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In no more than 100 words, what's the point of leaving wood to rot?

Since we're on a slight mog derail, how often do you find yourself using the rear-steer on yours, skyhuck?

Of course.

Law or trees? This time of year, in the rain, just above freezing and getting dark at 15:00 - desk please!

Paul's capabilities as a photographer never cease to amaze. Here, he has made me look both 15-years-old and anorexic. Pleasure as always, Mr Fox. Many thanks again for the harness. Modelled above and now sporting a custom-built high-speed, low-drag bridge.

Thanks very much.

Are any of these big shredders in the UK on tracks?

I disagree. I think he's dumb but tough. Everything looked like hard work. You'd have thought they'd have become more efficient after 25 years. On a less savoury note, something registered regarding his attitude towards his wife. Not sure I like him very much.

Shredders that'll pull in whole trees or are they the dumping brash on a conveyor type?

I phrased that badly...

What's the biggest Bandit in the UK?

I was very tempted by the U900 that went on ebay a couple of days ago. Went for £4k ish. Needed plenty of body welding but had PTOs and hydraulics front and back and a plate on the front. That and a modest 6 incher seemed a cool micromog to me.

You can upload from you computer to this site with the 'manage attachments' button.

It's practical architecture, dahling. I think you're allowed to be interested in that.

10% of that pile deals with just whether someone is an employee, a contractor or something else. It's always contentious. I'm afraid a lot of very certain answers on this thread aren't right. The best posts on this thread were: If you don't know whether you need employers' liability insurance, you probably do. We're just dumb tree cutters who couldn't possibly know the answer. I don't know the answer. Lawyers don't know the answer. Judges struggle with it. Pay for EL or pay for a lawyer's opinion on whether you need EL (probably about the same cost; unless the lawyer advises you to get EL, then it's both outlays). The insurance WILL cover you. The lawyer's opinion MIGHT cover you.

Some bastard walked off with my favourite BIC biro.

A good war would be an eye opener. ****, but an eye opener.

I do, I do... The lift etc sounded quite nifty though. You can imagine that's where he takes in the barrels of beer for all the wild parties if that helps sex it up for you.

As sad as it may seem, show us your boiler room please!

Can the old round cabs like this one realistically run a chipper on the front? Enough power? Enough weight? Enough metal in the right places to attach it?

If problem persists, sell it (honestly described) on ebay with a part worn bar and a part worn chain for £100 and get a new saw with a new bar and new chain for £170.

Is the Shakespeare the one with the room behind the bar as well?

Practical: It'll cost them more to chase you than what they'd get back (even if they could get it back). Legal: Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999. "Reasonable" is all over them.

Very poor advert but it's often said that the best engineers are the worst business people. tree man69, I'm good at writing. Send me a private message with info including: How you got into the industry What sort of work you've done (domestic, commercial, big forestry, small woodland, road/railnutility, line clearance, whatever) What tickets you have How happy you are with climbing - Can you use spikes? Can you do heavy rigging? What tools/machines you can use What tools/machines you own and come with you. Do you bring spikes? Do you bring a tophandle? Do you have an 88 with 4' bar? Can you do maintenance on tools/machines? The area you are happy to work in. Do you arrive in a car, tipper truck, 4x4 or on the bus? What sort of guy you are - Good crack on a team? Serious, head down and work hard type? Are you a freelancer or a proper subcontractor? Do you have public liability insurance? AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN SAY ABOUT WORK YOU HAVE DONE. The list above is not the only things you can say. I'll write you an advert and you can post it in a new thread. No charge for this service. Happy to help.

OK. I'll go with pickets. Thanks, folks.