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michaelknapp

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  1. I think your going to have to increase your budget a lot I think for that money you will be disappointed buying a load of trouble I would personally buy one on finance and buy something newer and more reliable
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    never give a price per hour price the job what you think it is worth the amount of times I have done a job and its only taken an hour or so and you know it is worth more I will not charge less than £60 for a small job now
  3. honestly I love Snowdon I have a cottage in llanberis and know the area well at the moment there is an awful lot of snow up there unless your friends have winter mountaineering skills crampons ice axes and all the relevant clothing etc I would give it a miss the Snowdon horseshoe even in perfect conditions is a big deal especialy crib goch look it up on you tube it is scary
  4. i agree 16 inch is to big for that saw
  5. stihl 461 is what i would buy
  6. there is a video on arbtalk at the moment with 2 men in a beech taking it down sometimes i think it is practical
  7. i like the price of echo machinery as well there is a site on line green reaper that sell echo cheap also i like the 2 year commercial warranty that is fantastic
  8. it was cold and snowy in buckinghamshire this morning shooting on the last day it was pretty bleak but enjoyable
  9. out working today i saw the first snow drops in flower spring is realy on its way now saw first of the blue bells pushing through leaf mould last week have you all seen any of the first signs of spring on the way yet?
  10. try festool they are realy good but not that commonly available
  11. here in buckinghamshire it is blowing like mad i think it is going to be very busy tomorow with storm damage i think it is worse than friday night
  12. but is it legal to tow on the road? or just off road
  13. hey silky is that your new girlfriend in the picture with you you both look well suited
  14. i was doing a job for someone recently and checked whether it had a tree preservation order or was in a conservation area i was surprised because although it did not have any of those two because the houses were relatively new build they had a clause in the planning that said any work carried out to the trees in the first 5 years after the houses were built i had to get approval from the tree officer this was in buckinghamshire after the 5 years was up we could do what we wanted have you come across this before?
  15. round here i would not put up close board for less than £60.00 a meter you are being more tham fair i would not do it for anywhere near that price they are taking the pxxs
  16. seriously consider the echo top handle saw very good and the price is excellent
  17. i believe there are 1 or 2 tracked chippers on earborist
  18. hi all i would say the same thing i would not rent a chipper oput without an operator as well its like all machinery it is so easy to abuse not care about
  19. i had this problem with 044 and i put a new drive sprocket on and that cured the problem
  20. no dont lend him your saw it could come back ruined! so many people i know/ have heard of have been dissapointed like that imagine if he put normal petrol in it instead of two stroke/aspen or hit stone or something with blade not to mention protective clothing he will not have
  21. hi nick i was wandering if you still had the pile of arb waste logs you were offering a while back i live in hazlmere and know you through shooting clays and adam i know from penn tree services i was wandering if you had a price per transit tipper full if i picked it up myself mike
  22. hi thankyou for your reply it is in knotty green near beaconsfield couple of very easy trees they are wind damaged and practicaly just poles with hardly any branches i am happy to pay day rate plus fuel to get to and from home to job there will be more work on and off i run a landscaping and gardening business have done for 20 years and need a climber infrequently my mobile number is 07734297136 mike
  23. hi i am looking for a climber for 1 day to take down a couple of scots pines please pm me day rates and contact details if you can help thankyou mike

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