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Hello, I am trying to get some advice on how to affordably treat my four Western Cedars that a couple arborists have said have bore beetles. I live in the Portland metro area of Oregon which has been having drier and hotter summers. Both arborists have recommended either thousands of dollars in treatments or 10 thousand dollars to just remove the trees. I want to save these trees, but I cannot afford to treat them for thousand dollars. Is there anything I can do to help them? I would really appreciate any help from an expert. Thank you, Tyson

Not very light. Under 80kg probably ain't gonna move very easy. Depending on how close you are to the thing you can collapse the wrench easily to get things moving. It's better to plan the dismantle it pieces that'll be on the heavier side. Yes you can pull slack, it's obviously harder but just pull consistently and be patient rather than yarding on it. I tend to stop the line with as much slack as I think ill need when it gets passed back to me.

very true, and a very capable and knowledgeable all species angler, and a very quiet humble man, especially when compared to some of the chavvy gobshites these days.

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Haven't posted on here in ages - so here's a couple of nice specimens - hope you enjoy. And yes, this seems to be a special year (for lots of stuff).

Lengthen it for a start and add helper springs/roll bars! Leave it single cab but add storage for personal kelter that doesn't fit in the cab! Make a bolster frame for forwarding if you wish but a trayback or dropside is more than adequate for chips (with greedy boards) or carrying timber. A trayback (aussie style) with pins would be light too!

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I've tried most methods. The YouTube methods of pour a teaspoon of fairy dust oil and light it is never going to work. I had massive piles of brash to burn anyway so had a couple of fires on top of stumps and they went. I wouldn't bother if I didn't have loads of stuff to burn anyway and they're not in a location you can have a fire. I think you need loads of heat for a long period of time, can't see how else you'd do it.

Jim Gibbinson RIP.

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What about sensors? The 4510 seemed to remember the user before only using half revs , bit like my old stihl ms 241cm - ypu coild tell who had used it and what revs by just picking it up and starting it !

Had pretty good seat this time - normally up in the gods 👍

I’ve seen them on the last three tours and a couple of times before that too - absolutely awesome band live! I know the lineup is nothing like the original but the musicianship and vocals are fantastic 👍

Yep . Plane crashes don't help with the line up !

Last time I went past, last week I think, it was just a long dead, but recently felled, Elm stump.

I’ve seen them on the last three tours and a couple of times before that too - absolutely awesome band live! I know the lineup is nothing like the original but the musicianship and vocals are fantastic 👍

Am with Muddy on this one, not sure of the need, unless you are HETAS registered and then you'll have all the toys. To check a draught, a ball of newspaper on the grate (or potential where grate will be) is as good as any, smoke goes up the chimney you have a draught. Did the same to my fires when opening them up to give an indication of issues and then called in the sweep knowing all was well. Sweep did smoke tests and would have done a camera survey if I'd wanted. After that once the stove or fire is in use, Muddys symptoms will show problems and issues and then you might want to call someone in (or the installer back) to fix them... and they will have the toys. As for installing and so on, you can install yourself but get a registered HETAS engineer to sign off the work - if you can find one to do that without costing about as much as the install itself.

How light can you go before it’s a pain? And how easy to pull slack?

Burning wet wood is a right game and I don't see a stump getting dry. I have seen internet attempts and they have been at it for a day or more feeding a fire lit on the stump. Seemed to work eventually but why go to all that effort if you can grind it out?

No just made one with my unused rope wrench.. It's very good and can be taken off the pinto easily if it's not required. It works very well with my harken with one groundy to lift branches away, then I can take control in the tree and lower it. At a guess it takes about 50% of the load meaning it's possible to lift 100-150kg branches on the harken and then release It off the harken to lower it by hand. I'd recommend giving it a go

Have you used either of the ISC ones?

If you are self-installing you might already be offside. England is stricter than Scotland. In England the installer needs to be HETAS registered to comply with building regs. Plus your house insurance may have a view on this. If a pro is doing it, its up to them what test they do. Or you can self install and get someone to check it afterwards. Even if you clean your chimney yourself you should also employ a sweep occasionally to ensure a paper trail and cover yourself. But rules aside, personally I don't see the need. Make sure you comply with the stove's installation requirements and crack on. you get a good feel for whether the draft is adequate by using it. Or you can see if the stove will pull a candle flame towards it. The other tests are whether the flue carry smoke properly and it doesn't end up in the attic or coming out other chimneys. Then there is a spillage tests - does the stove leak smoke from fire cement, seams or door seals.

Good to know. Thanks. No, echo has only one 35cc auto choke. All others have manual carbs.

One of these (DIY or an actual rigging wrench) is invaluable for rigging in the tree or working with only one grounds man as you can readily control it as they land it.