jose

im not a technical guy so will take your word for it. 

Im just showing what my mate runs in a single landrover defender cab which warms it up a treat.

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this is the one my friend has fitted.

I think you are right it needs some power but tbh i havent looked closely at the setup.

cheers

probably better with one of those small diesel engine cab heater things.

My mate has one and it really does seem to do the job. Can even get remote start so preheats it before you even get to the vehicle and as its its own engine i gather other than a small amount of current to start its otherwise independent of the trucks system and killing the battery.

Hi Guys

Appreciate the replys.

I will pass this along and they can make that call.

Many thanks

after some advice please.

Customer is taking down this oak .

They are thinking cutting it to 3m lengths with the view of using it for cladding etc on barns.

Ive no idea as not something ive never got involved with this side of things so i said id ask around.

The tree is coming down with a crane.

There are a lot of branches so not sure how that will affect things.

Its a decent girth, i didnt measure it but at least a meter or more in width (not diameter).

If its worth while id be after someone to come in with a milling rig to do it.

Tree is in Reading, Berks

Many thanks

the silence is deafening

got a 4510 if that helps? 

Not enough grunt for my liking compared to a ms261

On 13/05/2022 at 06:47, doobin said:

If the job is a few days might as well buy one of the Chinese 15hp jobbies?

Yes looking at these, tbh they look ok for small one off jobs. Only thing is got to store it somewhere! Or sell it on afterwards i guess.

Cheers

Hi All

Any one on here have/ hire a small chipper like a cs100 etc?

Got a job with a long drag but very limited access for machinery and a small cs100 size chipper would fit but not many places hire these out.

Any owner operators interested in a few days with a small chipper?

Job is in Ascot, Berkshire.

Many thanks
Jose

The tree report says loosely braced, and also on one of the oaks it splits into 2 and that should also be braced. This is combined with the recommended reduction. 

The trees are under a TPO so have to follow the recommendations of the tree report.

Its a bit vague, i understand it to mean brace the 3 trees to each other. 

Cheers

Evening all.

Been asked to quote to install Cobra bracing into 3 trees. However its not something i have ever done so looking to see if anyone on here would be interested in coming in to do this? At this stage i am looking for a price to supply and fit please.

Job is in Ascot, Berkshire.

2 oaks and a chestnut tree. Now i as said dont have experience but to me these are big trees and i wonder if they would be beyond the capabilities of this Cobra bracing loadings.

I will attach pictures i took.

This it to be combined with a 3-4 m overall reduction to the trees.

Any advice would be welcome!

Many thanks

after time sealant can fail inside the hydraulics tank and this jams something. 

Happened to mine and wouldnt take it in cant remember what bits were needed to be replaced. Local timberwolf dealer sorted it for me.

I understand Predator is actually separate to DBM. They are literally next unit to them.

DMb fixed machinery etc along side rental. Guys next door will no doubt be able to supply the bits no issues. Bought new of Max from there, nice guy. couldnt do enough for me. Not sure if hes still there but worth a call

Shame they are closing, good guys ive used ever since i been doing trees!

i had a cs100 for a bit. Great machine but nowhere near as good as bigger machine.

Regarding stumps if 18 is the max then a fsi will do that all day long. Obviously with sharp teeth as when blunt any grinders hard work.

If its once or twice a week your grind again fine.

If its every single day near enough then id consider the bigger machine. Its not about working hard , its working smart!

17 hours ago, Connagh said:

It’s a tough choice to be honest been offered a brand new fsi b22 for 8 k inc vat but wonder wether it’s worth spending double and getting a bigger machine that I’ll be more than happy with. Was just gonna buy a good 2nd hand tracked chipper but they seem hard to come by. 

guess you have to decide on how much you are willing to invest.

Also transporting a bigger machine. The fsi is a lot smaller and lighter. i dont have trailer storage so thats a consideration, tracking a bigger grinder up a set of ramps gets sketchy if its a high body.

I had a demo years back and the guy had a sprinter van which suited him ( sales guy) but not for me as i need a tree surgery van and again limited storage/ parking.

Bigger machine is always easier on the body, just got to suit your setup

fsi b22 is good. 

tried a HB20 but compared to my old predator 450 it felt huge and top heavy.

FSI although smaller engine is cracking for a pedestrian grinder. But go bigger and its going to be a lot easier on the body.

Predator never updated when i was looking at a new one and tbh i found it beat itself to death so to speak. FSI is in a different league for build quality to the predator. 

HB from what i remember was also a solid machine.

6 hours ago, Stock said:

Security is only a matter of time and a determined tea leaf will get in. your options are as I see it may be

1. buy or hire a site security container with internal secure storage some thing like a van vault to keep the more expensive items in.
2. Build a secure garage with an internal constructed vault (mass concrete with plenty of rebar and a secure door double locked)
3. hire a lock up in one of them storage sites.
4. Build a standard shed with a container inside and plenty of cameras about as well as some hidden ones.

A very good friend of mine built a workshop with 225 reinforced concrete walls 2.5m high (he is a concrete / shuttering contractor) cladding to eves and roof. Inside he built a vault with 225mm wall and roof. the door was from a oil sub station with additional reinforcing and lockbox to prevent access to the lock. Anyway James locked up one Friday morning checked everything was locked up laser tooling gas axe etc, left with the wife to go to a wedding. At 1300 a neighbour was out walking passed his house and yard and saw a VW transporter parked in the yard, knowing James was away she queried the person only to be told he was a sub contractor collecting equipment. Two men had gone to the back of the building removed a sheet of cladding gained access then opened the main door, they backed in the van and proceeded to work. They weren't seen leaving but the peelers reckon they were there for a least two hours, brought their own gas axe and cut the door off to gain access. Cleaned him out consaws concrete chainsaw snap on tool kit the works, nothing ever was recovered. Insurance paid out after 6 months but declined to renew the protection for the workshop.

Was told by the peelers that cameras were a waste of time as was an alarm.

So at what point do you call it quits and say the replacement of equipment is cheaper than the cost of security..................................

i had to move site as we had our original shipping container broken into, thought was secure , welded box over locks etc, They hooked a chain to it and peeled it up like a tin can! also cut the hinges of another container with ease it seemed. 

then came back exactly 4 weeks later! but we had moved by then. Some right f##ker out there.

Thanks guys.

I have a setup with multiple layers but its getting on and really could do with some investment.

I will have a look at go forwards from there.

Appreciate the replys

Morning all

A few years back i was at the saltek show and there was a firm that did high security lockups. A bit like custom containers built specifically for security.

Im sat at home bored with covid and started thinking about these but cant find any info in the web.

Another thought was to build a garage building from the ground up with security in mind. 

Anyone have any pointers either way for sources of information or companies?

Another reason i was thinking of this is i am fairly sure (would check before starting) but this is considered in the claiming back against tax with the super deduction scheme the gov is currently running.

Im in the south east., near Reading.

Many thanks

why has nobody mentions the fact that these things shed the natural equivalent of fibreglass? anybody thats ever chipped some of this will testify that its horrendous! We use to put on full body decorating suits, googles etc. I even tried putting sheets over the back of the truck as a kind of filter ( which worked pretty well when i could keep it in place.

You couldnt pay me to live under one of these trees.

Dont do it!

So what was the outcome of the shute fix?

On 02/12/2021 at 18:05, rapalaman said:

I have 360 which has been brilliant but not without it’s problems. Exhaust shook  itself to bits (kohler engine) and the brake arrangement is poor at best - I always keep at least two spare cables with me.

was very tempted by the fsi but shame they don’t use a bigger engine around 25hp or so. 
I picked up a used hb20 but have only used it once so far. Doesn’t bog down like the 360 can, but I feel the multi tip teeth and/or rhino seem better than the green teeth on the bandit

i had predators for years, 450, 460 x2. 

The power is great, the build quality terrible! and dont even get started with the cables. absolute joke. Its a shame as with a little investment it would be a winner! I did feed back to the guys at predator but didnt seem interested.

Demo a FSI B22, built 10 times better. The engine is a lot less power which i was really sceptical about but once i used it realised its more than enough. 

Major bonus is its much narrower than a 460. never worry about gates again.

Rock grinders i have the baby one which is harder work but cost me £1000 brand new and has never let me down and paid itself off in about 4months!

I havent tried the new one though.

If you got the space and money bigger is better ( its not massively bigger by the looks). Your body will thank you.

But only you know really whats best for your setup

good for you! i feel like taking a leaf out of your book! bet you wished you had done it years ago!

After a contact to remove larger timber (i fell it via a crane) in Berkshire, Ascot, sandhurst etc area.

Need to know how much per load and area covered( i dont go far!).

My regular guy has semi retired ( how dare you Al!).

Many thanks

7 hours ago, doobin said:

Tesco’s have shops on every corner, and a marketing budget others can only dream of to get shoppers through the door. They also sell things that everyone in Britain needs every single week of your life. The two are not comparable. 
 

As others have said, if the business stops trading, competitors get a bite of the market share for free. Even if someone buys the ‘goodwill’, then a decent percentage of customers will probably still switch to using another company. So therefore the ‘goodwill’ value is low or non existent. 

As others have said, if the business stops trading, competitors get a bite of the market share for free. Even if someone buys the ‘goodwill’, then a decent percentage of customers will probably still switch to using another company. So therefore the ‘goodwill’ value is low or non existent. 

exactly the same for any business then surely?