combined tree services

I run a 28 inch bar on my 395xp and to be honest if i need anything bigger i will use one of the ms880's

i know of a firm that bought several and they have had problems with them not starting , not ticking over and cuttin out while under load .

Hmmmm maybe its a cricket pitch and they feel its causing to much shade/dammage to the grass ?

not sure if it is of much use but having used Tomers 390 i decided to buy a 395 and can not rate it highly enough , i would not give a Stihl ms 660 a second thought now . I must be honset i do think that Husky have got their act together in recent years

so is this any different to the current hi viz helmet that is currently being sold be Stein ?

the Insulated MEWP's are a great bit of kit and if you use them for their intended purpose - live line tree cutting then they are well worth the £,s but as much as they are well services and no expense spared when it comes to parts i can assure you that they do have a hard life and are do spend most of their lives loaded to their legal limit and driven off road most of the time , i personally would look for a non insulated mog - they are lighter and im most cases they have not been thrashed off road .

pwrsonally i would be using a grinder , i think the exclusion zone for a forrest multcher is about 50 meters , i would think that a big stump grinder would be better for that job and probably cause less mess to clear up on the road

how is it not ?

nope they simply would take on some agency staff to cover the extra L/A work . the best thing would be to petition against it and see how much support can be achieved nationalally , lets face it this is going to effect small firms , not only tree surgery firms but any small/medium business that provides a service .

Huck i can assure you with the kit that you have got you would win hands down , but this is why they are not keen to get quotes in any more , too many questions would be asked as to why there is such a difference betwene the la nad local contractors , also i think you would find a big difference betwene q quote from the la when they know they are not quoting against any one and a quote when they know they have competition !!!

however the LTD companies that L/A's are setting up are to be run as a proffit making business .

Put it this way - How competetive would you be if you had a budget from the council for doing their work that would more than cover the running costs each year but leave you plenty of time to carry out other works and you also knew that because you were connected to the L/A you would not be stopped by highways or the local HSE officer if you were not complying with the rules ?? and to to it off you knew that no one could even so much as quote against you for any council work !!!

if only the goverment thought the same way

Yes this is true , cornwall council has set up its own company , all equiment has been funded by the tax payer and it has been made clear to me that Cornwall council intends to not only use its compant for all council works without it going out to tender but they will be competing for works outside of the council . Makes me think that i should ask David Chameron for a new mog and chipper at the tax payers expense !!!!

possibly an idealist approach but i do agree to an extent

Hey no worries Hamma , after readin my post i realised that it may have sounded a little rude , i totally understand that yuor passionate about trees and i would agree that more of us in the arb sector need to get envolved , i personally feel that there is still a ways to go in breaking down the barriers that still exist betwene arborists and the consultancy sides of the industry . I certainly would like to go to more of the seminars but living and running a company down in cornwall does not really permit me to get away for seminars Any way i will look forward to feedback from all of you after the seminar

Personall if i was looking to do the job i would be certainly be usind particulate protection masks for all persons on site , secondly i would only considder chipping to be an option if there were no alternatives and would specify that all brash to be chipped was soaked with water to ensure as little dust as possible is created . Have you considdered that you may well need to chip into a sealed ski for specialest disposall ? i can assure you it is not cheap . Hope all goes well with the job if you do it Cheers Dave

Hamma have a word with your self , Not everyone is at the level that you are , Yes im sure it is a rather important seminar for many but to state that no one is forcing anyone but it will be their loss etc is hardly a sure fire way of inspiring young Arbs to get envolved .

and there was me thinking i had the only springer called bramble

Ha ha this is true , well sort of , i did post two or three wish i had got the pics though

Nope , there is only one firm in cornwall that has an 80 ton crane with 46 meters of jib !!

What are his lowering skills like ? if hes any good is he free next week ?

as above but if your going to use a grinder i would advise that you use a "flap disk" as they are far less agressive and give a cleaner finnish .

as has been already said it depends on what your work load is and the requirements of a vehicle to get the work done . We run a Unimog u1600 , a ford ranger tipper and another mazda pickup however i am currently looking to buy a landrover utility truck (ex western power) , this is due to most of out work being off road and often in not such nice conditions . Personally if you are looking for a standard 3.5ton tipper then i would get an iveco tipper , they are pretty much bullet proof ! . once you have your self established and know the kind of work that you are regularly bringing in then maybe look at a sepecific type of vehicle ie - if most of your jobs are small and of road then a landy tipper would be an idea or if most of your work is roadside then maybe an iveco tipper with chassis mounted tool box would be a better option . But for now keep it simple and relatively low cost . There are many a person that borrow a shed load of money to set up their own tree firm they buy a sparkeling new trasit and a new timberwolf 150 , they get it signwritten and think that this will bring in work !!!!! 12 months later you see their kit on fleabay as they have gone bust !!!! anyway i hope the above ramblings may help a little cheers Dave

ha ha ha i can assure my self that cornwall will escape it now that i have got a new head torch !!!! much like if i had got a snow plough for the mog last winter we would not have had any snow !!! Dont panic i dont plan on getting any sun tan lotion for the summer !!!