J.D

Heres my attempt Men.

Landscaping services Cumbria

Looks good mate, I'm thinking of doing one myself but can't see that template ?

Spill the beans

Cheers

Here is my attempt

 

Home (Taw and Torridge Tree Services)

 

I know nothing about computers, didnt think it looked too bad for a freebie.

Very nice mate.

That's very cheap in my opinion mate, the term busy fool, springs to mind.

No offence meant of course, I've been there myself, you're in this to make money, not please your clients accountant and share holders.

J.D

if you do go down the chainsaw route id highly recomend running a small ish saw with a carveing bar on. i run an ms170 with a 12" carveing bar and because its a 1/4" chain it cuts alot less agressive and neater finish. i use mine day in day out when im building stuff in my workshop.

That sounds more like what i want to be looking at, quick and clean plus no effort needed other than starting the thing.

My kinda tool.

you could try one of these..

 

Makita Direct

 

or

Makita Direct

Thats a beast, 130mm cut, pity about the price though, could get me chainsaw ticket for that price and use an electric version.

Problem is they would need a 12 inch blade to cut 4 inches. I use a circular saw to cut sleepers, then finish with a hand saw. They do a guide for cutting the tops of 3 inch post straight with a hand saw but not 4 inch.

It's not just cutting them straight though, it's the time and effort, i'm goosed after cutting 1, never mind 12 or whatever.

Might be just as well getting me tickets for the chainsaw and then I can cut away to me hearts content.

they are demolision tools really they are very difficult to hold still and don't give a presentable finish however if you ever need to do a serios amount of demolition work on any thing other than concrete they are the muts.

Which tool mate ?

So many different opinions, I'm even more confused now, The most practical seems to be the silky, but they dont cut straight.... ?

Why aren't there plain old circular saws on the market that will cut 4 inches ffs

I bought a cheap (£40ish) homebase special a coupl of years ago to cut old railway sleepers. Ditch the blades that come with it and get Pirhana ones, I bullied my way through about a dozen full thickness cuts to make some raised - no issues. Not the fastest way to cut big lumps of timber but sleepers are full of oil, tar, grit metal and crap. Did what I needed, ditched the blades afterwards used it for a few jobs since including cutting a hardwood doorframe out thewall to fit a double glazed jobbie.

Well handy in the right circumstances.

Do they cut in a straight line though, thought they looked a bit hitty missy when they hit knots etc ?

I use a cordless makita circular saw for pretty pretty cuts on fencing as it's a nice clean cut with a non ripping blade. 57mm depth cut so you will have to cut from both sides. With the adjustable angle on the blade you can tenon triangular arris rails and cut joints accurately

We have a 57 mm circular saw but they add time to the job and are a pain in the arse when you want to cut points on cut down posts mate, that's why a thought a saw of some type would be useful, 1 cut and done rather than flipping the bloody post over 4 times....

never used one mate, but i remember the Alligator ones from B+q were very popular.

 

If i were you i would buy a proper hand saw from one of the dealers on here, you wont believe what you can cut through with them, the largest one is a Sugoi i think and you will go through an 8" post in seconds, just watch those fingers. I wouldnt waste my time with an electric saw, pita with cables and in the rain isnt cool either

Well it was one of the American diy shows i saw it on so your probably right mate, I'll have a look for a sugoi now.

Cheers

Alright lads, we've been building a decked area today and what with past experience and wet wood etc we wondered what was best for cutting the tops off of 4 in posts, we haven't got a chainsaw license so that's one method ruled out....

Its bloody donkey work cutting the buggers even with a decent hand saw, and I have seen these used on some tv programme somewheres

So whats the general consensus on reciprocating saws ???

J.D

Thanks Lads.

J.D

Alright men,

Where do you get your CRB check for your employees etc, seems to be hundreds of places that do it, but i like to use recommended firms for this kinda stuff ?

Any recommendations ?

J.D

Very nice that mate, nice n simple.

Looks like you need an Independant vehicle inspection mate if you think you have a case.

I had a problem with a shitroen last year that had engine trouble only 3 - 4 months after purchase. I could have went down the civil courts route but decided against it as Trading standards etc didnt seem interested.

So i dint bother proceeding.

You Dont have much comeback on 2nd hand stuff unless they are warranted.

Ha, painted flames in bloody deedy......

Thanks for the comments all the same though ;-)

Thanks for all the comments lads.

We will probably go back to the designer and swap the Safecontractor logo on the side door of the van to the front door and move the telephone numbers up there plus increase the size of the lettering.

The chevrons would look great on the back doors also, not sure how to squeeze them in there though, whilst increasing the size of the telephone numbers at the same time...

The blue logo will deffo stand out more though I agree, I thought about getting the van sprayed black just for the silver logo... must stay off the beer when making business decisions...:ridinghorse:

J.D

Alright men, I need some opinions on the signwriting for my van, is there too much text or not enough, do i need both landline ( diverted to mobile ) and mobile numbers etc, any thoughts most welcome.

J.D

These trees are gonna be bloody expensive, the sundries are running into hundreds of pounds alone, 37 x root management systems, irrigation precinct, grapples, s/steel stakes etc etc....

Cheers all, I was thinking Bobcat's for some strange reason, the Micro digger didn't even come into my head.

Doh.

We have a contract to tender for that requires approx 38 semi mature trees planting and obviously we will need to dig the holes.

There is no way we will be digging them by hand, so I wondered what to use bearing in mind we will have to drive over newly laid flags etc ?

Cheers

Do I still need cs30 etc to use one of these machines, or are they not covered by the same laws etc ?

never even seen one of them before but that'l be a lot more like the price you want to pay. if its not far from you then go have a look

Can't be too bad a machine if it's a Kubota though, well that's my thinking anyways ?

It's a 3 hour drive or there abouts, Cumbria is a nightmare to get away from if you live on the west coast mate.

May well be a shout though, could do with a trip out.