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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: ellisr on February 23, 2012, 11:37:59 am

Title: URGENT
Post by: ellisr on February 23, 2012, 11:37:59 am: Can anyone help?

I need someone to cut my hedges near Taunton desperately this weekend or beginning of next week, obviously this will be man with tractor as I have a few acres.
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Post by: ellisr on February 23, 2012, 01:38:55 pm: Urgency due to estate agent springing a surprise inspection on us
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Post by: tizaala on February 23, 2012, 02:01:28 pm: You need to look for a local contract farmer , try yellow pages or your agricultural supply merchants might reccommend someone.
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Post by: Di on February 23, 2012, 02:51:09 pm: Most of our local farmers have hedge cutters attached to the tractor at the moment. Do you have a nearby farmer Try one of them. They will usually help out
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Post by: ellisr on February 23, 2012, 02:53:30 pm: local farmer has been promising for 2 years and never has time when I ask him, we only have until 1st of March to get them done and again he hasn't turned up :'(
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Post by: lachlanandmarcus on February 23, 2012, 03:11:35 pm: This isnt a recommendation as Im not in the area but have you tried these (gleaned from a quick net trawl)?

http://www.ijwebber.co.uk/agricultural-contracting-services.html (http://www.ijwebber.co.uk/agricultural-contracting-services.html)

or

John Burnell
Plant hire, fencing, grass cutting and general agricultural / forestry contracting work
Hele Farm, Waterrow
Taunton
TA4 2BG
Tel: 01398 361266
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Post by: colliewoman on February 23, 2012, 08:12:17 pm: Have you tried on the mole valley notice board?there is normally plenty of ads for that sort of job (at least there are in the standerwick branch)
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Post by: woollyval on February 23, 2012, 10:30:33 pm: ArborTech Professional Tree Services Ltd
- care for trees and hedgerows
Inglefield, Fivehead, Taunton, Somerset TA3 6PT
Andrew Glide Tel: 01460 281611
E-mail: [email protected]
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Post by: old dad on February 24, 2012, 05:54:50 pm: have you tried agricultural contractors on yell.com seems to several in your area.
good luck
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Post by: ellisr on February 24, 2012, 07:09:56 pm: Trying them all but they are all booked out
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Post by: Shnoowie on February 24, 2012, 07:24:25 pm: Our guy is good, but I think Taunton is too far for him.
At this stage I would be inclined to go through every farmer near you in the phone book...just on the off chance. You never know, you may find one who has a few hours spare and wants to make some easy money.

We had our hedges cut about 3 weeks ago...a fortnight later we get a call from the council saying our hedges are too long as a person had complained...the hedges were cut right back to the walls and the tops down too. Some people!
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Post by: ellisr on February 24, 2012, 07:28:25 pm: Ours are part of our tenancy and because the neighbour has complained we have to get them cut or face eviction
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Post by: woollyval on February 24, 2012, 07:58:43 pm: Hello....right I have an idea and if you want to phone its 01823 421237
Now leaving the hedge to grow up is the right thing to do for good hedge management and what you need to do is tell the estate agent that you are managing the hedge in a traditional way and it is going to be laid properly either in the next couple of weeks or in September. My husband Pete is chair of the Somerset Hedge Group...google them as they have a website! You can ask him re management and then quote him if you want....
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Post by: ellisr on February 24, 2012, 08:01:53 pm: Thanks val I will ring tomorrow I must go see to my poorly lamb it is feed time