richy_B

I have an Exeter retort in London.

I've only got limited experience of cone splitters but at smaller sizes it is down to the skill of the operator. Trying to split 6" stuff will not be very productive though. The larger the diameter stuff seems more dependent on the length than anything else. You could split 60cm rings if they were already cut to firewood length without too much drama. A 60cm diameter log that is 3 metres long is a very different deal.

I regard forestry as the management of multiple trees and arb as the management of individual trees.

Can I ask what region it is? Some rules differ in Scotland and NI.

One thing that did occur to me is does you partner work? If not I wonder if they may be better placed to lead the applications. It could be much easier for someone without another income to prove this was their main occupation and income. In my experience agricultural ties do not refer to spouses etc so if would be less of an issue if you wee full time arb. Could be a good angle?

If it states equestrian then I suppose riding school or livery could work. As others have mentioned agricultural ties are usually dictated by occupational need/main job or income being derived from the land. Arb is the wrong industry and I'd not mention this at all. Firewood is workable but I reckon you'd need to demonstrate it was part of a larger forestry operation. ie you fell, extract and replant from woodlands within 50 miles of the site, the harvested material is used for firewood etc. Keeping animals is fine if it's your main income. 6 hens and a goat isn't going to cut it. 1000 hens maybe. The main thing to remember with planners is they don't get in trouble for saying 'NO' , they can find them selves in bother for saying yes though. Hence you will find the default answer to everything will be no and you'll have to do the arguing. Get a consultant to talk of through for an hour. Then go from there.

I'm only speculating, no idea how it really happened. I supposed he could have also been using a wheeled mini and been yanking/wrestling with it and again, lost his footing. Regardless, bit of a nasty way to go. RIP.

It might have mortgage lender implications. I'd recommend careful wording, be very quiet about out firewood and tree surgery and emphasis forestry.

He could have slipped and backed it over himself. I've seen the potential a few times with tracked chippers - reversing towards yourself, lose you footing and lack of experience/spare of the moment just hang onto the levers. With a stump grinder I guess you wouldn't need to go far over till your legs could get tangled.

Nothing wrong with the axe and chainsaw approach. If I did a day of 10 cubes by hand I'd probably want a week off to recover!

2500ton a month! That's some serious output. Do you mind if I ask what your machinery set up is? Can't even imagine what you'd be running to produce all that.

Just joined the 'wee chipper' club with the receipt of my new jo beau m200. Thanks to the guys at Global. Not only do I have a new machine, I've got a matching jo beau t shirt, fleece and hat!

Not of mine but something like this would be the same http://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/battery-terminal-clamp-with-isolation.html

Yes. Standard red key one. You can get one that goes nicely onto the battery terminal so it's under the bonnet. It's not essential but safer and stops anyone being able to plug anything else in and wear your battery out.

This is exactly what I have on my L200. Cables running to rear anderson plug via an isolator switch. Anderson plug on a cable running to tt85 tipper. Works great.

My wife got pick pocketed a while ago in London. They took the cards and cash but put her purse in a post box so it got back to her. Not sure I call them a courteous thief but they could just binned it.

This does sound crazy. If you are reducing a tree on a boundary for example why could possibly need it? If it's outside of school hours it's even crazier. If the client is happy to foot the bill and a bit of administration time then fair enough but if not I'd not bother.

I saw this. 221hp, auto, cruise control. Sounds like a great tow'er in the making.

I think this could be interpretted/mis-interpretted as buying items through business that are actually intended for personal use. As i said, I'd be cautious of saying this to your insurer. It's not an insinuation on my behalf.

I'd be cautious, you are essentially telling your insurer you are committing tax fraud.

Hard to give your money away sometimes isn't it! I used arborisk who put me generally on Aviva policies. Not always the cheapest but you get a reply to emails on the same day and when I've had to make a claim it was swift and straightforward.

I have heard good things about NFU but my experience is its hit and miss depending on your local office. My one is a 'miss' unfortunately and couldn't even be bothered to come back to me despite chasing.

Which involves them actually looking for them too.... Unfortunately you don't get a lot dedicated to this. Crime reference number and a visit if you are lucky.

I'd look at it geographically. If you were 100 miles from me I'd consider you less of a conpetititor and use you. If you were in the same town or in the same 'catchment' I could see why people might be uneasy about it.

True - the paperwork would need to be detailed and cover many eventualities.