Brits talkin about Brit stuff

[jockie]

checked out masons website. their timberwolf ref m98 - the spec doesn't fit the photo - be careful!!

also their ref m108 - a 2001 tracked 150. the timberwolf factory didn't make a tracked 150 in 2001. this is a Arborplant conversion of a timberwolf roadtow machine - (Arborplant are the guys that also make that wonderful(hahahahahaha) Predator stump grinder and I hear that timberwolf sacked them as dealers last year and wont have anything to do with them) - double be careful!!!

 

[jockie]

Hi Peter

I'm between Shrewsbury and Telford, so s/coldfield a fair drag for me. i know a couple of guys that direction so I'll have a word and come back to you.

How did you get on with the timberwolf tracked machine??

 

[Ross Turner]

Jockie,Its a small world,I live in Telford,Looking for some work if you know anyone.

 

[Big A]

Ross, head over to the East, plenty of work for the right people at the moment.

 

[Big A]

anyone in the UK know what the old clear treeguards with the square mesh are made from? dont think they're biodegradable.

 

[Ross Turner]

Big A,I used to live in St Neots,Cambs & worked for Tower forestry on behalf of Eastern Electric when they lost the contract gained employment with Fountains on NGC contract got fed up & left.
Who is looking over your way?.Would prefer to get back into normal arb & stay out of Utility but beggars cant be choosers.

 

[Big A]

Dont know off the top of my head who wants what, sorry, but seems a market shortage of good climbers as all the self-employed ones around here seem to be in demand. Just ask Stephen Bullman, left the company earlier in the year to go s/e and hasn't looked back since. I know of a few others like him and they're all busy.

 

[jockie]

hi ross. i'll def ask around.

 

[Ross Turner]

Thanks Jockie,What name do you trade under?.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

been a bit quiet on here lately boy's i take it your all working hard ?? and can't get the time to post ,I know AS is acting a bit strange at the moment with constant bickering etc but let's try and keep our Brit thread going for our sake !!

so what you all been up to are any ofyou guy's getting a change from winter to summer work yet ? ie bloody hedge's !!..

does anyone know of any shows coming up soon where we might all be able to meet up?? Blue when is Caple Manor's festival of tree's day on ?? we could possibly all meet up there

 

[timberwolf150]

Capel Manor Show Fri & Sat 22 / 23 April.
AA Show. Bathurst Estate Cirencester. Fri & Sat 24 / 25 June

Everyone is of course welcome on the TW stand for a cold beer. Good timbersports and climbing events at capel all weekend.

 

[treebusta]

was at Capel last year. Did some of my training there. One of the instructors, Nick is one of the axemen. Good fun watching those guys. Watching two of them crosscut a log quicker than a chainsaw. I had to see it to believe it.
Timberwolf - Chipper delivered by Greenshields on Monday. Been using it hard all week chipping all the brash we've been piling up. Absolutley great. We all love it. See you at both shows to take you up on that drink.

 

[timberwolf150]

No problem. I'll put a reserved for arborist site members only on one of the tables.

Glad you like the chipper treebusta. We aim to please. please keep telling everyone on here all the good and bad things. Criticism is more important sometimes. Without it we can't put the bad things right.

 

[blue]

rolla,
i should be going to capel on the friday.we'll have to meet up again,lets just hope it's better weather than the last show.i hope tw150 realizes how much me and frank can drink

as far as work goes we're pretty busy(no hedges yet(thankfully)).we have had an arb student on work experience for the last 2 weeks,an extra pair of hands is nice when all jobs have long dragouts.he's pretty keen and willing to learn.i've told him about AS as he is looking to travel and get more experience when he finnish's college as he may be able to hook up with a member over the pond.
i've got 4 days off now,hows about anyone else?

 

[SteveBullman]

working tomorrow. nice easy day though, smallish ash tree to reduce. saturday sunday off, might go do a few hours yard work on the monday
me and big A are going to capel, havent decided what day on yet though

 

[blue]

friday friday friday friday friday friday friday friday friday friday friday

 

[Big A]

so what you all been up to are any ofyou guy's getting a change from winter to summer work yet ? ie bloody hedge's !!..

Wish I was hedging, busy on bloody roadside today clearing for a new slip road. Lovely job!!! Then to cap it all the biggest chipper in the universe turns up to clear up for a different company around the corner. a Volvo BM unit pulling it. THe chipper will produce 180 cu/metres per day. 4 feet in feed, 44in discharge spout, 575hp engine fed with a grab. Totally awesome, made the 8in Timberwolf look like a kids toy, took about 10 secs to eat 2 / 50 foot poplars, together. Company comes from Slough I think.

 

[jamie]

on the chipper front

keep harassing the boss to pto chipper with grab, a farmi thingy. either that or a 17 inch forwarder conversion, charge round town with the diffs in and band tracks, yeee haw.

we have now finished our production felling, not a big job, reckon i got through 300 trees in a week and a half. got a huge compliment on my speed, cutting and increased confidence felling in tight spaces, oh and extra wages for workin so ???? hard. was getting halfway through my 6th fill on the really good days.

jamie

 

[Ross Turner]

Any one after a lockjack,Have a look here great bloke to deal with as this is the person i bought mine off last year.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4367079081&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

dont you have to change the cam on lock jack's every 6 months