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Speedy Hire
Lyndsey731:
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
Mighty_zuke:
--- 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
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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?
Silvery Thing:
--- Quote from: auf_wiedersehen_pet on January 22, 2008, 21:17:42 ---I always use Speedy Hire/HSS prices as justification to buy my own kit.
Hire a Speedy Hire Welder - £93 a week.
Buy a Machine Mart Welder - £200 to keep.
One decent sized job and it's paid for itself anyway.
:P
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and you have the option of selling it afterwards if you wish :)
BigSi:
--- Quote from: Mighty_zuke on January 23, 2008, 08:26:05 ---I looked at hiring a chainsaw for the weekend from Brandon tool hire. He said he would do me a deal of £50 + VAT and I need a licence to hire it :shock:
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I’ve got a licence (one to use it up a tree too!), as I used to be a Tree Surgeon. Would never use one without wearing all the protective clothing (boots, trousers, gloves, helmet with face guard, etc). Almost cut my leg once when it back kicked, luckily I was wearing ballistic trousers which clogged up the chain. Its not the chain that is the problem it’s the kick back caused when cutting with the tip of the bar (something that you should never do). Sometimes I cringe when I see other people using chainsaws incorrectly. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
carbore:
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 enpenditure" 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!
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