Pete Hart
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James i would love to know how you get on with it, as im considering the switch myself too! Please keep us all posted with your findings/experiences? All the best mate, Pete
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I don't think its just your son.... I keep coming across so many idle youngsters (slightly different to your scenario i understand given his mechanical work) who think the world owes them a living. Im getting pretty bored of it. Im sure there are a lot of you guys out there who started on next to naff all wages (i started work at age 12 doing saturdays all day for £12). I remember being really proud and chuffed of my twelve quid every week. Poor attitudes, lazyness, poor time keeping, scruffy appearances, back chat, etc all make me wonder why i bother!! To those younger lads out there who do work hard, fair play to you.. keep it up and you will eventually be rewarded. Anbd if you live near Poole give me a shout!!!
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My disposal costs obviously dropped dramatically a few months ago when i finally got my new chipper, as i can fit 3 to 4 times as much onto the truck now (allowing me to do a number of jobs befroe the need to tip off). That has saved me not only time but around £50 to £75 pounds a time. This is great but i'm just thinking of trying any means to reduce this cost even further, or to nothing. Perhaps bagging good chip and selling it for a few quid per sack could even turn it into a small profit? I'll put the feelers out to see what customer reaction is, and with gardeners etc
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Chip £20.23 for a load up to 2.5 tonnes Green waste unchipped up to £54 per tonne All adds up when your going there 3 times a week with chip!!
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Cheers guys, by sounds of it i could just be creating hassle ( telehandlers, big loads, etc etc). Just had a thought... when i've got nice clean harwood chip I may just bag it up into 50kg animal feed sacks and try and flog it to gardeners etc! Just seems a shame to be tipping away good quality product. Obviously connifer and such like is a waste of time!
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Apologies if this has been done before..... Is their any commercial value in hardwood chip (clean of course!) ? Or shall i just continue to pay my tipping fees at the local green waste proccessing plant!!
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Not ashamed to admit to having a few tears watching the fish fight programmes.... the disgraceful pollicies on commercial fishing have disgusted me for years now, its something i feel very strongly about. As a keen angler myself, the problem effects my enjoyment as I feel guilty for even taking a single fish for the table after a Bass trip. Unfortunately with the way things are in our seas (and oceans worldwide for that matter) my personal policy of catch and release counts for nothing. The most disturbing fact i've heard about our oceans is one from Sir David Attenborough.... he stated that even if the oceans were left completely untouched (no fishing, no chemical spills, no hunting Whales, Sharks, Turtles etc) for 50 years, they wouldn't recover to even 40% of their full pottential state. Most of the damage done is unreparable. That is possibly the worst thing about the whole situation.
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What is your single most beneficial exercise for Arb work.
Pete Hart replied to coolie's topic in General chat
Dragon flags, and lots of pull ups! -
quality tree contractors! im still laughing 5 minutes on from watching that!!!
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I had this little problem a few weeks back when my insurance co. wanted all the serial no.s..............If you look in your stihl chainsaw manual for each saw you have got, there is a picture diagram near the back labeling all the parts of the chainsaw, and on there (marked with an #) will be the location of the serial no. for each saw! For the saw you have pictured (ms460) it is stamped onto the side of the exhaust cover..give it a scrape to reveal as previously mentioned!
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Hi mate, from my experiences of doing it on a smallish scale (arrisings from tree work, and splitting by hand), it can be a nice little sideline to other work (i.e tree surgery) and it can get you access to customers you may not have heard from otherwise...but i have also found that people treat you with a poor attitude as a log seller. They can be very untrusting, always argue the toss over the price, moan if the logs are too big, too small, too long, too short, wrong species etc etc! There are the odd individuals who i have found to be geniunely pleased with what you are selling them, and this is great. If you are thinking of doing it as a main venture, then decent splitter and processor are almost essential.... if its a sideline thing, then do splitting in downtime and try to make yourself a few quid!
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brilliant!!
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Amazing pics mate!
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I've used one whilst mountaineering and climbing... they are good, but be aware that the mk2 bites into the rope (good for frictional purposes!) which is not so good for the longevity of your rope. Hope that helps mate.
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Stephen....that is a log pile to be proud of mate!! Great effort
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some great advice so far guys... im currently struggling too but that is due to tearing a back muscle! Thankfully my understanding customers have been really flexible and re aranged work for when im fully fit again! I generally find that if you stay active, even if like dave said you are just cleaning the van or sharpening chains, splitting logs or just driving around town dishing out cards the phone suddenly starts ringing (must just be coincidence!). Last winter I was struggling big time, but through the course of the year things get much better. Keep up the hard work and stay positive, and fingers crossed everything will work out good in the end! best of luck mate
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freelance tree surgeon with chipper and van
Pete Hart replied to jack-tosdevine's topic in General chat
But not if your making a loss! I see your point Tom - some work better than no work... However this HAS to be financially viable other wise tears before bedtime! -
Also bear in mind that Beech takes a fair bit of seasoning mate... Its quality stuff when properly dried out but that can take as long as 24 months. Good luck though mate
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Snowfire is great for chaps and cracks, and gardeners therapy cream from crabtree is excellent. From my point of view its not about aesthetics, its simply about giving your battered and sore hands a bit of a chance after a punishing day doing treework!
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freelance tree surgeon with chipper and van
Pete Hart replied to jack-tosdevine's topic in General chat
Hi mate, are you sure you have done your sums? That sounds a bit low for running a van, chipper, disposing of waste, and at the end of it paying yourself a wage. The most common mistake people make in business is undervaluing themselves and their services... Bare it in mind - hate to think of people investing their hard earned and slogging away for little return! Good luck buddy. -
Please Santa, could I have a new 660?!
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Very sorry to hear that mate. I hope you can get it all sorted with minimum fuss and hassle. Best of luck moving forward with your business.
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Going halves on a chipper - the pitfalls?
Pete Hart replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
Stephens advice is very good if you are going to consider this partnership. Setting up some kind of formal hire agreement etc would hopefully stop any nonsense! Also with the pair of you putting money into a pot (depending on how sensibly you use the chipper!), you may just end up with a good saving between you which could more than cover repayments, servicing, blade sharpening etc. leaving money left over to use elsewhere perhaps. Personally I would never entertain any kind of sharing arangement because it would inevitably lead to clashes somewhere along the line. Be it financially, care during use or both wanting it on the same day! Good luck whatever you decide mate. -
Derek is a great bloke. He taught me RFS at kingston maurward. If he cant do it phone kingston maurward direct as im pretty sure that Spencer the head instructor there can do a LOLER inspection for you
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keep it mate, it will earn you money in the future.... and most importantly, as has been previously mentioned you will be kicking yourself when you need to buy a new one to replace it, as prices seem to be constantly rising!
