flatyre
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so there is enough room for profit in buying in the raw timber?
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Funny vid:thumbup: Hi Mat i'd use the same pricing strategy as I use for the other aspects of the business, landscaping, tree care, gardening. I don't try to be the cheapest as there will always be someone cheaper, I just charge the standard price but try to do a better than standard job. I don't have any fancy new ideas to bring to the table, just offer to stack the logs in a suitable place, if they don't have a wood shed then maybe supply a storage facility for an additional cost with the first load, which can be removed in the spring and the deposit returned (if it isn't damaged), that kind of thing. Its just an idea, doesn't need to be my main source of income, just bring in enough to help the business tick over during the winter.
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Hey folks just wondering how you started out in the processing business, I have a weird thing for logs, my wood store is full, there is a pile outside the kitchen, a pile down the garden, and now a pile in the lane running up to the house. I seem to find it very therapeutic, and people keep suggesting I get into the firewood business even on a small scale to counter balance the drop off in gardening during the winter months. I'm only talking a couple of 8x4 trailer loads a week, unfortunately most of what I bring home is conifer so would need to find a source of decent hard wood but there are a number of big estates in my area (Dunleath estate is 1200 acres and half a mile away), would it be viable to offer some sort of maintenance programme for the estate whereby I was allowed to harvest any dead/fallen trees? What about buying in unprocessed timber, any room for profit? Just wondering if its an option in the future.
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well I was all set for buying a 435 but now stihlmadasever has a thread going about the 135. Its even cheaper than the 435 but sounds every bit as good. Which has me confused as all three are about 40.9cc and I think 0.2 kw of power difference. So why the need for three very similar saws in the husky line up and is there that much difference between the 135 at £170, the 435 at £250 and the 440 at £400? is the 440 twice the saw as a 135 as its twice the price?
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fifty million dollar! only joking, I'd say £400
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I know of one that's been flogged to death since they hit the shelf and is still going strong, i'm about to order a 435 though £250 and two years warranty:thumbup:
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strangely this is the sort of thing that interests me, nice!
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Here's another option, i was topping and facing a big brute of a conifer hedge last week, 14ft wide after facing both sides, a mile long, and took two lifts of scaffolding to get to the topping height. Too thick to climb up the inside so i rushed off to buy a pole pruner. Bought a Titan multi tool from Screwfix as they were the only place local that sold pole pruners. Paid £175 and it lasted about a minute, took it back and got a replacement, six days of solid cutting and it didn't miss a beat. Also comes with an extra extension bar and hedge cutter head, strimmer etc. Cheap crap you might say but it certainly paid for itself and with a years warranty it will see me through this autumns hedge cutting season and next springs. Even if i never use the other fittings its a great pole pruner.
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Thats the one!
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One for the land rover appreciation gang
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I have the older Echo HCA long reach hedge cutter, great machine and the heavy duty head is brilliant for taking back hedges that haven't been cut for a few years. I also have a Tanaka TBC multi tool which is ultra reliable and light, It looks quite flimsy and has never been serviced so I always expect it to pack up but it just keeps going.
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the 435 is also 40% cheaper, with a 12" bar it should do fine. Does anyone else go to Ikea just to eat meat balls and suck up the Scandy vibe:confused1:
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Thanks for the advice guys, the 211 looks like a very good deal, but i'm a Husqvarna guy, not that they're any better, I just have a thing for all things Scandinavian, if it were down to sensible things like price and reliability then it'd be the Echo! Plus the black handle reminds me of my old 017:thumbdown:
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much appreciated, will do.
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At £240 inc. vat from FR Jones I think its a great investment, it'll replace my old husky 36 bought off ebay for £30, for being thirty years old and home owner grade, that little saw earned me a fortune. If the 435 is even half the saw i'll be happy. The 36 is done, losing compression, coil on its way out, wrap handle broken (final blow) but I might just resurrect her for sentimental sake:thumbup:
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thanks Cornish wood burner, is it a big job to fix?
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I spotted some knotweed in a private car park newt to where we were removing a tree. Informed the owners who want a quote for removing it, as well as the NIEA (local environment agency). I was advised to spray it with glyphosate a couple of times a year for at least five years. Was going to remove the stocks a few weeks after spraying and burn them. Any advice on pricing JK removal?
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No it was the original motor but some genius took all the wires out of the starter switch and couldn't figure out how to put them back. Anyway I took the motor, switch, and wiring to a guy who re wired it, all I had to do was put everything else back together, maybe he wired it wrongly?
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don't mean to hijack the thread but I bought a second hand electric cement mixer that needed re-wired, the wires were off the capacitor so I re attached them and got the mixer running again, only in reverse:blushing: could this be because I maybe wire the capacitor wrongly?
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Looking a small two handled saw similar cc to a top handle for conifer topping and taking out small trees, smart money would be the echo cs-390esx but a bit out of my budget, I would prefer to stick with husky's and given my budget it looks like a toss up between the 435 and the more expensive 440. Has anyone any experience of these models? particularly the 435.
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buy a heavy duty extension lead, I fried the cap in a log splitter running it on a regular lead.
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if your going to buy a saw off ebay price a new pot and piston as well because 50% of saws sold on the bay are scrap. Some basic ebay translations to remember "ran fine but won't start now" is ebay for scrap, "selling for a friend" means scrap, "not running right, may be easy fix" means scrap, "running rough may just need a service" means scrap. Unless they clearly state that the saw is in good working order and offer a returns policy, avoid unless your getting it for peanuts and can cover the cost of replacement parts. If your looking for a hobby grade saw i'd buy a new husky 135, 40cc, 14" bar, and you might get a few years warranty if its for home owner use. But if your thinking "i could get a used pro grade saw for the same money on ebay" remember most pro grade saws are bought by professionals, and professionals don't often sell the tools of their trade until they have razzed the life out of them!
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I had a 2.4 rwd transit that dogged itself down on a bone dry football pitch, now have a vivaro but still wouldn't take it even remotely off road!
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<p>Hi Mick yes got them thanks, i'll bring a collection of spanners and a socket set, that should be enough to remove it, again very much appreciated. Are you sure there isn't anything something you'll take for it?</p>
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Much appreciated Mick, your not too far from the main route i'll be taking, i'll get the address off you and arrange a time to call that suits before I hit the road, need anything brought over? favourite beer etc?
