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  1. gensetsteve
    Sometimes worth getting them to price match and lever it down a bit. Problem with tyres posted and fitted who takes responsability if they go out of shape.
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    I suppose its an easy one to work out look at last years turn over and what you paid in vat if it comes to more than 11 % your better off flat rate. Just watch you did not make a few large purchases in the first year you wont make for another 4 years. Also monitor it as you go in case the way you do business changes.
  4. gensetsteve
    Not sure how that would work on my business will have to take the time to work it out. I spend alot on diesel oil and filters apart from the odd van not much would go over 2k. 98 % of my customers are vat registered
  5. gensetsteve
    And weigh in bronze statues and man hole covers
  6. gensetsteve
    No idea but I cant ask my local scrap yard known the 30 years and my kids go to school with theirs. they know where I live they have been round for coffee. But I still need photo id and utility bill may be its worth some research.
  7. gensetsteve
    Ours does that at the moment but you need photo id every time and no cash payments unless you are no fixed abode then you can have cash otherwise it be against your human rights . No conspiracy theory they bought out new rules which force payments into an account. Yes it is tax that is due. What they should have done was said we are clamping down on tax evasion rather than metal theft.
  8. gensetsteve
    You only charge 5% on logs and you can claim the vat back on everything you buy. Like the discovery van this week £2800.00 Vat does not affect commercial customers as they get it back. You could drop your price by 10% for your private customers and charge vat. You should not be out of pocket compared with before as at least you are reclaiming vat.
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    There is not alot of choice in the 255 55 19 size but the only aggresive tread is GG at
  10. gensetsteve
    They do the at now not as aggressive, but nice looking tyre with good road manners. May even be better on clay. I have never used a GG at but have felt the bfg at are a little out of date for road use and wondered if the GG have better road manners.
  11. gensetsteve
    I have since found out if you are a vat registered business you can open an account with the scrap yard and not show id ea time. This whole exercise is about collecting more tax of hard pressed tax payers rather than stopping theft.
  12. gensetsteve
    In most other arenas you have more control ie face to face contact. Also Ebay was reliant on trust therefore it attracted all the crooks. If you are happy buying out of date stock in battered boxes for 20% more than you can buy it new from Amazon, ebay is ok. There are alot of good people on ebay but feels at times there are more idiots.
  13. gensetsteve
    Things that killed ebay for us 1. Dishonest people 2. fees went through the roof 3. Postage virtually doubled over night 4. Dishonest buyers have too much power, honest ones not enough. If they get it right we will go back.
  14. gensetsteve
    are you driving a d3 or d4 I think part of the problem is heat from low profile tyres also the 3.5 tonnes of weight of vehicle and 255 hp = new tyres every year at £800
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    Is that the Best Place to reliable information , especially after a few pints!!! The best brainstorming comes after a few beers most of my eureka moments have followed 10 pints of Stella.
  16. gensetsteve
    Thinking of putting gg at on our new disco van 60 plate with 19" low profile wheels £180 ea and no tyre lasts much more than 20,000 miles especially towing. Last tyres were made july 2012. The d2 we have does 80-100 k on bfg at
  17. gensetsteve
    You could do what some people do when they buy a generator. Get the local generator company out free of charge to measure up and specify mark out the ground for the concrete pad. Provide the drawings and training and advice. Then buy it online for £7000 and save £50. This I think is part of the reason behind the stihl policy. The dealers with shops and over heads cant compete with the warehouses box shifting. First time the customer has a problem with a warehouse saw, first port of call local dealer. The internet is a great and powerfull tool but it has created a few problems. I am sure your meter will be fine
  18. gensetsteve
    For firewood cheap meter is fine. For milling get something better.
  19. gensetsteve
    I bought 4 new bf goodrich at for our truck within weeks a flint went through the side, none in the country. Found a brand new one from a 4x4 dealer on ebay I saved no more than £15 but it was available when it showed up the date was 9 years old. Nearly everything on ebay has a problem and getting vat receipts is a pita. Moral of the story is avoid ebay at all costs.
  20. gensetsteve
    try it against another meter continuity is more important than accuracy its only firewood.
  21. gensetsteve
    Yes but not too hard or it will damage the meter especially on oak. Always split the log fresh and measure the inside face. I also measure round the out side then get some idea of the difference can measure the outside of other logs in the same stack if needed. If you stick it in the end grain and it says 30% you dont need to split it you know its going to be gopping in the middle. Very useful for testing part seasoned cord to see how far on it is.
  22. gensetsteve
    The public will only buy what they think they need or have been told by the stove sellers. Let them have hardwood plenty of other uses for the softwood. If you want to make your loads pay mix in Poplar its still hardwood so is Willow.
  23. gensetsteve
    Your metre sounds ok mark. It wont read properly in a bucket of water because its calibrated to work with the wood fibres. My skirting boards are 11- 14% My mate has a stihl one and we compare now and then both are roughly the same and never let us down.
  24. gensetsteve
    5 years ago we were mad for ebay payed a large part of the mortgage off. Now leave it well alone bad news. Items now get sent to charity, car boot or left on shelf. Vehicles go in auto trader. Otherwise you are paying postage so they can rob you. If they ever get it sorted out there will be loads of stuff that has been stashed for years. I see they just had 4 days free listing just before christmas must be desperate.
  25. gensetsteve
    I found even the cheapest meter better than guessing. I have had wood that I swore was bone dry burn badly on my stove then confirmed by meter its 30%. I found even different trees of the same species take different times to season could be time of year or next to river etc. Oak and Ash are the worst. Beech 3 weeks in the sun and its 20%

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