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landrover 101

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  1. Pm sent Tom do you want to pm me your address then I can forward it on once I have scanned it Dave Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  2. Can't think of a good reason I should have it over any one else really but is there any chance you could scan and PDF it so I could have a read through it Or send me it to scan and PDF then I can send you it back or on to whoever does convince you they need it Dave Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  3. Stretch airs but very heavy/hot Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  4. No change here ordered one of the last ms660's that I could find in the country on Monday and it arrived with parcelforce yesterday Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  5. Can't see it making too much difference if you don't go overboard they should heal and adapt You only have to look at trees on farms etc with fences nailed to them or that they have grown around they generally seem to be ok Even saw a pic somewhere of one that had grown around a bike might have been on here not sure where I saw it Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  6. Ask wherever you book the training Mine was 5 days including assessment Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  7. It was the no cash on delivery or PayPal that made me think again as well although they could have sold something in the past and been paid in dodgy notes making them equally as wary Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  8. I normally rest them on a pile of about 4 pallets to get a good work height Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  9. Although reading the item description doesn't inspire confidence Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  10. Unless the seller has had account hacked they have been registered on eBay over 2 years and have 100% feedback so could be genuine sale and hoping it increases massively in bids before it ends Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  11. Couldn't be considered price fixing as each dealer is still free to set there own margins What's the betting husky wait until all of the upset stihl owners have bought huskys and announce the same in six months or a years time Dave Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  12. Try a helicoil but it may blow out again under pressure Guess its useless as it is so nothing to loose trying Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  13. Just more entertaining than assembling racking and stacking boxes if awnings and gas Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  14. I guess from the outside that is how it looks and my understanding of what I have read but they will no doubt have had expensive lawyers look at the is it a cartel side of things Ultimately you still have of choice if you are in an area served by a few local dealers I have around 10 within half an hours drive and they will all be competing against each other but on a level playing field so customer service is as important as price because regardless of price one dealer I don't like going into because the staff are all brain dead the next nearest makes you feel welcome and that your business is valuable no matter what it is for Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  15. I don't think they will dictate from a low volume mail order from a choice of nearest local dealers it is the country wide pile it high sell it cheap that ultimately will damage there business more than the few customers they loose due to this change aimed at web volume sellers Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  16. I guess there back track without backtracking would be to say all saws etc hand over only dealers order parts for fitting only at massive discount and all other parts sales direct from there own warehouse to end user at 25% discount for trade users and rrp for joe bloggs with a home firewood saw doing similar to Khyam with there quick erect tents and awnings where they now sell direct Dave Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  17. This thing that has come around with stihl needs looking at from a different view Many years ago (10) I was looking to set up selling camping gear online when approaching manufacturers with hello I would like to open an account please I was from over half of them refused as my only sales channel at the time would have been online Now I have accounts with most of them as I sell through shows on a weekend and also do a little online and have a small retail area should I ever need it but it is in the main just piled up with stock as I don't advertise the retail side of things so don't need a display or any staff A large portion of camping gear manufacturers have now stopped selling to the likes of Go outdoors, Halfords, B&Q etc preferring to concentrate on selling less volume at a better margin to the many smaller sellers rather than high volume at low margins to volume Internet merchants as every one grumbles to there reps when someone like Go outdoors buys at a better price and greater volume and smaller sellers can't even buy for the other places selling price That means any one wanting to start in the business can't sell much doesn't grow there business very quickly and can't get good enough prices to be competitive Many also got stung at the start of the recession with accounts going bust on them so from that view it is better to have 10 people each owing you 10 grand as if 1 or 2 go bust you only get stung for 10 or 20 grand than a couple of big accounts with 100K worth of stock out on account as if one of them goes belly up it hurts a lot more The fact that only Jonesies and Honeys have been on here communicating this change of policy makes me think that Stihl don't really want there business and would rather have lots of small dealers who with the new discount structure can give 25 to 30% to pro customers if the wish and will probably be encouraged to do so whilst maintaining a margin and giving discount off rrp at the same time I would think that smaller dealers with a better discount will start carrying better stock on parts and Stihl will probably be happy for a local dealer to serve local customers by post but will have a problem with it if they start posting out country wide and growing into the impersonal large Internet retailers they don't want Just my view from a different perspective but 3 weeks ago I wouldn't have got anything competitive price wise locally then last week an off chance phone call to price up a TS800 saw them spank both honey brothers and Jonesie on price with out even been asked due to he new stihl pricing changes Any way got logs to cut, racking to unload and assemble and ridge tiles to cement on so will leave it there Dave
  18. Anybody used one of the ripper blades on a cut off saw for tree roots and stuff you wouldn't use a chainsaw for Thinking of getting one for my TS but there not cheap although if they work could be a good way of grinding small stumps to just below surface rather than a full on stump grinder Dave
  19. £45,000 as long as you are somewhere in the uk and there is only 1 trailer full but I am not going to tell you how big my trailer is you have to guess If when I get there there are 2 loads it will be more Oh and payment up front before I travel so I know you aren't a messer That quote any good ? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  20. What rich said The no win no fee if they think you have a good case will get a result fairly quickly Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  21. Actually what I am referring to as series 4 is now i am looking at the DVD case series 3 part 2 as series 3 is so big Total with 3 discs in each set is 12 DVDs to watch through Series 1 access and movement through the tree Series 2 cutting and rigging in the tree Series 3 part 1 felling the tree Series 3 part 2 limbing and bucking Dave Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  22. Just had a look back through my PayPal account treeworker in the uk wanted £55 + vat per series but only have series 1 and 2 total for the 2 is £132 Treestuff.com I paid a total of £155 give or take a few pennies and got series 1,2,3 and 4 inc delivery from the us Just remember to use ARBORIST when checking out for discount to get the 5% or whatever it is discount that they give and ask nicely for the free t shirt Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  23. And I even got a free treestuff t shirt off them chucked in with it Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  24. Got mine from treestuff.com in the US Full set of 4 inc postage for less than 2 in the uk ordered late Wednesday in the local FedEx depot by sat morning and with me on the following Monday Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

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