S.Fairbairn

Hi , I'm looking for some help next week finishing off some jobs, a lot is hedgelaying with some hedge coppice as well. Self employed - £100 per day , provide own saw, fuel , ppe etc - 5 days work Must be experienced Work around the Woolsery / Bradworthy area PM me Cheers Scott

Hi all, Loving the good weather, great for access and getting logs out but hard going for banging in strainers! Had to bring in a friend with an auger to pilot drill strainer holes! Cheers Scott

Hi Paper Rustler, Yes recieved your pm, I've shown my mate all the posts so far, He should be contacting a few people today / tomorrow for prices etc. He will inform me when he has someone and I willl then post to say the job is sorted. Thanks for all of the replies. Scott

Hi Jim, The chap is based near Welcombe, on the Devon / Cornwall border. Cheers Scott

Hi everyone, A friend of mine has some lengths of wood to process in to firewood, I guess it's about 15t. I've used a palax type machine in the past and I'm sure something similar would do the stack in a day or 2. Does anyone provide a mobile firewood processing service with a similar machine in the North Devon / North Cornwall area? Thanks Scott

Hi Cuttingedge, pm me your phone number and I'll give you a call tomorrow. Cheers

Hi all, I'm looking to pos hire a tracked chipper and or 3t digger with grab to help with scrub clearance on wet ground. Cheers Scott

Hi all, We are a small conservation / forestry company based in North Devon. Due to an expanding workload we require extra cutters for scrub clearance / felling work on a self employed basis. Work is on either very wet or steep ground. Must be experienced, have own transport, kit, small tree felling ticket and public liability insurance. £100 per day PM me for further details. S. Fairbairn

Daihatsu Fourtrak, cheap and great at towing. Could cost 2-3k, put 3 k in the bank. Scott

Hi all, Thanks for your reply's, The hedge in question is full of thorn and willow, some sections of clearance need to be up to 6m wide as access is required for digger to bank up both sides. Access is good for cutters ( short walk from road), but tractor will cut the ground up too much moving brash ( so will have to be done by hand or possibly digger) Cheers Scott

Hi all, I'm currently looking at some hedge coppice / laying work. (Devon style) What are the going rates for this kind of work including burning brash? Most of the sites have no access for a tractor to help with brash moving. Any help greatly recieved, Cheers Scott

Hi all, We've currently got a lot of work on and could do with an extra cutter on a part time, self employed basis. Person would need their own kit, small tree ticket etc. Work is undertaking scrub clearance ( mostly felling willow) and burning on Culm grassland sites ( very wet). Most of the work is around the Holsworthy / Stibb Cross area. Prob 2 -3 days per week until end of March. pm me if interested. Cheers Scott

Hi all, Thanks to everyone that has posted, I've read that you can claim £3 per week for using your home as a base for your business without incuring business rates. I might see if I can book a session with an accountant to get the full picture. Cheers Scott

Hi all, I'm currently battling my way through my accounts and have found various methods for claiming back part of the expense of using your garage as a workshop. Does anyone know of a reasonable set amount that can be used or does it go on floor space etc? I know if you push it too far you can become liable for business rates on that part of your property, don't want that! Any help greatly recieved, Scott

Hi all, New to the forum, I run a small conservation / Forestry contracting business in North Devon. Most of my work is felling / scrub clearance works but also undertake stock fencing, hedglaying and footpath work etc. I'm usually busy in the winter but trade drops off during the summer months due to conservation organisations not wanting clearance work done during nesting period. Looking for any subbie work during the summer to fill diary, odd days or couple of days per week, pos ground work or softwood thinnings etc. I have NPTC small trees, spraying, brushcutter, B+E, basic tractor operation and have experience working on sensitive sites, steep wet / ground and commercial forestry. Willing to travel around North Cornwall and North / West Devon including northern edge of Dartmoor. Cheers Scott