Sviatoslav Tulin

Ok I check my book , and I can say that I give wrong info . Neither box or lignum vitae was used in that , they used and I think still use iron tree ,I think it’s Bakaut or something like that!

5 minutes ago, Alan Smith said:

Lignum Vitae surely, not box. 

Ups my bad , I was sure it’s the same specie . 
Need back to education 😞

Bearings in early submarines was made of that wood to reduce noise!

I can confirm you can get any Stihl part in Bulgaria , have a friends there , so you worry for nothing.

22 hours ago, Peter-k said:

I did tell him to f-off that the thing. Asked him twice to move away third time I lost it.

 

This is what made me loose the plot as you can see from the photo 

 

and yes they are a pair of Chelsea  boots he wearing  using a 661 with a 36” bar 

I’m still not understand how you allow that to happen ,just tell him to f..off or smack boll…ks with the stick , it is better than this moron bleed to the death and you spend couple years behind bars .

Once I remember some ****************ing farmer touched my saw, he still limping after that .Before any work I instruct every one do not come to me or my colleagues without my permission and never touch my tools or kit ,it is safety reasons,if rule broken I pack my items and walk away, did that only once. NEVER HAVE A BUSINESS WITH RELATIVES OR FRENDS END OF STORY!

It’s a Frankenstein !!!!

 I will butcher them while crying,but most of the time i manage to safe a tree by proper pruning for small money just cut dead branches and any odd one .

10 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

Sadly it is nearly impossible it just like start a engine with out a starter .

Real antidepressant are slow release and long lasting medication fallow doctor advise,and no alcohol for certain as it cancel pills or do shit worst . And try to keep moving don’t stick to bed.

When ting’s going out of control pills needed, just to pass critical point, been there myself.

Ask doctor for help ,it’s more or less but curable, it sound strange but sport helping me when I’m down  and ……my dog the most!

Even if axel brakes it will not affect your safety by any way if you using this pulley as hitch tending device ,however this pulley looks tired and probably time come  to replace it.

4 hours ago, PeteB said:

Simply put, they cannot afford to keep trading! This is a very odd industry (tree work), a tree bloke is clothed in the best part of a grands worth of kit, a chipper can be £30/40K, a truck another £50k, the cost of training and retraining, insurance, tools to carry out the work etc yet is under valued by the public and those wanting the work. A plumber will get £50k a year and wears a pair of £30 Scruffs.......

I assure you plumber with 50 k is a lazy one🤣

I think Mtronic become very reliable, long time I didn’t hear anything bad about it,not that Echo is bad, I just Mtronics not scary anymore,and performance wise it is better.

On 06/05/2024 at 13:33, AHPP said:

I'm a freelance climber with very little work so probably an example you can learn something from. This is how to have 26 days off a month. 

 

I started by doing any day I could get, regardless of how little it paid. Had a pad of money from a previous job and was living at home so rolled any profit back into kit. I did however have fairly hard rules from the beginning on what I wouldn't do. Hedge topping because it's miserable and reductions/topping because I didn't want to get into any fannyish arguments about too much/not enough off etc. So that narrowed the field quite a lot. Firms hiring freelancers just want to hear, "Yes, mate. No problem." I shut a lot of doors or had them shut on me by refusing to prune. As time went on, I became pickier still and started saying removals only. Couldn't even be arsed with deadwooding. 

I also started quite actively discriminating against employers whose ethics don't jive with mine. I don't do dolescum work and I don't help people who do. Council, state schools, quangos like the canals, the various trusts etc. Anything with a whiff of taxpayer and the answer's no. It started with not doing individual jobs and turned into just refusing to deal with people who did any public sector work, me involved or not. 

The thing that probably lost me the most work was when I decided climbers' wages were a piss take and I was going to be the change I wanted to see. I started increasing my rate fairly agressively, usually about double the rate of inflation plus whatever I fancied. I crawled to the top of normal dayrates and then came on cam and kept going. At time of writing, I price to walk away from any day with £380 after day-costs (mainly van fuel). That usually means a day rate starting at £420. The most I've charged is £620. I now only get either big stuff for proper firms or gypsies/landscapers that aren't capable of hiring anyone cheaper because the cheaper guys don't have the gear I do. Nothing in the middle doing normal sized work. That's all looked after by people happy do whatever for whoever for £150-250.

 

I hasten to add I'm good, well equipped and extremely reliable. I'm not the guy with a climbing kit and 200 and a red bull for breakfast, probably slightly late to the yard. I'm the guy who's at site, before you, with everything. But there are only so many people who need that and will pay for it. 

 

So that's how to not fill your diary. Be picky and price yourself like you don't want to work (which I don't). 

I have same attitude and my diary is full except middle summer🤩 nice to see that I’m not alone.

6 hours ago, Steven P said:

Loads of facebook pages "Scammers", it doesn't take much to ruin a good reputation with 5 minutes of 'revenge'.

Good reputation in modern days can be ruined just for fun ,and in 5 minutes ,seen that happen .

If OP is bad he deserves same action,you never seen me how can you evaluate my mental state😜

5 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

It doesn't get you paid. God knows what prosecution you're opening yourself up to. You imperil innocent neighbours. It doesn't get 

5 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

It doesn't get you paid. God knows what prosecution you're opening yourself up to. You imperil innocent neighbours. It doesn't get you paid.

It is not about money, I risk my life every day I don’t give a … about prosecution ,bad people deserve bad action, well neighbours is collateral damage by democratic standards it’s acceptable.

Knotweed is actually pretty good idea,but to be honest for last 10 years I never had problems with customers or I learnt to avoid buggers!

Long time ago customer refused to pay me, I sprinkle entire property with kerb granules , he still have no garden after 15 years, shit people must be treated like shit. I still have 40 kilo left and will use it with no hesitation if I meet another scumbag on my way, also they have cars ,windows, houses ,sheds and so on very easy to get paid if needed.

Grooves is needed in wet climate, or it will be a very sleepy ,all decks I did in Ireland I removed after couple of years, and replaced with paving,concrete,slabs and so on . Too dangerous ,but around a hot tube it’s a must!

Isn’t a Cedar is too soft for decking floor?

If you can’t learn to sharpen a chain ,I don’t think you should touch a chainsaw its a basic skill my wife learned it in 30 minutes with good results!