Daythe trees
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So one of these jokes is putting chip and sawdust down your trousers whilst you are using a chainsaw? That not a joke that's bloody dangerous! A quick punch in the stomach to the next prick who does that is the best solution, put the saw down first though. I am also mentally 10 or 11 and love a good joke but our workplace is not a good place for it and if doing domestic or commercial what impression does this give to the customer as the boss I would stamp on this in my team. We still have a laugh usually at my expense.
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The thermos original comes with something stupid like a fifty year warranty and keeps tea hot for days. Emptied mine on a Sunday plenty of times having left it in the van since Friday morning and the tea was still piping hot. And yes this was mid winter uk not mid summer the Sahara.
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Greasebanks on chippers, a good idea?
Daythe trees replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Large equipment
It's a good un! -
Greasebanks on chippers, a good idea?
Daythe trees replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Large equipment
I'm glad that's not mentioned in the manual, or to me when my tr6 was delivered. Does anyone else smell bull? -
That looks really smart, the lads would get no where near it if it was mine! It would be for quoting and log deliveries by me only! It can't be any slower than my 100hp crew cab transit towing the tr6 and full of chip!
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Greasebanks on chippers, a good idea?
Daythe trees replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Large equipment
I've a TR6 and am considering removing the central greasing bank also, because like you I don't trust it either! Mines not that old only ninety hours so nothing split yet, but it's only a matter of time. -
They are a stout looking pair of boots! I particularly like the boot knife, however I'd probably slice my calf or shin putting it back in it's scabbard!
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Out hedge cutting today with the pooch and we observed the silence, got pissed off with the people driving by staring at us as if we were bonkers!
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Done this a few times on a few models, generally wedged it in a corner of a work bench or tipper back and forced the lever over with a stick. Just apply the pressure gradually or you risk spearing yourself, been there done that and have the lump of stuck in my palm to prove it!
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I have the echo one, had it three months and if it's going to be anything like the rest of my echo kit it will probably only ever need starter cord replaced. It's good like definitely keeps up with a br600 and possibly beats it but I'm biased. However the two year commercial warranty from echo over stihl and husky six months is a no brainier to me.
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Second for arborwear, hard wearing simple kit. And the trousers are cut high in the waist so you don't have to walk around pulling them up!
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What are the dangers of using SRT?
Daythe trees replied to Dilz's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Surely Ddrt and srt load the anchor point the same amount? As in both instances the load is secured at each side of the anchor therefore subjecting the anchor to double the load this only being reduced by the angles each side of the rope intersects the anchor. Similar to when deciding where to place a rigging anchor? Or am I missing something? Be gentle folks I can be a bit thick at times. -
Besides the kit the question there is the question do you want to be the climber/arborist who does the skilled work or the bloke who owns the majority of the tools and subs in the expertise? If the former you need experience which requires you to do some subbing and you will experienced friends for advice the later will involve cocking up quotes as you learn and a fair bit of capital to be equipped to do so. I've tried doing a mix of both and wish in hindsight I'd spent two years subbing to learn properly.
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Birch is a species which rots easily when the bark and cambium are cut exposing the timber. Best left alone or felled in my opinion, however if it's owner wants it pruning as long as you explain the reduction in this trees expected life due to that then why not. Or don't explain and take the job then walk away, up to you. If you don't do it and they're adamant it's getting done regardless of your opinion you lose a job. Welcome to taking your own work.
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Surely if the boss flattened it and it's yours as you're a subbie or you're an employee given a saw allowance then the boss will be footing the bill for a new saw? In that case get a 501sx and some thick gloves for when it gets cold as i don't think heated handles is an option. You won't regret it.
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I can't offer any assistance, apart from a selection of odd bolts but I am intrigued what's the plan?
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Plenty of people about who can climb with tickets but I find few who can climb really well and deal with everything competently and safely. Some of us who run our own firms, I include myself in this, are not prepared to let the new steady away/slow lad or lady climb as the job can't afford the time. So these newly ticketed people never get any better or profitable, this is something I've tried to change with my subbies and I now make myself let them do at least some climbing every time they work for me. After all as second climber they should be current and competent, got to see them climb to judge that!
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Only trouble with gluing skin with super glue is if you get dirt on it before the glue sets then you end up with a black scar for a while. I have had a couple, oh and it stings enough to make your eyes water if you're soft like me.
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Pic 7 has a vapour trail in the sky that reminds me of the HIMARS rockets the yanks used to drop for us in afghan. Bitter sweet nostalgia, thanks for posting.
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It's sickening but being honest, hardworking and decent generally means you lose out when those that aren't take from you or chose not to pay for services rendered. The bureaucracy and effort required to bring people to account for their wrongs disadvantages the honest. I'm not suggesting frontier justice but a justice system which is terrified of being slightly wrong to the accused but not at all bothered about being thoroughly unsupportive and bang out of order to the accuser is blood boiling and wrong! Sorry rant over but it gets my goat! Sorry to hear you've had you're hard earned tools stolen and will now enjoy higher insurance premiums as a reward.
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Especially when the timber is decayed.
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Took a leaf out of bobs book and have a pile outside the yard gate for timber I don't want, transit load after transit load just vanishes. The fairies are happy and so am I, must take a photo and post it.
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How did you get into the firewood business?
Daythe trees replied to flatyre's topic in Firewood forum
Hi mr flatyre, how the devil are you? Hope the saw I sold you is behaving and earning it's keep? I started doing firewood on the back of tree work. I took on an allotment which nobody wanted as it had been idle for twenty years, a few weekends work a few bonfires and I had a space that only had to be cultivated sixty percent by area and I had one and a half acres. Gave me plenty of space to stack timber worth keeping from tree work split it and build dutch barns to season it. I didn't advertise until I had a few sheds full and now have that space and barns at my new yard, I only sold three loads the first year. Even if using your home and you can only do three spare loads in your fist year of quality timber it's a start. Build from one load and see how it goes and what kit suits the timber you get in arb arisings or do you go the route of arctic loads of processor grade hardwood? -
That guy looks very comfy up there, what's he wearing corks on his feet? Looks like a bloody ballet dancer compared to me!
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I went flat rate registered in May this year and the rebate for the past four years 2k plus purchases was a huge help in getting over the speed bump of getting used to quoting plus VAT. I wouldn't worry to much I did and I needn't have, especially going flat rate as if you register for tree surgery you fall in the landscaping bracket and only owe 13% but charge 20% so only need to adjust your prices by circa ten percent. I don't do that anymore and work still comes in people accept VAT as standard so actually my prices have gone up. This means I can often afford an extra subbie and get the job done quicker.
