caledonian bob

Hi All, hope you're all having a good Christmas, and apologies if this is covered elsewhere.

Just changed van, having had one with a paper tacho, the replacement is new enough to have a digital tacho. So I'm applying for my digital tacho card, all good so far. But do we need to get a company Digi-card? We don't run anything over 3.5 tonne, but use a 3.5 tonne trailer in conjunction with the van and generally only go over the100km limit for halt a dozen jobs a year.

So to summarize obviously the driver needs a card but as we don't have/need an O license do we need to get a company card?

Thanks in anticipation.

Ernesto.

Short answer is yes. You will also need a card reader and programme as the digi card only stores data for 28 days then starts to overwrite.

So a drop of jb weld and your magic wand may not cut it then spud!

You'll just have to go for a new one Jake, you know you want to:thumbup:

To be honest if its straight and flat £5p/m is expensive. Labour should be 2 - 2.20 a meter depending on the ground / clearing old fence. Then materials similar again, possibly cheaper.

 

If i was you i wouldnt be putting any UC4 / Softwood posts in the ground, they might come with a 15year guarantee, but thats normally offered by a different company that will just fold if they suddenly have a lot of compensation claims.

Creosote isnt bad, just inconsistent, some batches the creosote has penetrated right to the core, while others only the first few mm. Id be going for Chestnut posts if i were you, and HT wire rather than C. The price difference is marginal in the long run and the HT wire makes a far better fence!

Where abouts are you?

Nothing wrong with UC4 posts if they are genuine i.e. pine, kiln dried to 28% before treatment and they are a much better bet than Spruce or Fir. The problem with Chestnut is supply!!!

Best post of all is Clipex steel posts, 30 year guarantee.

Has anyone seen one of these posts last 15years or tried to get compensated for rotten ones? Five years max in the ground around here

 

Bob

Are you using UC4 or merchant mixed species? If it is UC4 you should be getting 15years but these have only been available for about 7 years.

It would depend is it all one straight run?

 

I've just done job for fc, rylock, cw 3 plain lines,

2 barbed lines, posts at 2 mars,

 

Supplied and erected £5.95.

 

But timber dearer up her.

Why is timber dearer in Aberdeenshire? Pleanty of sawmills on your doorstep!!

1000m- ht wire uc4, all good going etc, £4.80/m

"C" grade so should be slightly cheeper

would any one now a price stock fencing per metre all flat 100 metres on a bit of a banking no probs with tractor . 1000 metres in total must be uc4 15 year guarantee or creosote stakes and strainers c8 80 15 wire and mild steel barb thanks matierals and labour or labour only thanks philip:001_smile:

Materials should be about £2.50/m for UC4 will be more for creo and probably about £2.50 for labour so about £5.00/m.

Having happened across a Husquvarna 3120 at the dealers (ah was there looking a backpack battery blowers btw)

God in Heaven!

There sure are some thick strong men out there:lol:

Including those who do not realize that radius is 1/2 diameter!

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Had one for a few years. Beast of a saw, used it on some very large trees but I ended up selling it as I just didn't see the need to have a saw that size.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0ahUKEwiFscaNjcjJAhWCthoKHbTTDWoQtwIIODAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5lujJpNFTjg&usg=AFQjCNHU13ibOc6PidC1i2gRM7fw2tIRrA

Use one of these to sharpen all my knives great tool and quick.

I've got one as well. Great little piece of kit:thumbup:

Think the risk assessment was slightly wrong on that one!!

Proper snow. Send some down here

You can have it all!! Detest the stuff.

It hasn't stopped snowing for hours roads are block mr logs is out helping to clear the roads

You'll have to have Jake's slippers warm for him comming home. It's baltic out:thumbdown:

I will do anything for money bob

I know you would but there is a line which is just not worth crossing!!!

Nice one .my price has just gone up to 200 a cube

Nowhere near expensive enough Jake!! You just wouldn't go there:thumbdown:

Catching moles is easy and the scissors traps are cheap, its not exactly a skilled job, why employ someone?

Perhaps not highly skilled but there definately is a technique. Anyone can stick a trap in the ground and perhaps have some degree of success but there are professionals who are skilled at what they do and are good at it. Don't under estimate the humble mole.

I'm looking for an artic Lorry load of hardwood. Located north east of Scotland Dundee area. ££££ waiting. Anyone able to tell me names of company's I could contact in my area?

 

Many thanks tom.

Hi Tom,

Scottish Woodlands might be a good start.

Have you tried QTS,right on your doorstep. I know they have loads of their own equipment but you never know!!

Where you based Stefan?

 

So anyone on here knows if you're within our area we could call you for a quote .... that's a start for more business surely ...

DARVEL perhaps

Jake, spend some of your vast fortune and get one like Pentland. Then you can pay me a fortune to operate it for you.

I recently bought a Triumph Rocket with a supercharger which must be one of the most insane combinations ever in terms of a motorcycle. Will post picks when I get home from hols.

Go for it!! I retrained at 38 and had 10 great years running my own Arb company. I was lucky, as when I was training I met a guy who was looking for someone to help with a contract he had at London Zoo where I gained a lot of experience. You'll never know if you don't try.

Wonder if any Arb talkers are doing it? At least they are doing it properly and proper road management. Amount of people I have upset having traffic lights over the years! 😀

Looks like Frontier Forestry. Not sure if any of their boys are Arbtalkers but good professional company.

Think your right there tom, we used to have a contractor twice a year till we bought our own processor, and he travelled from Dumfries to here 40 mins by car, and I know he ran on red because I let himfill up from our tank as he was running low on one occasion.

 

How do south west firewood get there machinery about

Unimog or helpcopter as they have past connections with both!!

Give ARR Craib a call, they work through Palletline but we get great rates from them, cheaper than anyone else I can find. 01236 794560.

No blank of scotland

Jake is dreaming of having all the timber processed and a shed full of logs