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swinny

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  1. Can't understand why it would double... I think insurance are money grabbing bastards that are just out to capitalise on things.... Yours still just as competant as you were last year.... How has an additional rope and supposedly safer working techniques made your insurance go up? Bastards is the only word
  2. A green predator? That looks a solid pulley on a square key way..... I would say that you need the puller back on that and something to stop your puller damaging the threads on the shaft.
  3. Never used one of them before but have recently seen another firm using one and thought they looked great!
  4. Fuck em and bang it in. All sensible to me... not sure about the dogs but other stuff OK I say. Change of accountant I say
  5. Good stuff JoeD !!
  6. Worth a punt then and handy to have I'd say?
  7. You haven't said the style of house you live in...... I live in a row of cottages, walls are 30" thick. Right sod for Internet signal even with boosters
  8. Same as this
  9. My friend showed me a little homelite XL chainsaw winch he's had for years. Looks a we'll make thing! Will pull 1 t straight pull or 2 with a pulley. Going to borrow it soon for a job and most likely twist his arm and buy it from him after! Look such a handy small package to have for all sorts of applications.
  10. Stupid thing is your damned if you do damned if you don't..... Insurance will cop out if only using one rope...... Insurance will cop out if using two ropes and not having a cert of competance to climb that way. It's all a load of bollox
  11. Exactly the key point here. Mine uses Xero and we can both access it any time. Think Xero is like 22.00 pcm though!
  12. We use Xero. Quite a good package. Had a few issues crop up now and again but does it's job ok
  13. Yes
  14. my japa 370 runs a normal oregon bar i think...
  15. The sod had my saws in for least 4-6 weeks and they came from him. Front line saws too.... 201t etc. was bit peevd.... Btw did you go for the 462 or 500i in the end?
  16. Can you use a cordless angle grinder to make a slot in the head of the bolt? then either use a screw driver or a chisel to undo
  17. I know its not the same as looking in person but Barchams sometimes do a buy tree No : when selecting what you want.... Might have 5 different tree's on with picture numbers and can pick which one you want that way. Always had good service from Barchams on several occasions.
  18. Sounds like a clear fell job, get logs out to roadside, brash in rows then send a tractor and forestry mulcher in to biltz brash.
  19. Sums parts of it up quite well
  20. In fairness Mick, thats what i currently do, current account then to business account.... moneys hard earnt enough without giving the bank a chunk of it. Banks a pain to get to thus wondering if people use a building society etc or have other ways to kerb the inconvenience of getting it in the business
  21. Eggs it makes F all difference.... the job is quoted for and invoiced. Payment in cash still needs to go in against the invoice. Problem in nowadays lot of older folks are still cash is king bollox. 10-15 years ago yes. Nowadays you need to put money through your account to draw it out. You need to earn enough to borrow money for house, equipment and all sorts. Some people may only get paid cash so have to bank it... or how do they pay their bills? Time of life dictates things also. Have a young family, house and wife etc.... can't pay all bills with cash or hmrc want to know how you live. 50 odd year old working 3-4 days a week on the books and a day cash is different. Depends how much ambition you have in life I suppose
  22. 30 year old here and no pension as of yet. Been looking into buying a couple of houses but dont want the hassle.... Also like the look of the LISA for retirement and drawing at 60 yr old. 25% top up pa off the government. Can put up to 4k a year into it. Also need to sort a basic pension aswell. Need to move savings about as doing naff all at current place. But all the places doing better offers...... never heard of them! Also thought about going ltd and paying myself a pension out of my profits before tax Need to pull my finger out! Interesting topic for me this is.
  23. Also interested to know
  24. Start up on your own then. Your too concerned about 'supposidly' how much your boss is earning. The grass isnt always greener you know
  25. Somewhere to go for a crap on site! Ace. Living the dream there Stephen

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