combined tree services

yeah that is an idea i will look into , the good thing is i have already taken the tipper off soi can pretty muct mount it wherever , i may well mount it to the rear and load a trailer as well

i like your thinking , sme times things can get a bit serious if it works then great if not never mind:001_smile:

yeah i have a cabstar , i have seen a couple hiabs that would do it , they range from 225-500 kg well i thinl i will have a look at it on paper and see if its worth it , if i can still carry a ton or ton and a bit then i think i will , without the flat bed i think i should save i bit of weight

whan we need one i get a 16 ton timber waggon in . the idea of the cab star was not for massive jobs but the medium size jobs where i would rather get the timber out in slighly longer lengths rather than cutting them up

i was looking at hte weight of the truck and without the tiper the truck is actually verry light , i dont want a hiab that will lift 20 tons , just smething to lift 3/4- 1 ton , the frame to load timber in would not weigh too much either , i was looking at those fast tow trailers with hiabs when i came up with the daft idea

strait onto the chasis mate , i did sketch some ides out on the tin wall of the work shop with a turnip but the groundy has the pictures sorry lol

hi guys , i curently have a spare nisan cabstar , whilst at work today i came up with the idea of taking the flat bad off and turning the truck into a mini timber truck , so i thought i would ask all of you if you have any ideas for the hiab , layout for carring timber etc etc , to be honst its going to be a bit of a creation but i thought it would be great for those jobs i cant get a timber truck too

go for it mate , see it as an adventure and enjoy it . i was earning 205 a week and was being taken the p**s out so i started out as a jobbing climber i was only charging 80 a day and was supling everything exept a chipper eventually i started taking on my own work , now i have my own busines and have never looked back , yes i had some quiet times but who doesnt , its better than having a boss lay you off . if i were you a would go with my heart and engoy it !!! either way good luck mate

hiya tommer9 your picture in your new hat reminds me of a fly that i hit at 130 mph in my scooby lol , now i see what i look like in my white stein lol ,:sneaky2:

however when i got my transit tipper brand new 12 months ago it came strait to me with factory fitted tipper and tow hitch with no tacho , further to this how is any commercial 3.5 ton tipper allowed to be fitted with a tow hitch if there is no tacho fitted ?? im not having a go at any one on here by the way . i was made aware about the stop and start rule , ie if you are only driving the vehicle and trailer to site where you will be working for the rest of the workind day then there is no need for a tacho ! i personally think the manufacturer of the vehicle or the fitter of the tow hitch should be held accountable to a certian extent , also how does this aply to hire vehicles ??

i think this is the biggest problem with the industry at the moment , down here i have noticed a sizable increase in the ammount of tre surgery compnies down round me , the problem is not the ammount tho! the problem comes when a select few start pricing work at a silly price (i have heard of half day qoutes for two men being as low as £80) which means that when a well established firm goes to quote the same job they charge an ammount that will just cover there overheads they are seen as too expensive what really takes the p**s is that most of them do not have qualified staff , the correct insurance of do they actually care what they are doing to the trees (lack of knowledge) i saw one chap advertising that he will give free advice and consultany which worries me when he only has his nptc tickets . i think this is another reason that anyone wishing to opperate a tree surgery company must be liscenced by the goverment . as for the origional question - yes i have found the domestic work has all but gone !

hmmm a verry good point , i just really dont wanna go down thr route of having to try and get an opperators liscence i have been warned off it by every one i have spoken too

i think its 4557

nice job well done mate

looks like H&S gone mad once again !!!!

so how easy would it be to re classify a 7.5 ton lorry down to 5.5 tons , the reason im asking is because i am thinking about getting a 7.5 ton daf and shortening the body , i feel that the extera grunt under the bonnet so to speak would be really usefull towing the chiper especially on these old cornish roads !!!

you got any pictures of it ????

did anyone see the vw golf that chop shop did foy jonney vagas ???

i was always told that double entry is great !!! and beavers love it lol on a serious not i much prefer to use a rifle to trap them!!! i find it relaxing tbh, but brians idea with a shotgun does sound like great fun

you ave caught me out mate lol . i wish i had the pictures mate , i will have to go and give him a good shake . the little git still has the work clothes i provided

i have a brand new transit tipper single cab , we tow a chipper 6 days a week with it , voas have had a good look over the truck with chipper hithed up and not once did they mention a tacho !!!

here is another one to ad to the conifer bashing section

well chaps , i recieved my replacment pair of type c stretch airs last tuesday i wore them weds,thurs and today , and to my supprise (not) the stitching has gone just beneath the zip so will be calling justin tomorrow , has anyone elts had this happen . you would think that the areas that will sufer most wear on a pair of triusers designed for climbers would be re inforced . this time i think the stitching has gone as there is no sign of dammage to the fabric but honestyl come on pfanner get it sorted oh and yes i have only worn braces with these !!!!

so you could still get 2 ton on roughly give or take a couple hundred kg