Stephen Blair
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Sounds like they are taking advantage of your good nature and have very low morals. Unfortunately for you, being nice has got you screwed. If I had a customer wait 2 years for antree I'd do it for nothing and take chocolates as I'm sure you would. I think you should contact citizens advice, they follow the law and don't take niceness and nasty ness into the equation. I think you should stop the DD on the finance and get a lawyer on the car straight away. They are at it, if you can provide a list of dates and as much info as possible for the lawyer to have then I think you will be ok! Forget their kit, get your old kit in the corner sorted, yes it will cost you money but you are too far down the road now to think it's not fair as it clearly is not and both parties are following a different set of moral business guidelines! Good luck, sounds stressful!
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Yes uprooting trees. It's part of a larger project!
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Dragging cables can sap strength and make you feel like a weakling in minutes! We are turfing over trees for a habitat project! My cables huge with a chain on it, thank god ive got a 21 year old on the job!
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Worst tree bark for setting spikes in.
Stephen Blair replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in Climbers talk
Monkey puzzle! -
My u900 start d life like that when it came to the uk? It was stripped and turned into an Arb Truck, no drama. It will be well maintained.
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Great work but don't envy the 6am start and travelling! I've been working away for 3 months and living in a caravan, away from family plus 4-5hr commutes aren't glamorous either end of the week. My current contract is 9am-4pm 8 miles from home. Bliss!!
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You don't need a 100hp, stick 155 HP behind it and they are different machines! More power the better!
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Cracking felling! Love the big toppling 1 near the end
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Had TP Chippers for 15 years, out of 4 of them I've only ever replaced 2 belts and a hydraulic pump seal. Great machines.
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Ditto that!
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Like that shifter, I've usually got to take a few pipes off to get to the right 1 with my shifter!
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self propelled chipper (Shreks wee chipper)
Stephen Blair replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Large equipment
I think this will be a game changer for the mini chipper, a bigger price tag but can be tracked and a deal on just now for under £10k. -
I think the first few times it happens it's an end of the world feeling but when you have been doing the job for a while all those sap cuts, gobs, undercuts etc are all time consuming. Why no fell straight fell onto that big lawn and just fix the divots?
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It will be Tuesday before I'm back at the spot I left it, its a pretty big forest so fingers crossed
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It's lying beside a tree on a job I'm on in a forest, if I find it I'll bring it home for you.
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Buy a Vermeer, job done !
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Thanks
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You are dealing with tons of tree with vertical downforce getting thrown around like a toothpick, practice makes perfect and a bar is peanuts in the world of harvesting, better that being the weak link. Once an operator gets to a certain level it will not be a problem
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Explain please:)
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Scots pine.
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Ha ha yes, good ridiculous!
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Trees are still being cut, it's a tough job, a job I hope my boys don't want to do! There's easier ways to make more money and if the younger generation know this then good, that's evolution working. I did 5 weeks in the woods 20 years ago and thought stuff that, and went and cut hedges instead in a town with shops and people. Not driving for 2 hrs in the dark on a single track Rd to be stuck working on a steep hillside doing pine trees in the rain for £40 a day! Never regretted it!
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Working in aincient Scots pine forest for the next 2 weeks so hopefully get some good pics
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Looks like a big Cabstar I think! Doesn't have the Mog coolness Tonkaness I love about the standard shaped cab! Driving it is effortless though, the turning circle is ridiculous! The semi auto gearbox is brilliant! The switch pto and hydraulic controls are smooth!
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