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Was doing some tree work at a clients a few years ago and was asked to cut a hedge similar to the one above while we were there as an extra, had nothing booked in for the afternoon so after sorting the price made a plan.. I finished the trees while my mate / colleague got cracking on the hedge. Hour or so later I'm done but wander why I can hear a saw running on site [emoji848] Walk round after clearing up to see my mate halfway through the arch with a 048 .. Apparently the customer told him he likes the hedge flat on the top [emoji31]!! I've never let him forget that one [emoji23]

Be a good test for an apprentice though [emoji23]

I saw a video of a big pto one that looked good but on a two man hand setup that ain't going to be funny unless your watching

I don't fancy that much !!

I go with £75 - £100 for any small / one off stumps as a "I'll fit it in with some other stumps" type arrangement .. £3.50 per inch across the top (two furthest points out of the soil) on anything where the customer has a few of reasonable size.. £500 per day on large jobs / multiple days.. I was talking to a guy who did some woodland work some time back (few years ago) that was charging £10 a foot but I've never priced that sort of contract.. All the above includes removing shavings / tidy up..

900mm one same as the oregon models now on amazon ..?

If you haven't done already, work out all your costs inc staff together with some form of a plan for gear replacement, truck, chipper, servicing, money that you need to put away to purchase any new gear or plant you hope to purchase over whatever time frame you set yourself. Allow for things you may need to introduce or increase, employers liability, advertising etc.. Look at what money you want for a year and realistically how many days you believe you will be on site allowing for quiet spells, breakdowns, bad weather etc.. That gives you a pretty decent day rate guide.. If you can increase it on jobs your quicker at due to gear or ability, great!! If it's a genuine day and your undercut, you can accept it as you know exactly what you need from a days graft, if your busy and up on your workload estimations, an easy day comes up and you decide to lower your cost because there's tea and biscuits on tap your free to do so [emoji846]

You can choose between 500 and 700mm by clicking where it says "size name" they seem to be cheaper than they used to be, the 700mm is still under £60.00

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002XNRNP2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apis_1507588056643.

I used to work in another yard and they had the Oregon models, short and long versions, they were great, a little light but despite abuse never broke, they also had a ridged back edge which was useful for levering logs over to roll on the processor but are around £80 from memory. I purchased the bison for my own yard as I wanted to see how much my chaps would take to using one and every time I wanted it someone else had it which I thought was great, I purchased the fiskars second time round as amazon were offering a decent price but no one has taken to it, I agree it's too light and doesn't hold in certain timber well unless you impale it so I'm a little disappointed and in hindsight would prefer a second bison.. I can say that the Oregon ones were top, held well and both were still useable after 4 years with various people using them, I'll try and find one ..

Hello to all, Clutching at straws here but thought it was worth a punt.. For the past few months I have been searching for some spares in order to get my little forklift back up and running, the parts I need if available wouldn't be more than £100 however danfoss have stopped making spares for my model and count it as obsolete [emoji22] It's a lovely tool and I'm really hoping someone may have one (or parts of one) kicking around as they were quite common on plant and agg machines. After a lot of calls to various pump people I'm still drawing a blank on all fronts and am running out of channels to follow. Here is a pic incase you think you see one Inside the shiny bit is 7 pistons and I need 3 to get going again.. Any help greatly appreciated [emoji106]

While very comfortable i would never suggest them for woodland work, amongst the contractors I work with know one is or has bought a pair second time round. I'm looking to get the husky technicals next time providing I find them comfy enough.

Basically an application needs to be made to the council for any tree over 75mm at 1.5m (process takes up to six weeks) If after receiving this notification the council wished to protect a tree they would issue a TPO However a TPO can protect all types of tree but not hedges / bushes or shrubs. At which point a shrub becomes a tree or trees become a hedge I can't advise but personally your picture looks like a hedge to me. If I was the contractor I would call your local tree officer / council planning department and just check how they wanted me to go about the situation. I suggest you give them a call.

Thanks for the info spud, Im at home tomorrow so will have a play and let you know how I get on..

I had the carb to bits to start with but couldn't find any issues, I'll have a super thorough check through it again.. Can't beat old school engineering, first auto tune thing I've played with and already it's pissing me off [emoji6]

I'll have a look but I'm guessing if it doesn't I'm still in the world of a new carb / auto tune unit and a trip to dealer?

By full I mean chucking it out of the decompressor full, take the plug out and turn it upside down to drain, if you rest the plug in the hole and go for a gentle pull its fireing on the fumes / decent compression etc..

Hmm ok chaps, thanks for the info.. Saw sparks fine but immediately floods when pulled over, i.e. 2 pulls and cylinder is full of juice.. Coil is putting 5v to the solenoid and opening the valve but at no point does the valve close

I buy mine a Chinese on Saturday nights but she's not overly efficient if I'm honest

Obtained a 550 from a friend that had stopped working (Died while left on idle, never ran again) I've had it to bits and am 90% confident that a new fuel vale / auto tune will sort the issue. I've seen that abbey garden sell them separate in the area of £45 (so the website indicates anyway) but can't find one anywhere else online?? Just whole carbs including the valve for around £90 on eBay.. Anyone bought one on its own? If so where from? Many thanks

Depends how far away from the yard I was working if it was surgery waste or purchased timber at the yard for processing.. If I was on a job and you lived round the corner I would be happy enough with £20 to save time off site. If I had it at the yard as surgery waste already ringed up roughly and you asked me to deliver it then £60 - £70 If I had it in the yard in 3m lengths ready to process and you asked me to ring it and deliver it then £100+ That's all roughly but should give an idea..

Looks good Using the above pricing stratagy on chestnut posts (selling at £50) still gives £360 for a morning providing I can either buy it standing or at chip money. Conclusion so far is unless I'm offered £600 a day for two blokes, loader, mill with timber dropped at the yard, I'm better off using my own timber, unless I find some rebar in a log that is [emoji37] Sent from my SM-T580 using Arbtalk mobile app

We had a trial run a couple of weeks ago on some oak that we had put to one side while felling firewood, had around 3.5t in 3m lengths suitable size for 6-8" posts. Two of us operating the mill and another on the loader moving roundwood and taking waste to the processor. We did time it within reason and with a dullish band were kicking a post out quite happily in 10mins (not including pointing the top) I'm running a stenner 42 coupled to a 120hp perkins 6 (not overly juicy as running at 1200rpm) A rough calculation gave me a day running cost of around £80 (diesel, band, service and a drink for band changes) Let's assume that I have a requirement for 12 posts and purchase oak at 60 a ton (prefer to purchase standing but for example driftside)I would hope to find 12posts in 5t so I'm £300 out on timber plus £50 to cover taking the forwarder 1/2 mile to collect it. Let's say were lazy that day and only mill 4 in an hour because there's only two of us, 3 hours later we have 12 posts. We're currently paying £50 for 8x8 in softwood and oak are costing £130 (all + vat) from my local mill. Even supplying the oak posts at £75 a post gives £900 - costs and half a day running still leaves £510 for a mornings work with two of us. After buying standing the decent bits of oak and chestnut we separated from the firewood pile came in the yard at under £40 a ton hence my preference to continue in that direction.. Am I missing a vital part here?? Sent from my SM-T580 using Arbtalk mobile app