Chat & Social > The Bar - General Chat
Speedy Hire
narked:
Regarding the chainsaws, that was the only item I noticed in the catalogue that stated "proof of license required". They'll happily let you take away an excavator, diamond cutter, nail gun etc without any proof mind. It also stated that chainsaws aren't available on cash hires, so need to be on a trade account.
The Smiths:
--- Quote from: carbore on January 23, 2008, 20:29:45 ---Yes hire is expensive, but it depends if you will ever need it again.
The other more "stupid" reason is that some companies wont let you buy kit as its "capital expenditure" but you can hire stuff as its ongoing expenses. This is especially true of government, but sometimes the cost of managing and maintaining something means that cost is not simple purchase price vs rental price.
But my closing remarks are that I personally never pass up an option to buy tools!
--- End quote ---
I would always buy, even used.
But all hire charges are tax deductable and purchases need to go into capital depreciation and continual accounting
carbore:
Do the following films sound scary?
The Texas Petrol driven disc cutter massacre
The Texas Working under an un propped hydraulic lift body massacre
The Texas rather long extending ladder on a wobbly path massacre
The Texas nail gun massacre
Ok the last one maybe, but seeing as how it was "The texas chainsaw massacre" I am happy that they require proof of license.
madmatt:
--- Quote from: Mighty_zuke on January 23, 2008, 17:01:10 ---
--- Quote from: Lyndsey731 on January 23, 2008, 13:20:15 ---You have to see their point on the license bit, you can't hire a car without one and they can be just as lethal, a chainsaw can go from ground level to the middle of your forehead in less than a second!
Gav
--- End quote ---
I know there needs to be some sort of regulation but I could always go and get a disc cutter with diamond blade! Cheaper than a chainsaw and gets through concrete too!!! How safe is that? [-X
Or is the chainsaw licence another money making scheme?
--- End quote ---
I don't know if you realise just how dangerous a chainsaw can be! Are you aware of the kick back zone for a start? Also if your speedy hire is like our local branch they hire profesional chainsaws that are very powerfull, not like an electric one. If you want to hire one from around here you'll have to hire the safety kit to. A chainsaw is probably one of the few tools that can kill almost instantly. If you cut yourself with a chainsaw chances are you'll bleed out before the ambulance people have answered the phone.
I have seen people injued with both a chainsaw and a disc cutter trust me I'd pick the disc cutter every time. I don't agree with hiring excavators and dumpers etc out to any body off the street either but there not as likely to kill you in a split second like a chainsaw is. I am registered on an Arborists forum and we have discussed at long length its about time the likes of B&Q were stopped from selling them.
Disco Matt:
I too am amazed that earthmovers can be hired without any proof of training/license. I've driven a couple of hired mini diggers and they can be downright scary before you get the hang of them. I'm naturally cautious which I suspect kept me out of danger, but I could see how you could come to grief with one remarkably easily. You need a fair bit of fine control to handle one accurately.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version