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Respectfully disagree. Any inverter MIG will do arc as standard with an extra £20 lead. However, a wire feed unit for an inverter arc will cost in excess of a basic inverter MIG that will do arc too.

Do you find the oiler keeps up OK? I have the same bar on a 462 but it wants a bit more oil when ringing up. Found it OK on a full compliment chain too. Great bars aren't they?

I had a recent experience felling a 6ft ash with my MS462. It will pull a 36" bar OK if you're gentle and it's sharp but the oiler won't quite keep up when ringing up. Were I to do it every other week I'd buy an 880. But it's OK for one-offs, with a quick spray on the chain inbetween cuts whilst ringing up. It's happy with a 24" bar on it, and positively flies with an 18". The heated handles are nice. Stubby, you're welcome to come have a play. It's really quick to rev up, that's for sure. At the other end of the spectrum, I agree with guys who prefer a light saw. My go-to for most of my work (small scale land clearance, tangled laylandii) is an MS241 with a 16" Picco bar. You really notice the difference using a Picco chain, and whilst a big fan of Rotatech for a decent chain at low cost I did treat myself to some Stihl full chisel Picco loops for the 16" and can highly reccomend them. Probably a further 30% cut speed, quite incredible. I ummed and ahhed about an MS261 with heated handles, but decided that the 'middle ground' as it were wasn't worth the kilo of extra weight over the MS241, particularly as it's often a few quick cuts then back in the cab. I'd go as far as to say that the tree has to be over 18" for me to want to use the MS462 rather than the MS241, as the picco chain on the smaller saw makes them pretty much the same speed to cut.

So long as it’s safely propped there should be no issues.

MIG and TIG are two very different animals, for different purposes. For general fabrication of mild steel and repairs a MIG is the way forward. An inverter MIG as discussed will also do arc, although you may need to purchase a lead (only £20 or so). Arc is a good skill to learn, but to be fair it's rare that I can't do something with a MIG and the right gas, even outdoors. Disposable bottles are hopeless. Personally I'd steer clear of BOC. Easiest way is to use someone like SGS gases or Hobbyweld. Pay a deposit on the bottle, use it, exchange it and only pay for a refill. When you no longer want to weld, return the bottle, get your deposit back. If you give your local motor factors a call they usually stock it. I have mine delivered- the savings on my time to go and get it more than cover the negligeable extra cost of the gas per m3, especially when you remove rental from the equation. BOC is only cheaper if you are using the largest size bottle and refilling it at least twice a year in my experience. When you start getting into it, and needing bottles of argon, 5% welding gas and 15% welding gas for heavy stuff, plus oxygen, that's a lot of rent for bottles you may not use completely in a year. Compare the colums in red below. The BOC totals assume, as per header, that you use just one bottle a year. Hobbyweld Ultra at 300bar are the best value. Happy days if that's what your local place stocks.

Result! Looks like you've got the customer relations part down. They will recommend you to others and you will have plenty more jobs to hone your skills. The hard part is not going bankrupt whilst honing your skills...

Maybe if you buy B&Q specials. Buy a Stihl or Husky and you won't need to faff about like that.

Yes and no. If the ground is soft enough then the leverage can help. However if you have to start digging around them with a ripper then it's often best to have the stumps low to prevent ripping off any pipework. Don't ask me how I know....

Do it yourself. It’s a piece of cake.

To be fair,250 amps is about the max you get from single phase, not 170 amps. The weight is because it’s a transformer unit rather than an inverter. Some say transformer units are longer lasting, but I’d go for a computer controlled inverter set every time. Makes it much easier to lay down a decent weld.

I agree with the above, a decent welder is the way forward and worth the money. R-Tech supply welders to a similar spec and about half the price of Jasic, and have a very good reuptation for service. My Mig250 has done three years pretty hard use and makes a lovely weld. I wouldn't look twice at gasless mig. Waste of time. SGS or Hobbyweld bottles are cheap enough to buy- pay a deposit for the bottle and then just pay for refils. No rent. https://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/mig-welder-r-tech-pro-mig250-1/ They also offer interest free finance for a year.

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Best left where it is I think!

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You're at it again Logs. I really think you would be happier in a country such as China, where all the prices are 'imposed'. This is simple supply and demand. Basic economics. Some customers want to buy shitty wet willow for £50 a bag. Others would rather come to you for decent stuff at double the price. You have your place in the market, stop worrying about others. The market goes up, the market goes down. Either adapt or find something more profitable to do. And for Pete's sake, stop threatening to get your big brother involved. My dads bigger than yours anyway.

That's why the accountant is worth the money! It's not even £250- what's your day rate? £150? So the accountant costs you £100 in real terms. You could be drinking beer right now rather than worrying. Or wine, if you prefer. Simples. PM me if you want the details of mine, he's a really sound bloke. Always helpful on the end of the phone if I need advice throughout the year, exceptional value for money really.

Let's have a thread where the OP and mendiplogs debate this one. First one to work out what either is saying gets a free Arbtalk t-shirt.

Best route for me is to do all my bookkeeping personally, but have an accountant submit it to HMRC. They know how far they can push things. For £250 it's not worth my time anyhow. You don't loose any control of your business this way, you always know the bottom line from month to month.

You didn't silence me, I just got bored of trying to reason with a brick wall...

Indeed, this one appears to have put the white powder all over her body rather than up the customary orifice Way too much concealer.

I thought it was a shop dummy when I Google Image'd it, but apparently that thing is indeed a real live person

You've not been careful in the slightest, you've gone at it like a bull in a china shop and you're still at it with yet another thinly veiled threat.

An honest post, and a good grip on reality

So friggin what? As mentioned in an earlier post, Eddie Stobart started with logs and then found something more profitable. I myself have moved sharply away from logs over the past few years. Businesses constantly evolve due to market conditions. You are the epitome of a poor businessman if you cannot accept this and seek to drag others down to benefit yourself. You really think the only alternative option is to fold and work for someone? I know I said the entry barriers to the log trade were low, but come on! You don't see Waitrose running smear campaigns against other supermarkets. OK, there might be some tongue in cheek advertising but that's about it. And they do pretty well despite being more expensive. Your business model is similar I believe, premium product? In which case, if you are the Waitrose of wood, why do you feel the need to drag others down? An idiot is someone who keeps doing the same thing and expects a different result.