Paul Jenks
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One of the best things to remember is to be really well hydrated before ascending.
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Nicely put, Treequip
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need some close ups of the cuts to make a proper comment.:-)
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Immaterial as to whether the contractor acted outside his remit. Anyone can check the TPO status of any tree at any time. Developers have skins thicker than rhinos. Trees stand in the way of profits, time is money and negotiating with the TO is a PITA. An established local developer stitched us up a few years back with a couple of TPO trees. As it happened we have a good relationship with the TO and it was sorted out. Good, professional relationships with TO's are very important. Generally, as a contractor, one gets a feel for when trees are going to be contentious. I would have checked too.
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Next door neighbour thought he'd have a go...
Paul Jenks replied to Jonny Burch's topic in Video forum
One of my guys is a time served mechanic. He does a lot of stuff for mates for free. Now he gets them to have a go at sorting a problem first, (usually spending several frustrating hours), so they do appreciate the skill and knowledge he brings to the party. The he does it in 5 minutes. -
A few years back a newbie climber borrowed my spikes and thought he'd 'sharpen' them for me. The cretin filed them the wrong way so every time I put weight on them they pushed out rather than into the trunk. I thought I was going mad until I took a look. Needless to say the tree looked liked it had been attacked by an angry bear. (Yes it was to be removed before anyone asks)
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Lloyd Latchford Ask to speak to Tony Madden He really does his best for you. They source our EL, PL and PI too.
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I think we're with Aviva. We have a mini fleet insurance through our broker.
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Tyres are, IMO, about compromise. On road, off road, motorway, urban, towing, loaded, unloaded. There are so many factors that effect wear and performance. How many miles one gets from a set should not be a deciding factor though it will be in the mix. Tyres are about traction and this means ability to stop as well as keeping going. A hard compound trye will last longer and be less efficient at gripping the road when braking, cornering and accelerating. Softer tyres grip nicely, tread notwithstanding, help you stop and wear out. I reckon 20-30k from a tyre is about average with a good tyre. This is, however, just my experience and I've only got good road tyres on my Shogun. I don't do serious off roading with it, though it'll go alot of places and pull chippers and trucks out of the doo-doo.
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Come on, where's the arb and tree workers Harlem Shake?!
Paul Jenks replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in The Lounge
If it gets too much coverage, we'll have to change our T&C's to show we'll not turn up in cow onsie's or tu-tu's. -
When I first started I used to issue the old 715 dockets. 25% went into a seperate savings account and at the end of the year I got new saw, rope, holiday as well as paying any small tax bill.
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What he said. I got the fabricator to roll it so the bend in it followed the curve of the arch over the fire place. Also put a couple of brackets on it to fix it to the back wall. One day I'll get round to fitting it properly. The front is still propped up with a combi spanner that happened to be the right size for the job.
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At the arb conference 2 years ago the chap from the royal parks said they were going to install irrigation to many of the more susceptable trees for this very reason.
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One of the most effective ways of managing cashflow is to make sure you send off an invoice for work as soon as it's completed. Whatever your payment terms are, if you haven't received payment by the end of 7, 14 or 30 days give the client a pleasant phone call asking whether they received the invoice and whether payment for the works you've carried out will be coming soon. This will solve 99% of most cashflow issues. A useful tip is to ask a woman to do it for you, i.e. acting for your business. It sounds, ( however gender stereotypical ), more professional and is likely to succeed.
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a)because it looks cool b)because it's quicker than taking off all the buttresses and he only had a little saw c)because the base was rotten and needed some decent wood d)because he only had a drop zone 190 feet long and needed to make sure the tree would fit or e)because he was just setting up the cut for the forester, who's actually 20' tall, has a bad back and can't bend down too much
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Self Defence | Criminal Law Cases | Law Teacher An interesting read
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Might get a few tonnes of pulp. Get a local trainer in to run a felling and snedding course and get them to cut and stack roadside
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I sub-conciously leave pegs and they invariably end up in just the right place for a slightly wider stance. Pegs also give a handy grab point when chogging down. If you do leave pegs, don't slip. Quite straightforward really. But then I've been doing it for a while now. I have my foibles like many others. I'm a very good climber, alas some of my techniques don't conform to prescribed techniques.
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Youngest of three, spread over 4 years. Three kids boy, girl, girl 7,6,4
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You'll need to look at the 5837:2012 version. They have the specs for ground protection for pedestrian, light machinary and heavy. If the parking is to be semi-permanent then type one will do no end of harm. You'd do better specifying CellWeb with a granular fill over membrane. Google CellWeb/Geosynthetics. This will ensure gas and moisture porosity.
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With the lump bouncing around he was lucky the crane driver didn't dump the load. I'm unable to see how his attachment system works.
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Have a courageous discussion with him. If he really is a mate, it's worth broaching the subject of his lack of respect for you. Clear the air in a constructive way. If it all goes South at least you'll know where you are with the relationship. Don't let it fester. The only person that looses will be you if you do.
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I've just done some very loose calculations from memory and your figure looks about right. I'd have to look at our budget forecasts to see exactly where the fixed costs are.(I mainly leave that to the office manager and business director). For info, wages are roughly £300k per year.
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Oh yes there is. It's just that there is no syllabus, no one tells you when the lessons start or finish or who the qualified tutors are and by the time you've realised you were on the course it's exam time.:lol:
