andrew t

You are an employee, whether your boss thinks you are or not. You need to have a difficult conversation with him which might not go well. At the moment you are missing out on holiday pay, sick pay, paternity pay, pension and ppe, as well as wasting money on insurance which you don't need and which wouldn't pay out in the event of a claim. I would get some professional advice on your status and talk to your insurance company to get their take on it. Sorry it's not better news.

Listen to Alan he knows what he is talking about .

He opted for the Honda engine but I'm sure either would be fine, Honda just has a better reputation. The fold down light unit works a a Jack leg if the chipper isn't hitched to a vehicle so it won't tip up when there's a heavy load going in

I think I would probably go for the Honda for the same reason .

Sounds like a good idea with the light board does it get in the way though when you chip I know your supposed to chip from the side but I won't always be the one using it .

Does your friend have the B&S engine or the Honda

I don't actually own one my self, it's owned by a friend and colleague of mine. He has owned it 2 years or so and has only had one issue, not mechanical though. There was a batch that hadn't had the primer applied correctly so the paint flaked and it rusted prematurely so GM took it straight back and swapped all the mechanics into a brand new chassis and body. I can't say I have found anything I dislike about it and if I could afford one I'd have it tomorrow! The crushing and feed power of the rollers is exceptional to say the least and although it may not be quite as quick as the tw150 due to the lack of hp, it'll certainly take the material in better meaning less work for the man feeding it

Well you can't say fairer than that if they solved the problem .

I use a quadtrack and a ecocombi at the place I work I like both machines .

The only thing that looks weird is the fold down light unit on the hopper .

Can't comment on the 150 as I haven't used one but the 130 is a cracking little machine and punches well above its weight. I believe the 150 is practically the same machine just with a larger diesel engine so will handle the same material only faster and to be honest it'll probably be cheaper to run with it being diesel

hi coletti

Thanks for your advice I'm quite keen on the 130 myself and I don't know if I really need the bigger machine as I will be just starting out .

How long have you owned your machine.

Have you found it easy to maintain

Is there anything you don't like about the machine .

Cheers

Pls can I have opinions on both machines .

I have had a price for both machines and will be looking to invest in one or the other models in March next year .

I have used other machines but I have most experience with greenmech ie changing blades servicing etc so looking to stay loyal to what I know .

Kind regards

Andrew

Indeed it can. Trametes versicolor can as well. In fact, many saprophytic fungi outcompete the parasitic honey fungus (A. mellea).

Cheers for the info is that just A mellea or does it apply to the others .

Looks it. Good old stumpgrinder fungus.

Cool cheers .

I feel like I've learnt a little tonight apparently it can be quite an effective rotter on cut stumps and a natural control of armillaria mellea.

And here are the pics

Can anyone confirm if this is pseudotrametes gibbosa it was found on a sycamore stump .

A pleasure working with you Andrew. Good luck in your future ventures.

Cheers Tommy

I'm already thinking of my next order👍

Looks very well Andrew, and the quality of the gear is top notch.

Cheers mark

im going to get some made for my 4 boys and my wife just for a bit of fun

Looking smart mate

Cheers Steve 😀

The yellow leaf is actually orange it's just my camera makes it look yellow .

Fantastic service I'm absolutely over the moon with how they look .

Bet you were gutted.

distraught lol

I was supposed to be planting a hedge today but I was needed for pricing some jobs .

Happy days

Just watching a couple of vids by Buckin Billy Ray Smith....this man loves his vintage McCulloch's...What a Guy!

I've watched a few lately exelllent stuff very no nonsense guy .

I think I would have to call him sir if I worked for him he's quite scary lol

I will get a quote from both. But thinking I might go for arborisk

Been with arborisk for a few years. Fast replied, decent price. I'd recommend them.

Cheers for reply

I was talking to them today they quoted £300 basic setup me on my own working .

And £500 if I have people working with me .

Not a proper quote just ballpark figure

Just wondering who people are with and there experiences cheers .

If it's where you were talking about yesterday, better price Spike in as top cover as well.

I would like his details but for this one I will have same crown lifting and dismantling which is the smaller part of the job and then you me and Aaron felling /clearing etc .

Spike would be a good for some of the larger stuff.

No offence against the kid, good to see someone learning on the tools.

I think I'd had a glass or two.

He would find it funny mick Sam has a cracking sense of houmor .

Thanks Andy. It was a pleasure working with you all. Hope to see you all again soon.

Priced a big job in Witham today . I have allowed in the price to get you in for all of it .

Just got to get it now