Shane

For god's sake dont say things like that last remark till February begins:thumbup:

Beware the typed word - its easy to misinterpret and then the reader can escalate their reaction while staring at it - for example when you added haha it could be interpreted as sarcasm, in which case ...... However I hope its a good sense of humour, in which case good on you. As many have alluded to create an impression of an enthusiastic self starter and dont give up. Somewhere out there is a company near you who could use you. They just don't know it yet. Good luck - remember the presentation/perceptions are everything.

Very well organised, tons of generous donations and all for a great cause. What a great group of people to be associated with. A big hip hip hooray for Steve for organising it and amazing amount raised. Lovely jubbly

Its the UTR number that matters (according to my accountant). If they work for other people as well, as long as you ave their UTR and tell them that the tax is their responsibility you should be OK. Just be ready to cooperate with InRev if they contact you and have the UTRs at hand. My guys pay their tax themselves and they know my accounts show exactly what each has been paid. If in doubt - check with an accountant. As he once said to me 'Asking IR for advice on tax issues is like asking a burglar to look after your house while you are on holiday' Harsh but you can see what he means

I've been lucky enough to work on two in my area a few times now, one in Rustington and one in Amberley. When they flower they are brilliant. They live up to their name.

Not familiar with that worr, Rob but there are some XXX films where ..... I'm sure theres also an 8inch joke somehwere. Anyway, what can you say about a promotional vid showing someone using a blunt chainsaw and only goggles as PPE?????? That functionless yellow (I assume safety) bar only seemed to jump about as the top roller went up and down - looked like a good way to remove teeth. If that motor is maxing at 40HP what else is it powering? The speed was so slow - any guesses what would happen if it was fed an 8 inch log????? Still a waste of money at that price. If anyone out there is that desperate to process brushwood really slowly for £4k I'll sell you a pencil sharpener.:lol:

Please do not take this post too literally - I am not intending to make light of this issue. While it is a lot cheaper to bleed to death, if the grim reaper offered you a second chance for a few hundred quid - I guess most people would take him up. So why not buy that second chance while you can? I know we all work safely and therefore many assume our bog standard kits will be OK because we'll never need to use them - in that case why take out insurance - or is that just so we can put it on the side of our trucks and in the ads??? If people don't know how to use a tourniquet (easier than spelling it) its worth finding out - current standard for first aid is NOT to use one - but I'd rather use one than just watch someone bleed to death. But first I need one in the kit - alondside the celox. Better to have and not need than to need and not have.

The only reason anyone I know uses Halfords is when all other suppliers are shut and you really need a particular component. Its not a motor factor shop staffed by enthusiasts, a lot of them are 17 year old part-timers who are studying for their A levels. They must make a fortune on those poxy little blister packs where a couple of 10mm jubilee clips cost £1.50 They might know where certain types of thing are in the store like wheel spacers and fluffy dice but WHY would you go there for advice????? (everyone on this forum must be capable of using the internet) Maybe we should see who can come up with the best Anna Gram of Halfords.

Hes going for the world record - fastest sex change

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I just hope the good lord got permission, that had a TPO on it. If it had been in Worthing our tree officer would be after him!

I'm sure this has been discussed recently - depends on moisture, species, depth and therefore compaction of the load. I usually recon about 3 mtrs per ton - if you want some margins to protect yourself against the vosa inspectors maybe work on 2.25 - 2.5 Weigh 10 ltrs of your chips, multiply weight by 100 and thats your weight per cu M. but it don't allow for compaction

Old Mill Tee Care is right - meaningless answers. I recon those with loads of work will generally keep quiet (they dont want to appear smug) while those with bu@@er all will keep schtum (don't want to appear unsuccessful) so everyone will 'sell a dummy' and make it up. I'm not gonna say now so there....

Yes - also worth fitting good quality UJs - the ones in blue boxes are cheap and they don't last so long

While I am sure all NHS staff want to do the best the can for us, I fear the treatment we get can depend on how much is left in the budget when we are seen, and how soon after the consultation the 'expert' is due to tee off. The first four times I was seen by a new bod each time, and not one of them had read up on my history. One guy told me I was not ready for an op as I didn't have enough mobility - I then showed him the letter for the appointment ( I had been approved for the op already, and even had a date, he was supposed to be reviewing the scans and confirming exactly what they would do in the op!!!) I swore at him and he apologised. I ended up refusing to leave until they confirmed the op would go ahead - they agreed. It's a lottery - if you can afford to go private they are most helpful, hmmmmm. My surgeon (a very pleasant lady) did a brilliant job. The bloke was a kn()b head.

Treegeek - I've sent a PM Shane

There can be a problem with bone growing inwards into the gaps where the muscle needs to slide freely (undel the collar bone -I think). If the muscle has torn the scar tissue which develops as it heals can catch on these ingrowing bone bits and cause really bad pain. My surgeon told me they ALWAYS remove such ingrowing bone as part of the repair operation while they are in there.

To maintain impartiality and keep costs down..... Would you trust another tree surgeon in your area to check your gear - and you check his? That would introduce some impartiality though there can always be accusations of 'rigging' (pardon the pun) -as long as you are both experienced/accomplished climbers and willing to stand by your assessments in the event of an accident.Possibly an expedient solution.

Agree with Wiggo vote. Any other year Andy Murray for achieving a grand slam, but our first ever TDF (assuming Stephen Roche was Eire). The olympic medallists were worthy, but then Wiggo did that too. Grimpez, grimpez!

Do you know exactly what damage youve done? How bad are the symptoms? Can you hold your arm out straight to the side? Can you make fast movements with your arm? Could you contemplate a press up? Have you seen a shoulder specialist? - had a scan? I managed to detach the tendon on my rotator cuff and needed an operation to reattach it. I detached it in a ski fall in February, took 6 weeks to get diagnosis via various scans. Six months after op before I'm supposed to climb! If its any guidance - the day I did it, and for a couple of weeks after I could not lift my arm up to the table (only with the help of the other arm) to eat. There was no strength in it. It gradually and slowly felt better over the weeks before the op then I had to start again after the op. Couldn't get much sleep, had to do EVERYTHING left handed! I'm not a doctor- please remember I'm going on a 55 year old memory here.... if its a damaged muscle it can heal back , but there will be scar tissue. If the tendon is detached it cannot repair itself and will need an op. You really need to find out what has gone wrong - make sure you get a scan , maybe even go private on the scan to speed it up. YOU MUST SEE A GOOD SPECIALIST - this could drag on for months.

Yes

I had an old entec 6 inch chipper for 6 years. It was the flywheel bearings which let it down. Having said that it was small, easy to push around and overall I loved it. I only sold it when I upgraded to an almost new greenmech. Since then, in two and a half years I have only had the chipper block up on me once and that was cordyline. Whatever they say about blade life on TWs I found they needed replacing after 8 hours. Yes you can run it for 15 but the edge is U shaped by then and you only get two re-sharpenings before the blade is below the limit for grinding. I can see why they are popular machines but I'd say once youve had a 'better' machine you would not want to go back to a TW. Being the most popular doesn't necessarily mean the best - but its not a bad place to start. I just couldn't face another flywheel bearing change -remember, when your chipper fails its usually when you have a ton of brushwood out in the road surrounded by traffic cones - then what? We are all constrained by budget - but within that we need to aim for reliability.

We have a little saying on our team... If EVER you find yourself thinking 'I wonder if.....' The answer is Absolutely NOT - find another way where you KNOW that you/the lowered section etc. WILL be fine. No exceptions. If you need to ask the question - the answer is NO. No doubt the odd super macho will say otherwise but this is just my opinion.

The serial numbers in the photos are a bit unclear. Mins you just cos someone accidentally keeps buying new Stihl stuff then tries to sell it without Stihl's draconian 'no posting' rules being applied - everyone gets suspicious. Cynical arborists.

I thought growth point pruning was the lost eleventh commandment! If thou cuttest not to thy growth point then one needeth a bloody good reason.