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  1. delabodge
    top day had today with a top team of really great guys, to include (silky fox) showed up as promised on time, full of energy, and like he`d drank 5 coffee`s already,,lol He fitted right into our team with ease, hes a true team player, who made all of us laugh with his forward thinking,,,,,,works hard,,and im hopefully going to find out "plays hard" lol,,,onion festival here we come,,,lol loved his enthusiasum for tree work and to be out there with like minded people,,,certainly got us talking down the pub afterward(he didnt join as big day tomorrow with rich rule etc)and it was a big Im a happy boss!!!!
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    wicked pics,,thanks
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    hi steve , i hire in various ones when needed, love to own one but mrs (who wears the trousers) is after holiday home,,,,the manitou 526 turbo like above is by far my favorite,,,tried the buggyscope and sent it back straight away,,sinks on soft ground,,friends have merlos,,,and they rate em,,,,I will get one but reckon it`ll be the 526 turbo,,,,,,have also hired a jcb one,,,,nice but very bouncy,,,,
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    pm sent mate,,,
  5. delabodge
    i think ,big J has experience with all three types of machine, woodmizer/lumbermate and alaskan,, so I personelly appreciate his honest good reviews,,, I run a woodmizer Lt40(20yrs old) hydraulic,,,,and await his next chapter with a better mill,,,
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    very good mate,,,,
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    climber

    delabodge replied to redgazbo's topic in Employment

    where?
  8. delabodge
    sweet,,,,
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    has to be a bigger an stiffer pole then? good luck,,,
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    robin wood uses a traditional lathe ,and he turns big bowls, he uses a mandrel to wrap his leather rope around which gives more torque,,and a big larch pole,nobody said it was easy,,hence they moved on to the treadle lathe, then belt driven,then motor,,,if they could have used a motor they would have, !! i use both, mainly between centres on my pole lathe now adays! (rob copied his lathe from george laylies lathe which is in the reading rural life musuem).
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    brilliant,,love it,,well done,,,,
  12. delabodge
    me too arrrgh
  13. delabodge
    right back at you,,,CHRIS HOY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  14. delabodge
    :thumbup:verrrrrry gooood!!
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    nowt but probs with mine,,,stipped it down twice,,still lack of power on cutting, and cuts out,,,checked fuel supply etc,,,?
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    wicked,,!!!
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    good stuff mate,,,as usual ! we spent the last two hard days slabbing A huge Oak up,,aching now lol
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    spot on,,great clear pics,,,,thanks
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    cutting and splitting? long day? think I want to employ you
  21. delabodge
    whats your local competetion? dont forget with a mill you need obviously,1/timber to mill, 2/a loader?forklift or tractor,3/ storage,,(you`ll be suprised how quick you fill the yard,) if you`ve got all that covered, and good contacts to sell the end product, then hey,,,sure beats office work, just not as consistant wages,,,,,speak to other tree surgeons,countryside services,ranagers etc, see if there interested , or go halfs on a mill?
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    Went with trust today, knocked £330 off my new renewal quote from my previous insures...tis too easy just to renew,,,,,
  23. delabodge
    Hi mark let me know how you get on, in the same boat,,,,
  24. delabodge
    I agree, my lads saw up when they have a few hrs spare, or even on the job sometimes,
  25. delabodge
    its a good question,,,, we manage about 1m3 with a riko 11Ar spliter every 45 mins, if its nice rings under 18inch,,,,,,, from arb waste. I question buying in artic loads of straight firewood at £40 per ton,+ £10 per ton delivery, so a ton on average producing 1.5 cubic meters (presuming the timber was green when delivered)= I charge £80 per m3, so 1.5 m3 from the ton would return me £120,,,,after costs of,,,,,,,£50 wood,then add labour,storage(ie yard rent)fuel for delivery, cubic net bags, ,,I cant see it makes commercial sense unless you have a fancy bit of £15k kit,(processor) plus £10k worth of loader,,,,(which you need a return on) then i see why your m3 price must be £100 plus! I think people selling arb waste firewood can afford to charge less for the end product as we`ve usally been paid to remove it, but it takes longer than processor timber!

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