Hodge
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How can you get housing and child benefit when you own a company? Are you saying the government pays your benefits?
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There are 2 stump only company's in my area, I can't charge as little as them and won't. I aim for my grinder to pay its finance payment each month minimum, anything on top is a bonus. I have won a number of jobs because I can offer a full service, come in take the tree out, grind the stump out and leave at the end of the day with the job done. I am not relying on others to fit it in or possibly to be let down. Most customers like to pay 1 invoice for the lot and forget about it. If I go in to cut the tree and then have to arrange the other guy to come in its all hassle and if I only make a little bit on top it's not worth it. With the HB 20 it will fit most places and grind most stumps no matter how big. I put a price in then they can take it or leave it.
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Just ordered some. Cheers Joe.
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Visors on helmets are crap, the wind blows sawdust up behind it. I can't can't stand glasses as they steam up. So sorry I can't help mate.
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Whats a realistic price to fell one tree
Hodge replied to TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX's topic in General chat
At least your honest Stefan! -
What a great outfit to work for Paul, lots of big toys!! That is a hell of an operation. Glad your enjoying it.
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Whats a realistic price to fell one tree
Hodge replied to TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX's topic in General chat
The thread is 5 years old, I'm not trying to put the guy down but he's on about doing the job for as little as possible and making money from the wood a year down the line, we all know how that story ends don't we. I'd like to know where he "borrowed signs from while stump grinding next to a school?? Taking big trees down over a house with an old guy helping you?? ( rescue ticket, insurance, Risk assessment, climbing ticket etc????) the post reeks of everything we have been trying to get away from in this industry! -
Whats a realistic price to fell one tree
Hodge replied to TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX's topic in General chat
He ain't got a clue -
Or FT
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Me too. I love the stuff!
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That's all well and good but we're in England not the US, if I go to a customers house to look at a tree then there is a reason they have called me, some ask what would you advise and some ask how much to remove this. If I can offer advice on the 120 year old oak that they want a Heavy reduction in then I can only advise against it and offer other solutions but at the end of the day I will carry out what they want as I have a living to earn, if I baffle them with technical jargon etc they will just get someone else in as they didn't have a clue what I was on about. Depending on the attitude and personality of the customer determines how I play the situation. I would never take advantage of vulnerable people with trees but if they want it out I will oblige.
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If you didn't do it someone else would, money is best in your pocket.
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Phew, that will be a better job then
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Out through the house will be fun won't it, is the brash coming out through the house too? Nasty;)
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Agreed and then chuck some green olives in too, mmmmmmm
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Yes if what I am led to believe is correct. All the farmers round me look after the verge trees bordering their land. That's where they get their firewood from!!
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Is that plus VAT? Last load of Oak,Ash,Birch I got was £45 plus Haulage. I wouldn't buy oak as it taks to long to season.
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I spoke to Mark last week about something and he was very helpful and when it's time to buy what I was enquiring about I will be giving him the sale!
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Usually the field boundary covers the verge too, this was brought into play to my knowledge by the land registry when I took ownership of my field.
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It doesn't matter how good a chipper is if the dealer back up if poor. This is something I will be checking with the new dealer before I buy my new chipper. I have never had any problems with Orange plant in the 10 years I have dealt with the Newcastle depot, Graham and Paul have always been there when I needed advice and help, now they don't sell Timberwolf anymore I will be finding a new dealer so I'm hoping they will offer the complete customer care package.
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We have one to make our bread as our son can't eat bread with milk in, as most shop bought has milk in we bought a Panasonic bread maker and it is really good.
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He's on about the infeed rollers not the flywheel bearings I think mate
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What was your worst punishment as a apprentice trainee ?
Hodge replied to gensetsteve's topic in General chat
It used to be called character building. The last trainee was a reet mummy's boy. -
Why would you bother?
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Wait for the new Timberwolf 230 vari tracks, should be around may. Awesome machine.
