swinny
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Someone will say ARB ass contractor soon lol 🤣 It's not what you know.its who you know.... And it's nowt to do with how many badges you got at brownies either lol 🤣
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I'm in the same boat so will follow Bandit doesn't grind as deep only 12" is 29" wide and 500 odd kg? predator is 18" grind but weighs a ton!
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Yeah councillor buggered you up there. In fairness when it comes to stuff like this I trust no.one and go with instincts. I was just trying to give you a reply from the other side as such with my earlier reply. I like to sit on the fence and swing my legs before making decisions. You'll have to keep campaigning but will need some sort of miracle to succeed. Good luck
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In all fairness, who in ARB needs to actually look at this end information? Benefit of the customer? Employer? I just see it as another load of bollocks made by pricks with clipboards. Those that can do, those that can't teach
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I'll probabilly get flack for this but this seems a not In my backyard situation.... The land backs onto some houses.... and most likely an existing estate. I take it roads are 30mph... Looks a small bit of waste land to me that people walk though.... Granted a few birch in there and hawthorn. If new houses are built there will be trees planted in a scheme for the amenity of the area. It's the way things are nowadays. If it was my land I'd go for houses on it too. Nothing ventured nothing gained. Most likely get refused at council then passed by independent planning inspectorate. They could even go for less houses and leave the road to "nowhere" then build the rest and get planning after first phase. You lot should have bought the land years ago to stop this arrising
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Those kind of jobs I'd most likely put a few ply boards down on to save any aggro..... I did some removals the other week, access via a neighbours.... threw some boards on the truck as had to go over their astro turf... I don't need any grievance more than the next person! Comments from the neighbour were " its cleaner now then when you came!" that will do for me.... I'd say you contractor dropped a bollock there and should have boarded an area out and maybe a path out over the turf...... I would then question if you went for the cheapest quote..... if so.... well.... Different people different standards I'm afraid
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Then filling up and off for delivery
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Collecting some nice birch from site the other day to finish job off
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I have considered the bandit and do prefer it on weight but the grind depth isn't the best. Last bandit I had I wasn't keen on... Will have to see
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Don't we all love shagged flywheel bearings...
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I know a lad who runs a crawler and chipper combo, could have been him...
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Yup looks like headache on all fronts. Wouldn't touch with a barge pole personally
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What's the newer navaras like? I see plenty about so presume they must be cheap enough to buy.... Might have to get a fresh pick up at some point as the newer ones have more room inside for the family etc
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Definitely, most of felling etc is done with a 660 and 36" 881 is mainly just for ringing up thats all.
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In fairness most of the bigger tree's I do are beech and syc but sometimes you need the reach. I would expect it to fairly boss a 41" if they could drag a 48" around on the old 880 with no sprocket
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Give over.... not cutting breadsticks down here. 660 rips on 30" not lugging a bit fat twat round like an 881 with a 30" lol
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Just wondering what bars people are running on an 881? Usually use a 660 on a 36" Seems a bit pointless for 36".... Other options are 41" rollermatic es lite.... Why only 5" longer and es light just a cheap wearing bar? Then the 48" duromatic.... Power sapping pointless bar? Just wondering on people's thoughts. Mainly for ringing up bigger diameter timber and won't get loads of use
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How's these 881 going? Anyone been thrashing one for a good while?
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I always thought it's not valid until serviced in writing ... Even if they had made the tpo theoretically the tree could still be felled if the notice had not been served in writing to the owner.... Awaiting confirmation off other folk lol 😂 that's what I thought anyhow
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What's your first thought when you see this Blue Atlas Cedar?
swinny replied to Sam's topic in General chat
Yes surprising how you nip a bit of the end and they sit up really well. Doesn't take a lot either -
Looks like polyporus dryads saddle from the pics. Your sycamore is a maple also.... Polyporus coming straight out of the stem isn't great.... Usually on old pruning wounds. Is it fruiting right near the base of all the main stems? So at least 30% crown dieback and polyporus on the main stem. I'd not waste money and just whip the tree out and start again.
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I'd say all that stuff you do in the original post is just what the job is : Fueling saws , raking, cleaning, loading logs , sorting ropes etc it doesn't matter who you are, boss,climber , groundy all muck in. Your not going to win a.medal.for doing it as it is basic stuff.... You need to get better at what you do to get a wage rise.... People can't start off on top dollar if they are not worth it. Employers have no room to put your wages up if you start too high.... You don't have a trailer license would be a pain to most companies... If you've only just started months ago and are interested in this line of work, keep your head down and work hard and show the boss your worth more and a valuable asset If you think pays too low and have attitude you can earn more stacking shelves, then I don't think that attitude is the place for tree work. You won't last long at all
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Looks good that! Will show my farmer! I even like that for my tractor front loader!
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What would we do with all.the 3.5 t tippers if this went ahead? Would prices plummet?
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New rules on moisture content come into effect today
swinny replied to Woodworks's topic in Firewood forum
Yup 2022 as I said....
