john p
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Looks good, we might be moving our cabin on to our land which has no mains electricity ( quote from western power was eye watering!), can it be a stand alone power unit with Just panels and no mains?
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Jesus Christ, that’s what skimming through does for ya! Assumed it was about arb show! Twat. So yes I’ll be there!
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Was hoping to go but life’s got in the way! Work and my 9 yr olds football cup final. You going to apf?
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True, it’s a compromise, my customers are a pretty good bunch by and large and most are happy to wait a few weeks when staff/machines need putting in place.
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It’s the only way to travel! Your paying £700 odd quid for the pleasure of it being on site, the least they can do is drop you in!
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They are just rubbish full stop!
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Nesting nuthatch stops play on this monolith removal
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Yeah, it works well in my neck of the woods, I sub them in, and sub into them on their jobs, a pool of good lads who get on, have a laugh and make good money! It’s not a bad way to make a living
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Good call, life’s too short to be waiting for intermittent problems to reappear!
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It’s also quite job dependent, a lot of my stuff is relatively small scale domestic so me and a £80 lad (who can use a saw, lets it run and doesn’t put the pitchfork through the chipper) are a profitable, happy unit. On other more complex jobs I call in the £120 super groundies/second climbers. Horses for courses.
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Just out of interest, how come? Has the lift pump packed in?
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Tree surgeon fined over car smash near Truro primary school
john p replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Trees and the Law
I can see how the series of events went, boshed the crown out by lunch, feeling confident, lunch break, chogging down, then the 3 o’clock panic kicks in! Can see the job sliding into another day, so do a risky fell, I’ve been there, not hit a car though(touch wood!) -
I’m so gonna preorder one of them!
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Yeah, it’s a completely different saw compared to the original 201 s, I love mine!
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Will be the fuel solenoid I reckon, £16 part, easy to fit
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That’s why they are out 16 hrs a day, just trying to cover the finance!
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I’m staggered by this, I’m usually a bit of a bleeding heart liberal but they need a kick up the arse and be sent on their way.
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That’s a fair price, I’m similar for truck and chipper, considering an owner operator in a £75000 tractor only gets 27ph round here it’s a good living!
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Rates for Self Employed Handcutters
john p replied to MattyBuist's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
£80 a day with own kit and fuel is shocking! Could easily do 12/15 quid on fuel and oil -
Cool, mines running the1/4 bar and chain already, looks like the big drill bits are coming out tomorrow!
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Right, mines in the post to spud tomorrow!
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Yes
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Still really impressed with mine, it’s on stihl bar and chain now after the Sugi one shat itself, only use my 201 when I really have to now. Still meaning to send it to spud.....
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Aye, think my ‘business model’ is pretty similar to yours, one man band and subbie labour, and I do love the flexibility of it, Im off doing festival work for most of May (dicking about in a telehandler and trying not to ogle the scantily clad women to obviously) so can stack a lot of work for when I’m back, really wouldn’t want the hassle of three gangs and 12 week lead times.
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It’s very very rare I’ve a six week lead time, I feel like a god when I’ve got three weeks in the diary!
