Marc Lewis

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To be honest, every job I have anything to remove I hire a ifor Williams tipper trailer with high sides, works grand but it’s cost on every job! Hilux is a crew cab, and it would be seriously un-cost effective to have to go shovel it out 4/5 times a day [emoji23] I know I’ll be over loaded weight wise with any tipper, but more just questioning the towing capabilities of both regarding dragging a tracked machine on a plant trailer around. I was always told Ford parts are fairly deer compared to something like an iveco?

Make a good job with alloy planks and it will grow on you plus you will easily sell that when time comes.  K

In the market for a tipper, I’ve come to the conclusion that putting a chip box on my mk3 hilux will ruin a lovely truck [emoji23] I’m not looking at spending big money (£5/6k roughly) 
Basically everything that falls within my budget is usually a Ford Transit or an Iveco Daily. Last tipper van I had for a company was an 08 crewcab transit and I thought it was grand, no frills but just a workhorse. Are the Dailys a better “arb” tipper conversion-I’ve been told that the towing capacity of the daily is higher than a transit, not sure whether to get a tracked chipper or tow behind yet (again, budget dictated!) and would like something that can tow a plant trailer without being stupidly over the limit. 
Any help or advice much appreciated!

I would have thought £50-55 a ton roadside.

I meantioned earlier abt x3 bar cuts in another thread.   After a few of those, thought about doing Large Tree Fell, asked assessor if worth it ? He said " how many you done already?  ( abt 20 by then) well, i have done 4 and one of those was simulated.  I wouldnt bother"  this was when it was 800 quid to do   [emoji50]  K

Though i have never tried it, i would have thought by the time you fill a tyre, you could have split the logs.
Don't worry about a blunt splitting axe, it need not be sharp

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHqHDaHsR4w/?igshid=uykrle8xddtw
 
 
Fir removal, wood stays for their burner, I’m not arguing.
 
 
 
Ps. Don’t know why IG won’t load on here.

Yes most likely because i don't require a splitting Axe! it's for Clearing branches off whacking wedge etc and not so clumsy as a felling axe!

Yesterday fuel cap and air filter cover came off and lost on same site, only there for hour or 2. Never had fuel cap come off before nor does my air filter cover come off often.

Hi what do they hold there edge like?

Where is the best place to get a handle I have an axe I found in the brook when walking my dog cleaned up a treat I just dont have time to make a handle 
Cheers Mark

That looks a big elm

Your sharpening vid is the best I’ve seen, clear explanation and execution.

I'm in llandovery, mid Wales, we're lucky to be in a rural area at the moment. It's not bolted to the floor but the stanchions it's on are heavy enough that it doesn't move and it's got slots for pallet forks if we need to move it anyway.
 
The sheds one we've just rebuilt for storing firewood but we're doing a bit more milling recently so it's set up in the corner. I was tempted by the 130max but it was a lot cheaper to strengthen this one for now for the small amount we do.

Monkey Puzzle has to be the ultimate hate tree, but pretty much most spikey trees like acacias.

A small amount of arb waste that size i would suggest is worth about £25 per ton depending on access.

Check out Italy too.

Funny enough I thought it was the IPhone waving ciggarette smoking vodka drinking cocaine addled online gambling "parents" who starved their children to feed their various addictions.
P.S.
Our son worked in a Belfast PO and knows the shocking amounts of cash paid out to indivdual claimants in benefits each week.

So funny [emoji23] that’s going on my Facebook [emoji16]

Irrelevant; it's supply and demand and what the competition is.
 
If your Unique Selling Point is that you stack the logs artistically and you are in great demand then you can jack up your charges for stacking or delivering at weekends and you  keep the customers because they are loyal to your brand, over do it and it let's someone else in who undercuts you.
 
BTW I too work in a wealthy area and in the last six days I have worked in gardens of houses none of which could be bought for less than £4M but I doubt it has made the chap I work for any more than a modest suburban garden because there are dozens of "tree surgeons" working locally.

Atlas came straight to my mind

I may go and search him out again towards Christmas and get some picture of the elusive Mr Plogs.(The Foot Spa thread was a classic Stubby?[emoji371])

Maybe single cab tippet ranger

I quite agree with that Pete, people who buy stolen kit are as guilty as the person who stole it.