Burytreeman

Yes but then she would know what he spends so much money on!

Hey Bolt, how big is the weight on that postr knocker? cheers Tony

hi again, sorry i should have said i am in Bury Lancashire

Hi i am looking for a heavy duty ( anti steal) bench for a memorial garden in a hospital for baby fatalities. If anyone is interested in offering a bench for sale please Pm me . Cheers Tony

Hi all, Can i ask what this Grant Business is?? regards Tony

Hi all, what grant is that then?? cheers Tony

This may be a cynical and opinionated responce but from the perspective of the "security Company" who have given you many leads and quotes to do, i would wonder what i ( sec co) had done wrong. I provide you with jobs to tender for, process the paperwork and make sure you get paid. As a business organisation i add my profit margin to the jobs. I am guessing you havent taken the issue up with your "Bosses" over not winning quotes? Working with councils and Local authoraties is an art in itself policies procedures and current political trends can all have an impact on what you do or what work you get. From my perspective you have a woirking relationship with a company who have provided you with what may be a steady stream of work. Does that in itself not entitle them to some degree of Loyalty or am i speaking fromm a bygone age? Its interesting how you attribute the instances when you have quoted and not got work to their added margin. Could it be you were possibly high in the first instance? Like many of the people on here i make a living working for various customers private commercial and local authority. I have a couple of organisations that get me to sub contract in the same way you have. Yes they do put a mark up on and yes it does crank the cost of the job up, however if you want that job then its up to you to absorb what you can to win it taking account of addages! On occasion i have been asked to work directly but have felt a degree of commitment to those that gave you the work. I wonder how you would feel if some of your staff decided to offer to work for your clients directly to save them money?(and of course make more money themselves) Within this thread, and arb community, there are many varied perspectives and views.Its what makes it such a good sounding block for support. Yes you can choose to progress but at what expence? I myself am appreciative of the opportunaties offered by my contacts to tender for work. Its my belief when doing that i owe them thanks and gratitude for helping me. I may be out of touch , but from a pure cold hard business perspective you only see things in a cold hard way! I think you owe that security company a debt of gratitude. Thanks to them you have worked and began to establish the links that have allowed you to get your foot in the door, undertake work and get paid. Yes you can Go direct, abandon the contacts you have, and discover exactly what the security company did actually do for you. In striving to work directly you could come across as wanting to save the local authiority money. You could also come across as Greedy,totally self interested and ungratefull. Currently work is tight and becoming more scarce. I for one would welcome the position you find yourself in, as i suspect would many others. As i mentioned earlier it may be i am from a long past generation, who also value engage and appreciate peoples efforts. You don't mention in your posts if the security company offered the work to other arb contractors or exclusively yourself? If the latter is the case in my opinion you are clearly displaying and abhorent betrayel of trust. Its not a road i myself would choose to travel. I would be happy and appreciative of the work i have beed given. maybe i am wrong but i think Not! Tony Wilkinson, aka Burytreeman

any idea how much it is?

sorry mate if you were north west could have helped you out with rotavator

and that was an easy Half Day!

Luxery! we used to get up at 6. lick chipper clean wi't toungue for breakfast then work 11 hours before we even thought about gettin paid!

where abouts are you atc?

if you look on their site there is a kit using that engine.just take the pump number and there you go. there is a full breakdown of components to build a splitter couldent be easier

Fuda, ring trust insurance they will quote you on all aspects. there is a link on this site to them. Good luck with it!

My mate brought me a power steering pipe off a Ka to Braze up last week.. no wonder!

oir these..WELCOME TO FLOWFIT THE HOME FOR ALL YOUR HYDRAULIC REQUIREMENTS

Whats a PTI course please?

Oh no i had it all wrong.. i went to the show to see new gear, investigate existing stuff "in the flesh" adn meet people you havent seen for ages. You just can't beat getting soaked, paying twenty quid for a butty and watching others struggling up the climbs and thinking christ i'm glad i dident volenteer for that. I bought two new handsaws and a 550 and had a great time and had fun. I foolishly thought that was what it was all about.. Damm

They missed the small print saying 50% off pegs and lucky heather with this advert!

I don't know the jenson soi cant really offer a balanced comparison, however i have owned and used Greenmech chippers for the last ten years or so. I have always found them reliable and well up to the task. Phone support/advice is always available and knowledgeably given. On the opccasions i have replaced parts (exhust and stickers) the parts arrived speedily. Good backup and advice is invaluble in todays market so i think greenmech are a very strong contendor for your purchase!...

try saturn machine knives. They will prob be at the arb show....

Just out of interest ( and bloody cheek of course) what do u charge for a stump that size?

Looks a great tool and compact to!

What about a pic of it and the Multi tip Hodge?? Tony

Any Progress on t shirts Steve??