Mick Dempsey
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Everything posted by Mick Dempsey
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I rarely chase quotes, I should do it a bit more, I like oldwoodcutters method. I never get offended when salesmen chase a quote they've done for me for trucks/chippers etc. If it's an email quote there's no harm in bouncing one back after a few weeks asking the question.
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That has to be the worst (i.e. Nastiest) job I've seen on here for a while.
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Good story, how can anyone leave saws like that on site, I mean there are people on here actually talking about buying Dolmars, Makitas and worse 'cos the main brands are too expensive!
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That's a ridiculously simple but good idea!
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I'm looking for work in Europe
Mick Dempsey replied to johnny wood's topic in International Arborist Forum
http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/employment/99588-brittany-france.html Could try here. -
Written warning IMO, rakes and shovels maybe, a chainsaw....
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Doing the stumps this morning, lot of grindings to get rid of.
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Articulated compact loaders like the Avant are the mutts nuts for our job, no disputin'
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Funny you should say that, I was talking about that today, I'm thinking of getting a Giant compact loader and was wondering what my tractor could lift in comparison. We reckon on 350kg but what I'm going to do over the weekend is grab one of the many pieces of poplar I have sitting around, push the tractor to a reasonable limit, then cut it up into smaller pieces and weigh the pieces on my bathroom scales, then add up the results. I don't think it'll compare to a dedicated lifter like an avant, but it's handy all the same. I'll post the results.
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Stv 36 36 hp, hydrostatic drive, turns afternoons from ball ache hand balling to easy peasy wind down.
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The husky topper is good, not much use for a take down but lully for reductions. Not cheap though.
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I like it! It's stump grinding with the promise of "afters"
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I don't really dig chainsaw carving, but that is on a different level. Superb!
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Tipping trailer is good for removing wood, can fill it right up.
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Maybe 7 or 8 cube of chip, then get the wood out, had to be cut up, no access for anything big.
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Couple of previously topped spruce to come out, some rigging, some smashing. Charlie the cocker on sandwich patrol.
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Nice job however you did it.
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Ha ha, brilliant.
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A degree of uneasiness is no bad thing, it's your last line of defence, check your knots and attachements regularly. It's normal to be nervous. It means your brain is working properly.
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Chances of heave if willow is felled?
Mick Dempsey replied to boris360's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
It's too far away. Why do you doubt the TO and the structural engineer? -
Not my first time but I was helping out a forester very early in my career, we were felling decent size sweet chestnut coppice for rails. The first one I did normally and he pointed out the split along the stem, showed me how to cut it and leave a holding strap at the back. So I did that and down she went, I kept a poker face although I was pleased so as not to look gauche. He said "you can smile you know!" So I did, from ear to ear.
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Did you consider using a cherry picker at all?
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That's fair enough, there are so many variables though it's very hard for anyone on here to be precise. If you've spoken to a number of people and they're all in the same ball park then you should be ok. I do a few clearance jobs a year and I bring in a sawmill to take the trunks away. I remember him telling me that one rather ordinary looking ash with a straight knot free trunk of 15mtrs was worth more to him than a lorry load of knotty old firewood.
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Im new to here + all my gear stolen :(
Mick Dempsey replied to MW Tree Services's topic in General chat
That story doesn't suprise me, I'll retell the story of my stolen and recovered chipper one day, and the police's "help" -
Fwiw, we did jobs like that in London for my old boss years ago, he would bring dust sheets and we would wrap the brash in them to pass through the hall. The floor was covered on cardboard. Make sure it's a dry day! The clause sounds ok, there's risk in everything.
