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rapalaman

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  1. Everything has an owner so just taking any timber is regarded as theft. if you can find something that the owner wants clearing for free then you may be in luck 👍
  2. Got 70 a ton for light iron this week from EMR so really not worth the bother. Rolled Ali at 700 and household cable at 1770. Only really clear stuff for customers when asked and a couple of mates drop me some non ferrous occasionally. Keeps me ticking over when the weather isn’t conducive to working
  3. Pick and choose the ones you want and price per job. There’s always more waste than you think. We do anything from little half hour trims up to a couple of days - get them right and they can be good earners
  4. Got the x27 and 25 but prefer the 25 for most splitting. The 27 if it’s a bit knottier and then the Stihl Aluminium splitting wedge for nasty stuff
  5. Sorry to see them go as had spent a fair few quid with them. Luckily I’m only about £35 down as after chasing they had delivered all but one item 2 weeks ago from an order I placed early April. Paid via PayPal so will try to claim back from them when I get a few minutes spare
  6. Yeah I read that with horror this morning - some sick ba……s out there. the same should happen to them - see how they like it 😡
  7. I’m not on Facebook but do get a few recommendations on our local community group - no help though till you get a reputation first. Have you tried the Next Door app? You can put your details on there and once a few jobs come your way, customers tend to recommend to others requesting similar types of work. just a thought- I’m sure others will be along with good ideas as well 👍
  8. Seen loads round here mid Essex - some really big ones as well that’ll have to come down sooner or later. took a relatively small 30ft leaner out yesterday- 60% of it brown. When I priced it a month ago it was just for reduction and dead sections removal but it had declined so much by the time we got to it that owner decided it had to go. Had to rig every section as as it was over a beautiful patio and decking ☹️
  9. Whatever is growing over your side, you’re quite within your rights to cut off. I’d be going for about where I’ve marked on the pic. anyrhing overhanging from the other trunk can be trimmed back to the boundary as well. As squaredy says - wrong tree wrong place 👍
  10. Red Robin blooming the most spectacular I’ve ever seen round here in Essex - stunning everywhere I see it 👍
  11. Aah that explains it 👍 never seen them breed so early here but worrying about the lack of them here - last year I saw swifts before swallows, and they’re normally a few weeks later. Obviously a localised thing as stubby and several others have them where they are(we’re in Chelmsford)
  12. Swallows I reckon. Where’s is this as seems very early for first brood this year in Uk? I’ve still not seen or heard a single one round our way and I’m outside every day - weathers been pretty cold for them of course
  13. As this post was nearly 7 years ago I’d think it’s maybe a bit late to ask 👍😁
  14. I’ve also noticed a few have died over this winter, including one largish one that’s never been touched so wouldn’t feel too bad
  15. For website design contact @Steve Bullman the owner of this site. as others have said - clear up properly. A large local firm did two jobs in my road for newly moved in people who didn’t ask neighbours for recommendations. The mess left in the road was appalling and no one here will touch them with a barge pole now
  16. So similar! My godfather was from the Gorbals and the similarity of some of his speaking with plat Deutsch (old north German dialect) that my mother could speak was uncanny. I’ve read that much of the connection was via the Hanseatic League which linked so many north European cities and the common language of the sailors who later settled in different towns
  17. My dad who was born in Germany always called them the German word Kiebitz which is kind of similar sounding to Peewit. Dutch is Kievit, so easy to see where our languages and words crossed over many years ago
  18. Pictures will help. Whichever option they choose, estimate how many loads of chip/logs then add 50% on top. even the most experienced of us get caught out on conifers and the amount of waste.
  19. Any properties on the nearby access roads got ring camera or cctv? Must have been a large vehicle to move it all?
  20. Nice little Bay down and ground out with the 360sw - about 36” across. Took the concrete edging out and reset it after - about 3 hrs in total. Need more easy jobs like this 👍
  21. About the same here - 5 days plus 2 a month cutting grass. Waiting on two tpo approvals that are way overdue so will chase up next week. for the first time in over 30 years I’ve put feelers out to expand the grass cutting round - never ever had to advertise so it’s a sure sign times are gonna get tough I think ☹️
  22. Had my 391 for about 6 years and it’s never missed a beat. Even ran a 25” bar from my 660 when that shot a piston mid cut in 30”oak stem. doesn’t get used that often, but for occasional use it’s done me proud. Found on gumtree for £275 with a horrendously sharpened chain, so scrapped that, had it serviced and been all good 👍
  23. So you’d like someone to cut it down for free? Doesn’t work like that I’m afraid. Stick some pictures up and you may get someone local give you a price to cut this down. Keep the wood, season it for five years plus and if you’ve been lucky enough to stop it splitting- list as as wood turning blanks on eBay. You may just about cover your costs or make a small profit - up to you to decide how much your time is worth
  24. Great idea, but it’s Bud 🤮🤮 if that or Fosters are the only beers left I’ll stick to tap water 👍

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