Stephen Blair

if its the job with the trator tom just say and i can help you out for the day mate.

pm him, jonesie. he is holding a show at the end of this week. price varies a bit depending on euro i think. he will soon tell you mate

that is nuts, it wouldnt be me walking close to that thing.

the prices justin seels them for at the shows, i wouldnt go for second hand mate.

i will probably be hiring it after next week then making my decision after a good play with it in the work environment. i am looking for local contractors i could hire it out to so i can justify it better. give me a call and you can come and have a play. the dealer is peter at prolink 01357 440 433. really good guy. he is in Drumclog so largs might be closer for you mate

at least you still have your sense of humour mate lol

its all to do with experience, i remember working foe a big company for the first time. i was a little boy lost. i left the job i was in, i was incharge of others and new that job inside out, now i was in a world i only new from pictures in a honey brothers magazine. it was carnage in my eyes, blunt saws, no chain breaks, horrible work colleagues, 5 guys crammed into a ford cargo, escort van towing a 9" greenmech with no brakes. But i put my head down, kept my mouth shut and let graft and hard big kahoonas do the talking. In the world of a big company you are just another number, you are seen as competition to others, within 2 months i was in charge of the team. the more they messed me about and worse they treated me the faster i would cut, work longer hours and weekends, start at 6 am finish when ever. they probably hated me but after 7 months i chucked it and started myself. the next time i saw them was 3 years later when i had my own mog+chipper and 3 man team ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

sat in the house all week eating cake and drinking coffee counting money mate, ha ha only joking, it looks like you need to get some maintenace organised, the problem i found with being really busy is maintenace and servicing gets neglected, so something like a loose nut that would of taken a minute to tighten leads to a major and sometimes life threatening mistake.

this is the problem when i go and look at kit, i go to see the cheapest most basic model and then i see a better one, then another gadget and then another, then i get a wee play on it, then my budget of 5k in my head gets blown out the water completely. then to top it all off you go and tell me that:sad:i really dont need a darth vader stealth mode black awesome loader, but who wouldnt want one:thumbup:

i thought i would bump this, we had over 100 posts just before steves dooms day change over, i am really keen to see one of these chippers in action. does anyone here have one or used one of these models in the video that can give me some input. i know justin deals in them now which is great news as we know how he runs a tight ship, he said he might be able to get one to the show next week aswell. cheers justin that would be great mate [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn1seCGG1xw]YouTube - Jo Beau M500 pro-chipper / woodchipper[/ame]

the bad hinge just acted like a break cut dave, i bet they were pulling like mad men, then when he started cutting it just went, if it still sat in place then it will of just pulled them back. i dont really get it myself. the tree looked about 8 inches wide from the pics.

i think there should be a 'would you let an instructor clip your toe nails?' thread. or 'can an assesor say no?' thread.

well i went for a play on a some mini loaders today, a friend of Edds that is only 40miles away. same make as the one edd uses. these machines are amazing, they make no marks even on gravel just playing about, the manouverability is awesome. being articulated is nuts at first, well it was for me and took a wee while to get it into my head, i am used to driving tractors. i went over buttresses of beech trees, through a burn, up and down big muddy slopes and shifted some wood. effortless. i now just need to have a wee and see if i am going togo for it. pete(dealer) had a huge hedge cutter attachment for it, it was about 2m long and will cut approx 3", that got me thinking. 1 of the machines had a 3 point linkage and he does a hydraulic log splitter for 500quid. he can make this go on the front aswell. I also got a price for the rd kit, under 500 quid aswell. The middle size one is the one i want, the bigger model is a beast, it can lift 2.5ton close in, but it doesnt leave a mark on wet muddy turf. really impressed.

i love watching the guys that know there job so well, i can see how twisty and decieving those limbs must of been. well done, i am very jealous of your office guys:001_cool:

a huge gub is good for felling a tree with a straight trunk imo.

hence my first post on this thread andy. i based my reply on facts and experience. i didnt feel the need to criticise the lads grammer or writing ability. i understood it no bother. he types the way he talks, just like me.

that rosy has brought out the cheeky monkey huck i see ha ha

the hopper at the pavemant is fine, but you will end up stuck for working on tight driveways or up the side of a house. and you always chip over the pathway. i would rather stack on the rd and keep the pavement clear as much as possible when chipping. but if the price is right. my first chipper was cheap, an arbor eater with turn table. it was as heavy as hell, but did the job. if i knew what i know now i would of just bought a newer one, as breakdowns and weight were a pain. it was meant to be 6 inch but 4" and it was doing well.

i used to do a lot of turfing years ago, you could have a laugh and write stuff in the lawn with the stripes lol took a bit of extra time but worth the effort i reckon. only easy in short long lawns though

never one as bad as that mate holy moly!!i bet you nearly died mate

lets not get caught up in giving everyone a big cuddle when they make a boo boo, this could have been a fatallity, POWERLINES,MAIN RD!!. The guy made a mistake, it wasnt bad luck it was trying something he couldnt do, simples. it had nothing to do with what the price was, or pressure. he will learn from this, he has had a lucky escape as have most of us over the years.

well if i am right it is ash, looks like about 8 inches in diameter. you have cut 50%hinge this tree only needed a 10% open hinge. you guys were probably pulling like mad, ash doesnt like this, you should of taken the weight (not still pulling)i would of done by back cut below the hinge to give a folding effect and this stops a step cut effect. i would of had the anchor point of your pulling line a bit lower so when you get it over it comes quick. follow the back cut to leave a standard hinge then pull really steady and , once by the vertical get it down quick style. lesson learnt, if in doubt dismantle. if it was in winter the wood of been more forgiving mate

the hinge tells the story , do you want sympathy or a lecture mate??? this wasnt bad luck.

after watchin guys flying down mountains in boiler suits in Norway, i will believe anything now

sounds like a plan, a bit of bartering is always good mate