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Yep, did that a couple of weeks back. Work is crazy busy, not getting quieter, haven't put prices up for 3 years at least. Had the monthly fuel bill today, and it reminded why I put prices up.
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Found it. Page 25 in the hardback copy, half way down. Only reason I have not put up a pic is I assume copyright etc says I should not. Instead I will quote verbatim: "For this reason every house in Norway exceeding a certain size is obliged by law to have an alternative source of heating, which in practice means a woodstove. The requirement comes not, as one might think, from the Building Standards Department, but from the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning ..."
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I have the book too. I remember quite clearly reading the bit about it being a legal requirement to have another source of heating in case of power failure. I can't recall if it specified what type of alternative heating. I have just picked the book off the shelf for a quick flick through, but without starting at the beginning and reading each page it might take me a while to find the relevant section.
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Some are excellent, some are not. You generally get what you pay for. We have a Stihl MSA220 with a 14 inch bar. This is now our first choice saw at work for anything within its capabilities. It will happily saw through a 12 inch diameter branch or trunk, but not as fast as a more powerful petrol saw. You have to learn to let the saw go at its own pace - most electric saws don't cope as well as petrol ones at being pushed into the wood. We also have a Stihl MS160T top handle saw, same principles apply to this. As soon as a more powerful ground saw comes out from the quality manufacturers I will get one. Less noise, no fumes; what is there not to like? Having said these positive points I have no experience of the cheaper makes, so cannot comment.
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Yes, very true. I have done this in the past, but have now given up nearly all commercial work.
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Agreed entirely. Sadly one of the reasons my wife and I retired early from being GP's. Difference was we were paid well for what we did/ daily risks we faced (not took).
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I take out at least a couple of pieces of resin coated plywood to a job, typically 4 x 2 ft. I use these to get over any awkward areas and also if the ground next to the stump is uneven - makes it much easier to slew the machine across the stump, and the won't hurt the teeth if it nibbles at them.
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One of my men is married to a social worker. These are exactly the sentiments she expresses. Let's face reality - people who go into social work are highly likely to be of a caring disposition, who want to give something back to society. When working in child protection issues every day is a bed of nails - they risk being accused of being heavy handed and accusatory as well as negligent every single day.
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I have found it varies from saw to saw regarding how long you have to keep pulling them over after this type of mishap. Most of my Stihl chainsaws start up OK after what you describe and the action you took. On the other hand my Echo top handle saw took ages of pulling until it sputtered back to life, and the Stihl hedge cutter was similar.
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I have got the new version of the Rock grinder, the SGR-33. I think it is excellent value for money, and well built. It is surprisingly good in my opinion. It is certainly adequate for stumps up to 10-12 in diameter, as long as you don't need to go more than about 8 inches below ground, and it is not on a difficult slope, or up a slope to get to it. I think unless you are planning to do quite a lot of grinding, and larger stumps, this is a value for money machine. I know one guy from Stumpbusters, with loads of experience of machines, who feels that Predator lack something in build quality, and says FSI are much better.
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Steam cleaner works wonders on it. Failing that hot water and detergent.
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Is this the permanent move you mentioned previously or just visiting? Where are you, as we have got power again now. If you're struggling I have a petrol genny you could borrow.
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I can feel a day of log splitting and machinery maintenance coming over us tomorrow.
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Indeed it is. I expect the Buxton and Cat and Fiddle Roads will be closed.
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Landrover 300tdi.... Will it pull the skin off a rice pudding?
maybelateron replied to swinny's topic in General chat
I assume you are talking about the previous Iveco Daily, rather than the latest shape? I have a 64 reg Daily tipper with the 146 bhp engine. It is a great vehicle, but 1st and reverse gear are to high. Hill starts with a loaded chip box and 1.5 tons of chipper on the drawbar are not nice to the clutch, particularly if in inexperienced hands. -
Agreed. I went down to one chipper 6 years ago when I upgraded to a much better machine (Jensen 540 turntable). Felt a bit lost without a backup machine (Jensen parts if coming from Germany are not exactly overnight!), and could see the benefit of a tracked chipper, so bought a Forst TR6. They compliment each other well.
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Aaaaargh, grim.
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Give it another 2 -3 weeks and you'll have to wait for good enough light in the morning to see the BT cables running through the tree.
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newly vat registered how to approach customers
maybelateron replied to mitchel's topic in Business Management
This is a no brainer to me. You can't expect a customer to suddenly agree to paying 20 per cent more than the original quote. All they would see is that they are being asked to pay 20 per cent more, doesn't matter if it is going to HMRC or the monster raving loony party, they are still paying it. I had the same situation 8 years ago, but had anticipated that VAT registration was looming, so I made it clear with quotes around that time that VAT might be added, and take it or leave it. -
With screwgates I screw them up fully, then back off a fraction of a turn, making them easier to undo if loaded significantly. I can't see this being a problem. Same concept as with the valve where your mains water joins the mains, and where it enters the house - crack it back a turn, easier to turn off in 10 years time when there is a crisis.
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I find a variety of loop lengths is best for speedlining. It makes it just a little easier rigging several branches to set up, then cutting them off one at a time. Saves having to pull the speedline rope to reach that branch round the back or side of the trunk.
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I am dumb. You are in Hemel Hempstead.
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Whereabouts are you? One of my friends has had one offs made for a 90 y.o. car and does fabrication work for a large local tanker fleet. He will know someone, if he can't do it. We are in North Staffs.
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High Hedges - killed if cut to actional hedge height?
maybelateron replied to benedmonds's topic in Trees and the Law
I found these two entries very refreshing. Know exactly what you mean. We did a job a few weeks ago dealing with some tall hedges, charging £500 + VAT, which turned out to be spot on for our hourly rates. Customer had been quoted £2,000 by one of the local scumbags. Needless to say she was elderly and alone. -
Replaced mine a while ago, with ones from FR Jones. Main front strap was fine, calf strap fine too, but the small one around heel would not stay tight. I used a couple of new 25mm cam buckle cargo straps cut to length, drilled/heat sealed then fitted. Works a treat and much better.
