Stephen Blair
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If they don't already have a contractor in place and a tree management plan, you have a lot of selling to do. Road department will deal with most of their problems with a JCB in the middle of the night and then insurance pays for the wall to be rebuilt.
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Most ridiculous thing you've had to climb for.....
Stephen Blair replied to stewmo's topic in Climbers talk
Ha ha, I was about to say £4! -
Great work!
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Nice 1, it would be excellent if you could start a thread of pics over the years and tips and tricks you have picked up over the years:)
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Not sure if it's a pto, I think the chipper was hydraulic. Hopefully not though.
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Never tried 1! I use 1 of those yellow things with the little bungee and the ring for shortening it to hang off your side. Used them for years.
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Game changer!! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1227787573904027
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I don't work in some weathers due to it being not as profitable more than its not that nice to work in.
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Heavy horrible amazing pieces of kit, used mine today in anger, my new Groundie is now sitting at home sore and knackered after popping his tirfor cherry! Get a 5 ton 1 and double up all your strops, don't mess about becausenthenweakest link will not be the tirfor!
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Making or losing money due to the recent weather
Stephen Blair replied to BobG's topic in General chat
Ground is good where I live. Tractors can work in the fields all year round. No issues and if there was I'd buy a machine that could handle the ground conditions so I could work. Adapt people -
Making or losing money due to the recent weather
Stephen Blair replied to BobG's topic in General chat
Storm has brought me a lot of work. -
Email him back and say it's not company policy to chuck debris back over the fence, you will stack it neatly on his side and he can do what he wants with it. Don't do his dirty work for him! Ideally walk away from the job, neighbourly disputes are a nightmare!
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That takes time undoing bolts, I tip it back, get in hands in head first, and pull the drum back by the blades.
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I disconnected the big red button the first day I used mine, it's the only hassle I've ever had with mine, I just earth a wire every time I want to stop it
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The trick is convincing your brains everything's going to be ok, or just going as fast as you can and bricking yourself!
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I was impressed even before I saw the damage and what you were climbing and rigging above! Proper job fellas!!!
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Call up any tree surgeon in the Glasgow area.
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there are no suitable growth points doing a British version of a pollard, as in a 20ft stump! Cut it where it suits the nieghbour, ideally in reach of a double extension ladder and leave him a set of loppers!
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Andy if you want to meet up and look at the job and walk the dogs give me a shout
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I've done a lot of gorse removal with the 3 tonner and grab, I just pull it straight out, the roots are never deep and doesn't make a mess. If you can walk it you can usually get the machine to it. I can clear a fare bit in a day.
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I agree with Old mill as long as you have competent skilled staff, but I found I needed 5 staff to do it that way, which put costs and stress up and profits down With a Mog it can be you and a couple of part time brash draggers.
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The Mog envy police have no authority on the roads!
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Fill it full of cherry, claim the free rd tax and charge on. Happy mogging:)
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Daihatsu 4 track
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Teach him how to use a saw first, no point going up a tree without 1!
