DN22 Gardening
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thanks buddy, thats alot less than i'd have imagined it would have been
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Hi all, finally took the plunge n went self employed in Sept. Bought all new climbing gear, mostly, and it'll want Lolering end of Feb. Anyone know of a suitable inspector in the North Notts, South Yorks, W. Lincs area...i.e in between Doncaster, Lincoln, Nottingham. also, what can i expect to pay for virtually two full kits thanks Dave
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mewp !!!
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cheers guys, i'd love an i phone ( sucker for gadgets) but was concerned about durability, given our industries ability to bugger just about any machinery, but oyur comments have reassured me....a bit nokia also do a 'tuff' phone i think its the 3720? not 100%, but was told all the comercials of people swimming with the phone, dropping it, etc were mock ups and nokia refuse to guarentee it for most things.... as for the landrover phone.. havn't seen that. i'll have to have a look. only had about 12 landys in me time ( aint found one thats comfy yet tho') i was thinking, if i buy a phone now: 1. i can have PICTURES again ( the old nokia i've got aint got a camera) 2. internet for rainy days 3. i aint got to wait 6 months for the above 4. when june comes i can negotiate a sim only deal from orange..loads more minutes loads less cash :thumbup: do like the looks of the iphone tho'
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hi everyone. my nokia N96 ( great phone ) has just belly up on me vodaphone, being the caring sharing co. they are don't want to know " very sorry sir, its water damage, not covered" swapping to orange at the end of the contract. ( june ) between now n then looking to buy a phone. the N96 was a good phone and couldn't fault it, apart from its ability to soak water out of my ear. lol what do u guys use and what would yuo recomend ta
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done a bit of subby work to other firms with the machine wouldn't hire it out without me supervising though did a day for a kid in mansfield, caught his groundie twice putting handfuls of hopper waste ( the small stuff that falls forward out of the hopper) through the machine. could here the pebbles rattling round where i was told him if i caught him again i'd be off the job. £23k is a lot to trust people with....and if the machine gets f$$ked, its me thats sat doin nowt while its repaired -
ive got a 530T wouldn't swap it for a tow behind horses for courses really you use what u know n like
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Has the cold weather improved log business?
DN22 Gardening replied to dave28's topic in Firewood forum
first year of selling logs as a sideline. sold out before christmas !!! took 3 ash down 5th Jan kept the logs on the pikey bus to aid traction....good 2 ton must have been asked 20 times if they were for sale..... going to go into it better prepared next year looks like i'll be buying a mechanical splitter and some form of lifting equipment i.e fork truck...skidsteer listening to the posts on here you guys just love throwing money at toys as a sole trader..sole climber...( skint climber) we'll have to start small n build up but we'll be there :thumbup: -
what are barrow bags.. any links
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'kin ell SWB that thing makes my Jensen look like somat from B&Q we did ours today raised a whopping £30 for the local playground fund i had one bloke arguing that it'd only cost him a quid in fuel to take it to the local tip told him to f$$k off n take it then need to work on my customer skills lol
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did a stint of hgv driving for a builers merchants went to the quarry to pick up some "ton" bags of sand. 5 bags weighed in at just over three tons !!!!!!!! sell my logs as net of logs builders bulk bag level tipper load know someone who was fined for having too much in the container !!!!
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this time of year, with work being hard to come by £400-00 pd seems a good price. its ok saying the groundie wants 80/100 per day....what about holiday pay, n.i. contributions etc.
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the one near Ollerton is only 20 mins from here. be a very nice contract to get hold of
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just been out with my two kids, two cousins, and 2 mates of my son. disco bonnet towed behind the quad. ace. the two mates didn't have a coat or decent pair of boots between em. makes u wonder. had a mass snowball fight in the village last night, about 15 adults and about 20 teenagers. had about 8" last night n woke up this morning to another 4" on top of that. the village is chaos. no milk or bread in the shop
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sorry my fault for not being clear enough. its a stihl polesaw HL75 ( i think ). about 10' long. everything goes in the container at night. just thinking about when i have to leave the van during the day. got a roof rack to fit, so it'll go on that with a padlock thru the harness eye. not ideal but it'll do for now
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set off this morning to do a small domestic job about 20 miles away. 3 ash to fell n a piece of garden to clear for an extension. had about 2" round our yard, so i thought... it'll be ok got to Bawtry where we were working and they've got 6" and still coming. when we'd done the job ( 'bout half twelve) there was about 8" had to leave the chipper off the trailer to get up the slight hill out of the estate, but once we were secure and rolling it was a doddle. Retford was snarled up so took to the back lanes, the LDV pikey bus, with nearly 2 ton of log n chip on, plus 1.5 ton of jensen and trailer coped brilliantly. told the lads we'll have an UNPAID holiday tomorrow... PMSL
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if he'll travel to gods own county, i'll give him £30 a day lol
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love the idea SWB, how do you advertise?? wonder if i approached my local DIY superstore, they'd let me put the pikey bus on their car park?????? @ £5-00 per tree the local charities should love me heaven here i come LOL
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hi all, a happy and prosperous new year to all. had a box fitted behind the cab of the pikey bus over the break, and can now fit most of my gear inside however, what do all you tranny / ldv/ etc owners do with the pole saw at present i'm putting it on the back, buts its not secure, and it'll get damaged sooner rather than later thanks for your help dave i'll put some pics on soon lol
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sorry i'm from wrong side of hills ( yorkshire ) but if there's trees, guns, n alcohol.......i'm in
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just set up n price was an issue ( spent too much on my chipper) LDV, brilliant. just done a site clearence and managed to get it into the customers back yard. got a normal tipper, ran that for a while then bought a crewcab back n had a box made for the gear. Although the chip box is smaller, when its full i'm overweight. lol. when cash allows i'll upgrade to a crewcab transit, rack the rear section out n get a posh allly back made would like a cabstar for its size, a 7.5 tonner for its capacity and a mog for the fun factor, would also like to win the lottery, about as much chance of any. lol
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Elder flower wine mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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£28-00 !!!!!!!!! how many more does he want Rupe??
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on the domestic side of things. most people think we're pikeys fly tippers cowboys in general. when i first started on my own i just had the mobile No. on my advertising. As soon as i put my home No. on the call rate doubled. I used to ask a few customers, where'd they got my No. from, why me etc. most of them said they would'nt touch an arborist firm if there wasn't a landline as they probably were gypsies!!
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he's no good. the pikey bus's arse end is another foot higher lol
