Dean O
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Ive recently learnt that somebody is knocking doors under our name and ripping people off - both taking cash and running and poor standard of work. Trading standards and the police are involved at the moment but I'm unlikely to catch them. Having put 2 and 2 together I think its been going on for a while.
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Lokking for a contractor in the Mach/ Aber area to prune a small willow and spray some knotweed, possibly bash some bramble in a small garden. Please call me ASAP on 07533418103 Dean
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I briefly considered this but - they appear to be, unless one of the guys have been fiddling with them before I got to it. there's a short pipe going to to the lower section of the carb from the fuel tank, the fuel tank is marked with a sign for choke at its origins. does this sound correct?
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Bit confused problems started with the trimmer cutting out no fuel showing in the primer bulb even when pumped when I pump the bulb it seems to pressurise the tank. good spark at the plug carb has been stripped and cleaned - was in good nick. trimmers only a few months old but not having the time to take it to a dealer and assuming that it was only a blocked carb or fuel line thought it would be a quick fix (I was wrong) any ideas. many thanks Dean
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I'm not sure bt I would take it to meen that they wont pay out if at some point your sniffing asbestos dust, eating mushrooms and standing too close to a nuclear explosion and decide to claim. sorry cant help:blushing:
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In all truth we aren't in the eyes of anybody other than ourselves. possibly because there is no recognised level such as corgi/gas safe, and never will be. perhaps we are better off that way - we'd all complain if there were more rules and regs, eh. There is such large variation in skill sets, from the fully ticketed and highly arboriculturaly knowledged to those running around with only 30,31,38+39 (or less) and doesnt know what it is - just how to cut it down. then theres the fresh out of college but no practical experience and those with no tickets but a huge depth of knowledge an experience. But we are off on a tangent
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Unfortunately we are not classed as skilled tradesmen - but perhaps should be. Consider the training cost for the team taking down the connies - the cost of experience and the face value of the relevant tickets - 30,31,maybe 32, perhaps 38,39 & 41 if they need dismantling rather than just cutting into the road. chipper, chapter 8.
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The wisdom of Crowds, Industry pricing and Quoting
Dean O replied to RobArb's topic in Business Management
ahh so this is why I'm always trying to work for the most number of sweets! -
Ask what the client wants tell them the consequences (as discussed above) and give them the alterantive. assuming its not a protected tree and you have given them the facts from an arboricultural perspective then its up to them to decide if they want the work done and to what degree - from that point either do it or dont.
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Time is money tho Have you considered whether the high hedges legislation comes into play? if so then you may need to sort it out. if not then you could always tell her to get some quotes or get some yourself for the work she wants carrying out and then take it from there. bare in mind that as previously stated sky engineers always seem to blame the nearest obstacle.
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I'm not sure on saws but I have a trimmer called betty
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a refresher type course may well be the answer? where are you someone on here should be able to give you some local contacts.
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Neath Coach builders - 01639 643629. not sure if the did these but I'm farly sure that they carry out work for other local LA's
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I wouldnt employ someone who: cant read a job post and understand it regarding contacting us. can't be bothered to be proactive with regards to finding a job in the firstplace. Can't put together a CV. Fortunately these people dont waste my time in the first place as they are weeded out by the fact that they havent contacted me full stop or have called me with an "alrite mate got any jobs" attitude and when asked to send in a CV of quals etc cannot or do not produce one. Ive had three CV's this week alone from people looking for work. All of them well laid out, all by email. One stood out because he worded his cover letter respectively. Even if it turns out that he is crap at cutting trees - his politeness will have gotten him the try out day/ interview. And unless bellow the ability and standard I require for the given post would possibly, therefor, get him the job.
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I think free shipping over a given value, be it £50 or £100. It makes all the difference on a large order and tempts you to add to the order using the money "saved" otherwise spent on postage. I tend to only shop around if going for a bigger order.
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Thanks
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Ive had a pipe bust on a tipper, Ive collected a replacement pipe and fluid ready to tackle it tommo evening - Just thinking will i need to bleed the system at all once the pipe is replaced, or will air escape from some sort of return (didnt notice one on there). thanks Dean
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Any body recommend a winch? For use on a landy, self recovery and dragging the odd log out. been looking at the warrior tds12000 (5bhp), but for not much more money could go for the 17500ewx (7bhp in the heavy duty range).
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Sorry I didnt mean that you should deal in arb waste - I meant that if you start taking trees down for people for the wood then you have brash and sweepings that you will have to deal with unless in the woods. If you just take the timber from a tree surgeon you dont have this issue. I believe that converting wood into firewood is classed as an industrial process anyway so you may already have a stumbling block if thats a concern. Its much easier cutting and splitting straight sticks with an axe from a arct load rather than mismatched tree surgery arrisings, you dont have to have a processor. By keeping it easy you can keep it a profitable part time job rather than "having to...." do things to keep up your stocks, running around picking up bits and peices from tree surgeons etc or cutting the trees down yourself. buy it add value then sell it.
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I have cut down and stump ground bamboo at the request of a client - I assume it worked never got a call back - granted its not the orthodox method but easier than digging it out.
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I think its the same everywhere people are working for half the money/day than we are pricing at. And I always felt that we should up our prices. but then everybodies running costs are different. Let them, and try not to get frustrated by it. everyone out there is struggling at the moment and it shows. Ive priced lots of jobs over the last few months that havent been carried out by anyone. I priced a row of conifers to be removed at £1450 the other day and client said that he had recieved quotes under £900 - but wait for it his budget was £750 and was going to offer the work to the lucky contractor if he would do it for that. I recieved a text message from him later that day sent to me by him by mistake suggesting that the other contractor had taken the bait (- I let him know that he'd sent it to the wrong guy).
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I dont know a fat lot about comercial firewood production but wouldnt it be easiest to simply buy in an arctic load of HW timber? or contact local tree surgeons to sell you their arb arrisings - I say sell as if you offer a free place to tip you are likely to get snowed under with the stuff they wont want to bother with such as snotty conifer - you could simply pick it up for a price per volume measured on your trailer. Either way part of the work has already been done and you can concentrate on producing volume of product rather than messing around with the other arrisings from tree work such as brash etc.
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Yes there is new reg and some will have to retake or top up. I know th AA sent us through some info but I havent digested it yet: "Guidance states: Legislation has changed with regards to Street Works Qualifications As from 6 May 2010 all candidates who have previously achieved the individual units of 002 (Signing, Lighting and Guarding) and unit 010 (Monitor Signing, Lighting Guarding) are now eligible to gain an ID card. Candidates with those single units only should contact the Street Works Qualifications register on the number below for more information. All historic qualifications (i.e. certificates awarded in the past) will no longer be accepted after 6 April 2011. Any candidate holding these units as part of their employment may then be required to sit the course again to gain a recent certificate and ID card. For further advice please see Street Works Qualifications Register - About SWQR and http://www.streetworks.uk.com/" hope that helps Dean Arborum ltd
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sorry if this confuses things - I believe all the chapter 8 regs have changed from april this year - but i havent looked any further into this yet
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The honest answer is that you are on the edge age wise to be taken on by a firm as a comercially viable and competant climber. taking tickets such as 38 and 39 would make you more employable but I would concentrate on ground work orientated tickets to get the edge in the employment market - which is awash with people with the usual 30-31-38-38 etc. Once in with a firm you could then build your climbing ability on small jobs.
