richy_B
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I think that's why I will never be a good climber. I fixate on the risks too much that it slows me down in comparison to others. In an often productivity fueled world best practises are not encouraged or adopted. As has been mentioned human error is often the issue. They happen to the best of us though - tired, rushing to get something finished, momentarily distracted. I read somewhere most accidents happen in the last half hour of the working day.
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Contract hire, pcp, finance, which is best
richy_B replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Business Management
I think you're right there. Confusion is often all that ensues! Atleast you can kid yourself you did the research and found the best option! -
Contract hire, pcp, finance, which is best
richy_B replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Business Management
Yep. I have never looked into contract hire on machinery (arblease et al). Do you have an annual number of hours? Must be a hard business model for them. On a tractor you could have 1000 hours of amenity mowing or 1000 hours of heavy ploughing. Be interesting to know more. -
Contract hire, pcp, finance, which is best
richy_B replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Business Management
That's the best way but it hinges on you having the money to do so! I am a big fan of outright purchases (have done for my tractor, chippers, excavator) but cash flow is king. Contract hire or finance has its place. Finding £1000 a month for 2 years can be a lot less stressful than spending £20k and finding your a uber tight for a couple of months. -
Great looking bit of kit. Do you know how much a engcon tilt rotator set up cost on a 2.5-3t machine?
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I read today Bristol is cutting it's funding for parks is being cut to zero from 2019 for all but H&S items.
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Perhaps you're right. £500 would put off minor moaners atleast....
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Which council is this and what are the specific details of their response? I can't imagine any council requesting money up front for enforcement related issues.
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Exactly! It's often some wally who did one minor job for a council 24 years ago.....
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I thought this was quite a good deal.
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http://www.bucketwarehouse.com/auger-torque-x2500-earth-drill-package-15-3-tonne-864-p.asp
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I got an x2500 on the recommendations made by Matt. I've found it to be great. My only addition is spend the extra on the two pin with cradle. I went with the standard one pin and you are often waiting on it to stop swinging before you can get started.
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Having clocked up over 7500 cuts I can say I like them. These have been 30-40mm limes branches so nothing too major but by now my hands would be aching if using manual snips. The backpack is comfortably and light so you barely know it's there. The cutters are heavier than snips but you soon adjust and because I am essentially just holding them in place and pressing a button it's pretty easy going compared to squeezing every time. I could manage a 8 hour shift using them no bother. They have impressive power as well - I chopped up 80mm robinia branch and it felt effortless. By the end of the season and an estimated half million cuts I'll know for sure but thumbs up so far. I think if you doing 5-7 metre limes (on bus routes for example) from a MEWP then these would make an awesome combo.
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I do commercial and local authority work so always send a quote a day after a site visit. I need to make sure I've not over looked anything as my customers would accept estimates - they want a fixed price they can rely on. I may k ow at the end of the visit exactly what I'll be charging but best to stick to my protocol. Obviously a bit in the T and C s about unforseen circumstances but 99.9% of the time I deliver for the price or take a small hit myself.
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Air con and cruise are a great extra. Sitting in 33c in traffic this week in the transit is hellish.
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Really nice finish on that arb truck. Very professional. Looks to be aluminium planking bolts to the original tipper. You would have any close ups of the joints would you? Be interesting to see how's it done. I've recently built ally planking sides for my transit - which I'm happy with but no where near as slick looking as your set up.
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Sorry, not particularly useful but I had my first experience of hot weather starting problems. It was 33c and I found my stihl blower and hedge trimmer both difficult to get going. Never had issues before. I had to prime them even if I had been using them 15 mins before.
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I'm on lime pruning over summers. Cutting BG and epicormic of around 3000 - 3500 limes. I like a nice clean cut so tend to favour secateurs. My falcon 10 (left handers) have been my weapon of choice. My hands and forearms are getting more and more sore as I get older though so I decided to give these a try. Stihl ASA 85 cordless shears. First impressions are: expensive! Heavier than I thought and a lot more going on technologically than I expect. I pretty much feel like robocop with it on. Comes with a back pack with all the gubbins and I bought an ap3000 battery which is supposed to give 600 minutes of use. First day in the field tomorrow. I'll up date this as to how I get on as these are quite rare bits of kit and the review might help others.
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Looks to be scorching again. Might have to rethink the schedule for a few days. I think it's verging on the point of becoming a safety issue. We're on basal and epicormic growth on highways and it's intense in this heat.
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I'd agreed, try before you jump in. We've been out cutting limes in the heat for 9 hours and I can honestly say say there are 100s of other professions I'd rather being doing today.
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And stability. I used a jcb micro and it felt uncomfortable on anything but flat ground. Conversely my komatsu pc14 with expanding tracks is so much more comfortable. Unless you need to get through a doorway I'd go 1.5tonner.
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The takeuchi tb210r looks pretty good. Expanding tracks, normal joysticks, etc.
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Been having a look on ebay today and saw too loaders come on. Might be me being over suspicious but both 3 day auctions, both £999 start and £200 postage. Perhaps coincidence but if anyones bidding be a bit cautious. 362000884517 272704341278
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Interesting looking loader/forks on ebay: Forklift, Loader, Pallet Truck | eBay
