mitchel
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Hello, Ive got a problem with my pruner the top drive shaft keeps slipping off the metal bar that insides the head which turns all the gears? have i broken something or is there a way of securing the shaft in place? Thanks Mitch
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now you my friend are a genius thats a good idea so purchase like a speed scaffold?
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Hello, Does anyone use one for pole pruner and long reach hedge trimmers? Also been looking at elephant trunk by gtm not willing to spend henchman money though.
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Hello, Anyone made any scaffolding for large head work that can deal with grass and rough terrain. Thinking about making something with peumatic tyres and outriggers . I know henchman make one but I believe I can make one for half the price they sell there's for Any help would be great thanks
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Hello, Looking to start acquiring parts to create a chip box for my l200 twin cab however i dont want to loose the truck for weeks so wanna buy the materials now. So obviously im looking for light as possible so am i better off building a box high sides with double opening rear door, rear door aluminium and sides plate steel. Or having aluminium shutter sides and aluminium rear doors will the be a vast weight saving for no doubt a bigger cost outlay?. I do a fair few hedge maintenance jobs so want to be able to carry brash to reason for high sides. Next question would a double acting ram be better as i want the chip box to be light so may not have the weight to push a single acting ram down? Lastly sorry for all the questions what am i best off building the best out of and frame work box size and wall thickness?
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I'm located in derbyshire and want a chip box and tipper making for my twin cab pick up any suggestions
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Brilliant thanks for that price see no ones been able to tell me rough price So based up on that £100 a visit to a nursing home wouldn't be bad there's about 20 car parking spaces and 300 yard drive. Next question is what if you clear and grit it and it keeps snowing? You can't be in more places than one? Daniel do you take any sort of retainer or is there a contract to the customer? And do you come when they call you? I'll give them a call im on back up lists for grit it and ice watch but they seem really disorganised and useless haha.
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Hello, I had a friend who is a fabricator make me up a plough for my 4x4 which works off my winch and since using ive decided to run it as a service i'm looking to buy a rear door mounted snow ex gritter. also a pedistrian gritter i do have a farm quad which i may also mount a plough to for large areas unreachable by 4x4. i have all the correct vehicle insurances and liability insurance to cover these services. So my question is how do i go about pricing up jobs? and whether to charge a retainer which i would be happier with? A local nursing home has already asked me to quote on a pre emptive service yet they weren't happy with the recent person they had do it all with a pedestrian kit he came 4 days on a trot in decemeber and january and charged them £600. which to be honest i think is high also i believe he over gritted.
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all these vibrating gritters making me jealous how do you make them pay even second hand there not cheap wish i could afford one.
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hey nice plough you get it off the guy on ebay? is it manual up and down or with a winch?
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ive seen alot but just wondered as most want to chip trees i want to chip hedge waste also my budget wont stretch to that and its quite a large machine
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I'm looking for a small chipper to put in a trailer its mainly for brash i do alot of large hedge jobs which i dont like wanna keep taking backwards and forwards to the waste site. maybe looking to buy second hand to
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Not at all I have equipment to pay for I'm on par with most on price. This isn't a half ass set up operation I'm doing this for the long run
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Looks like I'm having the truck sign written then luckly my mum has 47 inch vinyl cutter I already run with printed polos as my mum has her own company doing them so there free to me also have sweat shirts. I'll get an a board made up tonight then I like the pens but to much expensive I might try cards though seems good then they will search out the neighbour who had the work done for the referreal
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See I'm working late shifts to get round the heat
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Well I'm currently running a 4x4 fourtrak with two big magnetic door signs is it better to have it sign written then?. I'll get some flyers made up seems to be a good idea then get dropping them when I'm not busy next week.
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Well that makes me feel better when I'm being told by gardnere and landscapers I'm booked up till end of year or even August I'm like holy crap most I'm booked for is maybe two weeks in advance haha. Just freaks me out when you know your next week is quiet
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Well I'm 23 just set up on my own last year so just seeking advice really as it's quite a worrying time is it worth advertising? The only place I get my work from is referrals and Facebook I've never done a leaflet drop.
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This is my first year doing the job properly self employed and relying on it as a wage I was earning more last year part time than this year up to now. I'm finding with this heat and weather more and more pop up business's diluting my local area and under cutting me for silly money. Just need some advice really what to do as I'm considering packing up running my own company and working somewhere sub contracting like down south.
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Just had my first commercial hedge and strimming job was told I would get a cheque then the directors away so I'll transfer the money out of the expenses account now it's gone off to head office to be paid been waiting two weeks I don't offer 30 day terms very angry.
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Hello, Since the beginning of all this hot weather we are having my works become erratic is this normal? I was expecting my work to increase instead it's up and down seeing more and more competition on the road . Any advice?
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I'm looking for ground work and gardening have all my own tools and vehicles happily work for someone else registered as self employed
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Try ringing local tree surgeons say you will work for a low groundie wage .but I'm noticing more and more tree surgeon vans round derbyshire getting stupid now I'm gardner and I can't imagine what it's like supply and demand for tree surgeons round here.
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Well I've still got to make a drop down rear door for my ride on . But I'm liking the net idea then bunjee cord it to the sides 👍. I do work alone a lot so ton bags are so tidus and time consuming. The sides are strong other end at the waste recycling plant they use a grab to unload it
