forestboy1978

Beyond reason and comprehension! It's staggering.

Can't find much info on this other than, unusually, reductions or heavy trimming is meant to be done during flower. Got a top heavy Wattle in customers garden. Has some nice suitably place pruning point to take it down about 1/3 but not sure when to do it... Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

These things have been on my radar now for a while. Prohibitively expensive mind you but I'm entertaining it. Anyone got any experience with them? Of course, superb for cutting holes in walls etc but what I have in mind is sticking one in the ground to cut through absolutely whatever may be there, dirt, concrete and roots? Not sure if this is viable? Ta

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4184966/Child-sex-gang-members-shout-Allahu-Akbar-court.html?fbclid=IwAR17VhyEGAzynmGZhYwsTftZY1T8wfYCAtmo-wole4pqoIZYBDBUV7VWqZc#comments Once again not MSM TV coverage of these disgusting animals. 10 to 20 years sentencing per man = 3-7 years and out for good behaviour if first offence. Absolutely shocking. I'd see them burned alive for drugging and raping children. And they has SUPPORTERS in the dock....

Guys let me clear this up a bit. Negatives - Needs to be picked up - Needs reminding quite a lot Positives - Positive work attitude - Not moody or bad tempered - Good with customers - Never sick even if he's a bit sick - Can be relied upon to work while I'm not there - pro active in finding things to do - trustworthy - fairly organised - generally a good person. He does not smoke weed at work, ever, to be clear. Perhaps I'm not as clinically business minded as many on here. But I don't want to be frankly. Money is nice but it really aint all that. Treating people with rational consideration, whilst not being a door mat of course, seem more important to me. Feedback, as always, has been much appreciated.

I don't suffer from it. Once niggles become something more I express it. As evidenced by this thread and my entire life experience with a few exceptions in my youth which turned to violence lol .

No, it's there and back twice per day. So 2.5 miles x4 including switching out of vehicles and all that bullshit. It's about 8 mins per trip x4 basically and god knows how much fuel in my ridiculously thirsty 4x4.

Is this a joke? Where the hell do you work, Buckingham Palace?

I used to smoke myself heavily from 15-30. Started giving me anxiety and depression so I stopped it, and everything else pretty much, so I don't make a harsh judgement for that vice but of course a bollocking was given. He's accepted getting his ass in or getting another job gracefully. I pointed out I've scratched his back plenty and I'm not even asking for a back scratch in return, just get to work and reduce my stress and workload. Anyhow, my mate who just started is a bulldozer it seems. We just smashed out 3 days work in 2 pretty much and customer is happy so so am I. Happy days

Thanks but he's not the new lad. The new lad is 40 years old and I've known him for 20+ years. Despite him being best part of 20 stone I have no hesitation in bollocking him, which I have already, he knows the score.

This^^^ It's a massive pain in the arse...

I am quoting tomorrow and I can't get him home. This is an actual fact. Same today. Cut down a hedge and 4 hours driving and picking up materials and hand balling next weeks off to the yard so paid my other labourer a fiver to do it.

Mine so yeah not so bad.

I'm obviously not gonna sack him. It's not warranted for 1 screw up and an ongoing hassle, even though he has not intention to sort it out. I've even taken him for 2 driving lessons the last 2 weeks cos he crashed his driving instructors car and is fearful of a manual gear box. 3 hours of just going through the gears. Pulling away in first, then from first to second and slowly driving around. He's no Nigel Mansell but he'll get it with perserverence. My point is I'm making the effort, so does he, during work, but ask him to spend 12 mins twice a day on a self propelled scooter to get to his frickin job and you'd think I was asking him to blow me.

OK guy is sound, reliable and gets on with the job. We haven't had one argument in 18 months... but Lives 2 miles away and I have to pick him up and drop him off every day which adds just under an hour a day to my 60+ hour week. I offered to let him borrow my electric scooter so he doesn't even have to peddle to get here (doesn't have a licence) and this seems to be the height of a liberty to him. Also is a massive stoner so I have to often tell him to do the same thing twice. This is a minor thing of course but niggles. Today I find out that him and my other labourer banged up a joint outside the house cos it stank. They didn't smoke it but none the less they were in uniform. Also he didn't cover the chipper with tarpaulin properly which I've already made him take it off and do it again once as it tends to tear and also expose the chipper if not done properly. This may sound anal but I have an asshole neighbour who reports every damn thing I do re my business I also don't want it visible and stolen. Reason this happened is cos the new guy did it while he was banging up a joint. Ultimately I finished at 7pm tonight and then had to do 10 mins more work cos it wasn't done and it's a fucking simple thing that has been explained how and the reasons why. I'm knackered and I'm pissed. I'm glad he didn't answer the phone just now cos I'm not calm. Dunno really how to play it. Just give him an ultimatum. Use the scooter or get another job or what? Couldn't even pick him up for over an hour today cos logistics of the day just didn't allow it.

Yeah it's ridiculously expensive. Like 6k inc VAT with all the cage and gubbins. Rear ramp alone is 500 not inc VAT...

I'm really liking this http://www.brianjames.co.uk/pdf/2019Q1_CGCON_UK_1[WEB]_2.pdf 14x 6 triple axle with drop sides and full rear ramp. 4K inc VAT approx. Can't...afford....it....must....resist.....

You might like Deadwood with Ian McShane. That IMO is one of the most understated and best series made for TV. Only 2 series. A few years ago a mate came over for curry and a few beers. I recommended it, so we watched a couple of eps. Got up at 8am and he had binged the whole of series 1 through the night. It's good.

Ending was shyte. As was most of season 8. Wow what a disappointment to an otherwise amazing series. Heard that the writers and the author disagreed so they sacked the author which'd make perfect sense as to why.

If it's still hurting by Tuesday I will.

Hurt my upper back on Wednesday doing something. Took pain killers all week got the mrs to walk all over it. Now Sunday, still hurts. Dreading this week coming... Worked all Saturday viewing and calculating quotes. Worked all day today tidying the shed, putting wheels on my generator and making a battery charger mounting unit for my increasingly diverse set of battery charges. Living the fucking dream....

Yeah it crossed my mind but it's not just purchase, it's tax, insurance, service MOT etc. Another thing that crossed my mind was selling my Wildtrak and getting a decent tipper van that looks respectable and also get another trailer. Just mean me and the Mrs would have to go into town in tipper van. I'm not snob but I love my ranger.

Great info thanks.

Yeah you're right.

Cheers mate. Wow, that's more than I suspected. Aside from safety of tyre puncture, probably more stability, what's the advantage of a tri axle? I'm assuming you'd lose 100- 150kg for another axle??