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  1. Dean O
    dont spray your hedge with glyphosate - contact with fresh cut stumps will not do it any favours and will not do a great deal to the ivy unless a wetting agent is used. IMO
  2. Dean O
    your employer has a legal obligation to issue you with your terms and conditions of employment within two months of employing you. you still maintain your statuatory rights - if you and your employer go your seperate ways it's likely that you are protected more than he is in this situation.
  3. Dean O
    depends who you want to work for - if its as a SE/ subby worker to small or one man band outfits you probably just need to add experience to your list for now if its working for a comercial outfit then You will need a ticket for everything you would be expected to do in the work place to make yourslf comercially viable to a prospective employer wether your on the books or self employed so as brothergrim added - 40 41 etc
  4. Dean O
    most firms will add a self employed bloke to their list of people they can call in for the odd job (wether a day or a month) when they need an extra hand rather than taking someone on the books, investing in them and risking having to lay them off again. the employer may have to pay you slightly more than employed staff but they dont have to buy you ppe, uniform, climbing gear or tools etc etc. the up for you is you get paid more per day - but you may not get 5 days a week all year and you have more outgoings (tools ppe etc). times are tough and a lot of firms are being cautious - If no one will take on in your area then go SE - you can always keep an eye out with one of the firms you work with for FT employment.
  5. Dean O
    simplest option - get rid of the 90 buy a 110 or 130 as a tipper or convert it yourself (get someone to do it) retain the offroad capability. this is what i would do in your situation - or if ihad a second chance at it you wouldnt regret it. when i started the biz i had a 90, so bought a 3.5ton ivor tipper. then added a chipper as we grew but got fed up of taking and fetching or using other vehicles so took the plunge for the 110 tipper we still have (at the time couldnt bring myself to sell the 90 as i was attached to it as a car) used the 90 and trailer on jobs where the additional capacity was handy then ended up buying a 130 for even more capacity (and seats) the 130 is barge like and overloaded if full so i still prefer the 110.
  6. Dean O
    has the new premises been opened yet? trying to make some time to pop along for a look
  7. Dean O
    we have a 110 and a 130 prefer the 110 - the 130's a barge in comparison though it does hold the weight very well. I would like to change the 130 soon and will posibbly go for a 110.
  8. Dean O
    you need to start with somewhere to keep your logs and chip to start with. logs can be converted to firewood chip is a bit more tricky if you produce enough, quickly enough, it can go for biomass but then you need access to a loader and your yard needs to be arctic lorry friendly most people who sell for biomass tend to have access to a loader already so dont need to purchase one - our yard isnt any good for arctic access so we give our woodchip away. what does the log yard you currently drop off to do with your chip is it worth approaching them to give you some yard space in return for the chip which they can sell on for biomass (might not be something theyll go for) - do they have access to a loader - could you store woodchip and logs there - sell the logs and chip yourself to pay the rent? theres a lot to be said for just having the ease of giving it away and forgetting about it to be honest.
  9. Dean O
    tell them you sell 1mx1mx1m bags/ 1m cube bags. Dont call them builders bags let them know that buiders bags vary in size from 0.6 - 0.9 cubes and let them work out the rest just be polite - they will probably go away and ask the next guy - what size his are - if he's truthfull (or knows) they may come to you anyway if the cost adds up. If he lies with your words ringing in the customers ears and they measure the size of the bag they may come to you. you have to be happy with the product you sell. we dont sell many loads of logs but we sell 1.2 metres cube on the back of a wagon tipped on the drive etc. we sell it as a cube for £80. I always find myself explaining what a cubic metre is and mentioning builders bags as a guy up the road sells small builders bags for 35 quid. Those that come to us for logs always come back.
  10. Dean O
    100k doesnt go that far - probably pay off the mortgage, maybe put 10k in the bank to make sure we arent short. surely it would make more sense (from an accountantancy view point) to HP equipment if you wanted to "go big" rather than spend your capital. I dont want for much and paying off the mortgage would meen i could relax and spend time with the family
  11. Dean O
    after buying a 261 to replace a 260 (which for 6 years was a fantastic saw) Im considering trying husky's the saw cuts fine but it seems to be falling to bits after just 6 months carb probs, clutch, chain brake.
  12. Dean O
    "i was subbing for a local company back in feb/march of this year and felled thousands of diseased larch down cimla and bryn,we were just felling and leaving[not snedding]" That must have been fun!!
  13. Dean O
    theres acres and acres around me that just seem to be sitting there having been felled in the summer - maybe just waiting for extraction but hasnt even been brashed up.
  14. Dean O
    I keep meening to go there and take a look what is their place like? good showroom for arb related stuff?
  15. Dean O
    I was under the impresion that a lot of larch being felled here was being felled to waste due to phytoph? and not leaving site
  16. Dean O
    If we had a guy down the road doing this we may hire - probably without operator - for maybe 5 days of the year for sites which warrant it. how many companies are around you? how many of these either dont have a tracked machine or might need another from time to time? there may also be the odd gardener that would call you in - these kind of guys normally also need you to take away the chip. the only other down side is that the hirer would probably expect you to repair or replace the machine if there was a problem with it - they wouldnt want to delay their work - this service is available with a larger hire co. good luck with your venture, as said you may need to diversify.
  17. Dean O
    AAAContractor looking for experienced staff - please phone or email for further information
  18. Dean O
    surprised to see how many people dont seem to be using chainsaw boots in a tree. why not? is it a comfort thing? or find you climb better without? personally have never felt that it would make that much difference either way and cant be bothered to carry a change of boots for when i get on the ground - and I would likely forget or not bother to change back and forth. Accidents happen.
  19. Dean O
    if you can process them after a dry period straight into the pile they should be fine. processed approx 30 cm into an old steel garage 3.5mx5m ish in the spring - back when the weather was good. the front doors were removed to allow some air in. bit of grey, dusty mould in the centre but this cleared up as the logs dried further allso all on pallets
  20. Dean O

    team leader?

    Dean O replied to Dean O's topic in Employment

    still looking for another guy to take on a leading role.
  21. Dean O
    one of the gys slipped and dropped a saw in the canal the saw obviously quickly cut out - will the filter have successfully stopped any silt going into the head or will it need a full strip and clean before running? thanks Dean
  22. Dean O

    Im lost

    Dean O replied to andrew t's topic in General chat

    if youve had experience running your own company and know the ins and outs then why not offer to help him build that side of the business from a managerial position. He may benefit from the diversification and your job satisfaction may improve. would obviously need talks about the finer detail but he's obviously open to tree work else he wouldnt have taken you on in your role
  23. Dean O
    takes two of us to lift it - not looking forward to moving it again
  24. Dean O
    if he doesnt extract and stack surely its worth nothing as it will rot where it lies. or does he not need to sell it? and will only extract if its worth it to him?
  25. Dean O
    Dont normally manage to make the time to make things so thought i'd post a pick very basic - just three rings of pine cut, shaped with the chainsaw and doweled together. not sure if it looks more like a horse or a rabbit it dwarfs the little one (10 months old) at the mo but will be living outside ready for use in th spring

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