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  1. maybelateron
    Brought back the timber yesterday from a large Beech dismantling. Got it all into manageable pieces and under cover before end of the day. Now for a day on the splitter and sawbench under cover + changing chipper blades and servicing kit. Defo not climbing today💩
  2. maybelateron
    Truly impressive stuff and kit.
  3. maybelateron
    Looks pretty grim to me. The Churnet at Cheddleton has burst its banks, but not got any photos of that for Eggs.
  4. maybelateron
    That must be awful, I'm really sorry to hear that. We are luckier on high ground. Constant rain last 2 days, been doing a massive conifer hedge reduction (which I underpriced), freezing fog today, but meant to be a bit if sun later. Sounds like we are the lucky ones in North Staffs.
  5. maybelateron
    At 61 being stiff has a different meaning these days.
  6. maybelateron
    Carbon dating? I think you are being very diplomatic there. 😇
  7. maybelateron
    There are no qualifications needed to be a basic groundie if you are only dragging brash, moving timber etc. A climber should have one groundie on the job who is qualified in carrying out aerial rescue of a casualty, so you would only be of use (to a team who go by the rule book) where the job has 3 people or more. From an insurance point of view you should have a certificate of training in use of a chipper, if you are going to use one. If you have a pre 97 driving licence, or a trailer towing licence that can be useful. The best attribute you can offer is being reliable, punctual, fun to work with even when the weather is awful etc. Using initiative stands out, like picking up a rake when there is a lull in the activity - but don't go into the climber's drop zone unannounced! What part of the country are you in.
  8. maybelateron
    I would rate this as being of lower importance myself. Most customers will know and Oak as an Oak, not Quercus Robur etc. I am not saying there is anything wrong with knowing the Latin names, just that there are far more useful things.
  9. maybelateron
    I have often thought of investing in a small processor, but can't convince myself it is worth it for our domestic arb waste. We use a lot of logs ourselves and sell the rest. When do you ever see a video of a processor with awkward gnarly timber going through it. We use a venom 22ton splitter (can be horizontal or vertical) and split rings and 20 inch lengths. The 20 inch lengths then get sawn using the pto sawbench. I think this is about the most efficient way we can manage to process timber of the sort we bring in from domestic work.
  10. maybelateron
    I have been trading for 20 years, running a small tree surgery firm, doing 90 per cent domestic work. We do sell logs, but domestic arb waste is much more labour intensive to process due to the inconsiderate trees having gnarly crotches, unlike their woodland/forest cousins who just play reach for the sky. I only sell unseasoned logs, and have for years only delivered a minimum load size of 2 cubic metres, as any less is not worthwhile for me. In more recent times we just put any really awkward bits to one side, then take a load of them to a place along the road who put it through their big Heizohack chipper for biomass. I regard our firewood part of the business as something to do when the weather is too bad to be on site, rather than a profit earner in its own right. I manage to sell all of my deciduous woodchip as garden mulch/chicken run cover etc, and this is more worthwhile than the logs. I sell it at £23 per cubic metre +/- delivery depending on load size and distance.
  11. maybelateron
    Does your derg bite? That was one of the best from Peter Sellers. Sorry to go off thread!
  12. maybelateron
    Oh, I get it now vicar. Said Alice!
  13. maybelateron
    I'm a bit dim here - still haven't got it. Please explain, someone.
  14. maybelateron
    We have two Clearview stoves, had them since 2001. Both came with a simple magnetic thermometer, see photo.
  15. maybelateron
    I have used Airstreams for ages now, and I have very wide feet. After a couple of days the boots are really comfortable for me. Get a year or a little more from them, always the wear on sole that determines when to change. More recently I keep the older pair for using if I am not climbing and will be on concrete tarmac a lot - why wear out the new ones when dragging etc. If I am climbing or working mainly on grass then I use the new ones.
  16. maybelateron
    I have a Jensen A540 turntable, and a Forst TR6. While the Jensen wins the competition for pulling in awkward timber, but not by a massive margin, Forst win for much better parts availability and service.
  17. maybelateron
    I have used the shaded visor on my Petzl vertex lid. Great until scratched, or (as happened sooner) got wet with sweat from my head and dust stuck to it.
  18. maybelateron
    So very true. It frustrates me that too many of us underprice jobs - the customers need to appreciate the costs we face buying and running the decent kit that enables us to do the job "so quickly". Still, as I have plenty of work booked in, I am not going to be underquoting. Most firms around me seems pretty busy, so why underquote at all?
  19. maybelateron
    Unless your daily/hourly rates are high enough to cover repairs/reinvestment
  20. maybelateron
    Agreed. Preceded by cleaning back the rust with a power wire brush, either on small angle grinder or in drill chuck. Also ensure metal is utterly dry before application. Suggest heat the area with fan heater etc - at this time of year you will see a small layer of moisture become apparent as it dries off.
  21. maybelateron
    Very true indeed. That's why we don't have any potholes - they are all sinkholes.
  22. maybelateron
    A good two inches has settled. Was going to do small local Copper Beech reduction today, as just having to to the climbing work when the weather lets us. Book + kettle is now the plan. Sounds like Stoke on Trent Council got caught out - no gritting, and A500 + A50 problems with accidents/gridlock.
  23. maybelateron
    I have used Petz helmets for ages. I always keep the chin strap done up when climbing or off the ground in any way. In fact I keep the strap done up on the ground, as I can't stand if flapping about.
  24. maybelateron
    That'll be a soft wood I guess
  25. maybelateron
    I imagine that is the case, if you have the time/patience. Having a full chisel chain makes a big difference IMO. In terms of getting the job done up in the tree, MS160T good for pruning and early stage of dismantles, but once into 10 - 12 inch timber I use the 201T, having used the 160T or Echo 2511T earlier in the job.

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