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A few from today's pollarding. Then apparently Isis attacked whilst I was delivering some timber.... 20 minutes to get back upright with some pulleys and another 25 minutes to allow the oil to settle. I was massively impressed that about a tea spoon of oil had leaked and the same in diesel.

A nice clean down after grinding because of an oil leak on site from the customers oil tank. Then a quick look up the yard to see how much timber we had kicking around. Also I was thinking of taking natural fracture pruning to a whole new level with this.

Id be careful with that kind of advice. Manufacturers clearly state what kind of damage would cause rope failure and cause rope strength reduction significantly.

1m Lyon sling a few wraps to shorten and a clip karabiner. I used a small connection sling between the runner and my karabiner, although mine is one of the earlier ones.

Very tidy as always josh.

Client asked for more light to the house. I asked what kind of percentage and he said.... Joking aside it was causing real issues with the drains and the right corner of the house.

How the heck did you know that!! Took me 30 minutes to find this place. Very well hidden.

Looks like a beautiful place to live and an epic place to work.

Love your setup John. Cracking pictures pal.

A few from today. first task was to clear the site so the piling rig can start tomorrow. Then off to raise an oak and drop and leave this dying ash.

Cheers mark, Did you winch it back over or use it to hold down the stem whilst working it.

So after being retained for just under 6 years we finally decided to fell this oak. The reason was due to its location within striking distance of a Victorian clinical waste burner.

6 pack of Stella and you'll be fine mark. Got to sort this out this week.

One of today's tasks. Quite nice to be on a site that overlooks the sea and Cromer town.

Yeah pretty much. The whole side will be covered with a sign board anyway so it doesn't need to be a top notch spray job.

Ready to be slung and lifted on. Then finished off. Well after we've added the rear doors.

Cheaper on bigger works more expensive on smaller works.

Whilst the lads are clearing some roads I decided to help rob start welding the floor on. By help I mean stand around and watch his handy work.

The way I see it is a quotes a quote. If one company decided a platform was need and another decided it wasn't what's the problem. Unless they specified a mewp but I'm still yet to see a quote specify machinery. I quote on a lot of council work these days win some lose some. It's mainly down to what equipment one has to do the job. Bigger kit normally means a bit cheaper although a smaller job and I become vastly expensive compared to my smaller setup competition. Just how it goes. Seems like someone being bitter but you'll never beat that. Most people these days do go for the lowest quotes but I'd rather save money than pay twice as much for a simple task. For example we completed a site clearance and quoted against 3 companies all running tw150's. They estimated 3 days and I had it done in 1 and a bit. That's not because I undercut them in anyway, shape or form. I have bigger kit and machinery to make my life easier. Of which I have invested my hard earns money into so why shouldn't I win larger works at a lower cost. Just how I see what's been discussed.

Exactamundo mr b.

We get huge amounts of timber stolen off this site by the public. Last time we were here we lost roughly 13 tonnes but were left with all the sawdust, ruts and mess. Just an attempt to limit it.

Had to go onto a hospital site today because it's the only time we could get access to the woods (car park bays in the way) Extracted to the designated area for us to remove in a couple of weeks.

Sounds like they are having a national clampdown. Just thought it was in Norfolk.

Exactly. We've gone for a restricted o license route. It's a special tool but it's not agricultural use I'm using it for. Mainly highways work which does cover it to use red as we're doing horticultural works too. But it will still be run on white. It's a bit like if you have s tractor or tele handler. There's an explanation that states if it not agricultural, highways or construction sites. They should be ran on white. Last week a farmer got done for hauling a trailer load of firewood down the road on red. Vosa are heavily patrolling our area and dipping all commercial vehicles tanks recently.

Cheers, gray git, I totally see where you coming from and didn't think about call outs. Although I'm sure the chipper is like a huge alarm clock when started.