daveindales
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as the title says. Has anyone had experience of spraying grasses with glyphosate in winter. Yes, I know there are other alternatives such as kerb, but does glyphosate work in winter. Iv'e used hundereds of gallons in summer and it's never not worked.
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how much can I pay my son to work for me
daveindales replied to daveindales's topic in Business Management
He's under 16. The accountant provided me with a student working form, said fill it in and they would be no problem. However, I did'nt tell the accountant he'd be making £7400 in a year. Not sure about National Insurance, but the accountant will sort that out. He will just be dragging branches about and carrying posts as I'm tree planing at the moment. does anyone elso employ their school age children. Would be interested in their experiences. -
my son is still at school but is now legally allowed to work. I know everyone, including him can earn about £7400 before paying any tax. Can I give him a salary of £7400 a year without this looking too suspicious? He would be working for me most weekends and holidays. I'd rather him have this in a salary and pay him over the normal rate, than pay the tax myself. I know there are rules about hours allowed to work etc. I would make sure we obayed these rules. This is a way for my son to have a good wage and me to reduce tax. Would the tax man see anything wrong in what I intend to do?
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Further to my original post. A few years ago me and my mate parked up next to the clients porsche. anyway we were just about to get the ladders of the pickup and the lady was talking to me. she had just said watch the porsche and went inside. as soon as the door shut, my mate accidently let go of the bungee and it shot off the ladders and clattered into the car. Thank god she didn't hear the bang or the swearing directed at my mate. The only harm done was a little dint that we kept quite about. Have had a few laugh's about that since. I still keep working for her, so she can't of noticed. I wish I'd thrown the bloody things away after that episode.
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I aslways thought a felling licence wan not needed if the trees were in a garden. Least thats what someone from FC once told me.
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do you only work about 5 hours a day down south:001_tt2:
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depends on size of tubes, but a couple of hundered each man should easily be attainable
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invest in a good quality unbreakable flask. stick your tea bags in and let it stew all day. That's what I do.
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For years Iv'e used bungee straps for tying ladders on and strapping things down. Anyway this morning I was tying down something on the pickup and must have pulled too hard on the bungee. It shot off the other side of the pickup and hit me on the bridge of nose. A trip to docs was called for. Hence I'm writing this at home with a bad head and a deep gash on a very bloody nose. Iv'e had a near do or two before, so now I'm going back to using rope. Very lucky it hit my nose and not an eye. be careful out there.
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like the previous comment. spray in winter with kerbflo. does not cause problems if sprayed in winter when trees are dorment. pop some down the tube. The only problem with kerb is that it does tend to encourage thistles to grow in the dead area. Might then have to spray with glyphosate to kill them. another warning: when using kerb be aware of runoff in wet weather and on hillsides. If it runs it will kill large areas of grass. This can be most annoying, especially when you tell a former boss that this is likely to happen, but he tells you to spray it anyway. The result was dead fairways on a golf course.
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never worn any for 20 years
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tubex guards are 0.75m or 0.6m. Don't think you can get 0.70m. Anyhow, assuming they are 0.75m guards. I would be quoting between 50p and 75p each. depending on the going
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what size guards?
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Thats made my night
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wj green ipswich. Had it sent up to me. Think it was about £550 ish. Give them a ring. Yes, dyneema is some sort of strong fabric rope. Someone else will know more about the rope.
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Iv'e got one. I run it of a husky 372xp. They work best with that type of clutch setup. don't worry too much about the saw size anything between about 40 and 90cc will do. You will be quite surprised at what they will pull. I did away with the wire rope (supplied) and use dyneema rope as it dosen't kink, like wire.
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it's got me stumped too as I cant see anything on nthe attachments
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bad day saturday. Turned the chipper over while reversing. first time iv'e ever done that. One wheel went right down a great big rabbit hole that I did'nt see. Took ages to get it of hitch and pull it back upright. Anyway nothing broken but lost a bit of fuel and a hell of a lot of sweat. Then in the afternoon noticed a flat tyre. Getting a bit sick by now. anyway changed that and decided to go home. got home and the drivers side door window was stuck half way down so had to take door panel off and sort that out. boy was i ready for a pint that night
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Iv'e used solo for a number of years now. I found them more comfortable than cp. However, there was the odd drip hear and there. I still prefer them to cp. Never used any other makes apart from solo and cp
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I've also had dozens of chains snap over the years. Brashing gives them hell. But have never had a nasty incident. They certainly don't go flying too far off the bar. Probably due to chain catcher.
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I still use prussic and rope. no plans to change neither
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Have just had a look on the net and majorety of sites seem to say you need a booster every 10 years, but like I say, I'm no expert
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I think it lasts 10 years. But not sure. It was 11 since I last had mine and they told me I was a year out of date
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Just been for the jab today. was a year out of date. You have the tenanus, polio and diptheria jab all in one now. Was out cutting and chipping hawthorn and came home with loads of thorns in me, so thought it was time to go for a jab.
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just checked and your right. I stand to be corrected. You learn something everyday they say
