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Yeah I was thinking they look a bit better just cleaned up, I have just used a wire wheel on a drill, it laborious but the finished affect is nice and rustic, just gonna give mine a clear cote I think. Plan to make more stuff in the new year including a couple of ideas I have for pistons an con rods, maybe even a v6/8 coffee table haha then who knows.... Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

That looks smart, I started making some horse shoe wine racks a while ago. How did you clean up the shoes? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Just taken this from another site and is quite clear in my opinion Who do I need employers liability insurance for? You need to take out insurance for all your employees. This is usually straightforward but if you have self-employed people working for you on a regular basis they may be covered too. Their tax status or job title is irrelevant. What matters is the real nature of the relationship you have with them and the degree of control you have over the work they do. There are no definite rules, but the following should help you work out whether or not someone is an employee for the purpose of employers liability insurance: You will need employers liability insurance if some or all of the following statements apply: You deduct National Insurance and tax from the money you pay them You have the right to control where, when and how they work You supply most materials and equipment You have right to the profits and suffer the losses your worker makes You hire that person to do the job and the cannot send a substitute in their place They are treated as other employees, eg they enjoy the same terms and conditions You will not need employers liability insurance if some or all of the following statements apply: You do not deduct tax or National Insurance (though this alone is not conclusive proof) They do not work exclusively for you They supply most of the equipment and materials they need to do for the job They are clearly in business for personal benefit They can employ a substitute when they are unable to do the work themselves You normally don’t need to insure volunteers but you will need cover for students working unpaid, participants taking part in a youth or adult training programme or a school student on a work experience programme. If this applies to you, inform your insurance company and consider taking out insurance as they may be classed as employees. You only need to insure domestic help such as gardeners and cleaners if they work exclusively for you. If they have more than one client you are probably exempt. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Well I guess technically a bona fide subby is someone that comes out, prices for part or the whole job eg stump grinding as mentioned earlier and then carries out at their own expense but when I work for others eg climbing or grounding, I still class my self as a subby and not employed. This appears to be a rather foggy area haha. Suppose technically no one in the arb industry an manage without el due to not using a saw alone there for always having the need to employ someone else's services Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Just my two pence worth but when I got my pl if my memory serves me well my pl company asked if I needed el and i asked if I needed el for subbys to which they replied no. She then went on to explain that as long as a subby has his own pl for the type of work he and i are carrying out then my pl covers him how ever if he doesn't posses pl then mine won't cover him. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I believe cs40 is a necessity and don't forget the risk assessment haha. Honestly though I couldn't tell you, I have a little Chinese elm and just trim it so as I keep it in shape if you know what I mean Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Just heard on the news that apparently 80% of the population are against hunting, this make me very sad. Hope everyone out had a good day today Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Here you go, problem solved, there's a dealer in surrey http://www.jbmwoodchippers.co.uk/Jbmchippers_new/jbm_start_page.htm Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Cheers for the ideas, I'll let him know over Christmas some time and see what he can come up with Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

A guy I use has a narrow access one and he seems to get on fine with it, great little grinder from what I've seen and never heard him complaining about lack of spare availability. It's similar to owning a jo beau in my opinion, yes there is a uk dealer for jo beau but every time I have ordered a part ive had to wait for it to arrive from Europe, no biggy, just takes a little longer that's all Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Hey guys, a good friend of mine has recently been putting is qualifications into practice by creating apps but has only made silly things out of boredom but would like to make something of some use to the arb trade after doing a couple of days with me and really enjoying it. Was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts of apps that would be useful to the trade? Have already suggested a height app which he is working on at the moment but he would like some more ideas. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

124 I recon Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Almost the same as my trailer although I believe your chip box is slightly larger than mine. This setup works really well in my opinion Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Don't think you'll beat a little suzuki sj410 or jimny with mud tyres on. Go nearly as far as a quad, mechanically very easy to repair and spares are readily available not that they break that often Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I thought about this a while ago when I saw some on scrap heap challenge and recon if you could find a decent one it would make quite a successful arb truck however I was considering a tipper conversion maybe with a hiab too. Could take a lot of time and work though plus I'm sure spares are pretty hard to come by What weight class would it be in and what licence would be needed? I suppose you may be able to get it ag/arb/forestry registered so you can drive on a standard licence? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

My echo is due a new bar shortly and can't seem to find out what bar will fit it. Was wondering if anyone knew what the bar fitment for the for the saw was? And any recommendations for what bar to get. Was looking at the real narrow .43 bars and chains but not sure if the will fit Thanks in advance George Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

This is probably my favourite pic as it's the 5th day of my cs38 and had only climbed for 4 days previous to when the pic was taken, amazing sense of achievement!! Roughly 100' I was told Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Not really, the trailer I built holds a little over 3 cube and is a tiny looking box really. It's approx 1.8x1.8x1 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Out of the two you are thinking of I would pick the 550 purely for the reason that I'm a husqy man and own one so know how good it is but as suggested, take a look at the echo and dolmar saws, I can't vouch for dolmar but I do have echo's smallest top handle and it's a great little saw plus I've heard a lot of good about some of the mid range saws Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Hen I bought my 550xp I poo poo'd the idea of heated handles but after using a 560 with heated handle today I have decided I would very much like heated handles on mine and was wondering if it's possible/what cost would be involved in changing the original handles for heated ones? Thanks in advance George Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Was thinking about this about an hour ago and after seeing this thread I'm def gonna get it done I think, would it be worth letting warranty run it's course first? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

The echo cs260tes gets my vote, great little top handle, really light and plenty of power for the size, mine is just getting better and better every time I use it Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Here's my little setup. Home made trailer with roughly 3 cubic meter tipping box. I used to tow it with a suzuki jimny until I got another truck a couple of weeks ago, the jimny was okay but really wasn't built for it sadly. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

It's not a difficult test but would advise getting some training as I know several people that have failed just cause they weren't driving as the instructor wanted them too if you know what I mean. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Count me in!! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App