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Cheers for that guys, my thought are ganoderma but I'll keep an eye on it as it grows and see it changes at all

I'm not very up on my fungus identification so please don't judge but is this a ganoderma bracket forming? It's on a turkey oak. Also there seems to be a stream of sticky liquid coming from the stem that has worsened over the years, any help is much appreciated

By saying not worry about the 3.5 towing do you mean not bother with towing 3.5t?

I know the ruling for work has changed but not sure about the training course but if you don't have to have type c then I would suggest the englebert Strauss trousers, if you do have to have type c then put your hand in your pocket and get pfanners. I've had my arborist type c for 2.5 years now and still good condition, well worth the extra money

The uprate is done by removing the bump stops on the rear and installing airbags in their place for the gvw. The train weight can then be uprated with proof that a 3.5t tow bar is fitted. A company called svtech is best place to talk to

2600kg with a full tank of fuel is incorrect. My high sided single cab tipper weight 2300 with full tank so can happily tow 3.5t with no load on. As has been said, they can also be updated to 7t gross meaning 3.5t tow and 3.5t gvw. Any of the standard trucks are under 2040kg with no load on so plenty of room for some load and 3.5t tow

Not sure on the best advice but my experience when setting up came from subbing my self. I got to know the other subbies and companies in the area by working the circuit for want of a better term which gave me an idea of not only what subbies are around but also what kit and equipment other firms had should I need to hire anything. From my experience I've realised there are plenty of very unprofessional idiots in the trade that I would never look at again but I have met some cracking people that I would and do happily use regularly. Best thing I can suggest is maybe stick to working weekends and evenings and maybe try subbing to various companies initially for the 2 days a week till you have some contacts

Where in the east Midlands are you? I'm lincolnshire and anyone any good around me is 650+ for a 3 man day with truck and chipper. I'm only a one man band that uses both subby climber and groundies with no issues what so ever paying 120/130 for a groundy and 150 for climber. Yes there will always be those that will do the job cheaper but there are also a lot who don't care about the price, they want a good job done. Maybe I'm lucky in that 99% of my clients just want a good job done and not too fussed about cost (within reason obviously)

Where abouts are you? For comparison...I pay £80 cash to a lad I use occasionally for dragging brash, clearing up and a bit of hedge trimming

That's appalling!

I'm not keen on their take on a rope wrench but I can see the denaficial differences of the zz unit with the top atachment changes. Problem with the current as on set is that it side loads the bar between the bottom atachment eye and the swivel ball. I see no reason why this couldn't be used with the rope wrench instead of the petzl thingy

I'm not particularly fussed about pricing jobs by inflation, just found it interesting to see how it changed as to be honest, it's something I never thought about before.

Interesting read that I didn't see when it was first posted. I got thinking about pricing/earnings about a year ago when I stumbled on an inflation calculator. Only a relative newcomer at around 7 years in but I entered in what I was charging when I started (I was still charging the same years on) and was surprised when at the rate of inflation it should have been £50 per day more, doesn't sound a lot but it certainly stacks up when you begin to focus more one a weekly/monthly income instead of per day. Got me thinking about the days work also, obviously with experience and investment in kit your productivity rises but the money per day was still the same so I started to change my tactic a bit and instead of pricing everything working on a day rate I started looking at the job as a whole and what it was worth to do. Hard to explain but I feel there's a lot we all do that requires more money for than the time spent, that again is reflected in more investment in equipment to get the job done faster. Since both seeing the results on the inflation calculator and starting to consider pricing for the job at hand as opposed to just working it on how many men and how many days, my price has increased, not by a lot and not by the amount of inflation but it's certainly been noticible increase for me yet has had no effect on if I get the job or not. Another thing that got me thinking was that the majority of the time I was quoting against other, more established firms with more and bigger equipment, I was coming in much cheaper, on a lot of occasions I was half the price for the same job and I wasn't charging silly cheap rates.

For me personally it has to be a wee chainsaw over a silky. Used to use bothe in different situations but since getting the 2511 ive not bothered with silky. Yes there are positives and negatives to both but just the ease and speed of using a chainsaw over a silky wins it for me

That's a pita, they used to have a free one [emoji53]

Don't bother with it, a guy I know got one, has had a world of problems with it and is currently going through court because of it

Does anyone have one they can share or know where I can download one from? Can't seem to find the one on the AA website. Thanks in advance (Apologies for the duplicate post, put it in the wrong forum first time round)

Does anyone have one they could share or k ow where I can download one from? Can't seem to find the one on the AA website. Thanks in advance

I'm not sure as I have never and never would do sub contract work on an hourly rate to be honest

I think any subbies day rate should factor in traveling time and cost, if it doesn't then they need to 're think what they are charging to include it. No point in complicating it with added time and mileage cost on top of day rate, just adjust day rate accordingly

"Reasonable force" doesn't necessarily mean just with fists. For example...if an attacker came at you with a knife, it may be deemed reasonable to clout him round the head with a cricket bat

The video you are watching is from the states, they don't suffer the same air gun power laws we do and as a result, the pistol you are looking at won't perform the same as the one on the video. Putting that aside...purchasing it for the purpose you are intending is classed as pre meditated as well as it being a fire arm offence. Fact of the matter is, you use it for what you are boasting to use it for and you are potentially looking at a lengthy spell at her majesties pleasure, you'll be looking at 5+ for a fire arms offence. You are aloud to use "reasonable force" in self defence but shooting a potentially unarmed man is most definitely not reasonable. Get your kit securely locked up, insured and make sure you have read and adhered to the insurers conditions is the best advice, as has been said, don't get your self locked up over a bit of kit, you can always buy more but you can't buy back time lost for making a silly decision.

Forget a strimmer harness and get the easylift harness, you wont regret it.

This explains the attack my self and my poor 9 month old pup suffered in September last year. Wasps had moved into an underground bee hive that had been partially excavated by a badger. Like Winnie the poo, my pup went after the sweet smell of honey and stuck his head in the hole. My heart sank when I realised what was to follow. As he lifted his head from the hole, what I can only describe as a cloud of wasps emerged, covering me and the pup, the noise was deafening!! I suffered some 30-40 stings (at a guess) and my 9 month old retriever pup resembled a giant wasp in colour. Thankfully neither of us react badly to wasp stings but the pain was unreal and I can't imagine what fear the poor pup felt

Brilliant Thank you. He's got someone coming to take a look and I just wanted to get a rough idea doe him so he knows he isn't being low balled