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  1. Dan Maynard
    Get them to answer all the questions in here and printout the answer sheet. I do a regular two days a week labour only (for Wolfie on here) using my own tools and climbing kit and by this calculator I'm right to stay self employed. I suspect you are fine by the same logic. As above they are not what is known as bonafide subcontractors, I don't think this is grey. If you were giving the whole job over to them to complete then you would have subcontracted it. These chaps are helping you on your job so they are labour only.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Check employment status for tax - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK Use this service to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Ah well obviously didn't have the right glasses on.
  4. Dan Maynard
    What are the back of the leaves like? I had similar leaves on a tree last week, kick round at the tip. I reckon that one is goat willow.
  5. Dan Maynard
    I was guessing that's a HGV dashcam, so there would be a great whack of wind on the side of the caravan as it came past. Says 21st Aug which was last Friday, was proper windy round here. Just daft driving.
  6. Dan Maynard
    You know what they say - big feet, big ... shoes.
  7. Dan Maynard
    That's good, I used to buy the 97 but gave up as both labelled E5. I'll start again.
  8. Dan Maynard
    No, don't do it - just send all the bits to me and I'll look after it for you. More seriously, plenty of options on 372 spares so shouldn't be a problem.
  9. Dan Maynard
    I think if you do something really daft eg cut too close to your body, which is dangerous then they may fail you on the spot. I don't remember all the cuts, we had to get in position and then wait for the assessor to get round and see us cutting. I do remember you have a certain number of attempts, so for example if you're doing a step cut to snap and the lump falls down because your overlap is too small then you would have another go - but you can't keep going all day till you get it. So in your example about cutting through your hinge yes that could cause you to fail but not on the first time. I was also advised not to be too ambitious about what to cut in the assessment, there is no rule about how big the pieces need to be so I think mine were all on the same limb.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Seems like Remisberg is a good shout, most of their forest boots seem class 2 and go up to size 50. Eg Remisberg Touring Cut Protection Boots WWW.GRUBE.EU Remisberg boots and shoes distinguish themselves with the very highest quality standards. For more than 35 years this traditional Swiss bootmaker has…
  11. Dan Maynard
    You're gonna need a bigger trailer for that one.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I have a 12x6, you can push it but not really uphill. Usually go for low ratio in the Landrover and a 6 million point turn if space is tight.
  13. Dan Maynard
    I took down a small conifer in a garden with artificial grass, I was really glad I put tarps down first. They had a leatherjacket infestation for years, couldn't grow a decent lawn in spite of spending loads with lawn specialists before finally going the artificial route. I think that's the best reason for getting one I've heard.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Got me confused with that one. I'd say most rigging situations have two ropes leading down from the pulley, close to straight up and down? At least once the piece is getting closer to the floor.
  15. Dan Maynard
    Missed that it was Feb, explains about the leaves though.
  16. Dan Maynard
    Yeah maybe, but should still be able to make an arrangement if they're a logistics company. We had a customer a few years ago who wanted to collect a machine using one of their own wagons, which was fine but we don't have a forklift. Hired a Genie lift for the day, only had to lift it once so hand operated was fine.
  17. Dan Maynard
    I would have thought MS400 is plenty to make 16" run well on 8 pin sprocket, MS500i is overkill weight wise? So I don't see the 16" making sense on a 500i anyway.
  18. Dan Maynard
    I had a pallet network delivery yesterday, tail lift and pump truck on the wagon. Shouldn't be hard, should it?
  19. Dan Maynard
    Hmm that's a challenge. I am UK13 and I wear Airstream because that's basically the only one people stock in that size. Class 1 though. I have recently seen some of the Pfanner leather boots go up that size but also Class 1. Maybe it's worth emailing Pfanner and Meindl direct? They might do you a special size.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Sounds rum all round, inclined to agree with Kev in light of the preceding actions. Maybe the farmer reckons the butt is worth £5k and they've pulled a fast one. I don't think it is though.
  21. Dan Maynard
    Or if chip is the limit then go the other way, you have a van full taken away at the end of the day anyway so fewer people on the job means more vans per man. If you go 5shires pricing then about £180 a tree. Two of you doing 4 trees a day is reasonable money then. Obviously the job is taking longer so depends how busy you are with other stuff as to whether you prefer more people and get it done quicker. All difficult to say, I can't really see how bushy the things are from the photo.
  22. Dan Maynard
    I don't agree with his maths, I would have guessed somewhere between 5 and 10 cube of firewood so at least £500 BUT that's cut, split and dried which is a lot of work he will put into it. As green oak I'd have thought you would struggle to get £500 even if the sawlog turns out to be good for milling. You could argue about the £850 bill too, but it's not totally unreasonable for moving that amount of wood. I think any gain you could make by arguing will be marginal, and will ruin the relationship with your neighbour going forward. Personally I would thank them for their work and let him keep the wood, make sure they know which hedges are yours going forward, and that you have swapped numbers in case another one comes down. Having the farm machinery to help could save you a lot of money next time.
  23. Dan Maynard
    Ha, yeah maybe so. As long as it doesn't break under the pressure of a hard stare beforehand.
  24. Dan Maynard
    The video I saw had a slightly complicated wrapping around the hand, there probably is a better one somewhere. I like the three wraps round the hand, pull the middle one out and back round for doing the loop as it seems simple but the bend had me foxed.
  25. Dan Maynard
    You need Rough Hewn, think he swore by a Stihl grinder about £500? Same problem metal when milling.

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