jose

i am in wokingham, berks and we stopped doing logs last yr as we found we didnt have the time and space. Just wondering if there are anybody local how wants some. i have a few friends who can take quite a lot but its always good to spread it out a bit. Also while i am asking anybody after chipping? The really good stuff i can get rid of but the greanner stuff like conifer or when the trees are in leaf nobody really want. There is a place near me who sells it to power stations but charges a quite a lots per month. ANy taker? Cheers jose

i have always gone by what the tree offers, ie using growth points. If this means cutting a few feet more or less then so be.

No i got rid of it the other day after replacing 95%. Thing was it came with a Massive service history, even a new engine at 60k as it was ex water board or something ( i am trying to blank out the memories) as money was obviously not an object. even the horn broke. And everybody says the bits are cheap, i asked a Landrover Secalist to fix a simple rear axle oil seal as it was leaking( where the drive shaft joins ( salisbury axle ??)) and he said he only did range rovers! ponce. Thats the guy in winkfield, berks. Bought a rubber gromet to go on the brake master server from LR cos nobdy around my way did it- £8. Even the parts man was shocked! I went through about 5 different mechanics trying to find one that knew how to actually work on one ( not just plug into a ecu). I will never repeat the mistake of buying such a over rated unreliable outdated peice of junk. And my old boss has had one too(LWBdefender) which was crap too. heater didnt work, had more water inside than when i go scuba diving, towed a preadator 28 like it was towing the titanic.Maybe it was just us but we should have bought shares in Kwic fit, damn innertubes. Why cant LR move on with the time and get tubeless? The best thing about it was the alarm! oh wait that was not made by landrover. My brother had a shogun, pi**ed all over the LR. Comfort, towing reliability. In fact the only bad thing about it is the fact that Pykies use it. Why cos they work well and dont break! When u last see one of them drive a LR? They maybe assh*** but they know a decent vehicle from a piece of junk

Am i the only one who thinks they are a overrated pile of dog p**! Mine did nothing but break, every damn month of the yr! Hell it keep my tax bill down to next to nothing cos evertime i looked like i might make a little profit it would go and break itself! I joke u not it was 95% new by the time i got rid of it! For nearly 2 yrs i would say there cant be much left to go wrong! Even the engine needed a new head gasket at 60K Utter junk! (although look the part for a tree surgeon )

Man i have been working for people in this game for 10yrs and have never even heard of this! Think i may try to get the exemption. How much do it cost? Proberly £150 + Vat knowing the gov.

wow so many replies! I think i may just give them a go, nothing ventured ... And at £200 + i may just get so sort of polish too Cheers all PS where is the cheapest place to get some hiax top jobies?

I know this is a really sad boring post but i am curious are the really expensive boots worth it? For years i used to use the basic sthil boots, my last few pairs have been hiax blue ridge jobies. Now how much didference is there between the ones that cost £139 ( sure they were much cheaper last yr!) and the top of the range hiax ones which are £220! Thats a lot of money difference, is there much in it? I climbe and work the ground (joys of being the boss and bod in one). Any veiws welcomed Jose

not to get on a rant but at the same time my kit got nicked a company round the corner had a massive massy furgersen ( however its spelt) and a giant custom made chipper stolen. He recconed it was worth in the region of £250 k. he knew within a the hr of it being nicked, and could follow the tracks in the morning dew for quite a way. Called the police and explained that this large setup would be really hard to hide and a helicopter would find it in minutes but was told that there was nothing they could do and not to worry as he had insurance. The chipper has a 6 mth build time on it. lucky he got it back. Basically as long as nobody it hurt then its not worth their time but if u went to a post office and held it up they would give u 10 yrs! go figure!

thanks guys, Will give it a go and let u know how i get on! Jose

I have a 05 LDV crewcab tipper 35k on the clock. My problem is that the powersteering works sometimes then will completely not work the next. Also sometimes as you go round a roundabout as i am turning its ok, then feels like i am getting resistance, which if i add more elbow grease alomost feels like i brake through and then the resistance goes away. anybody got any ideads? I cant see any leaks and the level is good. Cheers Jose

i know. This site is much more secure but its still only a deterrant. Will try my best to keep an eye on them. Cheers Jose

Just to let u all know that we were robbed 5 weeks ago, well thursday night they came back again. Ripped the steel box that covers the paddlock to our container to peices! Laugh was on them though as we moved our kit to a new location! So all the effort and they got jack! still shows that they wait for you to restock ur kit then come back and take it again. jose

ahh so it is! i did a search but it didnt pick it up. cheers

had a thread going called where do i stand, going good last night, this morning its gone. Any got an idea where its gone? It wasnt rude or offensive jose

It turns out the night before they cleared out another tree company just round the corner of £5000 of kit. And on the same night they did me the also ram raided a local garden centre and cleared out £4500 of their mowers and strimmers! The owner of the other company said he tracked his kit to a local well known pykye camp but the old bill are not interested. It makes you wonder whats the point of being honest? I bust my ass daily to pay for this kit, taken me over a year and a half to clear allour bills and they break in and take it and nothing gets done about it. And all the cops say is its not serious as nobody is hurt. Tell that to my back! I bet they would change thir tune if they put loads of hours in at work then at the end of the month someone turned around to them and said there is no money so you wont get paid. But dont worry as nobody is hurt. Bet they would make a stink then!

Hi all. Some scum brke into my container last night and cleaned out everything i ownd. So if you are in or near Wokingham, Berks and some one is off loading some kit theres a good chance its mine! I lost 2* ms200t 1* BR500 backpack blower stihl 1*hs45 hedge cutter stihl 1*km100R pole saw and hedge cutter sthil 1*husky 357Xp 1*stihl 046 And worst my Alpine magnum stump Grinder. This was the worst thing as its obviously the biggest! If anyone hears of one for sale Please could you let me know as these are quite rare to start with and mine has a distinctive marking to which it cant be hiden so i could recognise it instantly. Thank you for any help you may be able to give Jose