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9 minutes ago
James replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"Sometimes it's just better to let tree surgeons do the work, although you can do the job they are far more efficient and alot of the time able to dispose of the waste (woodchip) for free. Having a large tipper and a big chipper means this type of…"
24 minutes ago
Tim Wallach replied to PGM's discussion HLA 135 Hedge Cutter
"And it gives you a cooling breeze when you use it on hot days if you're right handed and wear shorts "
1 hour ago
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9 hours ago
Billybop replied to PGM's discussion HLA 135 Hedge Cutter
"i despise the trigger set up, switches itself off after 5 seconds, i only use the top speed range setting (Level 3) but somehow keep shifting it to level 1, then have to toggle through Level 2, to 3 again. What a pain. If I was confident to rewire…"
14 hours ago
Billybop replied to PGM's discussion HLA 135 Hedge Cutter
"hi yes the hla135 is more powerful than the 65/66, and somewhat heavier. I use mine a lot. Mostly for tops of hedges. As I prefer non-long reach to trim the sides. On Yew today for example it cut further into the gnarly old growth than the 65/66…"
14 hours ago
PGM posted a discussion
Hi all, just looking for some feedback on the Stihl HLA 135 hedge cutter. We have used the 65 & 66 for 5 years now and love them but looking for something a little bit better suited for a number of large conifer jobs we have to do over this coming…
16 hours ago
PGM replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"£160 a day gross is much too cheap I would say. We earn a good bit more than that even on maintenance days and tree work should pay more than regular maintenance in my opinion. Maybe try quoting higher in future and see if you still win the quotes."
16 hours ago
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19 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"Just re read this so £375 less £130 waste cost = £245 less roughly 25% tax and NI of £62 = £183, assuming 10 hours = £18 / hr . Far too cheap !"
21 hours ago
John F replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"To be fair Rob I feel you did well to complete in 1.5 days .
Making a guess at Ten hours which equates to £37 per hour for fairly specialised hard graft especially the clearing up which you probably misjudged and I have myself more often than I…"
22 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"Rob, we do a fair bit of tree work but we do have a 6 inch chipper which would have speeded the job up and reduced waste removal considerably guess we would have put a day on it so £450 plus vat plus £150 plus vat for grinding. On the face of it…"
22 hours ago
Adam Woods replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion E10 petrol
"The key os not to leave E10 in the tank/fuel system. I spend a  lot of time on motorcycles when not gardening.... I had one I was selling last year. I had put E10 in it and left it 3 months, in the garage. Would it start? No.
I drained the fuel and…"
yesterday
Billybop replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"Cut Leylandii branches lie nice and flat but those trees obviously produced a lot of bulky waste. The small size of vehicle used, added to the time taken. Compared to a tipper type truck with high sides. This experience will have helped with costing…"
yesterday
Josh Thompson replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"That puts you on about £160 a day before business costs are accounted for. Personally I do grounds maintenance excluding tree work and I aim for £200-£250/day in labour alone, if I was to remove waste it'd be cost + 1hr labour and hiring specific…"
yesterday
Rob replied to Rob's discussion Accurate costing for tree work
"It took me about 1.5 days and waste cost about £130Access is good though"
yesterday
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HLA 135 Hedge Cutter

Hi all, just looking for some feedback on the Stihl HLA 135 hedge cutter. We have used the 65 & 66 for 5 years now and love them but looking for something a little bit better suited for a number of large conifer jobs we have to do over this coming…

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3 Replies · Reply by Tim Wallach 1 hour ago
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Accurate costing for tree work

I recently cut down and removed 5 cupressocypress trees  that were between 10 and 14 foot high.  I ground the roots down below the ground, and removed all waste.   Three was approximately. 5   small van loads of waste. I charged. £375 including…

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Ear Defenders Deals

Just looking to get some hygiene kits for my 3M Optime III ear defenders and found a company called Best4Headsets.co.uk with free shipping at £50.00 and great prices.One team member Dale Benett e mailed me that there is a sister site…

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Winter gloves

We generally buy Ejendals Tegera 292 gloves for Winter but at £20 plus £4 delivery wonder if there are gloves of equal performance at less cost?The specification we need as a minimum is compliance to EN 511 at level 1 for conductive cold , contact…

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5 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers yesterday
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