Joe Newton
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The top of the line Markusson V12 automatic grinder is only £500 more. If they'd advertised it at a more sensible price point they could've cornered the market. Doubt anyone will buy this. -
Hand ascender might help but you shouldn't have to grip the rope tight. Just keep yourself upright as rich says
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So Sena products can link to other comms via "universal pairing". The caveat being you can only link to one person rather than 4 with the sena comms. I can't comment about linking to the pfanner ones. Both systems need to be open to foreign pairing
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So do stihl recommend that dealers fuel and oil up each saw and run test it? Naturally! It's a pre delivery inspection required for the sale of any 2 stroke machine. Probably won't be oiled, but it'll be filled with stihl motomix or the equivalent and ran up and checked then drained prior to postage
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Super is more than sufficient. I asked stihl uk's head tech if he reckoned the ultra was with it and he said that all their machines are still compatible with red, super is better, but the difference in cylinders tested on super vs ultra were fairly negligible. Funnily my echo 2511 runs ace on super but shite on ultra Read above. Technically your 661 should be okay in red, but if you're buying a grands worth of saw there's no point being tight on oil. Buy 5l of super and it's cheap peace of mind. Re: bedding in, check the manual for a procedure, if there is none then just put it straight to work. Don't listen to some eejit claiming to run it on 40:1 for the first tank, or to only use half throttle, or to let it idle for a few tanks.
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I'm solely a freelance climber. The terms on my invoice state 7 days. Some people can't pay your soon enough, some wait a couple of weeks, and one or two companies will wait 30 days, which can be annoying. If you manage your cash flow well as a subby it shouldn't be a problem. Don't live hand to mouth. I pay myself from my business account at the end of each month, keeping a bit back for tax and contingency. Means late payers aren't such an issue.
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Clarke Shhh Air 30/9 0.88cfm 9Litre 0.3HP Quiet Run Compressor (230V) - Machine Mart - Machine Mart WWW.MACHINEMART.CO.UK Little compressor and £340 I bought a similar size loud one, bollocks to the neighbours. Their car is louder
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Clickbait twat
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@Tommy_B will have a more comprehensive answer, but splicing has moved on from the old style. The slaice was a novel idea from teufelberger I think, incorporating a dynamic sling into a cover dependant splice. IIRC a batch of these were recalled though. Some ropes now use a "constant diameter splice" with a super long bury to retain a lot of strength whilst keeping the eye thin enough to feed through a mechanical device. I've got a couple of Cousin ropes with both ends spliced because I can feed a device onto whichever end.
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Only problem with that is you don't tend to adjust where the prussik grips the rope so wear is localised to that one point if that makes sense.
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Offer to knock £100 if their caretaker repairs any turf damage, then go nuts.
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Extra bars and chains would be no added value at all for me. You've gotta assume they'll be bent/burred to hell or uneven bar rails or wobbly nose sprockets. If you're buying a used saw be prepared to replace bar/chain/sprocket amongst the other stuff that might need replacing. I bought my 660 for 500 about 8 years ago and it was spotless inside, hadn't seen much work at all.
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I doubt it will get much asked of it, probably spend most of its life with a blunt "blade". I think electric is a good shout, but he might want one that makes the manly vroom noise. Nice one, I'll mention it to him.
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Got a mate looking to buy a saw for home use. Doesn't want to spend more than £100. I initially thought a second hand ms181, but their going for almost new price on ebay 🤣 Anyone had a positive experience with cheap saws?
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Wasn't that Mr Pakalopodos? Very similar contribution. Well spotted.
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Struggling to find labour? Time to buck up?
Joe Newton replied to mattalway's topic in Business Management
Funny thing is mate there are a few lads near me who are quicker round a tree and charge less. I get on with most of them but it's their lookout if they're cheap. -
Some guys I work for like to graft and be having a tailgate beer by 1pm, others want to spend a full day on site because they have nothing to go home to and enjoy the social, so they'd rather have a couple of coffee breaks and a chat. I'm okay with both ways to be honest as I generally work with people I get on well with. If I'm driving to a firm and their lads are boring twats I'll general do my work and bugger off though. I've got a needy 2 year old and an annoying Mrs so sometimes I don't want to finish early.
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Struggling to find labour? Time to buck up?
Joe Newton replied to mattalway's topic in Business Management
I don't quite understand the beef. I've had people ask me for days and then falter when I state my rate, but most just get me in and decide if I'm worth it. Some people don't want to pay what I ask and that's fine. The upside is I tend to work for the sharper folk who can price work well. Others are just desperate for competent guys. I did a 2 hour day last month for full day rate. There's a lot of firms in the busier areas who work their arses off for a low rate all the time and I'm quite happy not to work with them. The flip side is lads with 2 years experience thinking they can go out and charge what the competent guys are charging. If you're willing to work for less than nobody will offer to pay you more.- 35 replies
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Struggling to find labour? Time to buck up?
Joe Newton replied to mattalway's topic in Business Management
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30 Feb next year, a reliable source tells me.
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Twin Line Working Workshop - Scotland
Joe Newton replied to Stephen Arb Association's topic in Training & education
Do you have plans to host these elsewhere in the country? Would be interesting to come along to see clearly what is proposed (and occasionally comment that two rope working is a load of bollocks).- 1 reply
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Knut or vt on my short line
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Are you denying that desirable jobs are paid less in general than less desirable ones? I wasn't for a minute suggesting that the you don't know your job etc, but simply put, you'd have to pay me more to deal with human waste than for me to drive a shiny fire truck.
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That doesn't work with feckless 20 something year olds who will do á little as possible in a day. Yeah but people want to do tree work because of the glory and bitches. Pretty simple really, jobs perceived as fun or heroic are undervalued by the volume of people looking to get into the trade. That's why arbtalk's resident poo-shifter is doing way better fiscally than the majority of us.
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I spoke to a mate on the phone earlier. Just so you all know.
