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The reason is that the insurance company's costs have in all probability risen massively over the years. Staff costs are way up, premises costs are way up, energy costs are now up, and most important the likelihood is claims costs are rising fast too. Why are claims costs rising fast? Well, because equipment costs are rising, fuel costs are rising, labour costs are rising, etc, etc, etc. So a claim for a broken boundary fence due to an error by a tree surgeon might cost a lot more to repair now than it would have done ten years ago (for instance). Also one particular reason employer's liability costs may be going up is because taking your employer to court is becoming easier and cheaper and much more common. I'm no fan of insurance companies, but the surprise is not that EL and PL costs have gone up; but that your experience of car insurance is that it is going down.
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Thanks Dan, I may well give this a go.
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Thanks Stere that sounds ideal for me. I don't care at all if it is dated, and as long as it is a half decent build quality it will last me ages.
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Would that be the husky 420EL? Seems good value, but I would rather spend more and get a quality machine. There are loads of cheap corded chainsaw out there and no doubt they are all poor quality Chinese throwaway tools. I would love to think this husky is better because it is a husky but is it?
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I still have not replaced my old Husqy 181, and now my little Stihl has also failed. I am really thinking I will get an electric one to replace them - the Stihl MSA300 has been recommended on Arbtalk previously - but at £1239 including battery and charger is a hell of an investment. I could actually use a corded mains saw, but are any of these actually any good? The Oregon CS1500 looks OK, but when you read a few reviews it is in fact a cheap Chinese machine. Any recommendations for a saw with a reasonable size blade (18 inch at least) and enough power to handle decent size logs? Bear in mind I operate a sawmill, so generally only make a few cuts a day!
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Thank you, but they were calculations not guesses!
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Always weights, straps will only work if you keep tightening them. You should still expect some cupping with wide boards, this is why until recent times tables desks etc always used multiple boards. And of course this applies to any species, all the main uk hardwoods will potentially cup. The softwoods are generally more stable.
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They are quite cute really….
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I get loads in my front porch. In fact I have even found woodlice spiders in my house - a striking red spider that feeds on nothing else! Woodlice like damp conditions and especially damp wood so to really get rid of them you need to eliminate all damp especially behind skirting boards. Damp in the wall behind a skirting is like woodlouse heaven. I get the odd slug as well, despite spending thirteen years gradually removing all the places where I have found that they can get in. I think they have the ability to pass through solid masonry.
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I am no expert, but my understanding is deep good soil is best and poor sandy soil not as good. It is more important to have few knots, no bad shake, decent straight lengths etc, but what I was saying is that the very highest prices will be for the very best stems from the very best area. Also of course forest grown will always be far more desirable than park or hedgerow trees.
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The annual hardwood auction that the Forestry Commission arrange will be in November. It might be worth entering your logs in this as that is where you will get the best buyers. If the quality is really good and if the buyers like the look of the ground where the trees grew (oaks grown on some types of soil will be worth more than others) you could get £200 per ton or more. Mixed quality oak will be more like £120 or £150. Last year due to Covid they had way less than normal in the auction (apparently covid stopped the FC from preparing the parcels for sale!) so I am guessing there was a bun fight over what actually was put up for sale.
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Ooohhh yes that plastic grass is hideous I agree.
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350 year old yew tree dead - will anyone buy the lumber?
Squaredy replied to treehuggerfromusa's topic in General chat
It is a little difficult to judge size from the photos, but that does not look like a very old tree to me. Either way the timber (in the UK) is worth very little in the round, and this is not a good forest grown straight tree so if you can get £50 per ton you will be doing well. I sometimes buy Yew logs for milling, and if you were to fell and deliver this one to me I would probably pay around £100, maybe £150 if it is more than I am estimating from the photos. Turners would make plenty of use out of the pieces, but it needs to be dried for years before it can really be sold to them. Realistically unless you have a use for the timber it is probably going to end up as firewood. -
Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West
Squaredy replied to Big J's topic in General chat
Wow, what a place. -
Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West
Squaredy replied to Big J's topic in General chat
As an eu member state, immigration from within other member states will be completely open. What chances a Brit has of moving there to work I don’t know. I seem to remember that big j and family had joint nationality (German maybe). -
Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West
Squaredy replied to Big J's topic in General chat
Way too much information. -
Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West
Squaredy replied to Big J's topic in General chat
Good for you, I hope you and the family enjoy and settle well. I would guess the schools knock spots off the average comprehensive in the uk! What are the house prices generally? I looked at the one you linked on Arbtalk - it looked amazing. Is this a typical price - I thought most of Western Europe would be pretty pricey these days? -
Pine is 430kg and sycamore 1.45 tons.
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Very nice anyway, and equally durable.
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That oak is sweet chestnut if I am not mistaken. And your next post in this thread about posts.
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Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Squaredy replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
Just to show what amazing trees Cypress can be. Lots of stunning ones on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. This one I especially loved. Also scilly is full of lovely mature elms which is such a pleasure to see. This cypress is a Macrocarpa.
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It is certainly nicely rippled. Is it Sycamore?
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I am actually a Brexiteer, but I do recognise that it has caused some increased costs. When you move house it costs a lot of money, but we still do move house when our existing house is no longer suitable for our needs...
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And that is the risk - if our pay rises do not keep pace with inflation we lose out. To be fair we have had low inflation for most of the last thirty years and wage rises have in most sectors far outstripped inflation - now the reverse is likely to happen. Pensioners will be fine - they really will get a rise the same as inflation (well the state element anyway).
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I explained to the original poster what inflation is not what causes it. I also explained the consequences of inflation, as clearly Mr Eggs wanted to understand that better. Printing extra money (Quantitative Easing) is not far short of legalised theft, and I agree is likely to create inflation eventually. Also current inflation is caused my Brexit, the Ukraine war, and other factors.
