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Is it UK grown?
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You have to laugh when you see these kind of adds. Crazy.
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I have the smaller scd600 and think it is well worth it. Easy to use for long periods, a lot less saw dust compared to a saw, a lot less sharpening and easy maintenance.
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I had a total loss claim with Aviva and they were really good. Paid out quickly and didn't screw me on the amount.
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Mini diggers, tips and advice on use
richy_B replied to normandylumberjack's topic in Large equipment
There is an American guy on youtube that has some good videos - The dirt ninja no less! https://www.youtube.com/user/BobcatNinja2124/videos A lot of the videos are just him/colleagues working but there are some good pointers on there. My favourites is [ame] [/ame] . Its straight forward and you could do it anyway with a bit of common sense but have a step by step like this is golden. -
One of my plant trailers has a worn coupling which I am going to replace but the option of having a 40mm eye instead of the standard ball hitch. In honesty I do not know what the advantages over each other are? Any thoughts?
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Hello, we are looking for someone to join our tree planting team. 2 month contract initially with potential to extend beyond for the right person. Punctual, reliable and a good attitude are the essentials but advantages would be experience of planting standards & driving license. Good rates of pay. Operating out of Ealing. Please PM me for more information.
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tracked chipper on plant trailer vs ifor williams gd trailer
richy_B replied to swinny's topic in General chat
I've not tried chipping into the back of a vehicle from a tracked unit so can't comment but have hired a few tracked chippers/shredders (Timberwolf S426 and 190tftr) and used my GX84 with ramp to transport them. My experience was there is not enough length to get a well balanced load. (width wise it was ok for both machines) Either far too heavy on the nose or on the tail. I would want to do a lot of driving at 60mph with it or get pulled. If I was planning on doing it often I'd want something in the ifor '125' realm (either GX or GD). -
Fair enough if you've heard it straight from them but if you are going by the documentation it strongly suggests otherwise. Its a minefield and this is why I detest these organisations. Bloody B+E, Tacho's, O license, driver CPC. I only want to sell a few logs!
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On what basis? I've gone by the information from the below and cannot find anything to the contrary. Forestry activity, within defined distances. Seems clear cut. Why is split logs different to any other agricultural or forestry product? https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/208091/rules-on-drivers-hours-and-tachographs-goods-vehicles-in-gb-and-europe.pdf
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It was my understanding there was a tacho exemption for agricultural and forestry businesses delivery own goods within 100km of their base. So if your business harvests the trees, processes them to firewood then delivers locally you should be exempt from having a tacho. Could be wrong...
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We had to switch to Advocate as apparently fleas are becoming immune to frontline.
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This. You risk the business as well as a friendship.
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I used my local council tip when I was clearing out the office & yard. General mixed waste. Cost £97 for 480kg!?! No wonder there is so much fly tipping.
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Its probably because its swelling is right on a joint that it is more painful than usual. My worse experience of was getting a blackthorn go 1cm straight up in between my finger and finger nail!
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I work with blackthorn a lot so know the problem all too well. My experience is often a there is a bit broken off still in the wound but if you go at it with tweezers/needle you just make it sore. It will generally work its way out in a few days but if you want to speed it up soak your hand in hot water for a while then gently squeeze around the area. Put some TCP in the water too.
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Personal loan of £5k. Put it into the business as a directors loan they repay yourself monthly. You can get an unsecured personal loan for just over 4%. Hard to find anything commercial for anywhere near that.
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The Burning Issue - Truck MPG becoming a major headache...
richy_B replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Arb-Trucks
I've got a '05 L200 and completely agree about the gearing. At 2000rpm in 5th gear I am doing about 48mph (sat nav indicated). You push it to 55-60 and it really starts howling. I am mainly in London so traffic is bad and find I average 20-26mpg. Towing a mini digger for two weeks in stop start traffic I got 200 miles from a full tank (70 litres) - Ouch! Having come from a '07 Ranger and '08 Hilux before that it is noticeable how much more of an 'agricultural' feel to it. As a run around/quoter I use a 125 scooter - 90mpg, free parking, £17 tax and it is a company use only vehicle you get 100% VAT back on it. -
I agree. One of the biggest thing retrospect teaches is buy the right kit to start with. Obviously there are major financial constraints in the early days but in the long run it is much more efficient. If you are tree surgeon a chipper, saws and climbing kit are your stable diet so spend the money. A brand new van isn't essential but I'd avoid going beyond 7 years/100k miles. I work with a forestry contractor and he rekcons he needs around £100k worth of kit to run his operation but has spent £200k to get it over 3 years - Buying an older tractor, spending some money on repairs and breakdowns, losing a bit when trading up. Repeat for a timber trailer, flail, winches, so on & so on.
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In the scenarios I often think panic is what get us. Talking it through now there are a number of safe ways of getting the climber down but in the heat of it you react quickly and its easy for something to go wrong. Knots not tied properly, too much slack leading to shock loading and failure, even cutting the rope in the wrong place. Easy done. Glad to hear she's ok though. Could easily have been a fatal one.
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I like native hedges but if you want a 'screen' within a few seasons cypress are the way to go in my opinion. A site I worked on has a freshly planted row of 3m thuja's at about 1.5m spaced along a single row. Inside a year they had formed a pretty uniformed screen and the provide the privacy/noise reduction the neighbours wanted. Obviously there is ongoing maintenance but could be the way to go.
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Hello, Got quite a bit of planting coming up in November and could do with an extra pair of hand. Would suit a college student/trainee/entry level. Experience of planting standards would be a bonus but a good attitude and happy to put in a bit of graft is the only essentials. Self employed/handled own tax/NI preferable. Pair of safety boots and some waterproofs is all you need. Might not be everyday but likely to be 15 days+ during November/early December. I can be a bit flexible about the days if you can. PM me for more details if interested. Richard.
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Its a step in the right direction in my opinion.
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I was out and about in West London that day and there were branches down all over, particularly h.chesnuts dropping big limbs. I did think in the morning that some poor sod was going to get walloped. Terrible to hear of a fatality.
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Have you considered putting the £4,500 down as deposit and finance the rest on a new/nearly new one? You could get a TW150 for £12-13k so you'd be financing £8k ish which over 5 years in not a lot per month. My experience is buying cheap rarely works out in the end and I reckon you'll struggle to find something not coming towards the end of its economic life for your budget.
