delabodge

full or part time tree surgeon needed for a very busy tree team established 30 yrs , good rates of pay depending on qualifications,driving licence, tickets and hard worker sort.

options to work with the other aspects sawmiiling/furniture construction, you will learn all aspects of recycling tree waste , reading/berkshire based , great opening for the right person, year round work. 07770376156

Reading based team looking for climbing staff and groundsmen , established team with 30yrs clientel, 

call clive for a chat 07770376156

23 hours ago, Chris at eden said:

Blue green urban. 👍

thanks bud

so need to plant four largish trees near a newly built wall(not right next to it) and am thinking root deflectors to divert the roots downwards to give better chance of tap root growth and less surface root, anyone know of a decent supplier of these? mainly used for street planting usually,

cheers

for my pennies worth, i have been actively doing tree work for over 25 yrs, and for the first 18 ran a second hand gravely 944 pro chip, it was a beast of a machine, heavy as f.k but so fixable it was like an old car, easy to get at, new starter motor, new radiator, it was like triggers broom, in fact only sold it to some one I know you was starting up and still using it today,,and I see him weekly,still happy,

I then bought a diesel forst st6, second hand, and its been ok, wiring loom melted, leaky hydraulic faulty tank weld( that`s a first)etc nothing a good old £2k service couldnt solve lol, moral of the story is,, nothing is perfect, different machines suit different people applications etc, and at the end of the day, you really do need to set some money aside and acept that at some point that chipper you`ve thrashed or not will need replacing at some point,

On 07/03/2020 at 18:11, steve@black said:

Sound , thanks guys this gives me 3 any more and ill lose the will 

how did you get on?

cracking job, rhino is wicked

On 11/08/2020 at 09:24, roseyweb said:

We hire in a nifty 17.5 almost weekly 

there best of both easy to tow, light and no need for a trailer  and you can walk them into tight spots, 17.5m seems to do most of what we need, two hire shops within 10mins have them so normally i can get one 

there sturdy at full reach too, 

we looked at buying one but we can hire for £150 a day or £250 a week, the second hand ones were around 15k and complete dogs of machines, brand new about 27k but I did't fancy the maintenance commitment.

 

One thing I have noticed about locals who have mewps is they seem to take them to every job which is a nice idea but can't help think sometimes there taking them just for the sake of it, doing dismantles with a mewp is a awkward, 

 

James

x

 

£250 a week? that seems a third of the cost of round us.lucky you

On 01/08/2020 at 22:42, kav said:

Its this it and has integrated earmuffs but it comes in at nearly a grand!! I know there is no price on health but its strong money.

the axeminster rep said it is loads better than the normal powercap but id like to hear opinions of someone who used one

wow thats steep,(festool prices lol) I`,d want it to mill my wood too for that 

On 03/07/2020 at 15:38, RyanFaulknerRss said:

Does any know any self employed tree Surveyors in the reading area or who can travel too said area

Drop me a message with what your after mate, my neck of the woods

that's mould due to lack of air flow, sadly you`ll be very lucky if these don't develop a split sooner or later, but you never know,hopefully not

looking good paul ✌️

I had the mafell  one a few yrs ago, big mistake selling it,got nearly as much as I paid for it four yrs later, so quick, a good investment if your doing lots, hard to justify for a one off,?

15 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

 

Hi everyone, is Borax the stuff to use to stop mould growing on boards and detour wood boaring bugs, my monkey puzzle has got white mouldy fur and green stuff, if it's Borax I need where can I get it from, Sorry if this is repeating something I think it might be but as you all know I'm not that good with computers, phones etc

Cheers guys stay safe

 

Borax will help. just make sure you have plenty of airflow around those boards,

10 hours ago, Jcarbor said:

our job for Monday ( if I’m not struck down) log jam thats absolutely humongous, road closure and a crane to lift it out.

 

them beavers are going to be mighty pissed off lol,

3 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Can you pass on my thanks, please?

 

Shes doing an amazing and often thankless job and they deserve so much respect. The Americans often thank passing Armed Forces Personnel with a 'thank you for your service' right now (as always) the NHS workers deserve the same level of respect and gratitude from us. 

 

I think with 400,000 people volunteering to assist in this pandemic shows how much the UK truly appreciated the work they do.  

I will do mate, very very proud of her and the rest of my family in the nhs, ,thank you?

On 24/03/2020 at 08:49, andy perkins said:

big thanks to your wife mine is going through cemo at the moment

Sorry to hear this Andy,my wife comes home absolutely knackered having worked in a isolation unit for over six hours in full kit, in a understaffed unit,(7.45-4-00pm job) with minimum resources, on a quarter of a train drivers wage,who have just striked for a bigger wage, (53k -£67k?)my wife is never late for work, never shirks her duties and has never had a day off sick, she takes pride in what she does and will work later to make sure she gets chemo orders out Even if  she clocked off how ever late it takes,and she’s far from being the only one in the nhs, me sitting at home ,makes me feel very guilty, but come 8pm tonight, I will pass her a glass of wine, and stand on my doorstep and applaud her and everyone else at the forefront of this crazy panademic,in the meantime, I will hold off on domestic tree work,until,it’s safe to do so.

My wife works for the nhs front line making chemo for cancer patients(on a shit wage), my son is a paramedic front line and so is my younger sons girlfriend, they are essential workers making us all safer and better,  me running a tree team out in uncertainty isn't essential, (money is needed,yard rent,chipper payments etc) I have a great bunch of lads and have decided for there safety and my customers we will abide by what boris has asked and take three weeks off, now I hate being home like the rest of us, (and wish I had a government salary/not my wifes) but if everybody says ,"oh it doesn't mean me" then its insulting to the ones who try and fix things and do as there told, my customers will still be there in three weeks time, and I will make sure there`s plenty of bonus payments to my lads,as I do when were busy.

I will be keeping myself busy doing stuff at home ,cleaning the garage ,finishing my shed etc,you tube etc,,,stay safe in whatever you decide to do.

On 13/03/2020 at 18:39, Rough Hewn said:

Looks like it may be 3 months or more.
I'm guessing we've got less than a fortnight before we are locked down,

HOPE YOU BOUGHT A LOTTERY TICKET LOL

6 hours ago, bankhouse builder said:

I am looking at the moment for a replacement was told yesterday that they have stopped production on the cabstar . A friend of mine runs one in his roofing supply business and rates it highly it never stops all day that is why I am considering one in the double cab version. Isuzu don't do one in double cab. How do you find the ride in the Isuzu? I like the look of them as they look like a little truck rather than a van. Most vans in that size are only 5500kg gross train weight which would only let you carry around 700 kg or less on the towing vehicle.

we had a Isuzu and it was a great little truck,bouncy in the cab when unladen, but pulled like a demon when loaded, only had it a year until some lowlife nicked it never to be seen again.

30 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

What Mill do you have your eye on?

 

Picked up over 7 tons of Oak today. All supposedly Firewood Grade. £30 a ton and I got to load with the Avant for free.  

 

 

in fairness that is firewood quality oak, way too many unions/forks etc, but,,for rustic furniture/park furniture etc ,will do the job,

Ok time to stock up on my cedar stock, and logs available local to reading/Berkshire way let me know 

cheers

2 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Might be the security risk of folk knowing he's regularly away from his property for long periods of time. Innocent mistake to make though. 

Indeed mate but don’t take all my staff with me as much as I like em?????

On 15/07/2019 at 21:08, se7enthdevil said:

he seems to be on holiday all the time from what i see on facebook...

Not always Steve, but thanks for making that public?

you can not underestimate the need for good dust masks,,i use ppf3 for everything,,,yes there more expensive but for a reason,, 

Ive bought two axminster full face masks with filters for £230 each,,,and worth every penny,,,when planning,sanding,milling,,,

How long do you want to live??

dust kills......