Mick Dempsey
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In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Mick Dempsey replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
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I understand and have been in your situation. Don't chip anything you haven't cut yourself. Never let the machine out of your sight on a job. If it sits there for a few days not working, don't worry, it's not depreciating either. I've had a tw150 for 13 years, it stopped owing me money after 3 years.
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We had one of those years ago when we lived on a dairy farm. When the moths hit it was like the Green Mile.
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Look to the right of the screen for the site sponsors. Unless you're looking for shin pads.
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I hired a 2.5t machine for 333€ Delivered and picked up. Unbelievable value IMO.
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The other thing to remember re. Diggers/chipper is that a digger will last maybe 5000 hrs, maybe more. A 35hp chipper, a lot less, these things are factored into hire costs.
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About the same here for a TP of a similar size, weekly is a better deal.
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Thanks for the clarification, How much can one be hired for? £100 quid a day?
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A lot will depend on the size of chipper of course.
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If you're chipping all day you'll use 30 quids worth of fuel, blades, etc. In short much too cheap for a chipper AND operator.
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The whole green waste question has changed over the last 20 years. You used to be able to pay a farmer to push it up in a corner of his yard to burn for a few quid a month. Those days are gone, as Gary says, adapt, find someone to take the chip and logs and get with the program.
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You'd think that wouldn't you? yet many Americans think the answer is more guns, everyone armed, everywhere.
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I won't comment on the charges. As a presenter I've always admired his willingness to take risks in his career, even if they don't work out. Taking over after Wogan was a risk, many wanted him to fail but he did very well. Top Gear was another risk, I watched it, he wasn't very good, Matt Leblanc was. I'd hope (prolly in vain) in life I'd be more like him, a chance taker, not scared to fail rather than a sneerer from the sidelines, willing him to fail to make me feel better about my own lack of ambition.
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Sensational header, he's taking them to the final on his own.
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French horse flies Mark, their tastes are very.....singular.
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Yesterday was a bad one for us, by a stream in a hollow, they were biting through my sweat soaked shirt. Unpleasant!
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All done by the end of the morning.
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Loads of grindings to take away.
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Large oak stump from a tree we did earlier this week.
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I can't imagine anyone not doing a bit of weekend work on the side, good way of supplimenting income. You're far more likely to injure yourself playing rugby or football. Like to see an employer stop that!
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I'm on it, but never post. I like pumpkin the raccoon and various dog pictures. Twitter is my favourite social media ATM. Especially in the last 10 days.
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Congratulations on buying the house Ian, I remember you saying that's why you were working so many hours. Good feeling.
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The big guy with sign written vans could not tip, the little guy with magnetic signs who popped in every now and then could.
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More that you look like a home owner rather than a professional.
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I guess one has to delay the jobs where you need a chipper where possible. But at the same time you have to keep the scoreboard ticking over. I had the same thing happen recently with my Forst. Luckily I've kept my tw150 as a back up. We did a 3 grand hedge job with it while the Forst was "off the road" I was going to sell it, but I'll keep it now. It's already repaid its value as a back up.
