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Hope whatever path you choose from here works out well for you👍

Good afternoon all, Got so excited to be back in the saddle I forgot to sign in this am. Been and done another half day on large fallen tree up the lane.

Morning all, Overcast but dry here. Going just up the lane to big fallen chestnut in a field. Cut into log lengths, chip or make bonfire pile with brash. Go home if weather changes, go to butty van along road if stays good. What's not to like?

Morning all, Frost lifting, finishing second coffee then off to small local job, staying on the ground today. Shoulder/collarbone doing amazingly well. 😀 Have fun

Morning all, Blue sky here, good forecast for the day. Taking the MEWP to neighbour to sort some slipped tiles. Big tall roof. Might even get my lawn mown, as needs it. Thank goodness for steering wheel knobs! Have a good day all

Morning all, Rain on frost here. Lazy day.

Morning all, Lovely sunny day here. Physio today started with getting dressed without help😀 Then helping neighbour with a small job, dragging brash with one arm. Then use hydrostatic tractor with knob on steering wheel to load more logs for the boiler and bring them up to the house. All one handed. Have a good weekend all.

Morning all, Not a bad day here, up to date on the office work now😂. Have fun and stay safe.

Older Iveco Daily will have a chassis in better condition than a Transit. Could believe a cheap option.

More info needed really. You can quickly fill a chip box on the back of a double cab 4x4, or you can put shedloads more in a box on a 3.5 ton tipper - that's not to say it would still be under 3.5 ton once loaded. WHat sort of work will you be doing, what sort of site access, carrying people and lots of tools etc?

Same in north staffs. Evening all, very late "start". Bruising and swelling today confirms undisplaced fracture of collarbone. Hey ho, not all that bad I reckon I will be on clean up duties soon. You can rake with one hand. Never say die.

Yep. Using a combiladder yesterday to prune 3 small maples with secateurs and loppers. Was on a flower border that was firm, we were not even leaving footprints, ground was surprisingly firm. The one pair of feet was on tarmac and the other pair, the ones with the spreader bat across them. I was just finishing that section of the crown, not even leaning out in any direction, when in horrible slo mo I realised the spreader bar was sinking in on one side, and I knew I would have a fall. My feet were about 7 feet above ground. I grabbed a branch that I knew would not take my weight but it did pull me sideways a bit, but not enough to avoid falling onto the ladder. My shins hit it that hard I bent one of the side rails a bit and it is now distorted ie scrap. I fell to my left onto the soil and banged my left shoulder quite hard. Nothing (of me) broken, just very limited shoulder movement, bruised shins and various muscles pulled. I have always said ladders just want to throw you off. Rope and harness or MEWP any day please. Could have been so much worse so easily. Hopefully back at work next week. Stay safe everyone. Thanks for asking Doug.

And a good time to try and build up some kit of your own.

(It's still) Morning, Chucking it down here. Late getting up, nursing a few bruises and a painful shoulder for a day or two.

Morning all, Not bad here, looking wetter later in week. Picked up a nice gap filler job yesterday - existing customer, large Horse Chestnut tore itself to pieces, all on the ground. 700 metres as the crow flies from my place, perfect for working around the weather on iffy days😀

Morning all, Dry today and tomorrow then back to persistent precipitation. Carpe diem x 2 it is then

Morning all, My wife has been away for 2 nights visiting our daughter. Our choc lab normally gets on her blanket on the sofa next to my wife in the evening. Last night she stayed on her day bed next to the sofa and took a lot of persuading to get on the sofa with me. But then she was perfectly happy to get on her other blanky on (top of) the bed next to me. Stayed in bed till 09:15 this morning. Lashed it down all night.

A couple of weeks ago when we had a lot of winds but not much rain (here anyway) the ground started to dry out quite well. Yesterday I positioned on of my ride on mowers on the lawn where I could work on it (lawn higher than adjacent drive) I was shocked to see how sodden the ground is again. By the time I had finished mauling the out front decl off then back on the ground was really churned up. The conditions are limiting what jobs we can do as we are 95% domestic work and people don't want their lawns ruined by footfall.

Morning all, Bit of connie bashing this morning before the rain comes. Just hope it's not yellow rain.

Morning all, Staying home for Severn Trent to come and fit water meter. Going to involve some digging methinks. Happy Friday

You must have looked at your pecker on a very cold day I assume.

Yep, that's why mine is going to a specialist for thorough waxing before it gets any real miles on the clock. I have had autos in my Disco 2's and the Hilux is auto. Much nice to tow with than manual in my view. I am guessing your Transit has a very low first gear. My new shape Iveco Daily is 146 BHP, great once it is on the move, but not at all good for a standing start on a hill with a full chip box and the chipper behind. First gear is too high.

Payload has little in it I think. I would not want to use the 1.9 Izuzu for 3.5 ton towing - the Americans are right when they say there is no substitute for cubic inches. I have recently changed from Disco 2 to Hilux with the 2.8 engine. Friend with a 2.4 Hilux said it was good and stable for towing with respect to stability, but lacked power. I have only put 350 miles on my Hilux so far, but within 2 weeks I will have started regular runs with 3.5T on the drawbar. Toyota suggest get 500 miles on clock from new before heavy towing.

Morning all, Late start today. Done 3 days on site this week, going to do gentle spannering today and let my operated hand take it easy, and one of lad's hand with a blackthorn in it have a rest day.

But then should the people who train trainers be trained and qualified to train trainers? Just being an agent provocateur