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Hi all, The reason i'm writing a post is due to a disagreement with the neighbours regarding some trees and hedges in the garden. We're trying to solve it amicably but looking like it may go down the council route. I've asked the council for some guidance to help clarify how rulings would work in cases where a "hedge" is a mix of both Deciduous and Evergreen trees, and where the line would be drawn in cases where the hedge is quite long indeed. Unfortunately the council weren't able to give me a clear answer, so was hoping to get some advice on here aswell. I've done a crude MS paint image of the layout of the trees and hedges in question to help demonstrate the situation. In this case all trees and hedges belong to Property 4, and Property 2 and 3 have an issue (understandably we think) with the height of the Laurels and Confiers that are above 2M and overhanging the boundary of the land. I appreciate the .gov guidance states that for it to be considered a 'high hedge', it [i] is formed wholly or predominantly by a line of two or more evergreens. [/i] But the bit we're unclear on is; what about any deciduous trees that are part of this hedge too. In this case it is very likely mostly deciduous if you treat the whole hedge as one and i'd imagine a complaint wouldn't be upheld in this case? Or am I looking at this the wrong way? I.e is it possible for the complaint to be limited to the evergreen trees solely? (laurels and conifers) and leave the deciduous trees entirely excluded and untouched? If viewed this way then the 'hedge' is 100% evergreen.... and i'd imagine the complaint would be upheld? What do people think? can anyone shed some light on this (no pun intended :D) or have been through something similar themselves? Image below, for scale reference, the [i]depth [/i]of the Laurel is about 3Meters or so, cheers Ged

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That's right, the wissey isn't connected to the broads, now if I'd have asked about river moorings close to/connected the Ouse he'd have been close.

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This isn't the first time you've jumped on one of my posts with information I haven't asked for, you did the same a couple of months ago when I asked about the reverse lights not working on my van, your long winded reply was all about break lights. Try reading posts properly before you reply.

Ditch Witch will all be way over a tonne Mick. They are an altogether bigger machine than the mini skids. Cast Worky Quad and Sherpa are both good, but won’t have the flow rate to run a flail effectively. Everything is a compromise!

Like Mick says. 500i is the answer to a lot of arb questions. Even a 661 on the same bar and chain is (or at least feels) slower on smaller wood. I’m aware that might sound like bollocks because displacement is displacement but I’ve just cut about 150 tonnes of 4-40” firewood with a 500i and a 661 on the same bars so feel fairly qualified to comment. 881/3120. Forget it. No point until you’re regularly doing six foot cuts. Too much misery for not enough reward.

I don’t own a skidsteer but apart from Vermeer, I’ve heard good things about Ditch Witch. Can I ask what is resilience utility?

@Mick Dempsey @Joe Newton any anyone else who uses one/has experience of these machines: Which brand/type would you recommend? It’s for a large amount of resilience utility work, so would be for moving/stacking timber and moving brash. Key requirements would be sub 1t weight, capacity to run a grab (and maybe a mulcher in future), ideally go up ramps into my 4x4 tipper to save on additional trailer. Id be looking 2nd hand, I know you can get good finance deals but I’d rather buy good quality used, outright.

BOAT Bring Out Another Thousand Just gave up looking at them as I just wanted something small but its either trailer and launch or as said before bend over (a fortune in mooring fees). Then there's maintenance, insurance...

The really big saws aren’t necessarily quicker through that size wood, a razor sharp 572 or similar will be more use.

Have to think about tracks vs wheels, I think the wheels make less mess of grass but the chinese ones I've seen have been tracked.

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I dont have a before pic, but a reasonable spreading conifer with thick ivy up the main and dead right stem. Interesting as it had a big hazard beam crack on the furthest spreading left stem, I wanted to get a decent amount of weight off that before I tied in. Mostly an easy drop zone, spear cut all the rear brush as nothing important behind. The new Meteor cyl kit is working well! I had some issue with it bogging but each time the air filter was clogged and had to bang it clean. There was a very dusty dead stem but seemed to clog excessively fast. Long steep garden on this and I wouldnt have wanted to be a groundie, perhaps should have cut them smaller! Cutting the low stump was exhausting at the end. Jobs like this I would like a 3120XP as it should be 50% quicker cutting the big bits.

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A belated morning everyone, stay safe and love what you do

@Joe Newton ideally it would need to be under 1000kg weight, so in theory it could be transported in the back of a tipper-hence the microbull or similar thoughts. I’m guessing Toro Or Vermeer would be somewhere top of the list?

This week’s job has been trying to diligently tie off all the little fiddle-fuxk decisions on the winch that I’ve been putting off for months. Got some final answers from my machinist on how much clearance he wants designed in for certain ops etc (I know - dream client!) so no excuses to not get the bits my end done. A few more (tens of) hours of CAD and then buy a piece of aluminum the size of a phone book and commit. IMG_5801.MOV

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