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  1. Joe Newton
    I think the Cela 25 is significantly more than 70k. Plus you'll need a bespoke trailer and a capable tow vehicle
  2. Joe Newton
    Quicker climbing for sure. If you want a mewp to be faster than a decent climber it has to be a full sized one. You need to be able to cover a big area from one stand.
  3. Joe Newton
    The road tow nifty is awful. They can almost never achieve their stated reach.One of the biggest factors is set up time. Round here I can get a 25m tracked mewp with a legit tree work operator for around 400-450. Kind of pointless buying one at that price
  4. Joe Newton
    Pruning work is a lot quicker, especially if you can do multiple trees from one setup. You don't have to cut for the chipper. The only issue is that sometimes you'll end up setting up the mewp in your drop zone if space is limited.
  5. Joe Newton
    I get mewp work fairly regularly, I'm working alongside them as often as I'm working from them. Depends how much pruning work you do really. If your work is mainly removals I find mewps can get in the way. I'd have one in a heartbeat though. The one I mentioned if the best one I've worked with.
  6. Joe Newton
    25m Cela, class leading mewp and you won't ever regret going for the biggest one you can legally tow
  7. Joe Newton
    For manoeuvrability in tight woodlands I expect, a regular wheelbase pickup wouldn't do too well. Those converted jimnys look ideal for what the op is after, take a look at the link I posted. I'd love one if I could justify it.
  8. Joe Newton
    https://www.parkers.co.uk/vans-pickups/news/2021/yomper-4x4-jimny-utility-pickup-conversions/
  9. Joe Newton
    It says plenty, it's Stein. It also looks very similar to the taz lov3, but it's not like Stein to blatantly copy another design.
  10. Joe Newton
    Roughly translated, it reads: "I respect you as a friend and an arborist"
  11. Joe Newton
    Je t'emmerde Fair enough Mick, I should've started with "fair play, that's a man sized tree". I self lower plenty of stuff if it doesn't merit getting a rigging line sent up or whatever. Not sure I'd have much enjoyed shock loading that old girl though! Plenty of different ways to go about cutting trees though. No criticism here.
  12. Joe Newton
    The first clip. I hope it was self lowered or your groundy wants a slap!
  13. Joe Newton
    You wanna have words with your rope man... oh wait 🤣
  14. Joe Newton
    Or simply because often a younger person with fewer financial commitments will work for less?
  15. Joe Newton
    Another potential reason for wanting to employ someone younger could be that they're perceived to be cheaper. Not saying this is necessarily the case for the OP.
  16. Joe Newton
    I imagine the replies in this thread is a reason a lot of people don't bother posting any more.
  17. Joe Newton
    Yup, scumbag sending his lads to their deaths for his gain 🤣
  18. Joe Newton
    I ran a cold bath today and got into it. My voice went up an octave and I nearly passed out!
  19. Joe Newton
    Yeah I know how it would go down if something went wrong mate. That's why I don't make it obvious to whoever I'm in for. If it came to an investigation there will always be non compliance. No risk assesment, no two ropes, refresher training etc. I've long since stopped worrying about all that. Just look after your self and try and avoid any unwanted attention. Or just have a couple of days off. If you can do it for snow, wind and rain, you can do it for intolerable heat. If you can't afford to cancel the occasional day, your probably not running an efficient business. That's not aimed at you Mark,, I'm sure you can still maintain your level of service whatever the weather 👍
  20. Joe Newton
    I get where you're coming from. I don't tend to advertise my lack of ppe in hot weather, no point rubbing the boss's nose in it. The climbing trousers i wear are made by a popular ppe company and look almost identical 🤣 what they don't know won't worry them. My knees do take a bit of battering, but it's a worthy trade off. Bullman will be along soon to make a joke about that. It's not a case of being allowed, if someone wants to dictate how I work then they want an employee, not a freelancer. Think about it. Ppe can be almost completely replaced by common sense and experience. Most chainsaw accidents in climbers are to the upper body where there's no mandatory protection. It's one of them. If I fuck up it's on me. Not recommending it to anyone else.
  21. Joe Newton
    Sorry for the curt response. To be clear I'm a freelancer, so to some extent I make my own choices. In my experience (and its strictly personal) I feel that the added risk of heat exhaustion far outweighs the benefit of saw protection. In over 12 years I've perhaps touched myself with a chain twice. Very minor both times. Neither time was the front of my leg where the protection is. I'd much rather stay cool and work safely than be too hot and have to rely on my ppe. I wouldn't advise it for a lot of guys that are a bit more "accident prone"
  22. Joe Newton
    Fair point Ian, I'm not thinking like an employer. One company I work for will designate a saw user on hot days and the draggers can wear shorts. The saw guy can swap with another if they want. I'd have thought that was a pretty obvious answer.
  23. Joe Newton
    Do people really wear chainsaw trousers in this weather?
  24. Joe Newton
    Knots are for gays. On a serious note I took @Mark Bolam s advice on a hitch with a chicane while my zig zag is back with petzl, and I love it. Running a knut. Can't quite place how it's better than a wrench but it certainly is
  25. Joe Newton
    If it looks stupid but it works, then it ain't stupid.

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