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

Will stick to the mark 3 ranger and not worry about the 3.5 towing me thinks.

Since we are talking about trousers what about suggestions on climbing trousers, im looking at doing my cs39 next year but I'm practicing climbing atm in a pair of shitty cargos. Again like ratman I don't want to fork out silly price but I want something half decent, any suggestions guys.

Could you post a link or description of how this is done? 
 
Many thanks

Looking at the plate on a 15 plate it states that the train weight is circa 6t. Truck weighs 2600 ish with full tank of fuel. (Figures are not correct but they are around that mark) so there for once you have some kit in and people you ha eaten right into the towing capacity.
 
Bit of a con it seems to sell it as a 3.5 towjng capacity if it cant tow that in the real world work environment unless your a jockey with no baggage or tools in on board.
 
Are other makes of truck similar to this or is ot just the dmax? Just interesting as someone bought it up the other day

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

Eggs, you are often on here telling us how poor rates the rates of pay are employees and subbies get and they all need £xxx... Correct me if I am wrong but I don't believe you work full time in the tree industry..  It is low paid...
 
I run 3 teams, I do most of the quoting and therefore probably do as many quotes as anyone..  I don't try to be the cheapest and we have kit and guys to make us pretty efficient..  I lose many of my jobs as: "we had a cheaper quote."   
 
The point is I have a pretty good idea what the domestic market will pay and in the East Midlands. 
Many firms work for £450-£550 for 3 guys truck and chipper.
 
You cannot afford to pay the sort of rates you are talking about when you have to get lots of work.. A gardener doing an odd job who needs a top climber for the day might be able to afford top rates and maybe in different areas rates are higher, but in the East Midlands I can't..  If you can then let us all know how...
 
£150 day rate equates to £33,000 a year.. £200 day rate is £44,000.   The average UK salary is  just over £27,000
look at the jobs on the list.. A vet only earns £38,000 and they were straight A students who spent 5 years at uni..
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/careers/a33179/average-job-salaries-uk/
 
Like it or not arboriculture is an easy industry to get into, some do it as hobby at weekends.. others get into it as a lifestyle choice.. a fair few set up after doing something else with capital behind them, many are just poor business people...
 
Maybe I am doing it wrong, I make a living but I would not advise anyone to get into it for the cash.

I don’t know anyone else that pays more than that around here, the market is a disgusting around here for prices. Some get away with charging more than the average day rate but don’t seem to have regular work and tend to hire there machinery in

£80 yes

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

 
 
If you want to work out how to price a job by inflation, then you might find this vid useful..  deals in exponential growth..   its what most businesses use and governments for that matter..

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 agree - if its a day rate - but what about hourly agreements? 
 

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

laws that prohibit you from reactionary protection of property with absolutely anything other than hand to hand combat.

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.

Does anyone use a "short shaft long reach"  with a regular strimmer harness for nearly all stuff?
 
 
 
Kind of have an idea that  may be best type of do it all machine for the majority   hegdes, less hard work but not tried one.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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