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Forestry road construction costs?
aspenarb replied to Sirius's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Worth checking with the client first, we have a done a few where they wont accept crushed concrete as fill, gets expensive using clean stone. Some of them want the tracks taken up and the ground reinstated when extraction is complete, some insist on root protection. Best to get a spec. Bob -
The TMech has been good Will,. Just a couple of small things to consider, bolts holding the teeth on are crap so use uk sourced bolts, teeth are not always available so keep a decent stock of them or modify to Rayco teeth and the throttle lever is crap, change that for a decent mower lever and cable. other than that its not missed a beat. Bob
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With the increasing roll out of lez and ulez zones in a lot of the bigger cities the 8k budget may be better spent on the deposit for a newer truck that’s allowed into some these cities. It will probably get to the point where the older trucks are worthless. Bob.
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I can see this being a very slow process.I don't think the self employed in particular will be bearing the brunt of this, it will ultimately be the working class and I think they will pluck our pubes one by one over many years rather than a swift kick in the nuts. Bob
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We have employed a few arb girlies over the years, as an employer I have not had any issues with them but it can cause a bit of resentment with the guys. Normally hinges around the graft/pay ratio as in the "why the feck are you paying her the same as me when she cant lift heavy fings" argument. Bob
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Andy I would avoid gravel as its always on the move, not too bad in grass grids laid on top of a substantial sub base in a driveway that's used for cars, it wont work on membrane laid straight on top of grass with a five ton forklift scuffing around on it. Have a look at Protectaweb , good for 44 ton trucks and pulls up easily when you need to take it up, probably cheaper as well. Go for angular stone , it self interlocks and stays put, top it of with planeings or scalps
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Follow it, it may lead to a Chinese takeway Bob
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They look like fortnite symbols. Bob
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As the lads have pointed out you need to find a decent supplier, if your location was known I am pretty sure someone on here will know of one on your patch. As far as estimating goes you really do need to look hard at what you are pricing.If the ground is made up, full of roots or services, if the fence is supporting tons of crap piled up on the neighbours side , ground conditions and levels can all affect progress. Its certainly not a generic rate per panel. Think about terms and conditions on your quote that will cover the unforeseen. Our lads on our landscape work get roped into a fair bit of fencing . The one below looked innocent enough when we priced it, what we didn't know was it was supporting next doors garden/jungle which was considerably higher. Ended up with 3mtr posts ,double concrete gravel boards all dug through heavy roots. Terms and conditions stopped it becoming a costly blamefest. Bob
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Urine extraction aside for a moment ( I only said a moment )it's a rather worrying situation Mick when many years of experience and competence account for nothing. I can half understand the changes but think they should apply to new trainees going forward that don't know any different and leave those comfy with SRT for the rest of their working life. Bob
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I hope a groundie wearing a chog for a hat wasn't one of them Mick Bob
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There's the rub Mick " newly qualified" and no experience, the piece of Andrex they leave college with after a week ticks enough boxes and H&S criteria to allow an unsuspecting employer to legally let them loose in a tree.I have been of the opinion for many years that climbing qualifications should be part of a proper time served apprenticeship scheme and not just a ticket. Bob
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Easy, employ hundreds of highly paid chair polishers to generate these ever-increasing and much needed paper pushing/certification schemes, run them through organisations that have little to no idea or experience in the field and as we all know this will make climbing a much safer occupation. Start the car Bob
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Kevin and Paddy its not an H&S get out or slippery side step, we merely get a signed contract from our climbers clearly stating they will not use SRT. I am not condoning or condemning SRT, perhaps climbing certification should clearly indicate which method a climber has been trained or retrained in. Bob
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How many of you guys have signed company disclaimers and still use SRT? Bob
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A disc normally incorporates the blowing system and has a lot flywheel inertia, downside is to chip 18" you need 36"+ diameter flywheel. Drum is more compact, in theory just over an 18" drum will do the job of a 36" disc, downside is there is less flywheel effect so a tad harsher on the drive system so they tend to spin them up faster, also needs the added complication of a separate blowing system. Bob
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Its an odd one Khriss, the fifteen minute daily check time is the same for 7.5 tonners as it is for an artic unit +trailer which could have 16 wheels/tyres and twice as many lights to run through. If its your daily driver you can thoroughly check around any small truck and fill in the defects book in less than five minutes, especially if you have got a mucker with you to help check the lights. Its not a problem or something to avoid, it is something I believe is bang on for bigger trucks but in need of a time tweak for the small ones. Bob
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Seems a shame to give up the extra capacity of the bigger truck by down plating. Restricted O licence if on a tight budget is very straight forward, Tacho`s take seconds to sort out,drivers daily fifteen minute walk around starts when the tacho is put in( will leave that for your imagination but it normally takes at least that to load a truck for the day), PMI`s dont have to be six weekly if you are not doing thousands of miles, they can be 6,8,10 or even12 weekly and can cost less than £100 a go. I very much doubt it would cost more that £20 a week over and above a transit to legally run a 7.5 tonner, most of the arb boys I know spend more than that on redbulls and costa coffee . Bob
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All of the "green waste" facilities I know of put everything including fence panels, through the shredder, I haven't seen anywhere that separates it out. Cant see it being an issue if its diluted with hundreds of tons of clean gear, bottom line is it will all end up in an incinerator somewhere. Bob
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There are separate tickets for just about every separate tool and task, the word "fully" would imply you had tickets for the lot. You need to be more specific about what aspect of tree surgery you would like to be involved with. Bob
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There is a big difference between qualified and experienced, qualified these days is just an essential. Bob
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May as well, looks like a gorilla broke it 👍 Bob
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You can get away with a transit and chipper if most of your work is small reductions or knocking the tops off conny hedges. They are not cost effective on tree removals or clearance work, the down time/ cost of a transit on turnaround no matter how close to a job racks up. There are a lot of guys out there running very expensive chippers capable of filling a transit to the brim in ten minutes, they then feck off from the job for an hour to empty it leaving their muckers behind scratching their nuts. I cant think of anything that drains the profit off a job quicker than inadequate clear up logistics. Bob
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1/2" does most case drains, I know a lot are 1/4" but I always feel that the return wants to be without any restriction and with the flail being a long way from the tank its best to go bigger. Bob
