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Anyone know somewhere to tip chip near Tideswell or Hope Valley in Peak District? Thanks Will
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Hi I'm moving to a small village near Ashover (between Matlock & Chesterfield) in a couple of months and would like to find subbie work with local arb firms. Ideally I'd like to find regular part-time (2 or 3 days per week) but I'd also take ad-hoc work too. I've got 4 years full-time climbing experience, cs30,31,38,39, chipper, ROLO CSCS, UA1, National Diploma Level 3 in Arb. Plus all my own climbing kit, PPE, saws, light rigging gear and a landy tipper and Public Liability Insurance. Happy to work just as a labour -only climber or as bona-fide sub-contractor. Comfortable with reductions or dismantles large and small. PM me or email [email protected] or mobile is 07967 361 604 Cheers Will
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Thanks Steve
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Hi, Anyone know of any free wood chip tipping sites around west Sheffield areas near Ecclesall Road, Abbeydale Road, Ringinglow Road?
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Yep, it's technically spring from tomorrow. Feels like mother natures taking the piss a bit with that though.
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When is this bloody winter gonna end?! I've never lost so many work days due to weather before this winter. Well and truly had enough of this shite. Bring on spring, I'm skint.
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I'd need the chipper for work around Sheffield. But I also get work in the Peak District, and I sometimes go as far as Stockport, Macclesfield, Chesterfield, Alfreton. I only do my own work part time, so it would just be a handful of days a month at the moment. Do you have a day rate price?
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Turner Hire are expensive. Yep, I do that too. But sometimes, smaller jobs need smaller overheads. And as i have my own tipper van, i don't always needs a man + chipper + van. Just chipper and groundie sometimes.
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I'm on the lookout for chipper hire in Sheffield/Chesterfield/North Derbyshire areas Needs to be under 750kg and road towable. Thanks
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Will I be ok going straight into level 3 arb?
wjotner replied to connor92's topic in Training & education
Just jump straight into level 3 mate. I did and I'd never done tree work at that time and new hardly anything except what I'd read in books in my own free time. Level 3 ain't rocket science. As long as you're comfortable with computers and reasonably literate, you'll be good to go. -
Interesting. Would have thought the engineer should have considered that before removing the trees since the roots would probably decay eventually anyway to some extent.
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Well it seems like a good complimentary bit of service for not much extra cost. Plus, if it's a really big stump, I can just factor that into the overall price of the job.
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Yep, fair enough. I only use "Ecoplugs" now anyway, to keep things tidy and minimise collateral damage to nearby vegetation. No more sloshing glyphosate liquid into chainsaw grooves anymore. Too messy. Doesn't look professional. Can wash away or be ingested by curious pets/wildlife.
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Yes, everyone has made good points on this. I agree. I've stated the following on my website to make things clear: "We perform tree removals by dismantling and felling. And where regrowth prevention is requested, we will treat the cut stump at no extra charge."
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You're quite right, and I normally do discuss this with them at the time of quoting the job. I must have forgotten this time. I almost packed my drill and ecoplugs in the van on way to the job just in case, but didn't - now regretting it. Not making that mistake again. I've decided to state on my website that treating stumps is automatically done on appropriate trees, unless otherwise requested by a customer. Just to make things simpler and clearer for customers.
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So here's a question for all you business owners and sole traders etc: When you've taken down a tree for a customer. Do you automatically treat the stump to prevent regrowth (non-coniferous trees obviously) whether the customer requested it or not? Or do you only provide this service if they've asked you to do it? I ask this, because recently a customer is complaining to me that I didn't treat her 2 poplar stumps after I'd felled them. This was never discussed when quoting, if it were, I'd have stated on my quote sheet about stump treatment. But she says she'd assumed it would just be done automatically. So what do you guys consider to be standard procedure?
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standard i think = 7.5/16lt
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On the topic of defender tips. Can anyone advise best tyre pressure for a 110 tipper?
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Good call, I'll contact them and see what they can do for me. Cheers
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I'm not keen on the idea of spending £500 on a metal box. I'm trying to see if I can find them cheaper or second hand somewhere, but i can't find much going online. Also, those larger side access tool boxes are too big for my small tipper body. I'm looking for something only half that height, basically enough for store a couple of chainsaws in.
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So I need to add some tool storage space to my Landy tipper. I was thinking of a couple of under body boxes on either side between wheel arches. And another box on the front end of the body with side access. But I'm struggling to to find anywhere online that does side access tool boxes. Does anyone know a good place to get them from? Preferably used as new ones are really expensive. Thanks
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So ended up buying that landy tipper. Got a decent price for it and it made it all the way from harrogate to sheffield without blowing up on the M1. So far, so good... Now i just gotta get rid of my transit.
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Whata re the benefits of friction at top instead of bottom?
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Experienced climber with CS30,31,38,39, chipper, first aid, CSCS, Arb Diploma level 3 With own tipper van, saws, light rigging gear, own insurance and can supply an extra man if needed as a bona-fide subbie. Looking for fill in days to work around Sheffield and North Derbyshire
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New(ish) business relying on sub-contract work
wjotner replied to wjotner's topic in Business Management
Nice work with fixing up chippers. I'd love to do same but totally lack the skills, tools and space for that.
