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Be warned - nobody is invincible. My 23 year old son had it for almost 4 weeks, two of which were spent coughing up blood and barely able to breath. He is active and fit - plays two sports for County/North of England, cycles to work etc. Initially NHS didn't want to know but the coughing up blood soon got their attention - has now been discharged but is far from back to normal.

The Makita saws have a decent reputation and are even stocked by some of the arborist shops such as Jones and R&T etc Sometimes better prices can be found at powertool shops such as the link below - cheaper than some of the petrol saws you were considering in some cases Electric Chainsaws | Powertool World WWW.POWERTOOLWORLD.CO.UK Electric Chainsaws

TRy this: Handy THLSV7 Log Splitter 7 ton WWW.CHEAPMOWERS.COM The Handy THLSV 7 ton vertical electric logsplitter is a great time saver for turning dangerous log chopping into a safe...

Remember that your bank will (or at least should) have an idea of your gross turnover if it all goes pear-shaped.

If you have any Makita 18v tools they also do a couple of reasonable cordless electric ones too - top hander and conventional, some run with a single 18v whilst others take two 18v batteries for a bit more oomph.

If the work is being done on a coastal island (ie instead of an inshore loch or lake) then there are established operators of sizeable landing craft type vessels who will take away large loads in a single trip. A number here on the west coast of Scotland, and I think there are others elsewehere

The EA are buggers for doing this - we quote for a job and get it, and are then asked to spend half a day filling their various CDM forms. We now add that on to all quotes as a separate item. The point has to be made that this is an £80 pound job that has already been agreed, and that you have ready done the TO communication etc on their behalf. If they require any more then they should be expected to pay for the additional time etc (IMHO)

red, green and black fuel cans?

This may explain further: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/28/spectacular-bronze-age-gold-torc-unearthed-cambridgeshire-field

Nope but will do now!

Two so far, third is really needed but slightly damp st present

Interested to see how this one pans out - we have a similar engine on one of our generators which will run fine after we fit a new spark plug, but then won't restart after it has been stopped. Six plugs fitted so far but no lasting remedy!

I think Steve was referring to the number of bomb disposal teams Edit - must type quicker!

Discovery 3 loaded rarher too well at 4320 kg last year

Avoid the wee Fords (Connect?) - heavy on fuel and tyres

You should try living outside of 'mainstream' UK - we are less than 2hrs from Glasgow via A roads, yet many couriers/carriers will not even quote to deliver to us..

Me bad - a year ago! Bl**dy BBC web site links took me straight there from the Scottish news somehow-apologies.:blushing:

Ronnie Corbett passed away, good inning at 85 though. Fork Handles anyone?

I'm with TCD - some of the heavy duty trawler engines sound sweet as a nut when tickled - my fav is/are probably the larger gardner units Mind, some pretty good examples here too: [ame] [/ame]

Dio you not know of a friendly agri engineer TCD? Our (relatively) local guy will do a flow and pressure test for the price of a few beers if you can get the gear to him....

Might be worth a watch tonight - Ellie is looking at forestry operations in Inverness-shire

Yes, welding will screw up the paint on the underside.. If you decide you do want to protect with a sacrificial layer 1 would consider a thin sheet of aluminium - say 2mm, that could be attached with rivets around the edge.

The nature of the item means it has to be depreciated in different ways so be careful. 'Tech' such as computers etc can be written down in a single year, ie buy a PC for £500, capital allowance is £500. This is because such items quickly become outdated. Larger items such as vehicles and plant (new or second hand) are usually written down over a number of years. For example, you might 'write down' a van which cost you £8000 at 25% a year. This means that for year 1 you can claim £2000 (ie 25% of £8000) as capital allowances, but will still have an asset with a 'book value' of £6k. In year 2 the 'write down' is £1,500 (ie 25% of £6,000), allowing you to claim £1,500 in capital allowances and leaving you with an asset that is now wiorth £4,500. Yr 3 the write down is £1,125 giving Capital Allowance of £1,125 and a book value of £3,375 etc. The aim is to try and ensure that when you come to dispose/sell the asset it has a similar book value to that which you can reasonably expect to achieve. In the above example, should you sell the van for say £3,000 at the end of year 3 then you have an additional £375 that can be used as capital allowances. However, if you sell it for more than the 'book value' of £3,375 then you will have to pay tax on the difference (or claim a smaller capital allowance depending on the timing) This system is designed to allow a business to write down a number of assets (which may have been purchased in different years) at the same time. The 'book values' might be included on your balance sheet if that is prepared for your business - not a legal requirement for a sole trader, but useful if you are trying to raise capital from a bank etc.

And what of the boots?

Agree - and that is what Reg seems to be saying in his video too. Bigger jobs merit subbies etc, but certain jobs can be tackled solo.