Will C

30 - 40ft stick (assumed from trees in background) to climb and dismantle and you want someone to turn up hump climbing kit to the tree(again assuming from the background you can’t drive to the tree) climb it and dismantle it for £150 by the time they have done that and humped gear back to truck and got to the next job there is half a day gone. any one legit will have a second climber and kit on site to be legal and there fore insured. So 2 people for half a day plus fuel cost, insurance etc etc labour £120 (2x half day) fuel £15 (saw and travel) insurance. £10 (truck and pl/el) wear and tear on kit £?? other over heads £?? all costs assumed but no thanks I will stay home if I’m earning earn nowt ? straight fell on the way home possibly but now you have flicked my switch im not interested ? everyones overheads are different but stop and think before saying he is trying to rob you, also considering a full time climbers kit bag will prob be a min of a grands worth of kit ???

20mm dead eye sling

Tesco delivery tray all the grcs fits and easy to carry with one or two people *other supermarkets are available and equally unwilling to give there trays away ?

Like stump grinding treating the stump is a chance to up sell and add value to the quote, sometimes it’s a free service to get the job but never automatically they may want the regeneration!

We Had much the same service from husquvarna U.K. regarding a 540t that the top handle fell off on starting! we now run the other colour of orange with top notch service and have no regrets in saying Stihl works for us good luck with them I gave up and voted with my feet

No worries, we keep talking about it and forgetting to ask ? the fungi more than the knots but they are a huge resource to have in our pockets and are well used, thanks for putting it together ??

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That would be a shame, the fungi app is really useful when out on site. Hopefully they will get updated soon

These haven’t been working since the Mac iOS11 update, is there going to be a update @Steve Bullman There is probably something simple that I’ve not done but I’m a bit of a Luddite with this tech stuff ? at the moment this is all we can get?

My Grandfather used to talk about a fuel/oil pipeline running from bentwaters air base when it existed to somewhere (I can’t recall wear as was prob 25-30 year ago) but Clare is a fair way from Bentwaters! (My family are from your neck of the woods)

Just take a new blade out of its packet and give your self a light tap across a finger or 2 with it before fitting it, once they have had blood there happy if you fail to do this you might as well book a spot in for stitches before you start. we have all done it just take care, they cut flesh as quick as a chain and rope quicker. They are like animals you should always watch out for the quite ones

As Steve said a good Image brings work in From the right customer ?

Have a look at these https://www.theratchetshop.com/winches-pulleys.html

It’s remotely retrievable like a cambium saver, ball is same as role guide so can pull it out and to you from other side of tree or the floor. I find it handy if you want to work a distance from the rigging point and drop zone (multiple gardens etc) and don’t need to return to retrieve it

Marvellous bits of kit for lots of small stuff when you moving around the tree, we use one a lot for reductions over multiple targets etc. There quick to set and move with you to the next location in the tree. As a bonus they add a small amount of friction so hand holding is easier from the groundies point of view. We have got the honey bros one but much the same thing

You can bung up almost any chipper, normally when your in a hurry to go home ?

These are good machines, the top two both are mig and MMA. Both of these processes it does well. They will run a spool gun for Ali and a scratch start tig for steel but I can’t comment on these as not tried. The customer service from rtec is second to none ? https://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/welding-equipment/mig-welder/ if if you want one piece of kit to cover most things thrown at it they are spot on and good to use

Have any of you tried tracked mini skid steers like this: http://four-ashes.com/product/loader/ it ticks the box for access at only 750 wide but the lift height is a compromise But at the price it’s worth taking a closer look

Also remember many chippers are worn out after 3 years if not used with care and mechanical sympathy. If it’s someone else’s people wont be so keen to wipe the mud of the end of that branch that planted its self etc. You need to price breakdowns and replacement machines into your maths. Evan if a machine is under warranty down time still costs time which = money. Any tree team with out a chipper you may need to think about there professional status and possibly there ability to pay. This won’t be the case all the time however most serious tree teams have a chipper which I would think makes it a limited market. There may be a bigger market for a tracked machine that many don’t own but need on a occasional basis but that comes with increased overheads.

Just pull 1 phase, the neutral and earth from the 3 phase and away you go. It may not be the proper way but will Work just fine, seen single phase pulled like that then run through a trip box to make it safer

Ddm ones are worth the money, I’ve had mine 2 year and still as good as new, I used to go through at least 3 caritools a year. As a bonus there not huge and don’t get in the way like the large caritools

From my experience A shogun at that money will be better on fuel, better reliability, and a good work horse when needed but still expensive rfl that said the pathfinder are nice trucks “when” working right

A butterfly but silightly different from video, I go from one end and in my hand not round my neck, just in case the rope found that “dog egg” that the customer missed last thing I want is that on my collar following me round all day

Portawrap for the odd branch and holding tension on a speed line, Stein 3001 for lots of smaller stuff or big stuff or if needed the GRCS. Between the 3 they cover everything we ever come across.

We burnt a patch about 15' square out of a potato store welding a elevator up that was loading the store, we got very lucky. It was back before camera phones so no pics I'm afraid.