Jamie edwards

No, Hatz 4H50TIC 153D

Nice, thanks, Im gunna do the 500 hour service on it, check right through the machine. Ive got rh manual now, too so should be all good! Appreciate it

Yes, haha. Only reason I was towing it with that as I picked it up the day before from Bournemouth and had to drive up to Carlisle to pick the chipper up. I luckily have bigger trucks at the yard 😆 it was a little big even towing it TBH.

Ahh sorry man! I didn't even go and look, I just went for it as I didn't wanna miss out. sorry!

Hi. So I've just purchased a 400hr JENSEN A141 XL. Its in really good condition. It was from a dealer who specialises in Ex council stock, not arb. Therefore asking him much about it was pointless. Ive contacted Jensen about a manual for servicing, etc. but if anyone's got a .pdf version I'm keen. Mainly I'm asking to see if there's any inherent issues I should be looking out for? - I'm giving the machine a good going over but always good to have a heads up. Also Is the hydraulic oil 46? - it's a bit low and I was going to top up before the manual arrives but only if I know for sure. Really pleased with the machine and feel I've made the right call, even though the drive to Carlisle from Bournemouth then to Norwich was savage af. Cheers.

sounds like an idea. do you have a saw you could recommend? DB machinery do a multi blade one that looks more like a lawn mower but looks ok

THanks, yes, all of this above is what I suspected- a load of flying debris and not much operator (or public) protection

Agreed, it's totally about HSE, not about wether you can hold on or be a hero dropping tops in 40+mph winds. Quite obviously you can climb in high winds, the same as you can wear chainsaw shorts.. It doesn't mean there isn't legislation in place to suggest otherwise. And thats what this is about, the legislation, what is it, if any. I think the site specific RA covers wind conditions, but what are the parameters, do people have a scale they use? what is that scale in reference of? Etc.

Looking for some clarity here, less opinion, more fact with links to official documentation that can be reviewed. I'm struggling to find the details of max wind speed for WAH. Ive looked through (slightly more than a skim read but not full on front to back reading of The AA's ICoP - tree work at height- https://www.trees.org.uk/Trees.org.uk/files/aa/aaa89992-0539-4615-9af4-32b0582a13f4.pdf and couldn't find any reference to this. Considering the Rope access part of the industry is regulated by IRATA, I checked their resources: IRATA International code of practice for industrial rope access-https://www.5thpoint.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/part-3-annex-o-2016-sep-01_1.pdf Again, I struggled to find an answer. I did find a statement randomly on https://hi-pointscaffolding.co.uk/blog/at-what-wind-speed-do-you-stop-working-at-heights/ that reads: The general consensus is that workers should not work at heights during strong winds. Expert opinion differs on the strength of the wind, with it ranging from 18 MPH right up to 40 MPH. However, HSE states that winds above 23 MPH (Force 5) will affect a worker’s balance. - I NOTE: this really is directed to the construction industry not Arb For MEWP operation its down to the MEWP- I know for E.G. A Multitel SMX250 is Max wind speed: 27.96mph / 12,5 m/s For rope access we've always stayed below 19mph / 8.5 m/s There's also the consideration of material being taken off, the way it handles in wind sheer, etc. when its free falling/ rigged loading so whilst climbing might be viable, actually removing material safely may not. But my question is: what is the LEGAL max windspeed/ Industry Recommended max windspeed? I know it's also down to the climber,/ operator and other conditions, such as temperature, etc. Really like to be educated on this matter. Thanks in advance.

Thank you, Everyone. So the idea is using a Sa800 and Slanetrac 180 OR a flail mounted to a 7 series avant. this would be operated by one of my team. I was thinking around the £55 an hour mark but with clean up as it's been unmanaged for years, the first year is going to take longer/ more staff. Some of it is 4m tall now and needs to come down to 1.8m, We would have to clear that waste away as its public space so flailing all that down would be too risky. I was thinking with the extra labour and Equiptment +clearing, £200 an hour - 2 Avants and 3 staff (two operators) including chipping and disposal. Once its down, a yearly flail would suffice. @ £55 ph

Hi guys. I have a job to pice for hedge flail/ trimming -it's not my usual bag but no one else wants it and I I do this I get the tree work, too. Ive never priced this sort of work before and it's a 5 year contract, so really don't want to F it up. I assume I should be pricing by the linear meter? if so, what's everyone charging? or how are you pricing, if its per hour, what sort of meterage are you getting done in an hour?