All Activity

feckin' tweakers!

Edit - you don’t need to take the tailgate off every time, that was just when I was fitting them. The ramps come with an HSS drill bit and 2 keeper pins for the bed.

Evening. I am quoting for the removal of a large Sequoia and need to remove timber from site. Its a bit of a monster and as can imagine some big lumps of timber to dispose of. Ive added a picture but it doesnt do it justice. Very roughly at the ground my lad (who is 6'1) arms out wide 5 times so id say circumference is about 10m I have a allowed for a crane for 2 days to strip and fell in sections. I would estimate it will fill the 40 yrd bins at least 10 times. its the timber removal thats the slow bit. I can load with the crane. Is there a better solution that people can recommend? Would chipping all the timber be a option? Ie split it to chippable sizes with say a 360 with a pincher type attachment (ive seen this before as green waste disposal sites). Not saying do it myself, saying potentially getting in operated plant to do this. The site does use a lot of woodchip so this may be a option. its in Berkshire. SL5 There is good access (having a temporary road laid out). Im getting a quote from Richard Hall as they are up the road but any advice/ recommendations would be appreciated. Many thanks Jose PS the tree is dying, hence the need to remove!

But that's not the overall average, you can still buy a terraced house around that general area for well under £200k, throw that in the mix and the overall average is about right.

I'm guessing that the house prices referred to range from about £300.000 to £550.000. The one with the open garage in Steve's original post (pictred below) is midstream at £440.000

This could be part of a leg-pull. The OP has posted this topic twice on another site; both posts on 14th June 2025. He states, in one post, that the tree "is absolutely massive. Biggest tree I have ever seen. Apparently it is over 100 years old" He's obviously not seen many trees. Links to his other posts on Arborsite.com Please help. New here | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum WWW.ARBORISTSITE.COM Hello, So I have a massive oak tree in my back yard. I removed some of the ivy that was growing up it and I was hoping I... Can I have help? | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum WWW.ARBORISTSITE.COM Hello, I am brand new here and looking for some advice So this tree (I think it is an oak tree) is absolutely massive. Biggest...

nah, way off. Thats the starting price for a small 2 bed, @Mike Hill not sure what the average price is, but from what I can tell, the 4 bedroom house i was looking at there is about £100,000 over the odds for a comparable size house in the village.

Looking at the Cast 825D, Norcar a6226, or Avant 600 series. I've used Norcar and Avant quite a bit but never a Cast so any opinions would be useful Cheers

Hi everyone, We’re offering Arbtalk users an exclusive 20% introductory discount on 10L of high-quality chain oil. Website price: £25.00 Arbtalk price: £20.00 (with discount code) This offer is available this weekend only, so don’t miss out. To claim your discount, just enter code ATOIL20 at checkout. Thanks for your support – we hope you enjoy the offer! ARB Surplus 150 Grade Chain Oil - 10L WWW.ARBSURPLUS.COM ARB Surplus 150 Grade Chain Oil - 10 LitreARB surplus Chainsaw Oil delivers high-performance lubrication for both...

Got a strange one! New hydraulic grab noticed Hydraulic oil coming up through the bolts on the mounting plate. I checked the bolts and they were all loose. Tightened them up but its still coming out, doesn't seem to do it under pressure more if its parked up for a day or so.

He’s too busy passing his expert knowledge around on planning and housing developments at the moment. You never know that’s maybe his role in the office 🤷‍♂️

Jeremy Corbyn confirms talks about forming new party with Zarah Sultana APPLE.NEWS Corbyn says ‘discussions are ongoing’ after MP’s surprise announcement, and is understood... A new home for you Mark.

Not a bad guess. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/stowmarket.html

I would say the overall average would be around £250-£275k in that area.

Thanks Paul, great link. I've found out some further info which may be useful for people too. If an enforcement notice has been served already, the date it was served is important – if January 1st 2023 or later, that enforcement notice also stays on the land not the owner same as above. If served before 01 Jan ’23, it is on the owner not the land, the owner the notice was served on remains responsible for restocking, and a new owner of the land is not responsible.

I didn't expect one, but at least the circumlocution has paused for now.

I would be starting with Rigidoporis ulmarius Giant elm bracket

The .GOV guidance seems clear. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-felling-licence-when-you-need-to-apply#selling-land-with-a-felling-licence Selling land with a felling licence When you sell land covered by a live felling licence, any remaining felling permissions automatically transfer to the new owner (or other person with sufficient legal interest in the land). The same is true of any restocking conditions attached to the felling licence. Any conditions that have been engaged by previous felling will become the new owner’s obligation to comply with. Equally, if the new owner undertakes further felling under the licence, they will be bound by any further restocking conditions that are engaged. Enforcement proceedings for non-compliance with felling licence conditions can be taken against whoever is the owner of the land at the time that the conditions must be complied with. This may be the original licence holder or any subsequent owner of the land. Whoever is the owner of the land at the time of non-compliance with the licence conditions may be served with an enforcement notice under section 24 of the Forestry Act 1967. An enforcement notice places a duty on the owner to comply with the conditions of the felling licence. Non-compliance with such a notice is a criminal offence, for which you can be prosecuted. An individual may be served with an enforcement notice, even where the previous owner undertook the felling, and neither the previous nor current owner have ensured compliance with the engaged conditions. Further enforcement notices may be served on any subsequent landowners.

My client is buying a plot of land but the FC/Forestry England are currently in enforcement action on the current owner who hasn't replanted after being granted a felling licence to fell with the condition to replant. We're presuming the requirement to replant will transfer over with ownership and my customer will be responsible to replant but any info or guidance from people in the know would be appreciated? Wouldn't make sense for it to stop with the change of ownership otherwise you'd get unscrupulous people fold the Ltd company and sell up/transfer ownership with no trees getting replanted??? TIA

Ok there is my point, we had very powerful storm this winter I believe many trees got some sort of internal damage , which hard to identify,then summer come trees become more heavy at summer as they absorb moisture , plus hot temperatures cause them to expand and if tree already hade some internal damage I believe that will cause collapse even in absolutely good looking tree I just cut biggest elm I ever seen with very interesting internal crack sadly I don’t like photos during work ! Tree like this cedar must be fenced to retain , it is also good for a tree to keep ground intact under drip zone. I’m afraid that if we start remove every potentially dangerous tree it will be no tree left, we just need proper people for assessment and survey , plus we need to stop some sort of ecolunatics affecting decisions, so it’s all about good specialists and managers all those becoming absolete !

Good point.