Andrew Reed

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Trimming back climbers on a garage wall today and found with the cutter blade a plastic coated metal tool storage hook in the dense stuff that had been screwed into the wall. It was about pencil size diameter. Luckily, and incredibly, no damage that I can see to the cutter blade. The clutch must have slipped and saved the blade. I have had worse damage from fence wire. Good old Echo. I am wondering how I could have missed it because it is pink. Then realised it could be I did not see it because i was wearing mirrored and colour tinted safety glasses which probably meant the pick colour was lost on me. Sorry about the out of focus picture from my mobile.

If I had wanted to do it a lower price then I would have offered a lower price in the first place. If I read that on a quote it would tell me the person doing the quote has some extra profit in the first price offered. In other words it was over priced in the first place. If the business did drop the price in a 2nd round for pricing then they would probably cut a few corners in the work itself to try and achieve the original expected profit. In effect the customer could end up with a worse service or could be a low priority compared to other normal profit orders?

Tinnitus (caused by motorbike helmet noise plus other engine noise), one hand occasional carpel tunnel problems, skin on finger tips cracked and worn. But back is good (look after it). Otherwise I have never felt better, working outside and exercise must be good for me.

I have used 34SP.com since earlier this year. They have been fine for me, Domain name registration, Wordpress for the web site if you want and Email available.

I went for the Ipad mini (32G memory) as well, not the Retina display one. I am very pleased so far. At present just trying it experimenting with loading business images .pdfs, using MAC Pages and Numbers applications. When upgraded to the latest IOS it can be just a little slow, but that is being picky. Short term it looks to be fine for photo's of work done and reference books/documents/files. I hope to be able to have a template invoice or/and invoicing application on it.

What he said above. I have had the same, affecting all except little finger. As I understand it the little finger is never affected. You can where a wrist brace at night that helps a lot. 66fit Elite Stabilized Wrist Support. It can be worn during the day as well but would not last very long and is a little restrictive. But the op is necessary because it can be quite a problem in old age.

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I have grandfather rights license, also operate within 50 miles of base.

I happened to put my VW transporter with trailer and load on a weighbridge this week. 3500kgs. Which I understand is the max gross train weight I can have on my licence anyway. The trailer empty weighs in at about 500kgs, the trailer load was 960kgs. The van, tools, stock and fuel must have been 2000kgs but the van itself looked half empty! However the specification for the van (2800 model) is for a 4900kg gross train weight, where 2200kgs can be on the trailer. At 3500kgs the vehicle drove just fine, only a little slow.

Suggest if you have a wide stove for long logs then consider having double opening doors. This means the fireproof hearth can be less deep than with a single opening door. For example this one: Bronpi Sena Stove - Bronpi Stoves has a door that swings out a long way. Also I reckon a deep and wide stove is needed, not wide and shallow. It seems to me to burn better and less risk of logs rolling out. This one for example is deep and wide considering it is only 5Kw: Bronpi Oxford multifuel stove - Bronpi Stoves By the way I am not saying these particular stoves are good or otherwise, they just happened to illustrate my point.

hi Does anyone know of a spec for how deep telecoms cables ought to be . I found a very shallow one today at 25mm under a domestic lawn (no damage to it). Was wondering if Sky, BT and Virgin have a specification. For 240V power cables I know it is advised to be 500mm general gardens, 600mm veg plots and general agriculture premises, 1m for cultivated land.

Whether a CSCS card is needed or not I would look at it rather differently. Construction sites have plenty of hazards, and plenty of measures employed to reduce accidents. If only for for your own safety, before working on a Construction site it would be wise to get in some safety training first anywny. The learning needed to get a basic Operatives CSCS card is a good start.

This Alder was cut down a couple of days ago, the picture does not quite do it it justice but the colour is very distinctive. This one appears to have some rot or problem in it, which I had not noticed anything wrong it when it was upright.

The Eliet manual says SAE 20W50 API SF / CC. The Briggs and Stratton manual delivered with the Eliet manual has the usual graph in it for oil selection; SAE 30 above 7 degrees C to 40 degrees C. 10W30 below 4 degrees C for easier starting below 4 degrees but higher oil consumption in the summer. I think I used 20W50 last time I changed mine.

Yes was about 750-800mm in the ground, which I though was deeper than would be normal. But hey, I do very few fencing jobs and only then repairs, so not sure what normal would be. The main problem was as the amount of concrete. The one next to it had even more on it.

If a subby then take care as to what the type of work will be because if anything related to "Construction" e.g. fencing or ground clearance for building works, then the HMRC CIS scheme kicks in which complicates matters further.

The picture explains why it was a struggle to get it out. 4 inch post, 6ft fence. This one is in my own garden! I replaced 4 four posts next door last week and they were a foot shorter and a 1/3 of the concrete in there. I have one more to do tomorrow.

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Just out of interest has anyone noticed if there has been a recent significant increase demand for UK softwood to supply the fencing manufacturers? Reason I ask is that I notice the fencing suppliers in my area are struggling to meet demand for fence panels. I was wondering if this is a welcome boost for the UK timber producers/cutters, or if it is mostly imported timber anyway.

Just noticed this gum near my trailer park. Neat Vee in the wall.

After a day of using my loppers I now have pains in my wrists. So it is time for a new pair with shock absorbers this time.

Eucalyptus (right log) v Poplar (left log on top of Cypress) in the log burner. The Eucalypus burns with a lively yellow flame.

I have been burning some two year old eucalypus for the past month. It took a while to dry. Yes it is rock hard so split early. Burns just fine, not too fast and does not "sulk" in the grate.

As a small and occasional operator I have had one for a few years now for private and business use. It has its uses and limitations. It is certainly well built and is a good price for a sturdy bit of kit. Pro's: It fits through narrow gates and can be lifted through houses. I can move it about on my own no problem and it does not add too much to my vehicle load weight. It shreds to its size limit on branches very well. It can be run with a chute (or tape up the micro switch) to drop the output onto the ground, or keep it neatly bagged up. It shreds plants with roots and soil on, veg waste and dry leafy materials. It has an option for a larger size grid which could be useful for mushy stuff and wet leaves. Sharpening the blades in situ is fairly easy with a smallish hand grinder. Cons: wet leaves clog up the standard grid, it needs to have leaves mixed with wood stuff. You need to have a stick handy to push stuff down the chute. The tires are tubed and can be punctured by spiky bits of shrubs on the ground. It is top heavy when moving it about, care needed on bumps and curbs. I reckon it is at its best when: a) You want to shred pruning and plant waste as you work your way around a very large garden (or difficult access) and just want the shredded material left in the same area as a mulch or b) when the hedge or small tree arisings you plan to produce would be too much to fit in one small ish vehicle load by the end of a working day, so it is best to use some of the load space to have the shredder to dramatically reduce the waste cubic metres on the load space. On my own I find I can easily cut, drag and fill my caged trailer in a long morning of hedging/pruning. So anything larger than that and it is worth having the shredder on board which means I can fit a full 900kgs weight of waste in the trailer. You need to offset the saving in time to tip/transport waste against the time spent feeding the shredder. In some cases providing nicely shredded material back to the customer on their borders is a value add to the service. I have even had customers request that I put the output on their compost heaps and not take it away. I think its use and benefit is marginal at this entry level size machine, unless you have a very specific requirement matched to it's size.