Matthew Storrs
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true, i certainly didn,t get any instructions on re charging it, i don't think they have a leg to stand on to be honest. cheers for yer help!
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don't think so,didn,t see one, but even if there was, there was no where to charge it from, why they can't supply these machines with petrol engines, they must get this problem all the time.
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Yes they said they tested it back at the yard at it was fine, but i reckon they hadn't charged it properly as you say, I think iv got a good argument against them, if they get funny then il say they should have stated clearly before hiring it that despite me paying a full days rate this machine is actually barely capable of two hours work.
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thats what i should get, but i would just be happy to get my money back. Im not going to back down on them, il just keep making a nuisance of myself until they pay up, just checking with you lot if i had hard standing, which it would appear i do. cheers
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Ha, took me a while looking at that, then it clicked. Can't unfortunately its rather rotten in general plus you'd be using a 3120/880 all day, on my spikes thats near suicide! so prefer the easy option:thumbup1:
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I know, its a tricky one, incidentally the chap who delivered it said to us it should do 12 ups and 12 downs, thought that sounded a bit pathetic but i could probably work with it, but we had only gone up and down twice and a bit of moving around at the top. The way i see it if you buy something and it doesn't work properly then you take it back you get a refund, not half a refund as it sort of half works, I don't see the reason should be any different for hiring. particularly as they ended up costing me money..
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Right, heres the story, The other day I hired a !battery powered! 12m cherrypicker (niftylift) of the local hire company. We were going to use it to chog down a big pollarded Ash stem overhanging a barn, after about two hours of use the battery ran out and we had barely made an impression on the Ash. Anyhow, because of this we were unable to complete the job and I had to pay staff still and obviously now I will have to get another machine in at my expense. I phoned the hire company up as soon as it ran flat and told them, it was only midday. Now the problem is I am asking that they make a full refund to me but they are only offering half. Am I quite within my rights to demand a full refund as thanks to them I have lost a day plus money and as it was hired out for the day it should be able to do a days work, not two hours. What are your thoughts? Cheers
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Gosh, aren't we an intellectual bunch:thumbup1: Bill Bryson - Short history of nearly everything, bedside book Richard Mabey- flora britanica, coffee table book I find if i can't get into a book within the first chapter or two, i don't persist, its lost its chance with me. Trouble is I often find i have soo many books on the go at one time i often get distracted and don't finish the rest
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Iv had mixed results, the good mainly being the price, bad being poor comunication and some of the staff don't seem to know much unless they check it off the internet and read it to you there and then. Chris at the Tavistock branch is sound and will sort you out, just not sure about the staff. I once gave one of them a saw chain to replace and he came back with one two inches shorter, didn't notice till i got home.
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hmm odd, we brought it on farm account from MV where we get 2% off normal purchases as its account, didn't think it would apply to fuel, but I will check receipt and let you know...
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yes, it was watson, gone up alot since we last ordered.
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through mole valley, watson fuel?
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yup we got 1000 liters the other day worked out to be 67 pence
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aaah that looks like my ideal day cutting big bits of timber followed by a hearty lunch and pint, proper job
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wouldn't you be proud to take her home to meet the parents.
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what a classy, intelligent lady.
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i believe the izuzu is rated to pull 3 ton whereas the new hilux only 2.25t. But to be honest i would be embarresed to be driving round in any of these sleek chelsea tractor, drop the kids off, electrician trucks...
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sounds like you need to do your cs 38:thumbup1:
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how do you find the 395 copes with a 36 inch bar on hardwood, id like to get one for my 395 but wondered whether it'l struggle?
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iv found the 3120 to be a mighty beast id be interested too what makes the stihl better particularly seeing its a few hundred more in some places.
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The sliding ds make it far easier to twist in the tree for example if ur reaching out to cut a branch off as your rope doesnt reach across you but pulls of from the side, hard to explain, but I use a willans which doesnt have sliding dees, but some times it is hard to twist your body round when there is tension on your climbing line.
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Working at Height via a MEWP
Matthew Storrs replied to TrackedAccessPlatforms's topic in General chat
that said you get manitous etc with man baskets so it should be possible with the hiab idea, -
Working at Height via a MEWP
Matthew Storrs replied to TrackedAccessPlatforms's topic in General chat
Yes i suppose its the equivelent of using your lowering rope to climb on, you know it'll be perfectly safe and way over engineered to hold a human if it can cope with a ton of timber, but it just isn't the done thing! -
Which MEWP? Which Cherrypicker? Working at Height!
Matthew Storrs replied to TrackedAccessPlatforms's topic in General chat
If i was going to have two models i would have a 17 m and the 32m, 17m will do most average size trees, but would be a bit cheaper to rent out, Also i always think it would be handy if cherry pickers could be controlled from the ground to lift bits of timber onto a trailer etc, as you say arb specific. -
As much as you want to spend but for a basic harness/ rope/ karabiners/ prussiks etc you would be looking at a minimum of £350 nearer £400, then just add spikes and any other useful bits as you go along.
