Laurence sls

Hi Guys, 

Just a quick one,

Got a ms362 in the workshop with a ceased engine, with a scored bore and piston.

I'm going to put a new pot piston change ect.  What do you guys use, is it always Stihl parts? Or is there any pattern part suppliers you would suggest using that maybe gives you a better power out put for example.  I've heard of guys in the US using aftermarket stuff on there hot saws

Cheers

At least some one here agrees with me.

How so mate?

£50 an hour is cheap, a plumber or locksmith with some tools from B&Q will charge £70 for that. And they will charge travel time plus won't be turning up with a truck, chipper, rigging etc.

£500 half day emergency call out, we work hard, are highly skilled and work in hazardous conditions. We are owed it and are under appreciated, to many people under value our profession.

Hi Chaps/Chapettes,

Has anyone running one or two teams ever subbed out to Ground Control?

Just looking at there questionnaire and was wondering about there day/hourly rate etc.

This is just for arb work (not rail or utility), has anyone got a lot of work out of it or just the odd bits and bobs. And is it worth it if your running a three man team with truck, chipper, yard rental, keep long up with all regs etc.

As usual your advice would be fantastic

Cheers

Laurence

Hi Guys,

Going to have a look at one of these tomorrow, apparently you can put through all sorts from pallets to brush wood and railway sleepers.

Doesn't chip as fast as a chipper, but we have a Forst ST8 anyway.

The reason I'm interested is we have a mountain of shitty hedge cuttings that has been pushed up with the tractor a lot which wont go through the chipper, also have a few site clearance with a lot of crud that can be chucked through it. Also have seen it chipping brush and railway sleepers, not as fast as a chipper as iv said but would be ok as a second machine on site or back up for the forst.

ANyone ever used one?

Going to look at one tomorrow

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Cheers

Hi guys,

Great thanks for that info, will get on that right away.

Shocking about the trains, completely understand why they are striking but it does mess up people's working lives a bit. One of our guys gets the train in, bloody nightmare.

Southern Rail need there bloody contract taken away

Hi Guys,

I have a team of five guys that I'm thinking about putting through there training for rail work. I havn't much experience in this sector but my guys are very experienced in all other commercial arb, HA's site work etc.

Who do I approach to get into this sector? Ground Control, Balfour and Carrilion Etc.

Understand if people dont want to say as you might see it as helping out the competition, just on the off chance someone out of my catchment area (south east, sussex, surrey etc) might shed some light.

Cheers

Alright Chaps and Chappettes

Just a quick one, has anyone had there own business, closed it down, worked for someone else then set back up again?

What where your reasons and was it more successful the second time around as you had learnt from mistakes etc.

Cheers

Laurence