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Of course you could always ask phone co to move line. Good luck with that tho' .Surprised to see suggestion that you need to give 6 weeker , think I'd phone TO and tell what and when I intended to do job.
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Cherry picker job - cut it small 2 x stop/go men + groundie, £400 + cp hire half days work.
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Tell him I'll do it but I won't be there until the day before yesterday.
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What's better work/money? Tree surgery, firewood, forestry?
oakum replied to Lukey boy1's topic in General chat
When people ask what I do I normally reply " trees, anything to do with trees" and looking back now I'm in my 60's that about sums it up. Take anything that comes your way. -
I'm guessing hereLuke but have you tried to get the FC to put there stamp of approval on it?
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Use your blower as a bellows when getting a fire going. or if it's died down a bit.
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Years ago I had one ringed up in the back of my truck and a hairy bloke asked me about them and what was happening with them. I told him probably firewood and he asked if he could have a few different sizes for making drums - sure help yourself and he did. When dismantling, don't slip it can be a bit painful.
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Topping the tree won't solve the damage though. Got a picture of damage. Someone here may suggest you go and ask if you can fell. Try the friendly approach with photos, (first).
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Get down hire shop first thing and get a 30-45ft rope operated triple ladder get into tree - spike or throw climbing rope depending how close you are to a limb. I would prefer steel wire on a digger if pulling. Cut some ivy and fell. Boom boom Failing that get the digger to put you into tree just above ivy and spike the rest.
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Don't know what sort of work you're doing Tony but should you start getting work from bigger organisations you will need minimum 5 millon PL sometimes more Steve
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Even better
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Can't see taking anything off the top will help rot at base. If you do take it off anyway, as Mountainman says you'll get a rot pocket where cut and then various new leaders will appear. I guess the rot at base will worsen and tree will become liability within time. If it were my tree I'd fell and establish a new one to take it's place.
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Yes about £2300 for that model - what I meant to say is that you wouldn't need that size - just used as example.Have a look here Wind Generator 12V | eBay
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David, I had to do a businees plan to get a loan for start up in 1980ish. The bank needs to see it in a specific formula and over a period of time in the recent past say 2 years and a projection say another 2 years. I was working for LA while I did this and I had done loads of private jobs evenings, holidays and w/end and I made a brief note of these with an eye on the future. When I got the loan I had work in hand and more came in and I actually found the business plan was pretty well adhered to so it can be a good thing to actually do a proper plan on paper that you can tout around your bank/building society. I'll have a root around and see if I can find my original plan (sure I saw it recently) so you can see how I went about it. You'll be surprised at the money we worked for in those days, and everything was hand loaded onto truck or burnt.
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Starting out in the Industry (Work in Stockholm - no experience)
oakum replied to JoeWilcox's topic in General chat
Hi Joe, good luck for the future, a question though- aren't quals available in Sweden? -
Needn't cost the earth, couple of pre-charged big batteries and all the generator has to do is top up - presume you'd use LEDs strip lights and maybe couple of spots. They're used a lot on yachts to top up the "domestic" batteries when engine's off and are better bet than solar as wind present majority of time and seagull poo doesn't cut output
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Couple of lorry batteries and one of these Ampair Wind, Hydro and Packaged Power specialists | Ampair 600
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Ah but Confucius say Tree here first and more important - move your bloody line
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Oh, must be an age thing -still confused
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Am I missing something - why did you have to fell ?
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Sounds like the sort of job I'd have a look at on way back to the yard - have a looksee manageable in less than hour, £90 - £125 = few extra tokens
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Watching over us making a complete balls-up of the planet and wondering how did it ever get thus. They're also wondering why the inhabitants can't get on with each other.
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Hi Steve and thanks - I've been informed there's one available in Surrey and will pass info on, if that doesn't come off I may well get back to you for contact in Kent. As said in OP the job's all somewhat tentative and all about working out logistics at the moment. Thanks Steve
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Got talking to chap I bought a saw from today and he show me some photos of about 8 roadside trees (country lane Surrey) and discussed ways of getting them down - condemned apparently - and as there is room to fell we both came up with matador and big old winch. It's a very narrow country lane on a bend and electric and phone cables on poles beneath the crowns but not through them. They're big old things with a bias towards the road but I've pulled stuff over using a Matador and it would seem an idle job for one - or would you suggest something else. This is all tentative at moment and I'm only asking on his behalf, but something could come of it and I could pass details on. Steve
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Thanks for all your help - picked up an old Homelite 111cc with 28" bar today for little money, fired her up and you could instantly feel the power in it - was the first big saw I had back in the 70's - heavy but built to last ... lol
