richy_B
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I always include a downtime clause in quotes. It came about initially from repetitively being given the wrong keys for council sites but I've used it when we are waiting on other contractors. 'Hourly rate of £XX charged in 15 minute increments rounded up for downtime outside our specific control'. Clearly I can't charge it for getting caught in traffic but if we arrive at a site and cant get in because they have change the locks overnight we charge until it is resolved.
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I wont be surpised by: -VAT increase to 22%, -Council tax increase across the board, -Scrap the tax free £2k dividend, -Increased taxation for company directors taking minimum salary & dividend combination, -Fuel duty increase, -Increased BIK for vehicles.
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Hello, Looking to get my first stump grinder. Quite like the look of the Jo beau B37? Anyone got first hand experience or a similar recommendation? Id be looking at EX demo - low hours/year or two old hopefully.
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If you run the truck, engage the pto and try to push that gold nob in. See if it does anything. Is it normally controlled by a level (air) from in the cab?
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My old ms650 needs a new cylinder and piston - I saw these. Anyone used them? Any ideas on quality? HYWAY STIHL MS650 MS660 066 56 MM BIG BORE CYLINDER KIT NISIC 1YR WARRANTY WWW.SAWBITS.CO.UK Gallery photo is a library shot just to show the manufacturer but the kit will be...
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That's not a ridiculous price either. I thought at first glance it would be thousands.
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Tried a cheapy one years back and soon gave up on it. Frame wasn't strong enough and things kept working loose. I use a little air die grinder and a dremmel type bit for all my large 3/8 stuff and find its a good trade off between finish and effort. I run a 25" on my 500 and a 36" on my old ms650. Get through the stones pretty quick, maybe 2 or 3 sharpens but they are cheap enough. I think I got 4 x 4 packs for £22 with delivery.
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I have many an expensive 'ornament' in the shed. Haha. Although I've bought myself stuff on a bit of a whim and it's turned out to my amazing. I got the stihl electric shears a few years back for basal and epicormic pruning. £1000 so hardly small change but after 3 years we've clocked up nearly 400k cuts with it! Saved some massive repetitive strain injury. I'd say one of the best tools I've ever bought.
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Trial and error. You never really know anything till you've done it yourself. I just like to see what others are saying/thinking. I've bought bits and pieces over the years after it looked great on YouTube only to find it's crap in real life conditions.
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Be good to hear how you get on with it.
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Appreciate the feedback, thanks.
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Thanks. This comes with a choice of wheels, of which think a CBN wheel is an option. This unit is advertised as a planer sharpener and there are people doing 500mm blades on them (if you can trust a YouTube demo!).
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Farmi blades are £250 a set so 6 or 7 would be a hell of a spend. I have had a set 'lost in the post' as well. It's more about reducing the amount of messing about. Spending 20 minutes sharpening some blades is preferable to sending them away. This tormeks have a wetstone on it.
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I am thinking of buying a small grinder and planer jig to sharpen my chipper blades on. Mainly the blades for a Farmi 260 which are 300mm x 135mm x 14mm. I was looking the Tormek T8 and their planer jig. Anyone used it or similar? Any reviews? I can use postal services for sharpening but the pain in the arse of packaging, dropping to the post office, hoping they get there, waiting a week, hoping they get back and so on is starting to p*ss me off! Usually ends up costing me about £40 to get two blades sharpened so its not a huge issue to sped £400 odd on a grinder. Obviously need a decent grinder but the main aim is I can just pop the blades out, sharpen up and put them straight back in.
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I have a farmi 260 pto and you need 90hp plus to run it. 130-150hp ideally. It's a 1000kg as well.
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Interesting items coming up. My immediate issue - A lot of suppliers have said haulage is going to anticipated be tight Jan-March. The word is foreign hauliers are not wanting to send drivers and lorries over incase they get stuck at Dover for 48 hours etc. 2 days of a lorry sitting in customs, 2 days of drivers being paid, etc. A reasonable assumption I suppose. I've got all my stock and supplies in to see me through till April but certainly something to watch.
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Supply of nursery stock might be an issue as well. More landscapers perhaps but people like Barchams import loads of their tree stock.
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Not a for/against thread just a bit of a discussion on the likelyhood we won't have a trading arrangement by the end of December. Just wondering what everyone is expecting/thinking? -Machinery. Vast majority of our machinery, from chainsaws to chippers to MEWPs to Unimogs and onwards are European. What is availability, lead times and prices going to be like for new kit and parts? Climbing kit as well I suppose. -Firewood. Could this be a good thing for domestic producers? I can't see importing kiln dried European firewood by the container load being as easy/cheap as it was before. Could this boost local producers revenues? -The overall knock on impact on our economy. Will people have more/less disposable income? Will commercial customers have more/less budgets? Same for local authorities. I'm not panicked about it but I am mindful certain parts of our industry will be impacted. Interested to hear other people's view.
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Hello, We are looking for some occasional experienced climbers for local authority tree works. Deadwooding to pollards to removals. Ideally own LOLERed kit and climbing saw. 0730-1530 is our usual day. Happy to pay good rates for good people. PM with your prices. Work is ongoing.
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Hello all, I am currently running a nifty 120 tracked mewp. Has been a good little unit but we've been getting a bit more big tree work and I'm looking at maybe selling it and getting something like a Multitel SMX 250 for the extra height and outreach. I don't have 'new' money, I'd be on the look out for a 2-5 year old machine. Are there many SMX250 owners on here? How do they rate the unit?
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Whatever the case the climbers is a loon. Life is cheap in some places.
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You'd fill a bulker in 5 mins! Can't imagine anyone outside a power station has this much chip to shift.
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We run a Timberwolf S426 (Road tow). We use it for bumbles of bramble, hedge cuttings, Christmas trees, conife, old tree stakes, pallets, root balls, lime epicormic and ivy. You can feed it carefully from a machine but I find it easier to crush a bundle with a grapple then place at hopper mouth and someone pushes it in by hand. Eats these up no bother, great tool. Compost it all grom there No good on matted, wet stuff. Grass cuttings, bad compost etc. You'd need something more like a Menart.
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Other than running the hedge off an auxiliary unit (beaver power pack or something) I think Matt is right.
