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These are the basic ones which come with wiring and relays https://bearmach.com/heated-seat-element-and-wiring-suitable-for-most-vehicel-seat-types-ba-2410r?glCountry=GB&glCurrency=GBP&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2af-BRDzARIsAIVQUOdaDR7xFeBjyXWHKcPRzSkSsOPPWDb0l8jIEXOMYVvQt7CvBIF0DP4aAkt0EALw_wcB

I'm not familiar with the logbucket can you pull the cover off the seat? They've been making aftermarket heated seat units for land rovers etc for years. If you can get the seat cover off you just put it underneath and install some super basic wiring. As it's under the seat it's pretty rain-proof. If you're pulling the seat cover off you can also look at re-foaming the seat whilst you're in there for more comfort

Definitely get an accountant. I pay £600 a year for mine and he does everything for me. Just send him my company bank info and what I've spent on what. I worked it out and he saved me around £11,000 in tax for 19/20 compared to if I was an employee on PAYE at a company. Of course I have expenses etc which accounts for a lot of that, but a good accountant will easily pay for their bill by being tax efficient

Flat rate and fixed rate are pretty much the same thing..I know how it works and how much you are required to spend on "non-movable" goods etc to make it worthwhile. I was just giving a really basic explanation, his accountant will tell him if he should or not.

It's really worth becoming a ltd company and getting an accountant. Mine costs me around £600 a year. They will tell you everything you need to know about how much to pay, how to pay it and how it all works with things like directors loan amounts and the most tax efficient way. Most directors on get <£9500 a year PAYE as that's the threshold. Everything else is done with dividends etc etc. You can also register for fixed rate VAT. You charge 20% VAT and then you pay 11% to the government and pocket 9%. It's basically a way to do VAT without having to do the full VAT claims etc. In saying that I can't remember what the fix rate VAT is. Are we Agriculture, Other Agriculture or Forestry? ?

Like Chris says, but if you're hearing a click when you push the start button that suggests your solenoid is okay. Most likely to be a ground of your starter is stuck. If the jump lead doesn't work then give the starter a few love thumps with a hammer. If the pawls in the starter are starting to get a bit worn they can stick between 2 windings and not spin the motor. Tapping with a hammer might make it work again but it's a good sign that the starter either needs replacing (not sure on ££) or repairing. Last time I got a starter repaired it was £30

I imagine a load of grey bearded wisemen sat around with nothing to do since 1973 who are now going to have to pull their finger out ?

?... Knowing this government we will probably end up with all the EU rules but none of the benefits. But that's a different topic ?

You can pick up decent sized sand blasting cabinets for around £190. Why not buy one of those and fit a hose and a circulation pump? The sandblasting nozzle is just an air compressor nozzle anyway. I used to have one where I used to work. It was a sand blasting cabinet converted to water but it had a pressure washer handle in there and a 200bar pump. Basically a pressure washer in a box

Is the part removable/handle-able? If it was me I would take it off and ring a few engineering companies and ask. Some may charge you, some may not usually deal with small jobs and it would become a "tea-time" job for a machinist in return for a little cash or some beer...

Always worth asking round. I had an issue with a hydraulic line thread before and I rang about asking for taps etc. The engineer at Pirtek let me take the tap, fixed what needed to be fixed then drop it back. I returned it attached to a bag of doughnuts...

Anyone ever removed the deadwood from a tree like this to see what happens? This pear is on it's way out and will need a replacement soon but I wonder what would happen if you used a pull knife or equivalent to remove the dead wood and allow the living wood to heal properly? With the dead, wet wood still attached it cant wall off that area so it only gets worse? Obviously don't do that to this tree but has anyone ever tried it?

Another one I remember. An ash branch over a driveway. The guy was a close friend and I offered to remove it for free the next weekend and have a beer after (climb up 10ft and cut it off. it was about 14" across) Obviously he wanted to prove he could do it himself so parked the 4x4 next to it, got on the roof and cut it off. Swang into the 4x4 (amazingly not smashing it up) and put a 1" split down the main trunk. The final pruning cut was so flush to the tree it looked like it had been carved in. ? He was very pleased with himself though.

I don't know where the licencing thing came in. I just meant that there should be rules about what size of tree you can fell and where without any training or knowledge. You should be allowed to fell a tree on your own property like an apple tree or something but when you're putting other people at immediate risk by felling a tree on a boundary or into a road its a different kettle of fish. Bit like electrics, you can put a new plug on yourself as its after the protection device but if you want to make a new circuit it has to be a trained professional. How many videos have you seen of someone felling a tree into their or their neighbours house or the ones where someone fells a tree and it just misses some traffic or someone on a bike. Plus if there was a ruling that came in like that, it would mean more work for everyone here...

So far for my cards, vehicle advertisement etc I have been sticking to my logo (my company name). "domestic and commercial tree surgery" followed by my number, website and the email address. Clean and simple!

Well, I redact everything I said. ?‍♂️

I really don't get why everyone is getting upset? ?

I didn't mean to offend anyone and what I said was about a type of person at an age not that everyone at that age is that type. At the end of the day, experience comes with age and you don't get complacent without experience...

I give up. Never came here to upset anyone...

Sorry, I thought I would save the time of me making a very unidirectional statement and everyone saying "But it can be the other way around, the young over-eager guy could do the same"...

I feel like you have taken this like I am calling you the old cocky bloke? Didn't mean to offend anyone ?

My point with that was that it comes down more to personality than anything else. You could have a young lad with a square head who goes slow and safe. You might have a young lad who is cocky, but the cocky lad doesn't tend to last long in any industry or at least has a very poor reputation. Same with the older guys, you might have a guy who is switched on and cares about what he's doing but at the same time you might have the older guy who is cocky with age/knowledge and knows best. All I know is that I have personally seen more major incidents (high value damage/risk of life) from the cocky old guys who know best than the young inexperienced lads. The rate of accident is usually higher with the young lad but it's more a case of spraining a wrist, knocking an ornament over, breaking a bit of equipment or damaging a fence etc. I don't think anyone on here has to worry about being the old cocky guy though. If you're doing arb related stuff after work, you're not the complacent bloke. I think seeing and talking about stuff on here is similar to the read and signs in the aircraft industry, keeps everyone aware of new rules and on their toes.

Not really, only reason I reference the aircraft industry is because every accident/mistake was investigated, reported and made into a document which everyone had to read and sign. If bobs tree surgery company fires a log through someones roof no-one really hears about it. Whilst I was in that industry around 3x more old experienced guys were investigated and fired for safety critical accidents caused by negligence than young guys. Thinking back through the years, I can only think of one young guy who was fired but that was because he was generally shit at his job and they spend months giving warnings for general lack of work, they never actually fired him for a safety related mistake. I could write you a list of guys who were fired and their name largely "black listed" in the industry because they had done something "because they always have" or "they know best" and it either caused an accident/crash or was picked up before something happened. One of the most expensive examples was a young new lad disconnected a link on the flaps. He did all the paperwork, pulled all the CB's, put a cover on the flap lever marked "do not operate" and put a big piece of red tape hanging off the part so it was obvious. Night shift came in and a guy with 20+ years of experience had a test to do, he's seen it and done it a million times before. The safety covers and CB's are always left pulled out throughout the check for safety so he did his thing. He jumped in the cockpit, reset the CB's and actuated the flap lever. The link the young lad disconnected for maintenance went straight through the carbon fibre flap and did £400,000 in damage. I would say, in my experience anyway, that I have seen more dangerous "I know best, I've seen this before, I've done this before" stuff from guys who've done it for years than I have seen from young lads who've been doing it for minutes as they haven't developed the shortcuts and negligence. Obviously having the ability and experience to do the job in the first place is different again, it's a tough balance.

Oh yea, that's what mean about rules in different locations. It's a big difference between felling a tree in your garden that can't harm anything than felling a tree on a boundary which could land in your neighbors living room whilst he's watching TV...

That's true, it does mean that you should have the common sense and knowhow to do a risk assessment. You should also be able to put a tree in the right direction, or have the ability to know "that tree is too big to fell, i'll climb and disassemble instead". It should also mean that you are a registered company and you have insurance. It should also mean you have the appropriate PPE and the appropriate measures in place too. I know plenty of guys who do chainsaw work with no certificates and can fell a tree and climb better than the ticketed guys though. I would also say that someone who is a "two week wonder" can be safer than someone who's been doing it for 20 years. They don't usually have the sun shining out their arse and know when things are too much for them. Saw it all the time in the aircraft industry, new lad sticking to the rules, gets scared and not afraid to ask for help and will actively know when something is too much for them. Older boy who's "top of their game" and has the sun shining out their arse and knows everything about everything. Goes to the aircraft and "does what he usually does" sticking the power on. The hydraulics come on as the electric pump was left on after the night shift did a test and nearly cut a lads arm off. Happens all the time, old boy knows best "I've been doing it the same way all my life", it's caused a fair few commercial aircraft crashes. Same thing applies to the tree industry. Young lad straight out of training. Follows the "plan" to the letter, does all the risk assessments, does all the inspections, thoroughly inspects his kit, works carefully, takes small cuts and is above all safe. He asks the tenants of the house to not go in the kitchen as it's in the fall zone when he's felling and he wants to be safe "just in case". Older guy who knows it all, doesn't check his kit and climbs on a damaged rope or maybe fells a tree in high winds with no guideline- "I've done this all before" but he didn't notice the V in the top that's caused the trunk to rot out in the centre. The tiny bit of holding wood gives out in a gust. Betty is in her kitchen, watching him work with a cuppa, next thing she knows she's under a tonne of rubble as an old oak comes through her flat roof. This whole situation can be the complete reverse though. Over eager young lad vs calm professional. It's all a personality thing.