Highland Forestry

He's not the governor anymore mate.... Bank of England | About the Bank | People You could try contacting the bank of england and ask them if they can give you a forwarding address!!!

Hmmm, Interesting stuff guys. I guess i'll stick to my standard 'Payment due by return' conditions.

what happened to the mother in law???

Have e-mailed them about a week ago and again a couple of days ago with no reply so far.... maybe she's sold???

We're all like little birds chirping in the nest!!

I was hearing yesterday that there has been an EU Directive for some 15 years which states that small businesses should be paid by larger companies within two weeks of invoice date... Can anyone clarify if this is correct? Having searched Google all I could find was the normal 30-day payment directives although having spoken to some friends apparently this two week directive does exist.. Has anyone come across this, and if so, any luck implementing it??

You're totally right!

LOL .... how many tractor winches does it take to fell a tree??? hehe, just kidding mate - looked a great job.... nice stick!

One of the biggest job's I've ever taken on in terms of financial risk and material costs etc. However, how many guys get to contract direct to a company with a turn over of 15bn to clear up a train crash?!

Hmm now there's a thought... We export alot of timber out of the UK, namely Sitka Spruce for pulping. I know when the boat comes in to aberdeen it takes out around 8000 ton at a time.... nobody seems to care about the carbon footprint caused by this and all the haulage, harvesting and pollution caused by the production so why are we worried about the carbon footprint of importing wood?? The kiln dried imported stuff from Germany would have a great market in Edinburgh/Glasgow due to the smokeless zone.

Looks really smart Robert... I've got a bit of a landscaping job on at the moment... I've had guys on the job near enough full time for 6 weeks now... Going to wait until completion before I put photos up!!

That's great news.... at least I'm looking in the right direction then. The majority of the work I'm looking to take on is thinning for biomass, fencing, pallet wood etc. with a small amount of larger diameter work, which if too big for the 1070 could easily be done by our hand cutting squad. Trying to find one for sale is not proving easy though! I have used a 1270D a few times, but I feel it would be just a tad too big on these jobs and I don't want to compete too much with other harvesting contractors, I'd prefer a nice little niche in low impact harvesting on difficult/sensitive sites. Failing all of that I need a good contractor that I can trust to crack on and get the tonnage.

I have to agree - sod the tractor winch.... the chinook gets my vote any day!

The lift looked a bit dodgy to me... Good training for the lads in the chinook though. The tree should have been cut off the stump before lifting, did you see the way it swung about one it was released... could have bought a smaller chopper out of the sky.

Has anyone here used a Timberjack 1070C ?? I'm looking at the possibility of purchasing a second hand harvester at the moment for specialist thinnings and stumbled across the 1070 which looks ideal for us being a smaller machine, but I'm struggling to find anyone that knows anything out them? Any thoughts welcome guys. Matt

What's so funny David?

Got you're e-mail.. thanks Stevie!

Hey Mark - looks good! I would be very interested in a suite like this for the management of our forestry and arboricultural works... However for £950 i'll have to stick to word and excel just now i'm afraid

I'd agree with Robert... How about offering previous and existing clients services like landscaping, clearing gutters before the autumn etc. You could also look towards the commercial sector, woodland thinning, firewood, kindling, tree planting, hedge planting, fencing etc. Don't get too dispondent, I know what it's like ot be 20 running a business - bloody hard work but you get out of it what you put in and if you are prepared to graft, then the work will come to you. It dosen't have to be tree work... as Robert has already said - think outside the box. Hope it picks up for you soon mate. Matt

I'd buy the Stihl... Huskys are good saws but the Stihls are much easier to take apart, strip down, replace parts, maintain etc.

Hi Frank, Full time for the right people Matt

We are currently looking for expressions of interest from suitably qualified persons for a number of positions we shall have available in the very near future. We have recently identified the need to increase man power on a number of contracts, of which some are due to start in the next month or so and some are already underway. We would be interested to hear from persons qualified in the following areas: Machine Operatives - Harvester, Forwarder, Skidder etc (FMOC reqd.) Arboricultural Operatives (CS30, CS31, CS38, CS39 min) Experienced Chainsaw Operatives - Motor Manual Thinning (CS30, CS31 min) Other qualifications such as PTS, First Aid, Brushwood Chipper, Strained Wire Fencing, Chapter 8, UA Tickets etc. an advantage. All positions are on a self employed basis, working in the Inverness-shire/Morayshire and Strathspey area with ocassional contracts further afield. For more information, interested parties are asked to send a CV and Covering Letter detailing qualifications, experience and previous employment details to: [email protected] Closing Date: Monday September 6th 2010.

I'm after a new yard at the moment, currently the place im looking at has no services, but a good bit of space and is secure - we're looking around 5k a year It's roughly 1ha.

A well executed fell IMO. I would have done it over the lines, exactly as he did, but I would have had them isolated before hand. Lets face it, if the tree hadent have hung up above the lines it would have been through them anyway. I dont think I would have used a skid steer as the power on the ropes, I would have used more pulleys and pulled with a big winch. Standing by the pulling rope was a mistake but hey ho. We have often pulled trees with a back lean up and then cut through the hinge to let them off sideways, it's not rocket science. But we've never done anything with a lean that far back. I can understand the negative comments left on this thread, but it is interesting to see unorthodox techniques sometimes! Having said all of that, I bet this guy has had some bloopers to get a few good vids - I applaud the confidence to try new things. Compared to some of the felling vids on YouTube from the USA, it's pretty tame really! At least he was wearing some PPE. Come on Stevie, time for post number 15,000!!!

Was in a very similar position a couple of weeks ago... I would recommend giving Jim Watt a call at Caledonian Forestry! Good Luck! Matt