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Very light reduction and thin on this lovely Copper Beech. Glad this one has a TPO as given the chance the residence would have it felled.
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What constitutes a spurious wood chipper blade
treevolution replied to Simon's topic in General chat
Saturn did mine for £5 each so still worth sending them to be done. I don't bother with the green teeth as they are only around £3.60 each. -
What constitutes a spurious wood chipper blade
treevolution replied to Simon's topic in General chat
Qrms are doing the Greenmech blades now for £9 each. Sounds very cheap but I have never had any problems with the green teeth I get from them -
Like this. Just make sure you do it up really tight.
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I would be careful buying any used truck that has a brand new arb body put on as it's a way to change over the odds for a van with high mileage. For comparison I brought a brand new Isuzu with full arb body I designed for £32500 a year and a half ago so it sounds well over priced.
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Dropping a chainsaw and then having to pull it up each time you want to use it just sounds like a total waste of energy. I would rather see a young climber turn off a saw and high clip while not using a saw rather then having the thing dangling around your feet running with the chance of catching your legs with a running chain (if you have forgotten to put the chain break on and the saw starts to run low on fuel). Notch have a lanyard out where you can add tool carabiner onto it for a high clip.
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Buy a echo 2500 with the clip where you can clip it on and off your harness one handed. I can't believe that echo have not put it on other top handle saws yet, brilliant design.
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Get a arb trolley. Or just price the job to pay a decent wage to a qualified goundsperson that will make your life easier, get the job done and probably earn you more money in the long run.
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So been wearing now for a month and think they are brilliant. Not as cool as my cloggers but half the price and not far off. Think I will get another pair and save my cloggers for Sunday best
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I put all my hedge trimmings through my Quadchip. I always put sheets down first and then when finished I drag the sheets to the chipper and use a shovel to push through. I have found that the round blades just don't damage like the flat blades and at only £5 a time to sharpen and 3 sides it's so much cheaper then paying to tip the clippings.
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Roughly what is your % big tree VS small tree/hedges
treevolution replied to Excels1or's topic in General chat
Mild arthritis in both shoulders. Tennis elbow And just feeling ill from the petrol fumes. I'm amazed that people still use them. -
Roughly what is your % big tree VS small tree/hedges
treevolution replied to Excels1or's topic in General chat
50/50. If it wasn't for the trimming jobs at present I would be lost. I was going to give up trimming years back due to the damage it did to my body but since the electric gear came out I happily trim all day. -
The aa use to do a day course on how to prepare and what to expect on the assessment day. Would be worth signing up for one of still available.
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Have tried the bear valley but the old ones just made me smell and like Mick said the smell stayed no matter how many times you washed. I only wear arborwear t shirts now and they last years. You can get them in long sleeves as well.
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How to run a job site, do’s and dont’s
treevolution replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Business Management
A tip always has to be shared especially on an underpriced job. Imagine working flat out to make up for someone's else's mistake only for them to pocket what is yours. -
I have an unused PTO Oxdale saw bench if interested. Pm if interested. Thanks
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Reading the small print it looks like you can only wear the trousers with a chainsaw in a tree. Maybe that's why they are struggling to sell them. Still going to get a pair.
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They are £168 at the moment so at that price might be worth a try.
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Has anyone tried the above chainsaw trousers. Apparently they are cooler the Cloggers gen2 but that's coming from a Honey Brother influencer. Be good to know as there is a sweet deal on them at present. I do own Cloggers but like to keep them till it gets above 25.
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Any pictures of the EVO 205. Do you thing greenmech will ever replace the Quadchip with an EVO 165 on a turntable.
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Didn't know they did a diesel turntable chipper. A friend had one and I think it went back so many times for repair they just swaped it for a sp6. I have a greenmech quadchip which is brilliant as a turntable chipper but its the 35hp one which you can't get anymore, but they do a 25hp one. The Forst does look good and is more compact.
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They are both the same. Love the Notch. Teads from the ground and is easy on the rope. Harkern and the Notch are the same so would go for which ever one is cheaper.
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Has anyone tried a hedge cutter on a sherpa 100. Have looked at a job where it could work but need opinions if they are worth it.
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I would also go for £300 to £350 a day. Means you can put a £100 a day into a pension pot for when you can only do 4 Pollards a day. People really need to think long term with day rates. It should not be wow I'm on £250 a day but rather how much I want a year plus sick holiday pension and everything else a freelance needs. Work that out and you probably need £350 a day. Climbers are in high demand at present so make the most of it.
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Thanks Jon. I do enjoy reduction work and was hoping this would be one I could do for the next decade or say. I think a Liquid Amber would be a great shout. Always enjoy replanting if we take oit a tree.
