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I run a 2m3 bucket on an older jcb 527-58.... that bucket in the pile can make the back end buck a bit lol (very long in the bottom) good bucket though. I may bang some antifreeze and water in the back tyres though next.

Correct and for me it's about filling the other side and paying it down and all sorts.... 6m only just works but more is better

Planning act 1990

I'm sure I read the planning in 2019 and discharged in 2021 I will look again That said I have another issue with a site where a group of lawson cypress are under planning conditions 'in perpetuity' 😆 these must be the first trees that are going to live forever

Just wanting to pick some brains if possible please. Got a job to do to remove some trees on a property. Checked with council, no tpo or con area happy days but they say may be planning conditions attached. I asked them for more information but they've gone quiet on me. Anyhow, old house was demolished, mew house built nearly 4 years ago. Checked on planning and it says "other issues" trees to be retained and protected ... no mention of timescales etc (is it possible trees should have been tpod but council potentially caught with trousers down?) Then in another section describes tree protection fencing to British standards etc.... ( is British standards applied to all sites where trees are even when not protected in any way via the council?) Trying to see where I stand really. Plannings done with, house is built and lived in. Recent checking in with the council reveals no tpo or con area..... why do they have to say planning conditions to mucky the water and then not give any more info on the subject! What do people think? Highly unlikely likely they would protect said trees as not good specimens by far! One large tree is to be retained and selective reduction so not mass felling everything. Cheers 🍻

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Big money is that lad. Shop around first but they may have gone up

Think jb equip is 1100 plus vat and intermecato was 1500 ish plus vat

It will be because one will have a hole in it for chain tensioning..... older 024 tensioned from the front at the side of the dogs ..... newer went through side of sprocket casing 😉

Yeah I got knobbled with that normal headstock. A right shit to get on the machine it is as its just sat there on top.... not laid back at an angle on back of a bucket..... made me change the opinion of who did it in fairness..... Measure and think twice cut once

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Doesnit have to be a finger grab?

One way is to get a head stock that has 2 sets of pins...... for example look at the jb equipment site on their grab..... undo at your quick hitch, move grab 90 degrees and use quick hitch pick it back up again. Be careful on grab weights! I put a grab and rotator on a 1.8t machine then sold the machine as it couldn't handle it.

I often do that also. Tell them catch local farmer for these shitty mixed hedges road side or side of a field. Massive saving to customers and more pleasurable me not doing it 😎

Bang on.... 4 foot even better! Sounds a shite job....

I thought or was informed they were.... hmmm not sure now

Yup something similar on a bandit chipper here with a small drip on roller motor seal. Seal kits gonenupnto 250 quid plus vat 😬 just keep sticking the tray under at the moment till I decide what I'm doing

A first and a funny one I had this last year was someone owed me short of 300 quid for a small job.... started paying in dribs and drabbs! So a 300 quid job from start of Nov lastly year still owes 100 quid 😮 Some folk will be majorly struggling. I just can't understand why my customer above even bothered getting me to do the works if they couldn't afford it

That is true but it still amazes me when you go to look at a job and they start reeling a list off..... I want this and this and this and that and that aswell and ohh yes cut all that up whilst here for firewood and do this and that and this and that..... And im thinking ffs, slow down and suggest maybe doing stuff in stages..... But nope, send a quote through and those that wanted the world on a plate suddenly go all quiet 🤫🙃

It's good of you to be forwards and honest with this info. The way I see it though is that's a hell of a wage bill..... and running costs. Can you not cut back somewhere with out compromise part of the business. If I stood back and looked at the figures though.... 24k running costs, you must technically be turning over a hell of a lot of brass and I would hope be earning a good lot of brass for yourself. If so I'd like to think your taking 60k a year easily Because in all fairness the chap in your example at 40k will have a hell of a lot less wages and running costs. Most likely finish early and goes to the pub more 😀 I know which model.of business I would prefer. Also to note a lot of tree folk seem only to look in one direction and that's just tree work, never think of other forms of income to compliment tree work brass. Eg, stocks and shares, property etc Hope you can keep it going. I know around near me it's gone quiet, but not overly worried. Also that the council work, people are just going in to cover wages so I leave them to that

Old thread but I think it was due to the auto grind function, didn't like the look of the machine.... also they were 14k when they came out and then sky is now the limit on price..... Funnily enough I ended up with a predator 26/28 in the end, various track base, deep grind, built in uk and can get petrol or diesel version and even remote control

14k it was up for Your miles out monkey, need to go Rob another bank or two first 🤔 😀

If you put a (realistic) price up I'm sure it will sell but guessing games get folk no where Seem a lot of used landys 8-10k