Dan Maynard
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newly vat registered how to approach customers
Dan Maynard replied to mitchel's topic in Business Management
You're right of course, my accountancy knowledge could be written on a postcard. I remember 20 years ago being told not to go near accounts department in the week vat return due because it was such a headache, nowadays I think the software handles the calculation so much that I'm not sure it is worth the flat rate scheme anyway. -
newly vat registered how to approach customers
Dan Maynard replied to mitchel's topic in Business Management
It looks like consumables like electricity, gas, cleaning products are goods though. For arb that to me seems like fuel for saws and chipper, chain oil, chains, bars, rakes, forks, silky saws, climbing ropes etc etc could all be included. Even PPE ? Haven't looked up numbers but sure I'm easily over 2% on that lot. -
I wonder how common CSCS is for an arborist to hold, I don't have it myself.
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I think this chart is showing piston and cylinder come in 47mm, 50mm and 52mm variants for the 6400, 7300 and 7900, so the 7900 wouldn't fit on its own. It used to be possible to upgrade a 6000 to a 6800 by changing just piston and cylinder so you might still consider swapping to 7900 spec if the cylinder is shot. Most likely you'll get away with new piston and cleaning up cylinder though. I can't get cylinders for 6000 and more but I did get a new piston from @shavey ajschainsaws . May be worth looking him up.
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I'm leaning this way, I don't think the customer cares who is driving the grinder and if I've other tree work to do then I don't need to be grinding stumps for the fun of it.
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What would the 18k grinder be worth after say 3 years? Maybe the drop in value would only be about 10k anyway?
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I was thinking something like need to empty yard quick as lease up, something like that.
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I thought Cornwall wanted to be a separate country anyway? Time for action, close the borders!
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Stihl 161 T or Husqvarna T535iXP cordless top handle 12"?
Dan Maynard replied to Slad's topic in Chainsaws
Not at the moment. New saws are bound to come out though, over the next year or two. -
I've tried circular saw, not good as the blade pinches and kicks when the pallet moves around. What about reciprocating saw? This blade even says pallet on it. Reciprocating Saw Blade Wood & Metal WWW.TOOLSTATION.COM Cuts thick sheet metal, solid pipes, profiles and wood with nails. Working length: 128mm.
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Does say "for surplus reasons" though - not normal price.
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If you're north of Oxford then Towcester shouldn't be too far? Have a look at Brampton Valley Training, they've been very good to me. Training & Assessments - Brampton Valley Group WWW.BRAMPTONVALLEYGROUP.CO.UK Wide Range of City & Guilds and Lantra Awards & Qualifications Brampton Valley Training & Assessments is an independent training provider based in South Northants, in the heart of England. We specialise in Forestry, Arboriculture, tree surgery and other land-based training. As a leading Lantra Awards & City & Guilds (NPTC) Approved Centre we can offer ...
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Stihl 161 T or Husqvarna T535iXP cordless top handle 12"?
Dan Maynard replied to Slad's topic in Chainsaws
In defence of the Makita, the 36v is not slow, it's similar weight to the ones you listed and i think a bit cheaper. The Makita 18v is slower cutting but much lighter than anything except the baby battery Echo. I like this system because the batteries are the same. If you want to cut fast and do dismantles, and have no other tools to put the batteries in yet, then the T540i is better than the Stihl. -
I'm still not perfectly clear Makita are stopping absolutely all petrol or all petrol in the garden tools range (ie not those forestry saws for which there is not going to be a battery equivalent). Likewise I've seen the notification on Makita site but not Dolmar so maybe the petrol saws will continue in red. Fingers crossed anyway.
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Is that down De Freville Avenue by any chance Ed?
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Sounds like you need to get a reputable local tree surgeon in to have a look, fairly soon. They shouldn't mind dropping by to give you an opinion on how urgent the situation is. Whereabouts are you?
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Agree with above, with so much of this side dead the roots are most likely compromised on this side which is bad for stability. Would it reach the house if it falls that way?
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Just stop emptying the ash, it will build up over the grate. I only take ash out of my stove every couple of months, it melts down with a good hot fire so builds up very slowly. Then take most out but leave an inch or so in the bottom.
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I found that about apples as well.
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Thinking about it you can possibly get a sprocket at L&S because there is a 1/4" pitch option direct from Makita. Only other thing I would add is don't buy the Makita chains because they are safety chains with bumper links, can't cut on the tip or bore so a right pain.
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Panther 8" bar from@RobD at chainsawbars, yes and sprocket which is on his website but tricky to find. Some have said the Panther bars don't last but it's not heavy cutting and has been fine. Its the same mount as Echo2511 so you can fit a MS150 bar with a little jiggery I believe as people seem to do that with the Echo, there is a trick with chain length either one more or less than the Stihl.
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There was a special offer, bought the 36v saw with two 6Ah batteries and got two 5Ah batteries free. Then I bought the bare 18v saw as so cheap. I swap them around, haven't really noticed faster cutting on the 6Ah. I also put 1/4 pitch bar on the small saw, much smoother for small cuts say around an inch, usually use the bigger say for dismantles so suits the 3/8 it came with.
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It's flowering rather than fruit, not sure if that makes much difference. Still feel it's difficult to quantify the risk, I guess we need to do loads of trees and count cases of silverleaf, but of course nobody wants to be in the experiment just in case.
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I have been asked to reduce a pair of cherry trees in a garden. Will be a light reduction, no cuts over 2". All the books say not to do this now because of risk of silverleaf fungus, now it's been a really warm autumn so I think effectively summer is extending, my question is how big is the risk of silverleaf infecting the trees? Do I refuse the job till May? I searched back through the forum but mostly found references to cherries and plums in orchards or growing for fruit.
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I use the 18v Makita on reductions and hedge work, cuts up to say 2" nice and fast but over that it's slowing down. It's great because it's so light, but if I'm dismantling a tree then I take up the 36v instead. Depends what your balance is, the 36v is happy cutting 4" but you will use battery if you do a lot.
