Thesnarlingbadger

Hi people just wanted to get a bit of info in this area whether it is going to be worth my time going out and getting a catC1+B. I am on a post 97 licence but have a B+E so I can tow up to 3.5. But I will have to retake my trailer licence if I upgrade to get catC1 on my licence. I was planning on getting a 3.5 tonne tipper of some sort with a plus 750kg chipper. But given the fact I can only really fit a tonne of chip on the back before I am over the legal limit, I am wondering if I should just sort out a catC1 licence and get another +B or should I just stick with 3.5 tonne? I know licences are always useful but it's an extra £700 on top of setting up my business. And then probably a little more on a 7.5 tonne truck as opposed to a 3.5. So what do you guys use? Mogs are out of the question at the moment (maybe a little later). What do people do to avoid carrying over the weight limit? Or don't? Just looking for tips, advise any help in this area would be handy. Thanks people?

I've done a little bit on some old vet oaks a couple of years ago. Always just called them fracture cuts though. It's a nice technique and one I'd like to do a little more of. Though it does feel very wrong not leaving a clean cut.

I think I still prefer the hilux looks over this

If you go to type a new message there should be a landscape picture icon in the type box. Click on that and it may ask you to allow it to access your photos, click OK and pick the photo you want. Or something similar. With regards to your storage it sounds like your not going to be chipping in to the back, if this is the case I'd go for a van vault, you can get one that fits almost perfectly in the back of a transit tipper. Unfortunately cheap ones are rare as rocking horse droppings so you may be looking at £270 ish.

Sound like it could have been a lot worse mate. Pleased your ok. Had a similar thing happen to me not to long ago. But it was on a willow and I had a gob in the underside, deep ear cuts under the gob but the limb was a little to heavy and the peel went all the way in to the heart wood. Undid the flip line just in time and swung back in to the main stem. Lid came off and had a couple of bruised ribs but other than that completely fine. Makes you realise just how quick things can go wrong and certainly keeps you on your toes in future.

I'm with Mick on that one.

Well done Steve, no wins here but happy to have contributed to a good cause. Well done to all the winners and don't get the 200t dirty too soon. Enjoy your winning everyone 😊

Worked with a guy once who pleasures himself whenever he was in a traffic jam, luckily he never did it in the cab but we caught him doing it in his truck when he had to take it to site one day. He said most people do it and it is completely normal. Then get stupidly annoyed when we said it wasn't. Really calm lad usually but if you brought up he's 'habits' he would turn in to a very angry person. Very odd chap indeed

Good stuff mate

A huge loss for music. He was a great artist and Ziggy stardust is still one of my favourite albums, one that always seems to end up back in the car CD player. He music had something for everyone. Gutted to here the news.

Yes, what a great prize I still need to get a couple of tickets, will get some later on today

Good program in my opinion, but still not as good as 'game of thrones'.

I think they do make something like this in other countries to dead leaf palms. Can only see them working on a super straight trunk. Not sure what you'd call them though

John Cleese

Definitely a loss in the rock world, just heard the specials drummer (John Bradbury) died as well. Bad day for some greats in music. R.I.P to them both

Wise words

I think you had a bit of an idea of setting up your own thing before (if I remember rightly). I have come up with many an idea for quick cash in the past but never come up with anything worthwhile. I have had to save up and it's taken me 5 years or so but I now have a good amount of kit and about 20k to go it alone, not only that but I have the experience of how a business works and the experience of work. Just keep saving and pushing, as hard as it may be to hear for a 23 year old, cut out (or at least down) on the drinking and raving, stop buying junk food and computer games and save save save. Speak to your old man about how you feel and see if he has any advice. I wish you all the best mate.

Think this is one I got for my old man, he loves it and said it was really informative.

Yeah nice work on the walnut. As much as I love these kind of jobs, they can be proper hissy fit jobs. Lots of slings and quick groundsmen are the trick. Again good work

Oh right I see. Thanks for that. All these changes in driving law do my head in 😓

The item above was from the gov. Website. From what I gather if your combined work Vehicle weighs less than 7.5 you are alright. They changed the laws in 2013 to make it easier for the average worker to get by without one, aiming more at haulage types. You can also now travel 100k from your base where as before it was only 50k. I think I'm getting this right.

I was looking as well about 6 months ago mate. Decent cheep ones are rare as rocking horse crap. I didn't end up getting one but had a mate say he picked one up for £60 in a odds and Sod's shop. Keep looking and good luck

I would advise a 66 over an 88 unless you have a very big bit of timber to cut up. However the 88 is a great bit of kit and well worth the money in my opinion but only if you really need it. The 66 on the other hand is much easier to move about and I am quite happy to use it up the tree, where as the 88 up the tree is a trip to the chiropractor. Also if you do decide the 88 is the toll for the job, avoid letting anybody who is good at digging holes in the lawn with chainsaws use it unless they are fast as hell sharpening saws. I almost cried about a year ago when we were still on a big beech takedown at 7 o'clock and the new lad picked up the 88 with a lovely sharp chain and cut through a log and about a foot of rocky soil. We didn't speak the whole way back lol (made up after he brought a cake in for everyone the next day).

Ahh fair enough, I see. Haven't really had much experience with SRT stuff so don't really know all the ins and outs of the stuff. Thanks for clearing that up for me mate

I'm not an SRT man myself but I thought these zigzags were used constantly to descent on a single line. If I'm wrong (which I probably am) could you explain why?