Mick Dempsey

Went back and finished the clear up on a job we were rained off of couple of weeks back. limited access so rather than the usual 15 tonner I roped in a guy I met on another job. Firewood dealer with aspirations to go into milling, so he took the pines and the sequoia. Getting the biggest lump of sequoia on his little combo was a bit of a palaver, but he did it. Notice my use of a little round piece to get the lump moving on the ground. Egyptian style!

To address your points at the end of the post. 1: The word ‘undercut’ is perjorative, substitute that for ‘offer better value’ or even ‘cheaper’ and you change everything. For a removal for example you can either do it or you can’t, if the tree has gone and the house is still there, mission accomplished. FB tree guy sites are replete with threads and posts with guys whining about how they’re so great and customers don’t appreciate their skill and how they’re losing work because another outfit (always hacks and cowboys) are taking their work and ruining the industry etc. Well boo hoo, tough titty, maybe look in the mirror for why you’re losing work. 2: There’s no lack of understanding from the public about what tree guys do, anymore than there’s a lack of understanding from the public about Electricians, Binmen or satellite engineers, ie. they don’t care, just do your job, put the bill in and go home. If you want more money, do it twice as quick and do double the work. 3: More jobs than people in every sector from what I read, so lower paid work is the first to suffer as people move up the chain to jobs they wouldn’t get in normal economic circumstances. As for regulation, it’ll never happen. Not unless they want to start marching into gypsy camps with their clipboards and forms, anyone think that’s going to happen?

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Labour are miles ahead in the polls, not least because Starmer has kicked out Corbyn. Thus getting the backing of the popular press.

I thought that as well, but I assume the op wanted to reuse the post.

He who dares Rodney, he who dares…

How do they afford to pay for tree surgeons then?

6” chipper plus tipper 3.5 tonner 20k. Et voilà! You can do most small to medium jobs as efficiently as the biggest firm.

1st of April is the average first sighting for me here.

4 cyl.

Mostly on Instagram doing this from what I’ve seen.. To answer your question though, I dunno, there seems to be more than ever, like has been said before anyone any good will be doing their own thing. Start up costs very low in this biz.

We need pictures.

This is a very important point. Without it a simple rear-ender could end it very serious injury.

@Ty Korrigan had issues, to put it mildly.

Good info.

I suppose a 25 hp petrol grinder will use that running flat out for 5 hours.

Manufactured between 71 and 82 apparently. So 40 years old at the very least.

If it’s a good as you say, even without a chainbrake, £90 Love the West Germany bit, so over 33 years old then.

Overland Enviromental Services.

@HRG you getting this? Business gold right here.

Horse chestnut = Buckeye.

Sad story.

My understanding (having been told by a GM representative) that no, just turn up the diesel. Exactly the same engine. But wait till the warranty is finished.

What we call acacia they call black locust. Robinia Pseudoacacia.

And that he used the word dirt for earth, but yeah, beat me to it.