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  1. gensetsteve
    Thanks for the info I have been planting trees around my place but know very little about them. I would imagine rabbits dont help either I have tree guards on everything.
  2. gensetsteve
    For the first time ever I am seriously thinking of buying petrol vans. Modern diesels have more electronics and emmission devices than petrols and produce more heat so tend to destroy sensors and things quicker. Petrol engines are now getting much better mpg and its nearly 10p a litre cheaper.
  3. gensetsteve
    I looked at buy to let but you will pay tax on the rent probably at 40% so you may as well borrow the money to offset as an expense and keep it as long term investment/pension. Basically as long as you can raise the deposit you dont need money although its nice to know you have the mortgage covered if you have no tenants. The return of 6% percent does not really appeal when you think what you can make out of machinery for your work or buying and selling plant with a 33% margin.
  4. gensetsteve
    why do keen mowers cause this ? is that why you stop grass from growing near the trunk
  5. gensetsteve
    You could buy a used one add money for shipping and taxes if its knackered still probably less work to repair than start from scratch.
  6. gensetsteve
    If you have a big excavator already and lots of wood could be a no brainer purchase monday especially as it gets cold wet and muddy.
  7. gensetsteve
    To a degree I have capital in the bank but after £15,000 in an isa per year its not worth putting in the bank. No point borrowing at 8% while your money earns 0.2 may as well pay cash and save all the paper work.
  8. gensetsteve
    Sounds like the best way then you get £100 a cubic metre.
  9. gensetsteve
    we use the latest simple version of quicken for invoices. About £60 my wife does the books on a simple balance sheet on excel
  10. gensetsteve
    Good point I never realised rooks liked them. So needs to be squirrel main course chestnuts for pudding.
  11. gensetsteve
    How much better is the tax break on hire purchase ? the thing that puts me of hire purchase is you owe a couple of grand still and business dries up for a few months its easy for them to take truck and sell cheap. Bank loan its a hell of a lot harder to get the truck especially if its nearly paid and a tool of your work.
  12. gensetsteve
    I like chestnuts and always seem to miss the best time. Last week in Windsor great park the trees were covered but what I found on the floor looked a bit small. The wind Monday will bring loads down but is it too early. I was told if they are not ready they can upset your stomach and make you ill ? Does a dry summer make for good or bad Nuts ?
  13. gensetsteve
    Why was the bank loan a rip off ? leasing the way I saw it was the best way if you have no capital and want easy but the most expensive long term as you dont own the vehicle at the end. Tax wise no difference with either. With a bank loan you get all the vat back straight away is that the same with leasing ? or do you get a bit back with ea payment.
  14. gensetsteve
    The link did not work for me are we talking swing arm saw ? I did see a video seems like alot of kit to do what a chainsaw does easily. Maybe loading the splitter with a mini digger and grab would be good especially as the digger could be smaller with 1100 lengths . Posch do a machine I think which takes billets and cuts them in to logs that looks like an efficient way to convert them.
  15. gensetsteve
    Yes kindling and generators were my down fall. While I was distracted the kit was stood idle. I think logs are all or nothing. Nothing being a splitter a saw and free arb waste which earns some beer money. Or 1000 tonnes full time earns 50k a year.
  16. gensetsteve
    second vote for pop if it was anything else it would be chopped and stacked behind a terrace house with a granada on bricks an old caravan and go kart in the front garden.
  17. gensetsteve
    agreed new stuff is very electronic often unreliable and expensive to repair. I know its in warranty but its your time and diesel getting it to the garage. I hate having to look after a shiny new truck one with a few battle scars feels more usable. 10k will buy you a cracking low mileage hilux with at least another 5 years use left in it If not put another 6k to it and buy a new for work model one not the 26k hair dressers truck. If things are going well and you fancy something new go for it and treat yourself and enjoy it the chancellor is picking up at least 25% of the cost
  18. gensetsteve
    from the original blue out line I thought it was going to be a rude one looks good. I have a folding scaffold which looks like an auctioneers podium goes about 3ft high and has hand rail. Bought from plant auction for about £80 if you need something for the future but you need to move it every time you want to cut the side.
  19. gensetsteve
    Are volunteers trained to use a saw. Do they need to be ?
  20. gensetsteve
    worth splitting a few and measuring in the middle. I found 20% was good 25% a bit poor and needs a bit longer.
  21. gensetsteve
    I have bought them on ebay for £400-£600 different designs some work better than others. I would avoid the miniveyor builders rubble type stuff as its a bit slow and clogs up if you get some steam up. If you pay £200 for a less than suitable conveyor and get a year or two out of it you have had your moneys worth it saves your back and makes the job. 4metres is a bit short and 6 metres too long unless you are trying to make a huge stack.
  22. gensetsteve
    I have read most of the posts but dont always understand peoples individual location problems. When I did logs a couple of years ago I worked out the following. 1. I need to do 1000 tonnes to earn a living not 300 and make sure I can sell them in a mild winter. 2. I need a 2-3 tonne telehandler with quick release log grab and a pallet rotator. 3. buy a new very large binderberg processor that takes large cord or if your wood is twisty buy a Dallen 4.buy a bandsaw and make your own 3cu metre crates that can be rotated and dry logs in them you will need to make 500 5. Dont bother if everyone is fighting their logs out in your area at £60 a cu metre.
  23. gensetsteve
    I prefer the idea of brakes in the axle with plenty of oil round them. I would think brakes on merlos seized up due to lack of use and the poor enviroment they work in. But I would imagine if well maintained they are cheaper when it comes to replacement time.
  24. gensetsteve
    I like the jcb 527- 67 big enough but still small enough with 4 wheel steering and drive. looked at a 54 plate 627 manitou a few months ago but needed £3000 spent on ball joints and bushes on arm not keen on the high revving hydrostatic set up seems like alot of noise for not much speed.
  25. gensetsteve
    Our last two discoveries did this had the aircon on to counteract the heat from the transmission tunnel and defective heater. Not sure if all vehicles use flaps or some have may still use a motorised valve but something may be just out of adjustment.

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