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So I have been allocated 3 acres of Larch plantation to fell for a charity based trust. I carry out a reasonable amount of Arb work for them already but they would additionally like me to fell one of their plantations. The felling is part of a landscape report and plan that is required to achieve certain planning requirements for a new building elsewhere on the site. It’s rather ridiculous and for a variety of reasons that are not flexible but the larch is to be felled , then replanted with ... Larch. Access is very good and the felling easy. I will attach a couple of pictures but my main point is where is the best value on the product to be had ..? The trees are around 60ft tall and not particularly big at DBH so I’d imagine not much use for milling. I only do small scale firewood processing I’d imagine Larch although it’s good firewood to have a low ish value. ( no one in this region sells softwood logs) I’m thinking Biomass maybe it’s best value. Post felling the area will be forestry mulched before being replanted. Some of you guys specialise in small Scale forestry so I thought you may have some advice to share. The spec is a planning condition and therefore not flexible so just advice on the end material please. Thanks in advance

That comment made me chuckle. Reminded me of the 90s when my cousin became a New Age traveller and went to live on the Isle of Wight in an old ambulance or something like that. I can clearly remember how pissed off my uncle was at the time [emoji23]

My work is all Arb. What is the machine capable of lifting ? The one that was in there looked pretty tidy to be fair. I asked if it was for sale but the guy I spoke to didn’t know. How much did you pay for yours. ? Cheers

I was in there 2 weeks ago dropping off a machine to Danequip. Saw a trailer like yours in their yard so popped in to get details. The guy I spoke to didn’t have a clue about the trailer and the guys in the office were far too busy with eating microwave meals to be able to help. I left my contact details and have never heard a thing back on my enquiry. Totally useless in terms of service and sales. How much did you pay. ? Cheers.

Is that a Riko trailer ? I’m looking for something just like that.

Cheers. Plenty of good pruning points in the tree so it was reasonably easy to achieve a good shape. It was a new customer with potential further work so nice to make a good impression on them.

Well not on a Sunday but Friday mornings oak reduction looked reasonable. Firewood orders in the afternoon. Had several nice oaks to climb on Thursday and this one Friday morning so it was a nice end to the week.

I’ve always worked around / next to them. Got a couple that I have to hop into the enclosure to finish some hedge trimming on each year. Chap from SSE said they were no bother. I don’t suppose I’d be around to moan at him if I proved him wrong ......

Which areas in Sussex. ?

Where did you post the pictures. I can’t see them on this thread ? Thanks

MacBook. Worth every penny. Had my current one 4 years. Would never go back to a pc again.

Passed this little tug yesterday.

Yeah our one is my good ladies car. It’s a 7 seater rather than a van. We had VW do all the checks on the oil, weighing it etc. They said all though oil consumption is high it’s within tolerance. I think on a trip to the Alps 2 years ago I calculated the oil use to be 85 to 90 ml per 100 miles driving. She’s had enough of it now and wants a long wheel base wrangler. Fine by me I quite like those.

Just about to sell a 2015 4motion. Absolutely hate the thing. Terrible handling , DSG box is jerky and they drink oil like diesel. At least they hold their money so should get a good return

I think the light is on a separate in line fuse.

I believe so. But there should also be an audible click of the relay I changed both the fuel filters and checked the lines so happy there’s no blockage. Turns over but won’t fire so thinking maybe the relay to the pump and glow plugs is gone. Typically I couldn’t find my multimeter to check it.

Sunday maintenance Today I’m afraid. The tw150 was put away working fine. Next time it came out the preheat was not working. No light / no ticking noise. Electrics aren’t my thing but I’d the likely culprit a simple fuse or relay issue. ? If so can anyone point me to where the correct ones are for the pre heat ? Many thanks

I wouldn’t be licensed for spraying although not averse to getting a ticket. What do you spray and why ? How do you calculate your costs for more regular maintenance like harrowing and rolling ? Cheers

That’s the worst work going Stubby .......... free. Never mind my missus seems to make me do lots of free work too [emoji23]

Well let’s hope yours is alright and it’s sorted quickly. Ah you are just down the road from me. Do you take on any paddock contracting yourself?

Is there an actual quarantine in force and if so what’s the radius and expected length of time ?

I wasn’t planning on getting that close to the horses............

Looking for feedback and advice from others who have added additional services like equestrian paddock maintenance Thinking ahead to spring I will be getting the harrows and roller on my field and keeping the grass in check with a flail mower Do any of you provide this service for local equestrian yards ? If so how are you pricing it and what are the general going rates. Is it worth doing as an additional service ? Tia

Pm me a list of kit and prices.

Haven’t you answered your own question. If you sub contract yourself at a day rate surely you can’t expect the main contractor not to use you all day. Good business sense from him. If you work harder than normal to get the job done quickly it’s as if it was price work not day rate. You either need to slow down and stop knackering yourself or have a pre agreed set of rates for hours / half days etc. If you put yourself out there on day rate don’t expect not to be used for a day. It’s a bit different if it’s the job is finished maybe an hour earlier than expected. It would then be unreasonable to push on to another. I would say switch to price work for your consultation stuff. It will most likely work out better for you and the client.