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Just bought a cambium saver from Abbey Pro. Item arrived and its manufactured in 2010. Marlow say a 10 yr shelf life but still its taking the pee a bit. I contacted abbey and said i wasnt happy, their response was if you dont like it tough, send it back at your cost and we will refund you the item not your return postage. Terrible service, wont be buying another thing from them and recommend anyone else avoid them. Knew i should have stuck to Honey Bros. Or am i being unreasonable?

Is he the fella with the ex military bedford truck with a grab on?

Thanks for the replies and a bog thanks to Andy for the help. Think i've sussed it now, relays were wired wrong as one was not a latching relay. Was probably replaced with the wrong one and the previous owner couldnt work out why it wouldn't work and so bypassed it. One More thing ticked off. Cheers.

I'll try and get a few pics. So the cut out switch thats operated by the control bar should have a switched positive feed? Ie it supplies +12v when switched? Do you know if the roller reset should be a momentary switch ie it supplies +12v when pushed? There is a grey box at the back with a relay in it that i can here clicking when i move the control bar and one on a solenoid on a pipe that goes the the hydraulic tank. There is a large grey box near the front next to the engine also, i'll have a look in that and see what it has in it. cheers

Hi all, i'm after some advice on how the wiring for chippers works as i am not sure if mine is wired correctly. Basically a previous owner has bypassed a feed roller reset switch and i am not sure which way round it is supposed to be. Basically the reset switches have been bypassed so that there is always a 12v supply from the switches. If i break this circuit the rollers dont work. My question is should this be wired so that pressing the roller reset makes 12v circuit or breaks the 12v circuit. If it is the first case then it would seem i have another problem to find first but without knowing which way the switches should be i cant start the fault finding. I think the flywheel sensor is working as the rollers wont work on low revs so must be switching something, the cut out on the bar switch does not seem to work either so i wonder if this being faulty is why the roller resets are always on?? Sorry if this is muddled, i'm pretty good with electrics and mechanics but these hydraulics are a mystery to me at present. Its on a kwikchip if that helps. Grateful for any pointing in the right direction, cheers and happy new year

Hi Andrew has sent a parts book and manual so i think i'm sorted, Cheers

Cheers to paddy and andrew for the manuals, hope you get on alright with yours paddy. Just busy priming mine and going to give it a paint job to smarten it up a bit. Should look okay from about 6ft away. Its a working machine anyway who cares if the paint's a bit streaky Happy Christmas.

Brilliant, any pdf or manuals welcome. You can send them to [email protected], thanks

180 euroline, i have found a manual but its in spanish so have to translate everything but i have found the blade spacing and a couple of other bits.

Cheers i'll give them a try.

Hi folks, just sorted myself a chipper a kwikchip/tunnissen. I know how it works but would like a manual or guide to set up stuff like blade spacing and general servicing. Can anyone point me i the direction of any online manuals or maybe have one they could email to me? Thanks for the help and merry christmas

Spoken to eastec and easton, no one has definite dates yet and the only other one i could find had places in january.

Hi there i spoke to Easton twice this week and am still waiting for any dates or price info. I'm after 32 also so thats a few of us, probably enough to run a course as they are only about 4 persons normally.

Thanks i did see them but i forgot to call them, cheers.

Good afternoon, wondered if anyone had any course vacancies asap for cs32, 38,39 in east anglia region. I'm keen to get on asap but struggling to find anything this side of christmas at the moment. I have found a few course but they mean travelling to the other side of the country and additional accomodation costs on top. Cheers

I contacted the bbc about the so called expert and the fact that some of what they portrayed was very poor practice and put a bad light on proper arborists and i paste their response. Sounds like to me they still dont get it but at least i've given them my 2ps worth. Thanks for contacting us regarding ‘Tales from the Wild Wood’ on BBC Four. I note that as someone with experience in arboriculture, you felt there was a lack of regard for basic health and safety on the 31 October programme. I also note you question the qualifications of the Spanish tree expert. We appreciate your concerns for safety and I’d like to assure you that we too have the highest regard for health and safety. Firstly, I would like to assure you that Mr Sanchez, who carried out the work of cutting down the trees, is a fully qualified tree surgeon and forester. Obviously in a programme like this we’re not going to start listing credentials as that is not what most viewers are interested in and we believed that in saying he was an expert that most viewers would take us at our word. The safety measures that were carried out before/during filming include: - Mr Sanchez had been sent information (photos/description) of the tree weeks before the filming date, so that he could prepare necessary kit for the job. - Before filming started a safety inspection was carried out of the site, ensuring that there were no hazards which could affect the safety of the crew/presenter/woodsman. - Two other qualified chainsaw users had looked at the tree and agreed with the strategy Mr Sanchez pursued. - A full safety briefing was carried out off camera before we started cutting. Mr Sanchez had worked with the production to guarantee the risk assessment matched professional standards for tree surgery. - Crew/presenter/Mr Sanchez were given hard toed boots, helmets to wear for the duration of the shoot and both the presenter and Mr Sanchez were wearing chainsaw trousers. In discussing the tree falling, Mr Sanchez explained that, whereas the previous trunk had been leaning, this one was straight and would therefore require more cutting work to control the fall – meaning that it could fall anywhere if they weren’t careful. The reason that the tree did not fall as predicted, was because a crowded canopy meant that branches held the tree up – as explained in the programme. This segment was not designed to be an exhibition of tree surgery but rather it was intended to show the challenges faced by a woodsman working in an unmanaged woodland. While I hope this goes some way to allaying your concerns, I appreciate you may maintain your view of the programme’s content. With that in mind, I’d assure you your concerns have been registered on our audience log, which is a daily report of audience feedback that’s circulated to many BBC staff, including members of the BBC Executive Board, channel controllers and other senior managers. The audience logs are seen as important documents that can help shape decisions about future programming and content. Thanks again for taking the trouble to contact us. Kind Regards Lucia Fortucci BBC Complaints BBC - Complaints - Home

So much for the expert he employed to get the ash tree hung up

Granted a small garden business might think they don't need it but consider that unless you are a limited company "YOU" will be responsible for any claim that means should you flick a stone up and into a passerby's eye, they could in theory sue you for tens of thousands of pounds, damages, loss of sight, loss of earnings, etc The claim could mean you lose everything, house, car, business. Given the claims culture we live in today, why give someone the excuse. Thats why the policies cover for millions because these sorts of claims should they happen can get very expensive. Not sure if anyone has ever been taken in such a case or whether its just heresay and rumour spread by insurance companies though.

When you work out what a 3rd party might be able to claim should they be involved in an accident you caused you'll think public liability was pretty damn cheap in comparison. I think that anyone who takes their business seriously should have PL.

Good on you for helping them out. Millions wouldn't even think about doing it. Its called community, people helping each other, chatting, knowing you neighbours. Sadly lacking in these times. I am sure they appreciate it as much for the company probably as the work you do as well. If it gets too much tell them, i'm sure they'll understand. I help out the eldery lady next door when i can, small stuff like putting bins out, going to the tip for her. She always looks genuinely grateful for the help, and i hope one day that someone would do the same for me. If there were more folk like you about the world would be a much nicer place.

Discovery 2 gets my vote, td5 is a lovely engine, and its chain driven cam so no flimsy cambelt worries. As capable as a defender offroad, lots more comfy. Kumho kl71's are a good tyre, bit noisy on road but excellent offroad and look the part too Some people asking silly money for them at the moment, paid 5k for my 2003, and probably another 2k on "extras", but then i've always been into my off roadin. D3 even nicer, lovely drive, awesome engineering, let down by ridiculous electronic handbrake that seizes on and squeals all the time, problems with major steering components and difficult to work on engine, ask any mechanic about cam belt and turbos on a d3! To start with LR service schedules listed that to replace i think the turbo on a D3 the whole body had to be lifted away from the chassis. Great for lr not so great if you're paying.

Reference: HSE40, Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969: A Guide for Employers', free for a single copy. This can be downloaded online at the following web address: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf

Most employers are required by the law to insure against liability for injury or disease to their employees arising out of their employment. Do I need employers' liability insurance for all the people who work for me? You are only required by law to have employers liability insurance for people who you employ under a contract of service or apprenticeship. Whether or not you need employers liability insurance for someone who works for you depends on the terms of your contract with them. This contract can be spoken, written or implied. It does not matter whether you usually call someone an employee or self-employed or what their tax status is. Whether you choose to call your contract a contract of employment or a contract for services is largely irrelevant. What matters is the real nature of your relationship with the people who work for you and the nature and degree of control that you have over the work they do. The following paragraphs may help give you some indication of whether or not a person is an employee under the Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act. However, it is for you to satisfy yourself of the status of the persons working for you and if you have any doubts, you should seek legal advice. You may need employers liability insurance for someone who works for you where: * you deduct national insurance and income tax from the money you pay them; * you have the right to control where and when they work and how they do it; * you supply their work materials and equipment; * you have a right to any profit your workers make although you may choose to share this with them through commission, performance pay or shares in the company; * you require that person only to deliver the service and they cannot employ a substitute if they are unable to do the work; or * they are treated in the same way as other employees, for example, they do the same work under the same conditions as someone else you employ. You may not need employers liability insurance for people who work for you where: * they do not work exclusively for you (for example, if they operate as an independent contractor); * they supply most of the equipment and materials they need to do the job; * they are clearly in business for their own personal benefit; * they can employ a substitute when they are unable to do the work themselves; * you do not deduct income tax or national insurance. However, even if someone is self-employed for tax purposes they may be classed as an employee for other reasons and you may still need employers liability insurance to cover them. Clear as mud. Id say that unless you have nothing to do with the job apart from quoting and arranging a contractor then you would be fine. If its your job and you get someone to help you whilst you are also there working i'd say you need it as its not their sole job but you have "employed" them for extra help.