Will C
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Why does tree work pay so bad in comparison to other trades?
Will C replied to RexPayne's topic in General chat
Very true, that was me 6 year ago -
Will repollarding it higher create 2 sets of weak points at 2 knuckles? Not a critisim just asking to learn I was of the understanding where the regrowth sprouts from is a weak point?
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Why does tree work pay so bad in comparison to other trades?
Will C replied to RexPayne's topic in General chat
like mick said its supply and demand and there is always a plentiful supply of lads thinking they will earn twice as much going it alone and giving up after 6 months cause they can't make a go of it in the mean time they all undercut the established people keeping prices lower. That said most of us started like that, it's only the driven few that make it, most of them will admit they didn't charge enough when they started out. -
The stein are not tested, I've got some, other than colour they are the same as the basic Jameson ones, my grounder has a couple and they will interchange but I've not looked to see if the Jameson ones are tested for electric work. I've not had any issues with my stein ones
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The other thing to consider is by upgrading your chipper it may be cheaper to run from a day to day point of view. If your working your 130 chipper to its limit then that's when I find gear breaks which costs if only in down time. We went from a old 4inch enter to a forst st6 2yr ago, believe it or not the bigger chipper uses less fuel cause it's not always working hard to its limit. Sometimes you need to go balls deep and hope. :laugh1:
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Give it to customer on completion of job, or with out fail by email once you get home. Ours say payment due 30days from date of invoice and some thing about charging interest at x% plus the Bank of England base rate for late payment. The exact wording can be found on Hmrc web site. It may sound harsh when giving it to a little old lady that has given you more tea and cake than you need but the day someone doesn't pay you will struggle to send it to the small claims court if it's not worded right. Sorry I can't give you the wording now but the computer is turned of and I don't want to tell you wrong Over 95% of the time we get paid on the day from domestic work. If you get into commercial work agree your payment terms before starting work, some will try to take the piss it's unusual to get paid on the day for commercial work.
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You Sir are a gentleman
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Does the hedgerow regulations cover anything like this? Ask the council to provide a full survey inc environmental study into the wildlife damage and the amenity value of the hedge. Bet the tree officer wouldn't let you take it out if he wanted to. With people like that in power were in big trouble!
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Looking at getting a pair for one of our blokes. Are they a fairly standard fit or do you need a size bigger than normal? Do they seem to wear and last OK? Our man they are for is mainly a groundy but climbs occasionally. Cheers all.
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We ordered spare set of blades with ours. We use our local machine shop to sharpen ours but we are limited by being geographically challenged On the north island though you should have a number of options many companies do a mail order service but I can't comment on there service
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When working in the woods I can get a 441 with a spare bar and chain, wedges, hammer and my dinner in a army burgen rucksack. I used to then carry fuel can and felling bar but you may not need that much gear and looking at a smaller saw. Could be worth a look as there cheap and well built. Good luck in your hunt.
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We use the basic model stihl one for tree work and milling with a alaskan mill
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Oak Tree trunk. 10m. Beautiful. Offers invited.
Will C replied to rafeeaster1's topic in General chat
Nice stick if you weren't across the water I would be tempted to make you a bid -
Unless you feed it Kaskara it will prob grow back, I've seen willow shrug off roundup before now! That Kaskara seems to sort most woody and broad leaf stuff I've tried it on
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If it's now a collectors item I've got 2 new drums in the unit. Open to bids, please bear in mind there now a collectors item and worth a big premium On a serious note what a load of tosh. It was cleaver marketing on there part but I couldn't care what pic it's got on, it was brought as it's cheaper than the other brands available on the day I needed some. Reckon I might go and get some stihl calendars as they will be pulled next and worth money I wish I had time to worry about such trivial crap as what sticker is on my chain oil
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I'm 5ft10 and weight 12.5stone at mo but normally average 12 st I climb most days. Oh and I'm 33 with a 34 waist needs a belt but 32 is being hopeful:laugh1:
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Exclent:lol:
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Weaver cubes come with a sitting tenant tangle fairy installed as standard:laugh1: I reckon I've got a whole family in mine, if your short I could send you my fairyies:001_tongue:
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I'm with you on this one:laugh1: I've no idea what happens to them, I reckon the homeless tree fairyies make nests in mine! I pack it away carefully and next day it's in a right state
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Good trucks I drove one as a yoooof delivering pianos. Watching this with interest, been wondering about up grading our 3.5t canter which is down rated from 5.5t and does mid 20s/gal towing a first st6 and regularly not wanting to see a weigh bridge to a heavier truck that need not be so shy of being weighed:laugh1:
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I've just started wearing plugs instead of muffs on my climbing lid. Using 3m ones on a cord that are tied to my lid. They are 33snr I think. Brilliant for saws but not so good with the chipper, quite but it seems to be the tone of the chipper that there not good with rather than the loudness? From a climbing point of view there great with googles and no stuff sticking out of the lid to get caught on stuff:thumbup: I'm as bad as the next man when it comes to hearing and tinnitus so it's just a case of stopping it getting worse rather than preventing it
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I was thinking the rope runner because it can be used double rope as well so it's one bit of kit covering all options with out carrying a load of gear in the tree
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Are they ce marked now so we can loler them? Very interested in trying one out but not going to spend the money if I can't keep the paper work right
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I'm looking to come over to srt. At the moment I'm climbing dirt on the lock jack. Thinking about the rope runner but I can't find them for sale in this country? Does that mean they aren't ce marked yet or I just that I've missed them for sale? If threre not ce marked then it's a no go for loler
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After I replied to this Wednesday our local man from redwood was on the phone first thing yesterday morning, we have been promised that our machine will be taken in and sorted. I would like to think you have had a similar response, good luck with it bud.
