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Christopher Schroeter

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  1. Stump or half a tree? First time I've used a grinder this size. Easier on the old bones than the little pedestrian ones. I've been spoilt now!
  2. Hello I bought a second hand Stihl MS 260 C off ebay. It ran well when I picked it up but no wood to test it on. I have since found that it wont cut well due to choking when cutting. Ive only bought it to reduce stumps before grinding. Anyone have an idea why this might be happening? The chain is new so it cant be that. Ive probably just been done with a shit old saw! Thanks
  3. Full refund Is coming my way which is good. I've lost a day aswell but they've lost my custom.
  4. You are right. I've had a stump grinder from them recently. Top blokes and quality kit.
  5. I've just checked the blades and the anvil before it gets picked up. Blunt and blunt and the gap between is massive. What a waste of a day. Mason Woodchippers is close to me so I'll hire from him next time as I know the machine will be perfect. Had to get this one from Brandon Hire because they deliver as my van needs a new engine! They will be getting a sharp email. Thanks
  6. Hello everybody. Could someone with a TW13/75 please send me a picture of the blades and set up, looking down the feed chute. I've had one on hire today and it was a load of rubbish. First time I've hired one and it didnt perform like any of the videos I watched. Had to force each piece in before it would chip. Clogged up loads. Chips more like shreds. I'm thinking it was missing its anvil. Thanks
  7. Hate the litter in an around my little village. It all seems to be fast food packets from passing cars like has been mentioned. Apart from one layby that had loads of wine bottles in the ditch and them little gas cannisters that kids suck on. Anyway, i've taken being grumpy a step further and come out the other side. I set about litter picking once a month as part of the businesses "Community Days" initiative. The benefits are manyfold. I get an enormous sense of wellbeing, the village becomes a little tidier, I get to catch up with the local guys who offer their time to help, and I get some decent local publicity. The local paper will be running an article on the litter picking antics of me and the guys this month. Click on the link and you'll see the amount we've picked up. And its just the tip of the iceberg. CHAMPION GARDENS - Champion Gardens Blog WWW.CHAMPION-GARDENS.CO.UK WHATS BEEN HAPPENING? WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING? WHATS NEXT IN THE GARDEN?
  8. Petition: Increase the penalty for developers and landowners who remove trees illegally. PETITION.PARLIAMENT.UK It is too easy for a developer to illegally remove trees including, but not only, trees with TPOs and receive a small fine which in no way reflects the value of trees or the profit the developer can gain. We want the financial penalty increased and severe restrictions placed on the lands future use.
  9. Does anyone in the north east hire out the portable stump grinders such as the Alpine magnum? I've 15 stumps to do. Access is only through the house and the garden is on an extremely steep terrace! Might end up being a dig out job. I'm aching already!
  10. When we were 6 years old my mate cracked his dad's brand new stove glass with his head after we ran through the living room and he tripped on the telly wired remote that his dad was using at the time.
  11. Driving along today and a mouse was sat on the passenger seat. Cheeky little beggar had been eating my hat too. Live trap deployed before it eats my wiring!
  12. Thats one of the places they had me climbnig too.....albeit pretty slowly! We set up a zip line over the river and as the last guy went over they loosened the rope and he dipped his arse in! then he had to get the bus home. Some people are just bastards!
  13. "You've been working here a year now Christopher. When you started I thought you were a good worker. Now I know you're fuckin shite!" And he kicks me up the arse in a joking manner...And I go up three steps!
  14. First ever job at a local country estate caravan park. The manager was a legend in the area by the name of Mr Harker. 7 foot tall. Massive beard. "Can you drive a tractor Christopher?" "Yes Mr Harker," "Well take the fuckin handbrake off then!"
  15. Is anyone near Albert Park, Middlesbrough, on the 16th August and wants some easy work. Ive been asked to find someone to help. Its a job putting some speakers into some trees and putting some fenceposts in for an art installation. Ive got the persons details if you PM me. I dont know any more details so dont shoot the messenger!
  16. Hello, Its been a while since I was here. I had the pleasure recently of my first stump grinding job which I really enjoyed actually! Did 22 conifer stumps which were a breeze. Then onto the next site. No idea what these stumps used to be. One was solid as a rock. Eucalyptus maybe? Anyway one of the other ones was quite fibrous and started to smoke! Enough to cause concern because it was blowing onto a busy road. Has anyone else had this happen? Is it normal? Chris
  17. The Highways Agency found over 200 dead crows on the A34 in Cheshire recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be from vehicular impacts. However, during analysis it was noted that varying colours of paints appeared on the ...bird's beaks and claws. By analysing these paint residues it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by cars. The Agency then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. The Ornithological Behaviourist quickly concluded that when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "Truck"

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