oldwoodcutter
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I've found nothing wrong whatsoever with the 230, it swallows stuff impressively with its wide open mouth. In my humble it runs, performs,and tows, all better than the ST6. And, more importantly, my boys haven't managed to block it once.
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You're not wrong there Dave, I've been out this afternoon and priced 3 different domestic jobs up, I priced normally and could see each potential customer rock back on their heels. I tried to grab something from nothing by asking if they'd had any other quotes (I guessed they had) 1 said I was a third higher than the highest so far, the second showed me a duplicate book type quotation half the price I gave him, and the third proffered a business card with a figure on the back that wouldn't buy a hand basket of tescos basics. -
Unbelievable.
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I've got 3 spades, but will never be that well off to retire.
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I'm told that bogus nptc stickers are easy enough to buy off eBay , this was told to me by the owner of a high profile tree firm hereabouts, who admitted not being registered, but was proud of the way his truck was plastered with them. Doesn't bother me though.
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Their wives and partners are out doing what they can working full or nearly full time bringing some in to keep their heads above water Dave.
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38k ? I know of several sole trader tree firms locally that, from what they tell me man to man, and reading between the lines, don't draw much more than 8k in wages for the fiscal year. They price jobs as much as they dare, buy another old chipper a bit more reliable than last years one, trade that old truck in for something not falling to pieces,and really try to swim against the tide of entry level guys pricing against them.
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Reminds me of the old boys on the forestry commission cutting gangs 40 years ago. Sometimes during the lunch break, our resident joker in the pack would amble off and turn the chain round on someone's saw, when we got up to start again those that knew what was afoot would see how long it would take the butt of the prank to notice it . Happy days.
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Red fir. Knock that top out before someone else does 👍.
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You're right there Tom, I would recommend steering well clear of buying a 261,unless you want more stress in your life.
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When my quote is accepted, if I've not got much on I will ask when would you like it done, to which they usually say as soon as possible. Then you can say well if I jiggle my jobs around I can bring you near the top and do it next Tuesday. They don't know you've nothing much on, they appreciate you fitting them in sooner, and also this avoids a chainsaw Charlie nipping in behind your back and doing it in the meantime. Works for me many a time .
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I left a brash dragger on site once, well actually he had been involved in an altercation with a co-worker , squaring up to each other etc. I got between them and as it was nearly leaving off time I suggested he sit in the truck and cool down a bit, while the other one kept out of the way. He decided not to do this, in fact he wouldn't even get in when the job was finished. I learned a few days later when he called round to get paid that he had hitch hiked/walked back to his home, some 20 miles, and had made several wrong turns in the process.
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Also it depends how busy your firm is, if you are snowed under with offers of work then you may not bother to call them back, but on the other side of the coin if your diary has more blank pages than full ones you may have a long wait for your phone to ring,so calling your quotes back will pay dividends. Some potential clients have so much going on in their lives that yes they do forget about their trees and hedges. We live and breath trees but they don't.
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Unusually I was lone working, when I nearly brained myself with a log sappie, all I could do was stagger to the truck and hold the kitchen roll I keep in there to my eye socket to stem the bleeding with one hand,and drive with the other hand back to civilisation. After what would now be described as chilling out for an hour or so, I began to think clearly again and realised my 460 was where I'd left it. Mrs oldwoodcutter drove me back and it was still there, and I still have it to this day.
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After about 3 weeks I drive by and if the trees still standing I call them and say " have you had any more thoughts about your tree" sometimes they have genuinely forgotten to get back to you and they ask when am I going to do it, or they will say I've found someone else who will do it for a gallon of petrol, 4 cans of tesco lager, and a cup of tea while they're here.
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I'm no expert on the ways and whys of liability, but if the client or their family shuffles into our work area 'to lend a hand' , I immediately put my arm on his or her shoulder and take them back to where they popped up from. Saves a lot of trouble all round.
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Some reassurance to know I'm not alone, by big time I meant it poured out, but as you say, once replaced they don't leak anymore. Thanks Barrie.
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Since moving to Aspen, the only downside I've found is the old o rings on the filler caps on the Stihl saws and hedgers fail big time. I think I've replaced all the quick fit cap rings now. After the first 2 I thought it was coincidence, but it's not, Don't ask me why though.
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And laces
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Yes there are no excuses of course for stealing. Talking of transits and wheels, pal of mine even had his spare wheel stolen of his 4 year old tipper the other day.
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A farmer friend had a starter motor nicked off a vintage tractor he owned, the thief left the nuts and washers neatly placed in order on the front axle. He told me that in his opinion the man who wanted it was either a mechanic, or he took a mechanic with him.
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Red fir.
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The nation’s leading lumberjacks to chop their way to the top
oldwoodcutter replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
I think I might stand a chance in this, I managed to achieve cs 11 in 1967. -
My phone shows them and it amazes me, quiet day today 2000 steps, last Thursday 28,000. No wonder I slept most of the bank holiday .
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I think it's going to be alright Tom, I help my tree worker friends out and they help me out , we lend staff each way,and give each other second opinions on tricky jobs. I'm talking about established outfits, not the here today gone tomorrow saw slingers. Go for it.
