flatyre
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just picked up an 038av off a neighbour today, had a few 038's and think they're great, this might be the best one yet except for fuel coming out the tank vent when on its side. The old vent tube was knackered so i'll fit some new pipe when replacing the main fuel line, but can't remember if anything goes on the other end of the pipe after it feeds through the hole in the body? any ideas?
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Thanks folks, nice looking sites, I've been playing around with wix and it looks good enough so far, will post up a link when it's finished.
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Hi folks some good info on this thread, hope i'm not hijacking it but have been offered a collection of running saws recently, a stihl 021, 028, husky 136, an old 020 top handle, and an 076 with 36"bar and good chain, all for £400, maybe less with a bit of haggling. I'd punt on the 020 and 136 and keep the rest, the 021 is a good little chipper saw, have owned a few 028's and 038's and think they're great back up saws, and the 076 would be good for a bit of small scale hobby milling and cutting up any knotty rings in the firewood pile, for £400 ?
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had our stove lit a few times recently more for the autumn vibe than the heat! like the smell of burning hawthorn this time of year.
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Sorry, I think it's been covered before but can't get the search function to work. Anyway I have a load of good images from jobs I've done, and a 'favourites' folder full of simple but classy web sites which i'll "borrow" ideas from. Two problems are money and also I want to be able to update/change the site myself so am wondering if a semi free site like wix/godaddy/wordpress etc can be made to look professional enough and what it will cost me. I already have the domain name 'habitat tree services', just need a web site editor that allows me to use it rather than their own. Any recommendations?
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The chip box is quite high and I'm very careful about not over filling so can't see much chip escaping. up until now I've been chipping into a mesh sided ifor with no problems. I probably would put a hinged roof on it if it anyone has a simple mechanism design for one?
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planning to put a new body on the tipper and wondering if I need a roof, its a crew cab tipper with the back seats removed, creating about 2 sqm of space, also plan on fitting storage boxes to the chassis for fuel cans etc, there is a large area between the chassis rails from the cab to the rear as well so no need for tools in the tipper section. Is there any other reason for having a roof?
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Yeah I've lost work to cowboys (usually conifer hedge reductions), then pissed myself laughing at the state of it, wish I could walk up to the customer and ask "Well still think they were a better investment?"
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Alas I don't think hooking them on free world crack (Mc Donalds, BMW's, Designer Italian labels) will work, unleashing the masses also unleashes the opportunists, the political extremists, etc. Just look at Russia.
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I generally avoid this thread as the regular posters are a lot more intelligent, witty, and clued in than me, so I generally leave it feeling stupid and behind the times, but the fact we are discussing North Korea and Wayne/Coleen Rooney on the same page makes me think there's a few more Sun readers frequenting this thread than I initially thought. Who'd have thought a premiership footballer getting caught b**ls deep in some wanabe celebrity slag! SHOCKING P.S. North Koreas ICBM programme may resemble the local Halloween fireworks display but as for teams of generals and boffins keeping both nutters in check, remember they're surrounded by yes men.
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obviously the less effort and equipment needed to take freshly felled timber and have it processed, seasoned, and delivered, the more money you make, and given the tight profit margins in this game, small savings can mean the difference between profit and loss. Filling straight into the delivery bag could be that difference. Not having a storage shed may hinder the drying process, also you would need to check if your vented bags are uv resistant, some bags, including the smaller net bags can suffer when left outside. Hopefully a new yard with a shed would help.
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I think front line services have been cannibalised to keep the benefits grabbing masses in a suitable level of luxury long before the current government, the previous shower of sh*t did the same thing. We no longer have an effective police force, simple as that. Hopefully some day the police will show the same lack of interest towards us defending our possessions as they show towards thieving scum taking them. Tony martin for justice minister
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They have the rollers locked at a very slow speed, which causes it to choke on conifer etc. bit like hiring a Ferrari that's stuck in first. Now hire a Timberwolf 190 from another hire firm, a lot cheaper too and the owners aren't bellends.
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Hey folks a local hire firm has a Sheisling MX220 which used to be a great machine, but now they have locked the roller settings to stop people from running it at full tilt, will my insurance be void as the machine has been tampered with?
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In a perfect world everyone would play by the same rules, but that's in a perfect world. I've had competitors approach my customers in the hope of poaching them. its something I don't do, if I approach someone because I believe I can offer a service that is of mutual benefit and they inform me they already have someone else lined up for the job, I walk away. Our businesses may be vastly different in size, type of work, etc. but I believe any customer that puts saving a few quid before trust, loyalty, good history, and a successful working relationship isn't worth holding onto. But then I don't have employees with mortgages depending on me, I have the luxury of staying clear of the shit fight. Probably not of much help but i'd take a clear conscience over dirty money any day. Playing dirty is a slippery slope.
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Have you any landscaping skills? Instead of spending the full £15000 on a good fresh tipper and chipper, get something a bit older but reliable, that way you'll have some change for a stump grinder and log splitter, for 15k it won't be new, and probably not very pretty, but if you thrifty you'll be able to buy some good old reliable gear, get it tidied up and you'll have a few more cards up your sleeve. I work with a local firm in a similar capacity, and get a fair amount of follow on work, processing the timber for the customer, stump grinding, and tree work is quite often part of a larger garden overhaul. "Now the tree's gone, know any good landscapers?" Kerching!
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Man don't you know the CIA has every skyscraper in American's basement filled with tons of explosives! pah
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Amazing what some people think their crap is worth, I just bought a whole tipper for £700
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how about this, great bargain and could fit with a bit of tinkering! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5T-TIPPER-BODY-/263106322512?hash=item3d425be050:g:LwYAAOSw5rdZeEEv
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Ever thought about selling moonshine? My uncle makes his own homebrew beer and spirits, gives me a few bottles of Poitin which I pass onto friends and the like who then plague me to get them more, offer to pay serious money too!
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Hey Mick hows things, I sub in a couple of really good climbers on jobs beyond my skill level, they in turn sub me in for the same daily rate, am pushing my own business first and foremost, being the boss is the most profitable but stressing, being a subby is nice and relaxing, I get a days wage without having to deal with the customer. ideally a blend of the two would be perfect! Hey Dan, been slowly clawing out my own business for a couple of years now, after having a taste of self employment I don't think I could go back to being barked at. Also ain't right to get someone else to pay for my tickets then do a houdinni.
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I'm amazed by the crazy money people spend on coach built alloy tipper bodies, sure if you have ten squads out six days a week and four months work on the books and a few juicy long term contracts, then why not pay £3,000 for one, you'll probably earn that in the time it takes to fit it. If however like me you don't have that sort of revenue coming in, a trip to the local metal supplier for some alloy boards or a few 8x4 sheets of 5mm alloy chequer plate, a few lengths of 25mm box section, and a box of rivets, hey presto! Any small engineering firm can weld up an angle iron frame to the original tipper bed, quick lick of paint, then fab the alloy sides, doors, and lid, complete with shiney hinges for half the price.
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fair point guys, I don't want it insured just so I can say I have insurance, I want it insured so I actually have insurance. It is daft though that they only insure panel vans and I have a tax book which says its a panel van.....which they won't insure. But would rather have it insured right as no doubt when it comes to a claim they can afford better lawyers, and as we all know guilt is worked out on a calculator.
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Need some clarification here. Currently have my Vivaro Panel van with Admiral van insurance but just phoned them up to get the Citroen Relay crew cab tipper on a joint policy and was asked if its a standard panel van which it is on the tax book. But when I explained it was a tipper they wouldn't touch it. They kept telling me if its not a standard panel van it must have been converted from one. I explained the whole chassis thing and how it left the factory as a chassis cab and probably had the tipper body fitted by a specialist coach builder, but was still on the factory chassis. Like talking to a brick wall! Anyway is my tax book wrong, and if not can I just insure it as a panel van as that's what it says on the book, and try to explain that it isn't a converted panel van, or just insure it as a tipper with someone like Aviva?
