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You’ll have to suck that up if you want more choice on cars. Your a hard man to please Big J In summary I conclude for your vehicle search it’s your fault. You are too lanky thus limiting your choices. There must be some Scottish blood there because you are trying to save on the tax at the cost of choice. Move to the states , buy a Chevy and cruise the big highways crucifying the ozone layer as you tow an artic sized trailer around every day ...... On a serious note chap I’ll be interested to see what you end up getting. I like seeing and hearing how people’s 4x4s are holding up for work. I’ve owned plenty now , each with their own merits and irritations. For me I’m now I’m brand loyal with Toyota but that’s personal choice and good experience with their 4x4s. Our old shogun family car was very very good too. The Amarok 3.2 might be worth a look for you. That engine has epic torque for towing and is big and full of luxury in the cabin. I had moved away from Landrover but my pal has just bought a range rover with a 5 litre supercharged engine. I’ve told him when he’s bored of it I’m having it off him to tow trailers. When you stick your foot down the nearest thing to it is taking off down the runway in an aeroplane .... epic engine.

If you don’t need load space don’t get a pickup. If it’s a tow vehicle get a land cruiser Amazon v8. You’ll have way more cabin space in a car 4x4 than any pickup due to the way they are configured. Can’t say my hilux is basic, heated leather seats, touch screen etc etc. Sounds like you need a winter set of tyres and a summer set of all terrains. If you are set on the musso it comes in a car variant (which is why the tub is so small on the pickup as it’s an identical vehicle)

I think on the latest ranger it’s only a smaller engine option with a 10 speed auto. I looked at the ssangyong at a local show. Very car like. The rear tub is tiny in comparison to other pick ups do not great for tools. I’m not sure the ssangyong would be too great off rd if that’s important. I believe Toyota are going to bring the 2.8 litre hilux to the uk next year. That’ll be good. My 3 litre hilux has been great.

I have the telescopic stihl. Which is about 4 metres so if you hold it at head height you’ll be around 6 metres of cutting height. Easy enough to use, trimmed a few in similar tight spots no bother. They have changed the latest version so it won’t accept the hedge trimmer head hence I suggest the echo. The echo is probably lighter as it’s a smaller engine and also has a bolt extension for even more reach. Personally I couldn’t even contemplate some of my hedge jobs without a telescopic trimmer. Brilliant bits of kit. Get the adjustable angle head.

The echo telescopic hedge trimmer also accepts a further extension. You’ll be able to walk along and trim to 6 meters with that easy enough.

I would imagine the blades that look more like skill saw blades would be a better bet.

Hey stubby you live not too far from me. If I let this thing rip it might make it to your house [emoji23]

I cleaned it yesterday , 1942 made by Remington. [emoji106]

Found this live .50 cal round about 12 inches underground today. WW2. My wife said “Don’t bring it in the house” and “Dont mess about with it either” the tone of her voice was far more fearsome than the risk of losing finger tips by stuffing it in a steel pipe and giving it a whack so no fun was had but a pretty cool find anyway. [emoji4]

Raptor isn’t much of a work vehicle either. The suspension mods come at the price of pay load. Only carries about 600 kilos in the rear tub.

It’s a simple paperwork exercise to upgrade your existing one to 3.5t.

Dear All Im after an extra person to help on Monday for a last minute job. Im Based in Haslemere, Surrey, but the job is in Slough so you can either travel with me or meet on site. It will be an early start. Anyone expressing interest please PM me on here. Thanks in advance.

Thanks. I’m in Haslemere and may have some days coming up. Are you working for a local firm at all ? Cheers

Yes I climb trees ..

I mean i believe it’s advantageous to operate as a ltd company.

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new digger alarm.

Hi Adam. Where about in Surrey are you ?

There is no wrong or right answer but I can’t see sense in people pricing jobs as wages. If you have an old chipper / truck invariably they break down or need repairs etc which is pretty gutting if that’s your wages gone to pay for it. I wouldn’t entertain sole trading. I know my daily overheads wages , fuel , insurance etc etc the list goes on. I make sure I’m covering it and then making profit after tax in the business account. The more organised you are on the numbers the more it will pay off. It is very difficult if everyone around you is cheap but try pushing your prices up , you will soon get a good feel if it’s viable or not and as someone mentioned you can price yourself out of the work you would rather not do and hopefully improve your client base to those with deeper pockets and nicer jobs. Hopefully you see an improvement in your margins [emoji106]

I’m south east.

No worries. Hope it’s helpful.

South east. Surrey / West Sussex border. I pay my staff between 140 and 180 per day as a general rule.

Plus vat.

I think for a 2 man day you want to be achieving 600/650 per day. Sometimes you do more sometimes a little less but I recon that’s what you need to aim to average out at to be paying wages and the business having money in the pot. I would try to stick on price work as opposed to day rate. More chance to make better money some days.

It’s the hardest thing about the job. It’s trial and error I’m afraid and everyone’s price point is different. I would say adjust your hours on site too. Down that to 7. You need to factor in time for loading unloading and tipping. How many people do you put out to most days / jobs including yourself. ?