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maybelateron
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Similar with me, started at 41, still climbing at 64. While I would never pretend to be able to access the crown as fast as a young climber, nor to being able to do delicate crown reductions (can with my mewp😀) I think experience and confidence helps massively. I have had several young climbers work with me over the years and only one has had the confidence to drop large sections by free fall or lowering to maximise the available drop zone. I guess the difference here is that I am running my own small business and can choose which jobs to take on, whereas an employed climber doesn't have that luxury.
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I don't really know what to suggest would be a fair price, but the asking price certainly sounds a lot to me. I take the view that used arb vans should be priced on age and mileage, not registration year. I have a 2015 Iveco daily with high spec and very good enclosed chip box and tool locker, with 46,000 miles on it. I would guess that £15,000 + VAT would be a reasonable price for this. Not sure about the chassis type on Cabstar, but I prefer open C section chassis rails, rather than tinny box section, due to better corrosion resistance.
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Morning all, The overnight rain hasn't cleared all the snow away yet, so day at home. Don't fancy slipping over and avoidable injury. Maybe do a few logs, bit of machinery maintenance. Have a good day, whatever you're doing.
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Morning all, Only -3 here. Going 300m up the lane to see take top off a Christmas tree then fell the rest. Then off to buy our Christmas Tree. Yes, a bit early for my liking, but got to get it before incapacitated by hand surgery. Have a good day all.
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Morning all, Doing a quote first, then off to dig out a couple of stumps. NO, not hand digging, gave that up a long time ago. Have a good day all.
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Morning all, Quite a heavy frost here today. Was planning to start work on a parish council job (flexi re time) but it involves a slippery moss covered path for a lot of the work. Going to work at home on a decent surface taking out a conifer hedge ready for replacing with something that doesn't get red spider mite. Stay warm and safe all.
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Morning all, Minus 1 here, forecast minus 3 tomorrow morning. A good time to find which batteries need replacing before they cause an inconvenience.
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Dry and bright here today, laurel hedge cutting. Then looks like we are in for a cold period. First thing today is to drain the steam cleaner! Have a good day all.
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I'm sure you'll feel better now the indecision is over for you. Best wishes with finding something that works for you.
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I had a Stihl MS150T several years ago. I was perfectly happy with it, but eventually sold it. Can't remember why, there was nothing wrong with it. For the last six years I have had a couple of Echo 2511tes's and i love them. Recently changed over to Panther 1/4 chain and bar, still on on the 10 inch bar though, and it has improved the performance a lot. I have not carried out any other mods. In summary, I love the Echo.
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Cats and dogs here. Mixture of pottering in the sheds and lazy day. Well, it is my birthday, so damned if I am going out on site in this weather. looks good for the rest of the week, so can't complain too much. Must remember to drain down the steam cleaner before any cold snap can wreak havock with it! Have a good day all.
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It is probably also related to how many years they have spent at the loom, and how much it has affected their bottom.
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You are so unreasonable, only mentioning the elitist non metric units. What about the half miller's thumb and the weaver's bottom?
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It passed with no problems. Mind you has a galvanised chassis and does 250 miles or so a year, when we need the pto winch. No problems with the Adblue sensor either, nor the engine management warning light.
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Another dry day, even sunshine today. Taking the old series 3 Land Rover in for MOT this morning. Even though exempt I prefer the reassurance of "doing things properly". Hope those of you going through a bad patch find things improve soon.
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Morning all, Another dry day it would appear. Nice easy morning cutting back a silver birch over a house roof, using the mewp. Then taking climbing kit in for Loler. Stay safe and have a good day.
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Morning all, Another dry day looming it would appear. Unfortunately also dry in that this customer doesn't offer brews. Look on the bright side, nor does he have a dog that could leave shit on the lawn😀. Monty Python ... always look on the bright side of life. Have a good day all.
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Will do then. Surgery booked for 12/12. Better remember to take some before photos!
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You may well find it doesn't become an issue, but it does progress generally (not sure if always). Mine has taken 20 years to get to a point where it needs doing on the one hand, and the other is only just starting to show. If you want to see a severe example try to catch a glimpse of Bill Nighy's hands. Not sure why he left his untreated.
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Morning all, First day of a two day job cutting back laurels, yews and conifers for a regular customer who didn't get it done last year. Oh, how they hold all that water on their leaves at this time of year😂 Almost makes the looming recovery period from having my Dupytren's contracture treated look appealing. Might start a thread on that? Dupytren's is very common in our line of manual work.
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Morning all, Quick press of the keys on laptop and VAT return done, then 5 miles to a nice power shutdown to clean a hung up silver birch using the MEWP. Have a good day.
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Morning all, Taking it easy today, got a dose of covid negative low grade man flu. Power line isolation job booked for tomorrow, so want to not overdo things today.
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I'll share this with you all: I was a full time NHS GP until April 2001. In December 2000 I had a meltdown due to ridiculous work pressure. Decided my head was worth looking after. Very lucky in that my wife was also a (part time) GP, so we could afford to take a financial hit. Trained and set up as part time tree surgeon/part time GP for 12 years, then at age 53 decided it was time to give up the desk job and go full time on the trees. To my last day at work I still loved dealing with patients, even the few awkward ones, but I felt I should retire before I irritated my partners too much. They didn't have the luxury of a new career, and being able to acknowledge fully that half the stuff we were having to do was bollocks, and detracting from proper patient care. Out of interest, gand, when you say mental health is a big thing in this industry, I assume you mean people take up this type of work to help with mental health, rather than this industry causes the problem? Cheers all.
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But it sure does deliver some feeding power. I am still impressed 8 years since I bought it by the feeding ability of the rollers on my Jensen A540. That said, I still think my Forst TR6 crushes and pulls in well.
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Morning all, Lovely blue sky here. No site work today, but plenty still booked in. Pottering about at home with dog and wife, maybe a bit of garden work. Have a good day all.
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