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Is There a B.S standard for stump grinding ??
tommer9 replied to combined tree services's topic in Training & education
That was flippin unreal hearing that!!!!! What the contractor doesnt seem to grasp is that your client is no moron....He could see straight away that an attempt to pull the wool over his eyes was being made; he didnt need any input from yourself/ us. I have to say I am somewhat flabbergasted that this particular contractor, who advertises as a stump grinding company after all, could leave that job the way he did. -
I am glad you have (evidently) had good experiences with these stoves. I have to stick to my original point here and disagree with you though. Every Villager stove I have had/ used has been distinctly lacking in build quality, efficiency and longevity when compared to the likes of Woodwarm, Jotul, Esse, Coalbrookdale (always made by Aga-rayburn, but now sold as Aga) to name a few. Villager are great until you use something better and realise that actually they are very budget.
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Is There a B.S standard for stump grinding ??
tommer9 replied to combined tree services's topic in Training & education
Dave- what you havent mentioned here is what your customer was told by said contractor.....when he was saying about it today he said that the contractor had told him it would be about 11" below soil.......herein lies the issue IMO. If he has stated a depth he must grind to that depth. -
As far as i can tell, although you wont need THAT many repairs if you just use it as a general tow motor and dont abuse it off road all the time, when you do need to repair it, it will be phenomenally costly. They have a fantastic reputation for towing though. Didnt Dean Loftouse have one? Or was that the amazon?
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Is There a B.S standard for stump grinding ??
tommer9 replied to combined tree services's topic in Training & education
I do know of a stumpgrinding contractor in Cornwall who drives said rig, yes.... -
Is There a B.S standard for stump grinding ??
tommer9 replied to combined tree services's topic in Training & education
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Galvafroid is what i would have suggested. Looks like old galvanising.
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Tub grinder (there is one in gloucestershire i Believe) or just pay lorries to take them away.
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I know of a 130 that has just been rebuilt on a galvy chassis and galvy bulkhead. 200tdi engine. Good truck. PM me if you want more details and i can put you in touch with the guy.
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I think herein lies the issue....on top of not having run for ages!!!! (my back issues stem from 2 disintegrated and missing discs, spondylolysthesis, and what the consultant said was mild spinobifida, all compounded by serious rugby injury age 14:001_rolleyes:)
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Excellent advice.
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I think it would be a great idea, but I am speaking from Redruth...where we dont have Costa or anything like that- people go to the tyre place and get drinks from one of those machines.:lol: Actually i do think its a good idea, they are all over the place, but in most of the the builders merchants (Travis Pekins etc) it is free, and in the tyre place IIRC its only 20 or 30p. Well used though.
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Crikey- what do you put in your coffee:scared1:????
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Good man...taking a hit for the team there:thumbup:
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Oh well i was even more stupid when it came to Tennis Elbow. i was so busy (back when i did a load of stonework this was) that i just used to load up on painkillers and caried on...until one day i found i couldnt make a fist with my right hand!!!!! I was then forced to pretty much do nothing for about 2 months, and had endless physio too. You live and learn eh?
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Elbows here too Rob. After 4 years of recurring tennis and golfers (on the inside) elbow I think i have finally overcome it with as you say, lots of physio. You been having ultra sound or laser treatment or owt Rob?
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I thought you just needed a longer chain and more petrol to use a big saw......
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AKA shin splints. Due to the state of my spine I am unable to run nowadays, however I found myself trying to run after olly on his BMX on Sunday evening. I am now suffering shin splints like I havent had for years. I had forgotten how painful this condition can be. I only ran about 200 yards (my back went into spasm forcing me to stop) but i was wearing crap shoes and hadnt run for a LONG time.
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Villager are pretty (ahem) 'budget' shall we say. Innefficient and hard to shut right down in my experience. These stoves are the nicest and most efficient I have come across. My parents have had a couple and the friends i have recommended them to have been VERY happy with them. they are very very efficient stoves, and the glass stays clean too.
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Its all seems a bit hollow TBH, for the reasons I posted earlier. They have had prototypes out for ages. Lets just have a production type FFS. I desperately wanted one of these for ages...... Oh- and that price.........hell, it had better start itself and cut the tree down for you too!!!!
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:lol:My thoughts exactly Rob. Whn I moved out of the farm I got rid of loads of choice pieces from over the years.
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Beautiful pics mate. I havent been to the new forest for years! Its an amazing area.
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My palms were tingling throughout that......
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Well I prefer the heavier american machines. I have a vermeer (my second) and have used various Timberwolfs, greenmechs, farmi, Jensen and a few others and although there is little inherently wrong with Greenmechs, they just dont have the solidity I like of heavier machines. Like Huck says, what in particular makes you see them as the best?
