Shane
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I thought he hanged himself from a judas tree (quite a coincidence) hence the name.
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When I were a lad.... Kids today, what do they know? Well.... I was checking the fleet (both vehicles) the other day and look what my soppy bleedin guys have done to the van! Sack em, I say A picture paints 1000 words - here's what they did.
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Also -find out who has comissioned the work. Whichever neighbour has done so needs to be told that they cannot do this. A mention of the potential fine usually does the trick in my experience. If you advise the planning dept that this work is booked in they should act. Like they said above, councillors love this sort of thing. Use them. While the tree still stands, there are options. If the tree is over your garden the TPO process would have included a notification of the proposed work being sent to you giving you a decent time to comment. As you say - priced at £800 it sounds like a 'mobile' crew has been booked in.
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How much to sell my Kwikchip 120 2004 with blown engine for???
Shane replied to T & C Tree Services's topic in General chat
Some years back I bought a brand new 25hp Lombardini engine for my chipper. It cost about 2.2k - that was about 6 years ago. See what you can find at what cost. See what a running chipper like yours sells for and decide what to do. You might be able to pick up a half decent used engine. If you like everything else about your chipper it may be worth fixing it. -
That was very good, but how did it get there?
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Where there's a will like that there will soon be a will being read out. A lot of wills in that sentence.
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In my Uni days there was a witty motto scribbled above the toilet roll holders in the loo, it read, 'Sociology degrees - please take one' I recall sociology being a load of waffle about sending poor deprived scum-bags on holiday to the Carribean to improve their self esteem. No dissection or anything like it.
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Margate Police station has a large haul of machinery
Shane replied to Les Cork's topic in General chat
So - Kent Police have have been nicking arb gear then... But seriously, that is great news for some people. Like Carpenter says - it could have been obtained from anywhere. -
If the flywheel fins can be destroyed by small bits of sweepings I'd say the design is flimsy or the 'operators' idea of small bits is different from the owners' definition. Why do TW make their fins from tissue paper anyway?
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To stay within the law, and keep undet 3.5 tons (disregarding comfort/convenience/reliability) ---- 1. Be old enough to tow over .75t, or take your test if you are not 'ancient'. 2. Get a landrover defender (or powerful Jap equivalent which can tow lots). 3. Strip off everything from the back of the vehicle and mount a turntable chipper. 4. Buy a 3.5 ton trailer and chip into that. You'll do well to match THAT payload with any 3.5 ton truck. Has anyone on here done this? or if you need to frequently shift such loads then go get ops license and do it properly.
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Has anyone done this? Is it economically viable? I have about 40 multi-tip teeth which are worn to a point where you would die of boredom or wear ot the greenstone wheel before recovering a decent edge. I've seen the tips advertised but not sure my brazing skills would be up to it. Maybe nothing to lose given the alternaitive cost of replacement. PS I know such costs are added into the grinding charge but I can't bring myself to chuck out (or even lift, come to that) all those expensive teggies. Anyone???
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I seem to recall a similar thread on here where someone mentioned having t shirts made up with the logo 'While you're here' starts at £30
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Fishing on the Thames at Runnymede one sunny day. Got fed up with the pillocks in their ponsy boats cutting too close to the bank, going too fast causing large wash etc. After some two way abuse with mr and mrs Ponsonby I made a cricket ball size lump of ground-bait, mushed in a handful of maggots then lobbed the 'grenade' onto the deck of their boat. The ensuing splat released the maggots and led to the most amusing screams from the Ponsonby family.
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Average 15 mtrs/wk - 50 weeks = 750 cubic mtrs. Not much but we make a living.
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There's a company that imports inexpensive alternatives from China. I think they are called Chi Po Tcheet. But, being sensible, If Saturn have run out I'd go to Greenmech.
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This design has been appearing on ebay for at least two years that I know of. Why not send a message to the seller?
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The point for most of us is - If you cant walk back far enough to get a 45 degree angle, you aint got room to fell it.
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They call that Watneys round here:thumbup:
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Thats about it - get a stick the same legth as your arm (eye to holding fingers). Hold arm out horizontal, hold stick vertical (90 degrees to arm). Walk back/forwards till top of tree lines up with top of stick and felling point lines up with bottom of stick. As near as dammit you are standing where the top of the tree will finish, if the felling goes to plan. It's a right angle triangle with a 45 degree slope upwards (1 in 1 or 50%). As its a right angle triange then Pyrthagorus' theorem applies.
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Used in the making of gunpowder pre 19th century. Making teeth appear whiter - really! Warming up your wet-suit in the winter. Adding fragrance to buses and multi storey car parks.
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Great to see the Sussex intellect coming to the fore! Actually, Stubby, you beat me to it.:lol:
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My brain caught fire trying to figure out what was going on. Looks interesting but complex. Can't say I've ever been defeated by something that NEEDED this as a solution, but who knows, tomorrow I may need it.
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When you are employed you have ONE employer. If things go belly up that employer can decide to 'let you go'. When you are self employed you have HUNDREDS of employers, sometimes 2 or 3 a day. It is statisticaly impossible that ALL your employers would decide to let you go. This actually gives you a lot more security than you may think. There's also the buzz of getting back what you put in. It is a lot more time-consuming, I recon to do 10-15 hours each week quoting, paperworking and maintaining the kit. On top of that Mrs Tree does the accounting. Overall it's the freedom and speed of decision making that I enjoy. i could never go back to all that corporate pollox. If you know what you are doing and work for a price that suits you and your customer then everybody is happy.
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Its just magnetic to the VOSA boys and the police. You'd never get anywhere without being pulled over. Actually, if the mechanics have been done by the same 'expert' who would do that to any vehicle - you probably wouldn't get anywhere anyway. Think I'll go and be sick!
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I always decline and, if they ask, explain to them why. If work ever got short then I might change my tactics but till then I'm not cleaning up someone elses mess at any price. People expect it to be done really cheap cos all the 'hard' work has been done - then you find their method of stacking is random and it includes all sorts of crud like mud and grass cuttings. Matthews point is a fair one but we are just too busy doin 'hard' work.
