doobin
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Would be right up our street if it's a sort of 'rake it all up with the digger and grab and burn it' sort of job. PM me if I can help.
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Theres a fair few on here that do them but carriage is the killer. If you can sort out a courier from Sussex or Kent (return load maybe) then there'll be no problem getting them.
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To all you bosses - How much would you pay a day for a groundie?
doobin replied to button1803's topic in General chat
It's only when an employees is capable of making me money without me being there that they're worth £80/day plus. If you two work together as well as you say you do, then you should be worth that plus a bit more for climbing. -
How many tonnes is it? Is it really worth chipping it?
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Pulsafe Sperian Tint Lens Safety Specs | Screwfix.com Good specs that fit very close, comfortable and cheap enough to buy several pairs so you're not tempted to strim without if you loose a pair...
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You don't want goggles, they steam up. And a helmet and visor for strimming? All we use is safety specs, no need for visors or guards on the strimmers. Much quicker that way. Good, close fitting specs than don't pinch your temple when worn with ear defenders are the Sperian range (Screwfix is a good place to get hold of them) or Oregon. As Gareth says, get a case for them.
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Ryobi stuff is not suitable for pros. Buy cheap pay twice. The Echo pole pruner is very good, but then so is the Stihl.
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Just get a local looking number that goes straight to your mobile. Easy. £5 a month rental then about ten pence a minute I think.
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Don't forget the sandals either Tom, makes a world of difference... Soaked T-shirt is the way forward. Pure bliss.
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Would be a lot simpler to concentrate (both money and time) on processing and selling the firewood. If you contract out the extraction and do the processing and marketing yourself, you should be able to make good money out of it. After all, most log merchants buy their timber in rather than extract it themselves. Re equipment, ditch the thumb on the mini digger and get a minimum of a grapple, and preferably a proper grab with rotator.
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Worth an oil and filter change anyway Pat, clean oil keeps engines alive. Particularly little ones.
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There's only one Stihl chainsaw head, and it'll fit.
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Lol, it's just common knowledge!
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You've obviously never tried a Makita LTX 3-speed on first gear, 19mm auger bit and an oak gatepost... this put an old workmate into A & E Came round and clonked him on the head!
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Are you noticing a pattern here? Oh, and Screwfix are expensive for power tools. Try Power Tools from the Power Tool Supplier - Power Tools UK Crappy site design, but very cheap when I bought mine.
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The only one to consider IMHO opinion is Makita LXT 18v. If you're going to use auger bits etc for gateposts then make sure you get the three speed rather than the two speed. Three years ago I paid £300 with the vat for the three speed drill, an impact driver and two batteries with charger. They are bombproof- I've run the impact driver over with a quad, compact tractor and a van with no ill effects. (all accidentally I hasten to add!) On sites nowadays I'd say more than a third of equipment is Makita LXT- this speaks volumes about the quality. Also, consider what other battery tools you might need in the future. All Makita gear can be bought too only, no batteries included. £60 for the impact driver for example. Very good value for money once you've bought the batteries.
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"You plonker Rodney!"
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Just bought one, BCS 16HP with a 40" collecting deck on it. Plan on getting a 22" deck for smaller jobs, a 40" flail mower or maybe topper for paddocks etc and the shredder/3" chipper attachment. Plus perhaps a barrow attachment. Do you lot think it might drag say ten inch diameter, ten foot long strainers about on site?
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Thanks Spud, good advice. I know what caused it, lending it to idiots on a nature reserve. Having said that, it paid off because I've got weeks and weeks of work ahead of me for them with the digger etc. I know about fourstroking etc, already removed the anti tamper on this saw.
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How do u rate large quantities of Horse chestnut as firewood
doobin replied to gensetsteve's topic in Firewood forum
If you've got the tractor and trailer, then just hire a 7.5t with a grab to sit by the stack and use that to load. Easy. -
Thanks Spud. It's not siezed, just very low on compression, Decomp is OK. If i've got to take it apart to replace seals, etc then I might as well fit a £50 FS 450 P&C and have myself some more beans
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I'm reasonably mechanically minded. Do I need any special tools? And can anyone point me in the direction of some online reference material? Thanks
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General grass trimming (going all day with 3xFS400s) then about 10 litres. When grass trimming the saws are never running flat out. Switch to RoW clearance and it's a different story. 1xFS400, 2xFS550. Pedal to the metal so to speak, can easily use 25 litres a day.
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If you REALLY want to feel depressed, I've just done the maths and you're on £15.38 an hour. For using 40k of kit.
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OK, it's a beautiful piece. Will someone PLEASE tell us the going rate? I deal in stuff like that all the time. Everyone is so cagey about prices that I just sling it in the firewood heap. Or even just burn it on site.
