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understand you completely, the grizzly has independent suspension all round so its a pig, the solid axle was a better job for working, for play independent is miles better. i reckon a hydraulic sliding axle would sort the problem of weight to the quad with varied loads and access. Theres a company called Avestawagen make the best trailer on the market but i cant find there website!

as above the kodiak 400 is a nice size, the main problem i have is when loaded the quad hates going uphill and downhill, on the flat its great, ive a grizzly 660 now still same problem

its that bad im thinking of making a trailer with an adjustable axle. My average ground conditions are either peat that the quad digs or sticky clay that fouls the tyres ( kenda bearclaws are best imo)

Ive skidded logs with chains and used a bunk trailer

My 660 is easily twice maybe 3 times harder on fuel than my old Kodiak 400 ever was, But as was stated, if you want horses you may feed them

grizzly 660, walkin b strd on petrol, serious power though but loves fuel

Thanks gray git. Not all apprenticeships need there tickets paying for I did a 2year course where I had days in classroom, days in the woods climbing, logging etc then Afew days off. This is were I would then ring every company asking for work experience, not expecting pay at all. If it's paying for the tickets you are worried about try ringing up local college asking for one or two of there best students and see if they would be intrested. I found this benefited me A lot from college.

The determination, You Have the drive to go wherever you want. Go to the best, They would be fools not to hire you

Thanks, I just know I'm getting older and couldn't find any tree work so thought I'd do what I can to get a start. I've done a lot of chainsaw work on the ground but mostly agricultural felling small trees, cutting some storm damage/felled trees etc but I don't want to take a chainsaw in the tree unless there's a professional nearby.

cool, I done alot afrock climbing a few years ago, I may get the muscles again!

I've been struggling to find any trainee/apprentice climber positions even after offering to work for free etc.

 

I live in Mid Wales and have been looking for nearly a year for any kind of experience with a professional arborist. After contacting various tree surgeons in my area and having no luck I saved up and bought my own climbing equipment and have been climbing any trees I can find mostly on a relatives farmland using basic DRT with prusik accompanied by endless hours learning knots and different techniques in the hope that soon I'll be able to put myself through my tickets and eventually become a tree surgeon.

 

I'm 28 so I can appreciate that I'm maybe a little too old to be an apprentice but I desperately want to be a tree surgeon so I can't believe that some people have the opportunity and let it go.

 

I currently work in grounds maintenance at the moment saving for my tickets any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Fair play for learning the basics of climbing, do you do much with chainsaws?

Sadly my apprentice (different industry) left a few weeks back. Nothing we did, or could have done - he always wanted to join the Navy but they turned him down on eyesight grounds, but suddenly decided to make him an offer which he understandably took.

 

There are several factors which are important I think, most of which have been covered by Andy, Amy and Felixthelogchopper - mutual respect probably being the key one (I have seen a lot of engineering doctorate students whose first aim is to leave their placement, rather than get a job there at the end, on account of the treatment they have received, then talking to the employer they make negative comments about the commitment of the student).

 

One additional point though - this is a stage where people are finding out what they want to do with their lives. Some have a burning desire to do something, only to try it and find they don't like it. Others drift into something and find it is really for them and stay forever. Then there are the ones who really don't have a clue and were never going to get there anyway. It is very hard to pick the winners out early. One thing we have done is to talk to the local colleges early (about this time of year) and allow people to apply - then down-select the ones who are promising for interview and offer a small number a week's work experience, following which they can decide if it is for them. This has helped weed out a few who really weren't up to it or interested enough, and a couple who thought it was what they wanted and found it wasn't.

 

Alec

I didnt know a thing about trees until 4 years ago, A tree fell on the land and I wanted to cut it into firewood. Myu uncle gave me his 1970s Partner and It was like a duck to water. I learn something new every day and am happy at the work. I will progress. Ive not always seen eye to eye with some people on here but Ive learned so much.

Just a tease but, maybe if you were "landroverhusq" it would be easier....

 

31 isn't too old!!

tut tut tut i would rather stay classy:thumbup:

Im considering training in arbiculture as im just firewood cutting and smallscale thinning. Its not easy to get started when your 31

I rarely walk on them, ive driven over them , caught them between tracks, mashed a screen while it was in my pocket. Sonim seems to be good, but the only one available here is the landrover one.. Thanks for opinions keep them coming!

Might as well get opinions here as anywhere else!

I use 2 phones, ones got cheaper calls but crap reception, the other excellent reception and extortionate rates!

every 6 months or so ive to replace the handsets as there batterys, screens, speakers (one or the other) are fecked.

Im no Bear Grylls but I use Quads, Jetski, Tractors, Diggers Hilux etc so Water, dust, shock, falling are where the phones meet there end.

Battery life and reception aremy priorities, I rather use my laptop for Internet

Ive always had the mentality buy cheap ones and replace when broken but im thinking of getting one of the new rugged models, like the cat or landrover model with dual sim. Anyone got advice?

Although from the US try cabelas.com

Hilux tipper is the way to go, there is one with a winch living on Ebay for months

450 miles to this tank. 120 miles towing ifor williams trailer 60 with a mower on it.

Cant see there being any problem, there are vans full of used tools coming this way every day!

I was wondering about the name! loads of timber there!

I had a 2000 Mercedes Sprinter 312d. Excellent excellent van, Acres of room even when shelved. It towed a Transit pickup on a 16 foot triaxle Ifor Williams a hundred miles in slushy conditions and never missed a beat. With 300,000 miles on it.

Freelanders are a great wagon, only for the weird joint that gives trouble they would be ideal!

dipethene? never heard of that and ive been running toyota hiluxes for years and that mpg must be wrong

Ive had 4 mk 3s 3 mk4s and this is my first mk 5. easily 1/3 more economical than any others, all single cabs. Ive had some that were absoloute pigs on diesel

dipetane is the way forward

https://www.dipetane.com/

yer coddin' me shurely ??

thas amazing economy, what size fuel tank is in yer Hilux? is she a single cab? my 14 year old Isuzu 3.1 dubble cab pickup does 270 miles afore the amber warning lamp comes on advising me that the derv tank needs filling up again and she only has a 63 liter tank.

2002 mk 5 2.5 d4d hilux unsure of liters, from near empty costs about E120 to fill, standard size wheels and tyres. 50 - 55 mph country driving rarely town driving, tailgate closed i get 430 miles to the tank and with the dipethene additive it gets just over 500 miles to the tank. thats with concious easy driving, no towing no off roading.

I will be trying a hydrogen kit in the next few months, ill report back then. and i want to study bed vortex drag in the mean time

I was trying to find something similar last year. I settled for a d4d Hilux, really watching the right foot and using dipethene im getting 500+ miles to the tank. Im looking into adding a hydrogen system to get more. I was going to get a jimny but Id never hear the end of it with my friends... Im 6 foot 3

Different! Nice machine!

Fine set up. Any pics of crane setup please?

Your probably going to need a bigger wallet! For any decent petrol machine youll be spending over a grand. I dont know much about electric ones.