it’s my main car and work horse. Good fuel economy, heated leather seats and automatic and spend your money on a good back tool storage and canopy and you keep all the mess and smells in there. I’m on forest tracks and always needing to drive on grassed area and get snow and ice 4 months of the year so need the 4x4, if you don’t then any car or wee van will do, just keep it clean and tidy. Vans and cars are only stinking messes if you let it get that way. Some big plastic boxes for your stuff in a boot keeps everything tidy and the back clean.
  21. Stephen Blair
    Today's job
  22. Stephen Blair
    Pics please Donk!?
  23. Stephen Blair
    2700 hrs mate
  24. Stephen Blair
    Little Cats 7 years old now since starting this thread and never missed a beat. Out earning her crust on Loch Ness.
  25. Stephen Blair
    Any pics?

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