forestboy1978

I've had a tipper with tool locker and while it sufficed, was not optimal. I am 50% more productive for fencing with this combo and I earn approx 50% more than I did with a tipper. Did 6 years with a tipper so I know what I'm talking about. Trees, I'll defer to your better judgement but apart from access to tight areas I'm just not getting it. Stick a tracked chipper on that trailer with a tow bar and I can pull trailer, saws, ladders off road even which is more versatile than a tipper that can get stuck.

I don't get your logic. What's the most weight you can legally carry in the highest payload van tipper? 1.2 tons? I can get 2.5 - 2.7 in the trailer and even with all tools loaded, another .075 of logs in the van and still be legal. I will be predominantly doing fencing anyhow and slowly slowly transitioning to trees so I have to keep the van. "If", I get snowed under with trees I'll get a single cab LWB tipper van as a second vehicle.

Ah California. Most democratic, liberal part of the world. I'll need another source. One that doesn't rely on government grants. A bit like, I'll need to see the credentials of the individual scientists that make up the "consensus" of science. How ironically incongruous that always strikes me as.. a scientific consensus... First it was global warming. Then when they couldn't sell it, it was climate change. I also strikes me that those who are sceptical of "climate" change, have all made their careers and/ or are retired nobel laureates and such. The whole thing stinks to high heaven but if you're bent on feelings of insecurity, climate change will fit your negative humanistic view and nothing anyone can say will change it.

97% is based upon all the scientist who believe that human have "some" affect on climate. "Based upon the sattelite data showing no warming, what is your opinion on this" -- Seeks advice from whispering advisor.. long pause... Refuses to answer question. Repeats the same mantra "97% of scientists concur that there is global warming"

Please please watch this one. Even if you're dead set in your belief. If ever I saw a man evading an answer and forcing an agenda then it's in the video below. It stinks to high heaven

It's illegal to be making a racket before 8am isn't it? And it's dark?

I wholeheartedly disagree. Only place that I'd even consider debating is the environment. That said, the paris climate agreement was an exceptionally bad deal for the U.S whilst their greatest competitor was enabled to produce coal for another decade. Not sure I blame him for pulling out of a bad deal. I just don't buy the whole climate change thing either. Arctic is shrinking where as Antarctic is growing with an over all net gain in ice. Climate always has changed. I spoke to a retired environmental professor from Southampton university who was a customer of mine and he even said it's a load of shit in order to justify a hike in energy costs. Aside from his enormous ego and grabbing pussies I see him as a straight talker and linear thinker. Media propaganda skews the appearance of his intent massively IMO.

Oooh, now I could eat an ommellete for breakfast and actually not have to force it. Especially with cheese and bacon. porridge though really is the shit for long term energy. I may need to snack around 2 ish but only if I've busted my ass more than usual.

Only good thing about Nick Clegg is his highly bangable wife

Yeah so I'm turning 40 in 2 months and oddly enough I'm feeling as fit and healthy as ever. Mrs is 26 though so... well... I feel 26 too haha Anyhow, I've developed a new routine. Basically, I get up and do my thing, sit there half comatosed for about half hour while I drink my morning coffee. I then make myself a large bowl of porridge with manuka honey, cinemon and milk. Hard to get it down as I am not hungry in the morning unless I'm hungover but I force it down. Well... shit.. stuff works! I basically work flat out from 08.30- 15.30 or the job is finished, whichever comes first. No lunch. If I have guys working with me I ask them if they want to do that and so far everyone has said yes. You beat the rush hour traffic. No sluggish downtime post lunch break. I find the day is faster, I get more done and I'm back early to the Mrs. OFC I stop for water of coffee from my thermos but that's minutes out of day. I have some snack bars in the van if I start to fatigue, usually 2 ish if it happens. Works great for me this new routine. 3 months so far and I think I'll be keeping it.

Mate I can't imagine how it's possible to give less of a fuck! :-)

Got it! I mean hmmm, I guess 2 days hire on the chipper would pay finance on 10k over 5 years for that month... I may be able to do it cos I was planning on paying deposit to do the April course but it's not gonna happen so August it is, giving me more time to save some money and/ or pay off existing finance. Cheers

Yep, when I saw that 99% mainstream media, government and corporations were vehemently against him, I knew he was legit. He has plenty of material to have a go at, jesus, the guy is a walking broadway show, but when you at video footage of him feeding fucking fish and they're banging on about how he could kill the fish, cutting the video showing the chinese president also pouring the entire container in, then you have to ask yourself wtf their agenda is. It's incessant too. I always knew the MSM was absolutely full of shit but thanks to Trump I'm now more informed of it. The BBC for example are absolutely disgusting with their left wing bias. Like unhinged...

I need to get back into reading. I used to read every day for years but last few years I've lost the desire or patience for some reason.

Ta mate. I'm bearing all this in mind. That chipper you linked needs work but if I could get similar for 2k it might be what I need as to begin with I need to be careful with spending. Don't think it'll go in the van but I have a manual winch that I have been meaning to fit to the trailer for a while. It would be doable.

I find him egotistical, crass and devoid of class and hilarious. He was FAR better than the alternative who is a parasitic criminal and professional victim. At least he it putting his country first and is not in anyone's debt. He can do what he wants and say what he wants. And the U.S economy is booming and he has created a shit load of jobs and he's anti fucking pc bullshit. He'd have got my vote. He's shook things up globally and I think that's great.

Some pics here. Tell me what you think? I was thinking of welding myself a removable ally cage to slot on the cage and getting someone to make me some kind of popper tarpaulin to fit around it for chip. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cdb2ti650wzjs57/AACQSMPtA7WCC2VFUOKE2YHba?dl=0

give me 5 mins I'll take some photos of my setup... couldn't find any the other day I'll take some now. Hope the van is tidy....

Lol over my dead body is the racking coming out haha ;-) That was an evolution in progress. Sooo handy having every tool imaginable to hand inc generator etc etc. Yeah 200ps is handy and I bought the iveco daily for that reason. Van weight 3 tons with tools and it will pull the trailer fully loaded up hill with relative ease. Only down side is I got twin rear wheel which means no a tracked chipper wont fit unless there is one that is 1 meter wide or less. Cheers for the advice re reading. I just don't know if I can learn from a book without doing the job. I'm shit at learning that way. Ta

Yeah and according to our twat of a prime minister Islamic terrorists have nothing to do with Islam. I think that's what she said verbatim... Every Muslim rape gang is described as Asian also. Having an Asian wife I find this quite offensive. Yeah they're "Asian"... with 60% of them being called Mohammad. When Islamic scripture states that it's OK to take non believers as sex slaves and you import them en mass we are going to have problems.

Yeah I'm seeing it!

I love Katie Hopkins! Hated her on the apprentice but love her now. She says it how it is. How is it racist to state that there is a direct correlation, proportionally so, to the amound of Muslim immigration a country takes in, to its terrorist statistics? Erm, I've met a lot of good Muslims (none of them knew a damn thing about it or followed it mind you) but don't tell me there isn't a massive problem with Islam cos there is.

Hmmm, not really. You have to tip the trailer with the chipper slightly to get ramps from underneath. Obviously uncouple the ratchet straps and stuff and things and then obviously trailer has to be empty to re load the chipper. Bear in mind this is not a plant trailer. Driving plant down ramps off this thing is not pleasant. It's not as bad a my old transit tipper but it's still not ideal. Do tracked chippers have the ability to have tow bars fitted. In effect, would I be able to tow my tipper trailer off road with the chipper to locations a van could not get? I'm getting that a tracked chipper is the business but after 7k in training and 6 weeks not earning I will be tight. I will have to go chipperless for a while. 10k ish is too much for a machine that wont get a lot of use to begin with.

Tracked chipper is a bugger to load and unload. Takes time. Trailer is not a plant trailer so it's not comfortable for plant. Tracked chipper is expensive. That's a big expense when only just starting out. I'm going to start off chipperless and see how it goes. Tracked chipper might be the answer though.

Yeah see a sports physio. Quad and calf injurires or tightness can quickly lead to lower back pain. Especially so if the the tightness is not evenly balanced across both legs cos it'll twist you up. Sports physio's are not quacks. But expect to endure pain before you get relief. Good luck