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  1. Treetom15
    I think the days of being able to pay someone £80 to drag brash are gone. A friend of mine was recently labouring for a hard landscaper, without any prior experience and was getting £150 a day, which isn’t out of the ordinary for labours in general it seems! Also, most younger guys now don’t want to start dragging brash, they want to get up a tree and take as many arty pictures for Instagram as they can🤦‍♂️
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    Unfortunately, this is the reality for most (larger) companies. Until I started working consistently with a good climber as my 2nd man recently, I doubt I’ve ever worked with a groundsman who’s truly capable of rescuing someone quickly enough to prevent a death from a catastrophic bleed. I worked for a big company who did 6 monthly aerial rescue refreshers, which was a great box ticking exercise and nothing else. The designated groundsmen had a go, but you can’t gain years of experience by climbing twice a year!
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    Cheers to the people who have messaged me re this post-I’ve dropped on a tracked Jensen a528 so no longer in need. Thanks all
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    +1 for NFU, I’ve got a “fleet” policy for my a Hilux and a Vito van (wife’s), and that’s about £800 a year. Plus their local office is 10 mins away, and they’re very helpful! You could probably find cheaper online, but having someone on hand to speak to is worth more than a few ££ IMO
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    Prices

    Treetom15 replied to Raven's topic in Climbers talk

    I did think think that re rates for a company, especially if you’re employing a climber at 250/350 a day! Going rate around here is anywhere between 5/700 a day for a 2 man team depending on what you’ve got/how good etc, so if over 50% of that is just 1 persons wage that doesn’t leave much for chipper, fuel etc…….
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    Prices

    Treetom15 replied to Raven's topic in Climbers talk

    What part of the country are you in bud? If you can get 350 a day then I’d jump at that, I’m in Shropshire/north wales area and most good climbers here are 200ish so that’s a fair increase!
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    I would assume he’s referring to the fact that IF you have an insurance claim (on a biiiig f@&k up) and it costs more than your insurance will cover, if you are a LTD company then they only have access to the company’s assets, whereas if you are a sole trader and the same happens, then the sole traders assets are up for grabs-you could lose your house etc……. Unless I’m miles out?
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    Good to know 👍 I need a new small diameter rigging line, so will try the 10mm-the wrench doesn’t get used much as I mostly find it’s too much friction, so it would be nice to make it more versatile
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    @Ty Korrigan do you find it a lot smoother with the 10mm line? Smallest I’ve used with mine is 12mm teufelberger and it runs ok but definitely too much friction for smaller sized stuff-I’d say if the branch weighs less than 30kg it’s too stiff and won’t run
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    @doobin 3.3% is a far flung dream these days isn’t it! Glad plenty of others have had the same idea re a personal bank account-I’m pretty good at keeping my receipts/invoices etc but having a second paper trail wouldn’t hurt. Nice thing about a small personal loan is I can repay it as quick as I want, and maximum interest I’ll get charged is 58 days worth, I’ve got no interest paying it off long term, I would much rather have the kit debt free as quick as I can
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    I’m thinking it’ll probably be easier to just open another current account and use that for work, i didn’t realise you had to pay fees for a business account! Like @Steve Bullman said, for the small amount I’ll be turning over (in the grand scheme of things) I can’t see it being a problem. Also turns out my current bank offer small loans at a reasonable rate so I doubt I’ll bother with a business loan as it’s a lot less hassel and very similar interest!
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    Cheers, I have a couple of banks locally that do business accounts & loans so will speak to them re an account.
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    @doobin I do appreciate the advice. I’m well aware that finance companies don’t like older kit, hence my asking about a small business loan. Without over sharing my finances, I have enough work to pay for the equipment that is confirmed for the foreseeable future. In reality I’m looking to borrow a small amount (under 10k) the chipper is a friends machine that I know well (and is a very good deal) and the rest is for a tipper back on my current truck. I would happily go down the route of cheap van and chipper, but it wouldn’t be enough to cope with the type of work and workload. Purely putting the question out there to see if anyone has any pearls of wisdom that I hadn’t come across👍
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    That was my thought to start with, but the truck I have bought and the chipper I am going to buy are/were too old to qualify for a finance deal (the truck is 12 years old) I’ll give Peter a call, thanks for the info!
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    Thanks very much Steve, I’ll look into that. Only issue I may have is I’ve been registered as a sole trader for 4 years (only for weeks whilst being employed-for insurance) so not sure whether they will lend as it does say 36 months…No harm in asking though!
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    As the title suggests…. I’ve taken the decision to go on my own, I’ve been a sole trader along side being employed for 3 years but this will be my first full financial year self employed. I’ve been looking into small businesses loans/start up loans, only for a small amount but just to fund a few bits to get myself up and running-a chipper mostly! Does anyone have any recommendations or companies that are worth speaking to? I’m sure there was funding for small businesses years ago but I can’t find much help online! TIA
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    Similar to this? Not sure when in the video it shows it, but a useful idea with having your rigging end of the line on a pulley with a prussik to allow for extra tension. Only good if your speedline is anchored in another (higher) tree but a clever idea non the less
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    Usually I would put the sling high enough above where the zip line is choked (assuming it’s tied below on the stem) to pull the sling down and keep it tight. Other option is like Dan said, but you could use something that’s quick to change over (X ring on a Whoopie sling with stitched loop works well!) If it’s something big, say above 12”, then I would neg rig into the speedline otherwise the forces could put too much strain on the slings or line
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    Horses for courses-I am pretty rural where I live and so is 80% of my work, so I’m in the process of getting a tipper built for my extra cab Hilux. If I lived in a town or city then the chip capacity would be much too small, so definitely a transit/daily would be the best (personally I prefer the double cab, d safe dry storage for tools & still plenty of chip space). Iveco do a 4x4 daily which looks ace, but again once you had tipping gear on it you probably aren’t far off 3.5t (if you’re worried) and it’s still a big bus, so wouldn’t realistically be a great option. Like Will said, it’s really about which is less shit😂
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    I’m after a small road tow chipper, starting out myself and I don’t want to spend £££ on a new machine or get a huge loan etc. I’m looking for something like a Jensen a530/540, or a Timberwolf 190. Older machines are fine, I’m fairly mechanically minded etc. Anyone out there if you’ve got something feel free to send me a PM and I’ll fire you my phone number 👍 Cheers!
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    When you said blackthorn I think most imagined it as some wildly overgrown nightmare in a steep boggy field, that looks like a breeze! Day for 2 guys and that’s probably generous, small set of step ladders for the high bit, mash it on the back of the van and you’d fit that in 1 load. Drop by the job around 11am, see how much they’ve managed to “do”
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    Depends if it’s full of old fencing wire, if they’re having to sharpen their saws every 10 minutes that will slow them down! Chainsaw with a long bar and a long handles muck fork to load the truck would do it I’d think. 3 days does sound excessive, but (like everyone else has said) it sounds like an awful job so 6 of one…….
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    Ideal, glad to hear they’ve worked out well. Definitely putting a pair on my shopping list!
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    Did you get these in the end? Been looking at some as my Andrews are falling apart, they look the part but interested to see how they last etc
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    I assume it’s a safety feature, which works ok because they usually always start 3rd pull. To the original post-could it be there’s something jamming the clutch slightly or an issue with the throttle sensor?

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