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I have a fence to erect that runs along the side of a footpath that is frequented by scum bags! the fence that is currently in has being kicked to pieces and set on fire! other than palisade or mesh what other options is there? customer has asked if we can just use gravel boards but as its going to be 6' 6" high and its 190 feet long it will look horrible and cost a fortune...ideas

I feel your pain...Good luck

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After having my Vermeer S800Tx rolled on site, i spent all day taking it apart to fix the problem...I spoke to mechanics and Paul @ vermeer UK, who talked me through what i should be doing...excellent customer service & support The machine is very well built and pretty easy to work on...i wouldn't hesitate on buying Vermeer in the future

Very, it could of being a lot worse! i think the exhaust has a bit of oil in it though as when its on fast tickover or high revs it smokes like a god en! lad at Vermeer have said that it should clear with a bit of graft.

Yes its running fine, I think if it had partially filled the cylinders to allow it to turn over it could of being a lot worse! As they were so full it just locked solid. Lucky

Got it up and running, it had basically **** the whole sump into 3 out of 4 cylinder's

Your excluded from that don lol...only cos I wanna chip in your new tipper

Not just tree surgery, i know a lad who owns coffee shops and restaurants and even he struggles to find reliable honest people that's in low skilled jobs! 1 woman fiddled 3 grand out of the till

This year has being a huge learning curve when it comes to employees and how the can add to my business, making do with the help you can get is a big difference to getting the help you need, I genuinely dont think the skills and correct work ethic is out there!

My problem is i like to get stuck in and don't wanna be the idle 1 sat on the machine doing the easy job all day

Its true Mick, its not until after i thought i will end up paying for someone's stupidity, business is at the stage where i cannot do everything myself and can no longer babysit grown men, in reality i need to bring in or train up skilled men that will in turn make my life easier not harder!

Due to staff issues i have being using subcontract groundsmen, after being told he had x amount of hours on a skid steer i let him loose on our brand new 33k skid steer, it was clear he was not as skilled as he made out to be but in an effort to keep the job going i let him continue. He wasn't a novice but after being told to slow down etc he rolled the machine over! i have spent a full day rectifying his balls up, the job we had it on is still unfinished, i didn't get home until 9 pm after getting the machine recovered! luckily i have managed to get it going with only cosmetic damage. Things could of being a lot worse than they are physically and financially, i am still in the **** and are down on a substantial amount of money. He has now sent me an invoice for 3 days at full whack! no "how is the machine" "can i help fix it" "or i feel bad and don't want paying for the day"... Tell me i am wrong but if it was me i would feel guilty as sin and offer as much help as i possibly could, i expect subbies to work hard, be on time, be skilled in what they do and treat my equipment with respect!

They are only 1300 kgs my old Transit 90 pulled it no probs.

4 cylinder kubota! Machine has 40 hours on it, couldn't sleep last night worrying about!

Was on full revs when it went over, took about 30 secs to turn it off. Stop it back up and left it, wont even turn over

Vermeer skid steer went over yesterday, had to get recovered as it wont start! Any ideas before I look at it tomorrow? Being told to pull injectors out and spin the fan to expel any oil as it mite be oil locked.

Got a Cargo tipper, good trailer... pipe for tipper ram was being crushed by body going down so re routed it, and the clips that hold the ramps in are a pain in the arse! apart from that its a very good trailer.

It costs me £6 a month for the Barclays account, Barclays savings and vat account are free as linked into main business one, hsbc is in free banking period so no account fee and can pay as much cash or cheques in as I like for 18 months. When. The 18 months is up I will close that account and look for another bank with free banking period. I was paying £40 a month paying everything into Barclays with charges now I only pay the account fee of !6

Why does it matter how many accounts you have? As long as your statements match your invoices and its all legit? I have 4 business ones 1 where bacs go the other whilst still in free banking period gets cash and cheques paid in, the other is a vat account and the final is a business savings account. Never been an issue, everything is above board as bookkeeper stays on top.

Why are people staying with the same bank? just opened another account with hsbc to run along side barclays that costs £6 a month, 18 months free business banking i can pay cash and cheques in without no additional charges, most banks have 12-18 months free business banking.

I was exactly the same when i started up, hiring the same grinder on a 2 hour round trip! machine was horrible to use, bought a new 1 on finance the paid it off in 6 months with the extra work i did with it. Plus its always there when i want it.

So you can burn at point of origin but not if it is moved from site! whats difference!

Waste exemption: D7 burning waste in the open From:Environment AgencyPart of:Waste exemptions: disposing of wasteFirst published:28 April 2014Last updated: 21 December 2015, see all updates This exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air. Contents Type of activity you can carry out Types of activity you can’t carry out Types of waste you can treat Quantity of waste you can treat Key conditions Related exemptions Register a D7 exemption Type of activity you can carry out This includes: a landscape gardener has trimmed hedges and branches and wants to burn them on a bonfire at the same place Types of activity you can’t carry out You can’t: burn other types of waste other than those listed below bring waste from elsewhere to burn burn treated wood waste or wood waste coming from any source other than listed use this exemption to burn waste in an incinerator for disposal (see related exemptions) use this exemption to burn waste in a boiler to produce heat and power (see related exemptions) Householders burning their own garden waste don’t need to register any waste exemptions. Types of waste you can treat The waste codes are those listed in the List of Wastes (LoW) Regulations. You need to make sure your waste fits within the relevant waste code and description. Waste code Type of waste 020103, 020107, 200201 Plant tissue 030105 Sawdust, shavings and cuttings from untreated wood only 030301 Waste bark and wood Quantity of waste you can treat You can: burn up to 10 tonnes of waste in any 24 hour period store up to 20 tonnes of waste at any one time store waste for up to 6 months before burning, to allow certain wood waste to dry out Key conditions The burning must take place on open land, not in an incinerator or a building. You should be careful to position the bonfire where it will not cause nuisance to neighbours through excessive smoke or odour. The burning must take place only at the place where the waste is produced. Related exemptions You can burn untreated wood waste in a boiler to produce heat and power under exemption U4: burning waste as fuel in a small appliance. You can compost plant tissue under exemption T23: aerobic composting and associated prior treatment. You can chip untreated waste wood from joinery under exemption T6: treating waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising, then use the wood chip for animal bedding under exemption U8: using waste for a specified purpose. These options above are preferable to burning in the open air because they result in recovering the waste rather than disposing of it. You can burn waste in an incinerator to dispose of the waste rather than using it as a fuel under D6: disposal by incineration. Register a D7 exemption You need to register this exemption with us if you meet the requirements:

Letter just says they have had numerous complaints with regards to burning waste. There is some houses at the top of the lane, we have always waited until the wind is going the other way but in doing that the pile ends up huge and once lit smolders for a good week