Marula
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I bought the Stanley compressor from screwfix which works just fine for me, I think it was 90 quid or something.
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If I'm completely honest none, but it's like getting a cross out at a vampire party, the guilty start smoking under the collar and hissing which makes for a bit of amusement. But eBay really is full of husqy's, don't know what that says.
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I find people who run husky's generally have to do maintenance before, during and after they use them, then when they get home they put them on eBay along with the other two hundred husky's up for sale on there because their owners came to the same conclusion, which is husqy's and actual tree work are as about connected as a politician is with being honest.
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It's a start, I think some name calling would be appreciated. Good effort, definitely deserves a comeback.
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Husqy's are for people who like the thought of using a chainsaw, stihl's are for people who actually use a chainsaw [emoji1360]. Aaand let the abuse commence........
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Quite possibly well over 100, they get massive down in Tasy. They call the climbers that climb down there "gun climbers".
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I had to mute the TV to write that out and the missus was not best pleased, I hope you appreciate the lengths I go to for this place.
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Oh right. Due to the lack of fungal activity down under in the dryer areas the trees don't become a hazard as they do here when they die. Eucs are also an extremely dense wood, this combined with their large sizes and huge amounts of polyphenol compounds seem to create this concrete like structure. Spiking dead Eucs is a nightmare! I've done a fair few where we rigged massive sections on itself with no issues, bar the shite sloshing around my shorts obviously [emoji849]. I'd chog down sections that had been dead for 5 to 10 years with no decay in the main stem. Theres a dead forest out there called ghost forest or something like that, arborists from all over go climb those giants and they've been dead for a century. In the uk I'd never climb something that's been dead for a decade let alone rig on itself.
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Which part Steve?
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Those 100+ foot dead Eucs down in oz I'll climb, reluctantly but I'll climb them because of what happens to them when they die. Dead trees in the uk is another story, I don't trust anything dead here, mewp it baby!
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The developer can cut the branches up to his fence line and not beyond, it is his problem not yours! If he doesn't like it then he can cry to the tree officer who will tell him the same as that's the law. As for destabilising a tree, yes, in theory it can, this will depend on the size of the limbs, how much is taken off one side, soil type etc etc, there's many variables and cannot be judged to be true or untrue over the internet for this specific site.
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt and new shorts afterwards. They go like concrete out there when they die.
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Was thinking the exact same thing[emoji1360].
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I had this with a landrover 110 tdi, I just used the gears to stall it, once the turbo was replaced it was all good (for a landrover that is).
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I've seen some odd stuff on arbtalk but this takes the cake. Where did you get it? The colour is in line with venison.
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Prices and availability of stock.
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Does anyone have a Stihl dealer they've found to be really reasonable with regards to spare parts?
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My educated and professional opinion is at odds with your humble opinion. I can however see where you are coming from, with further explanation and or education via one of Shigo's books it might help you understand tree biology and physiology a bit better.
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Well I haven't read it you toenail! And when I said "digging" I was being flippant. With some of the bollocks that comes up on this forum sometimes it's hard to tell what was meant to be up for a laugh, there's another thread where Olly spikes trees to prune them so this didn't seem that outrageous.
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I deal with chippies as part of my second business and they charge anywhere from 170 to 250 depending on how much work I have for them. As for kit, I've had a "kit showdown" with a couple of the lads and they don't have nearly the cost we do for equipment, plus their kit lasts for years or decades. A really good mitre saw with dust extractor is less than my cruddy 201t.
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It's 36k before tax, it's in the mid twenties after tax, times that by four for a mortgage and it becomes clear why we can't fill climber roles anymore.
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Exactly, that however proves that there is an issue with regards to pay.
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Yard or large garage/workshop to rent near Canterbury?
Marula replied to Marula's topic in Business Management
Hi mate, I've been away for a bit so only just seen this. I can't see the image, would you mind sending it via pm? cheers. -
150 squid a day for a climber who provides all his own kit is laughable! Go lads, see what type of mortgage you get in today's day and age with that tuppence, especially here in Kent. Just look around how many climbing jobs can't be filled, it's no longer worth it, a chippy can charge up to 250 a day for working in a warm house with his radio going and minimal kit. Our industry has been left behind.
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I've just done some digging and this is old science.
