Dave Alviti
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I can relate to that, back in feb i pretty much had the whole of march/april booked up, just doesn't seem to be coming in at the same rate. keep telling myself its going to pick up soon...
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£120 on the books would be ideal, as a subby i'd want a bit more ideally. I think £300/day might be a bit ott! when i freelance round me at the moment (herefordshire/shropshire/worcestershire) I get between £105 and £135/day, but the cheaper end of the scale is 5 days a week if i want it, which is nice to fall back on and why i'm willing to work for a bit less. Things are pretty cheap for me here so if i were to move to london i'd need it to be finacially viable.
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cheers for the contacts, might be a bit early to be thinking about applying, Just trying to work out whether i'd be better off or not, be strange going back on the books, been self employed for the last 4 years or so. still needs must!
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Cheers, just wanted a rough idea really,
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What could a fairly experienced (8+ years) climber expect to get on the books in london? my girlfriend currently lives there and i'm considering upping sticks and moving and think going on the books would be the only practical way of doing it (currently self employed) I've got all relevent tickets as well as B+E driving license. She lives at wilsden green at the mo, but may move somewhere else in november, which is when i'd be considering moving.
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thanks, its the rock climber in me, always taught to change ends frequently
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bowline with a yosemite is all i've ever used, got a decent weight to it for chucking it higher in the tree. dead quick to tie and with a bit of a loop on it keeps it clear of my hitch so no risk of it catching on it. and unlike with a spliced eye i can change the end of the rope i'm using on a regular basis to even out wear and tear on the rope.
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Picked it up for £150 from a farm sale, rusty as hell, and all the pipes had to be replaced, but once i'd sand blasted and painted it looked as good as new! the motor is off a lorry tail lift, think all told cost me about 2k including the trailer. I appriciate what your saying kev, the nose weight is a bit of an issue, i may consider altering it to a side position, as it wouldn't involve too much hassle and would balance the trailer better.
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good job i'm delivering with a tractor really
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its not that heavy really, the plant trailer distributes the weight quite well, certainly no worse than having a mini digger on there
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my firewood trailer: Indespension plant trailer with a hiab fitted to it, 24v electric pump powers it, will lift 3/4 ton. can get six 1/2 m3 bags on if need be. also great for picking up big lumps of wood. looking for some tractor timber tongs for it if anyone knows where to get a decent set? Even has a little ram for lifting it on and off the truck, which can be used as an outrigger when lifting heavy stuff
