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  1. gensetsteve
    To many mixed messages. Arb arising are either valuable or their not. One man is felling trees to get the stuff another is charging to take the stuff away. If you tell the customer you charge to take the trunks away and they say leave them behind you cant then tell them you are missing out on the money for the logs. I often give tree surgeons a drink for any nice timber they get some are embarressed to take it others want a few hundred quid
  2. gensetsteve
    I never use mixed fuel thats over 6 weeks old. I only use shell or bp I use fuel sometimes that could be 2 months old but put the oil in on the day never have problems. Tesco's fuel took out 2 of our saws a few years ago when they had a silicon problem.
  3. gensetsteve
    I am now out connecting a 150 kva to a mansion to ensure they have a christmas. The time we have all spent debating whether to work or not could of helped someone out and earnt some proper money. Hope you all have a safe and happy christmas lets hope the wind calms down.
  4. gensetsteve
    Positives new kit looks good for a business image more reliable less down time More efficient and less pollution better on fuel Gives operators a certain amount of feel good factor. Tax deductable helps keep big tax bills at bay Repairs covered by warranty Negatives expensive to purchase High depreciation Attractive to thieves
  5. gensetsteve
    No my point was we dont get storms that wipe out thousands of homes. A tree surgeon called to a mansion should expect to get paid well on a public holiday. I was trying to say we are just as public spirited as the usa. We may not remove trees free of charge but everyone gets medical care free irrespective of whether they can afford insurance.
  6. gensetsteve
    We dont get the same severe weather you do. I think these boys are talking about removing trees so millionaires can get to the golf club. If we had a national disaster I am sure everyone would muck in and the last thing on anyones mind would be payment. If I was in the usa without insurance and got injured would I get free medical care ?
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    My step daughter the same in Salisbury.
  8. gensetsteve
    Same here unless he was a banker, MP , estate agent or traffic warden then it would definately get expensive
  9. gensetsteve
    I have a 100 series Amazon. Just bought a discovery 4 which is much better to drive and tows better with 250hp question is how many weeks will it last ? The new Amazon is unreliable ugly and dated and hideously expensive. So I think I will stick with the 100 series for now.
  10. gensetsteve
    Thats alright we are getting used to idiots.
  11. gensetsteve
    I dont think ifor make a trailer that grosses at more than 3500kg. And if they did there is no way I would want to go above 35 mph with it behind a Landrover. Landcruiser possibly 60mph tops
  12. gensetsteve
    Luckily their are still some of us idiots prepared to turn out if a tree falls on a house or a hospital generator fails. You never know when a member of your family will need us.
  13. gensetsteve
    Triple time christmas last for two weeks this year unless you are religious its a state of mind. If I did not have wife and children I would be cleaning out the workshop. My step daughter is a nurse working xmas day £60 an hour.
  14. gensetsteve
    I have worked with fit energetic 45 year olds and 20 year olds. Also worked with some zombies. As you get older you dont need to cram as much into a day as you dont have big mortgages and as many small mouths to feed. I think a career change at middle age is fine better than giving up good luck to you.
  15. gensetsteve
    Had Amazons for years when we run 300 tdi vans the Amazon was essential. When we went to td5 usefull. Now we have TDV6 not much in it but the disco 4 is expensive and badly made. The auto Amazon is mutts nuts. I would rather tow 5 tonne behind a Landcruiser than 2 tonne behind a Defender. The manual lc is possibly better for long term ultimate towing but crap to use horrible linkage effort. The 100 series nicer to drive and live with, the 80 series is supposed to be better made but I did not think so.
  16. gensetsteve
    J hunt in chilbolton is changing all his demonstrators now. Straight people to deal with may be worth a look on their website they are John deere and Isuzu dealers. Not connected to them in any way but was looking for a new one last month.
  17. gensetsteve
    Sounds identical to ours with mitsubishi watercooled engine 25hp. Green mech do a chipper with a shredder chute called a euro combi or something ideal for small stuff and will tolerate the odd stone unlike the normal chippers.
  18. gensetsteve
    Snap sound like ours. think ours is 325 or similar with recycle deck. Good machine to sit on for hours if needed.
  19. gensetsteve
    What your mind forgets to tell you is it probably makes little difference over 15ft how high you go its only the last 1/2 inch that hurts. But I am not good with hights and hated our 30ft cherry picker when it started swaying in the wind.
  20. gensetsteve
    No problem if it comes in from jobs. But we were buying in cord and round our way if its started seasoning they wont sell by weight. So you pay cubic metre space and its full of sticks. We could process 8" cord into a truck in 15 mins but drop to 2" and it would take an hour. So u got less material for your money and it took 4 times as long part of the reason we packed logs in.
  21. gensetsteve
    I am burning dry beech round wood about mainly branch wood about 2-3" and I think it burns about twice the speed of the main trunk which backs up what someone said on here a few months ago. There are more BTU's in the trunk than in the branch.
  22. gensetsteve
    We clamped one of those big chinese garden brollys to the tractor one year. I wouls imagine you could buy stuff from camping shop to keep them water proof. You could buy one of those structures they use when picking crops.
  23. gensetsteve
    Or to put it another way when can you pass a wagon load of match sticks off as cord
  24. gensetsteve
    After spending 3 months trudging round in mud I want some.
  25. gensetsteve
    Boot is big, thrown away the seats just room for the sandwich box and bog roll

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