Mick Dempsey
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I’ll take your word for it. My pôle pruner seems to get through the wood pretty quick mind.
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The 4-mix pole pruner and hedge cutter are really good. I’ve often wondered why they don’t put one of them in a saw.
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When I retire I’ll have some little car from new. I’ll never have to open the bonnet!
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How can you effectively advertise your business?
Mick Dempsey replied to CharonWest's topic in Business Management
Big difference is the saw comes to you. Trees don’t come round my house to be trimmed/cut down. -
Leaving for the UK Stubs, you in France?
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It’s not a hill I want to die on Spud.
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They’re too loud, if you’re a logger in the PNW fair enough. If you’re topping lombardies in Chipping Norton….
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Not in agreement about ported saws, but a few hundred extra quid for the best you can get is well worth it imo.
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Paying a couple of payments on a machine if one decides to bunk off work is doable. What to do with an employee is a far bigger conundrum.
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Was a bit daft, agreed!
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Not normally one to talk money. But I bought it outright, no credit.
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I had 1 issue with the other Ranger, which was fixed. Why would it go wrong any more than an old banger? I spend enough time fixing stuff, I want a smart powerful pickup that is tax deductible, impresses clients and is a pleasure on the motorway. I’m off to the UK tomorrow to pick up a chipper, driving up to the channel in air conditioned comfort, cruise control, heated seats, all mod cons.
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I buy a new one.
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Three year warranty on my new Ranger. Those last century pickups were not powerful enough to tow a 3.5 tonne trailer any distance.
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Well yeah, but my old hilux would not have got out of second gear pulling the loader on a trailer.
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21 to the gallon is more like a 50 year old 3 litre Capri! Transit is much better. But there you go, 213 hp from a 2 litre engine, it’s not going to come from fairy dust.
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Saw your post on FB Pete. My 2 liter bi turbo is averaging 21mpg as well, which shocked me a bit. Mostly towing with the Avant on a trailer or a chipper of course but still…thirsty.
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No, not yet! I will bumble on for a few more years (hopefully) it fills the day and the money comes in handy.
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It’s the hope that kills isn’t it?
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I reckon it could well have been reduced already. A closer look up the tree would be interesting.
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Was thinking that as well. Odd seeing a fire these days.
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Silver birch can be pruned no problem. With SBs it’s important that the tree surgeon goes back to live growth.
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Exactly that.
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Yes, there’s many different platforms (if that’s the word) where you can get your fix of treework chat these days. My nephew (who is 27 I think) is on Instagram mostly, I asked him if he’s ever on here, he says he finds it difficult to navigate.
