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  1. richy_B
    Anyone had any experience with one of these they could share? Look a bit more basic and are generally cheaper to buy a used compared to the other contenders (perhaps a reason.....). Any reviews appreciated.
  2. richy_B
    Market forces. If there is a supply of people willing to work for that then employers will offer it. Equally no one has to work for that if they do not feel that undervalued their skills/time. Vote with your feet.
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    Nothing wrong with getting the job done quicker. I'm an advocate of getting the biggest chipper you can - It's nearly always the bottle neck of the operation.
  4. richy_B
    Thanks. Its a tipper and has a pretty good spec - air con and cruise. Problem is the tipper body is steel and really heavy. 250kg heavier than standard.
  5. richy_B
    They all slot in together. Log grab with muck grapple on top, both slid into the xl bucket. Bit of a squeeze but works well.
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    Not necessarily what MO had in mind when they designed the muck grab... Helping local parks team clear out waste from a woodland. Skidding out filthy mattress's is a new one for me. The grapple work well though. Used the XL bucket to shift 2-3 tons of general waste as well. Not a glamorous job but it all counts.
  7. richy_B
    Off on another adventure. 900litre bucket, muck grab and log grab.
  8. richy_B
    +1. Wood waste (general or construction) is expensive to get rid of. Local to me its 5x the price of green waste.
  9. richy_B
    Its going to come down to the numbers. How much are you going to charge? Would someone pay that? What will it cost you to do this/profit? Start up costs - dozens of roro's are a reasonable investment.
  10. richy_B
    I like the concept of a 40 yard RORO skip delivered to my site, which I fill with green waste and you take away after a few weeks later. I'd pay for that. Chip is pretty easy to get rid of though.
  11. richy_B
    I've got an auger torque x2500 on mine. Performs well. Largest flight I have is a 450mm but there is a 600mm that will fit - which I am very tempted by.
  12. richy_B
    Sounds like standard hired in plant insurance. You protect them comprehensively against loss (fire, theft, damage in transit etc) and hire costs/loss of revenue until the machine is replaced.
  13. richy_B
    Bit of shifting spoil and tidying up today.
  14. richy_B
    There is going to be a big difference in 'hired in' and 'hired out' plant insurance. We had hired in plant which have us upto £100k cover for machine we hired and associated costs (whilst the supplier sources a new one / loss of revenue). Annual policy and I think gave us up to 30 days hiring a year. If you are hiring out you're own machinery then it's going to be a tailor made policy so you need a broker. I'd expect it would he expensive as the risk is high. No disrespect to yourself but if I was hiring out a £25k machine I absolutely be asking for proof of insurance as well as a passport and credit card details.
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    I just went to a local broker to me with a copy of my insurance policy from last year (minus the price!). They were able to offer the same cover for roughly what I was paying last year. We're going to be be a fairly standard example of a small arboriculture business, nothing particularly unusual/specific from an insurance point of view I think arborisk have shot themselves in the foot this year. There is of course levels of cover, small print, etc, etc but prices need to be in the same region. If I put up my prices by 40% for exactly the same job then people would assume I didn't want the work.
  16. richy_B
    The log grapple is the new bit. The rest goes out regularly - I'm just sucker for looking after my kit!
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    I came away from arborisk this year ( after 4 years ). Prices rocketed by 40% despite no claims or changes in our situation. They removed old for new and put in lots of new get out clauses for themself. Also used to be a free installment option but that went too. Their main insurer (aviva) is to blame apparently but never the less no longer competitive for us.
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    I had an afternoon spare so have been re-organising my depot. I had all my MO kit out in all its glory!
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    I did an evening course at my local college (Richmond at the time). It was 3 weeks each of arc, mig, gas and then one week taster of tig. Cost £300 but it was useful to learn with good quality kit and have an instructor. It also will help you determine if there is a branch of it you would prefer to learn. I would have initially though of mig but after the course found arc was best suited to what I needed to do.
  20. richy_B
    Yes, I'd expect so. I guess you could lift one end and put some sort of trolley under, secure with a ratchet the change ends and away.
  21. richy_B
    Yes. It's a 3pt linkage grapple ideally for a alpine tractor. It's on a 3pt linkage adaptor for my MO (I just move 3pt linkage kit around with it, etc). It is a very useful grab but I already have a couple of different types of grapple for the MO so I'm selling it on. It's a really quick way of moving timber shorter distances where a timber trailer would be cumbersome (I found upto 100 metres it was really quick compared to a trailer). You can either lift short lengths using the butt plate (I could do 3-4 metres lengths but depends on your tractor weight) or you can drag / 'skid' long lengths or whole trees. All without leaving the drivers seat!
  22. richy_B
    Pictures.
  23. richy_B
    Anyone interested in a skidding grapple for an alpine tractor? I've sold my AGT and moved to a multione so the grapple ( RRZ110 brand new from Riko 18 months ago) is now surplus. Very light use and great condition. Perfect behind an alpine tractor. £1350 plus VAT new, sensible offers considered. Can be collected/viewed in West London. Will help load, can put on a pallet and strap up for a courier. Will post some pictures later but it's one of these: http://www.riko-uk.com/product/41/201
  24. richy_B
    Ha! Sounds about right. I've been looking for a 'silver bullet' for years for this. Yet to find anything more effective than a shovels and spades (anything less back breaking would be a God send!). Happy new year to you all.
  25. richy_B
    Does the airspade do a reasonable job on London clay? We do a lot of hand digging and often it's solid clay from 80mm below, not clay soil - solid damp clay. Generally a horrible spoil to work with.

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