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Matthew Storrs

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  1. Matthew Storrs
    At an educated guess i would say around 6k, although if you know its a good machine thats worth a bit in itself, It may look a bit rough but how well has it been serviced etc, are there many new parts on it? these are all questions which would effect the price. My timberwolf was a bit rough looking when I brought it because its now over ten years old, but bar the engine, nearly every bit of it has been replaced fairly recently, therefore I know its a goodun and is probably worth a lot more to me then the price it would get on Ebay.
  2. Matthew Storrs
    about 16-18 inches for both knots, I find 1.6 meters makes a nice sized one prusiik
  3. Matthew Storrs
    Now thats just cruel:sneaky2:
  4. Matthew Storrs
    No mention of the .... ahem ... cough... weaver.
  5. Matthew Storrs
    Plus you dislocate your spine trying to turn to cut a tip of:thumbdown:
  6. Matthew Storrs
    ahh, you make it sound so enjoyable:lol:
  7. Matthew Storrs
    If you burn seasoned wood but damp from outside moisture, does that still tar up the chimney?
  8. Matthew Storrs
    where abouts you based?
  9. Matthew Storrs
    I would say if your a damn hardworker and don't expect big money straight off then there will always be work out there.
  10. Matthew Storrs
    I think im right saying holly is fine for burning straight away too.
  11. Matthew Storrs
    down this way you'd be banished to the scilly isles for eating a ginsters- dirty things. bet it hit the spot at the time tho:thumbup1:
  12. Matthew Storrs
    golly, i never really thought of it like that but your right, a Vat reg company should be able to run cheaper then non reg so the added vat may not deter customers, I always plodded along thinking Il aways outprice a vat reg company, i may be rather wrong.
  13. Matthew Storrs
    Whilst i agree that buying major kit needs a good think through, I wouldn't call it a balls up if you find your not using it as most decent kit holds its value well, sometimes you just have to take the plunge and buy it, only then will you realise how much you needed it, I have brought fairly substantial bits of machinery in the past not really knowing how much it will work out, turns out now i couldn't live without it. If it didn't work out i would just sell it on. no biggy!
  14. Matthew Storrs
    I agree, I think toms right in that a 2 man gang should be turning 80k but I doubt many do, even longtimers. Depends on your outfit too. Back to the thread I would take care on where you spend your advertising, ask your customers where they found you, as its easy to waste money on advertising with minimal returns.
  15. Matthew Storrs
    A new trailed one for less than £1500 will probably be a far eastern import:thumbdown: but you may find a decent used one for that. I believe Riko and others do a petrol hydraulic one that doesn't tow (bit like a sack truck setup). I always think the idea of running a tractor to run a splitter is like hitting a nail with a sledgehammer- all that horsepower running when you only really need a tidly little engine to run it.
  16. Matthew Storrs
    what will that Landini lift comfortably on the loader?
  17. Matthew Storrs
    but on the other hand, the right investments can make you more money, its always going to be a risk
  18. Matthew Storrs
    you may well be right. hard to tell until you actually see it on the vehicle etc. i do like it, its nice to to see something a bit individual with character etc.
  19. Matthew Storrs
    Streuth, how the hell did they knock that one in? or even dig a whole that deep for that matter?
  20. Matthew Storrs
    What is your line of business? Just trees? Whilst I love the style of the picture in itself, I think its a bit 'busy' for a logo. Hope i don't offend:001_smile:
  21. Matthew Storrs
    two strainers knocked in 2 meters apart with a brace between them strutted near the top of each post, like the letter H, Then you have a tensioned wire which goes from the bottom of the first post up to the top of the 2nd post, so the brace is actually pushing against the force of the bottom of the 1st post, Triangulation I believe is the word used! Box Strainers are generally stronger but more expensive and time consuming, I suggest anyone who uses a tractor to tension the netting uses a box strainer, Or a whacking great straining post if you strut it. Up here on Dartmoor we have to double box strain it (two HH braced) so they don't move in the soft peat boggy ground
  22. Matthew Storrs
    buy a btcv book on fencing, gives you the good basic principles of stock fencing, It comes down to how good your straining posts are. A box strainer is the strongest but a strutted strainer is perfectly good in normal conditions. REF monkey strainers, its pretty hard to explain how to use them in writing, but once you have strained it you have to walk the chain grab bits back down the chain by hand in order to release the wire. That didn't make sense did it?
  23. Matthew Storrs
    Actually forget removing it, just seen the back limb coming off too, just reduce it.
  24. Matthew Storrs
    to me, looking at the balace of the tree, Id whip it of altogether, Failing that reduce it.
  25. Matthew Storrs
    I wouldn't worry, sounds like he'll soon cut his hands off.

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