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Just going through an old survey and came across these images of an old Field Maple on the Tempsford Hall estate, which I manage down in Central Beds. Magnificent tree.

A little bit of heat, some WD40 and gently turning it back a forth and it eventually eased up and unstuck.. Thanks for the advice

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Let's hope the Yanks don't have an immobiliser installed in them. That would probably trump (pun intended) Mossad's exploding pagers.

I was just reading about the planned rollout of 6G around 2030ish and It's feckin terrifying, nothing like we've seen before at frequencies that can cook flesh from all these towers that erected everywhere while nobody questions anything.... very disturbing.... as I said, anti human or perhaps anti all life.👎👎

No problem, glad he got in touch.

Gasoline 2 stroke chainsaws are the stuff you can rely on. Batteries in cold weather are unreliable. Might work or just do nothing. Who wants that? 2 stroke engines should never have been replaced. As diesel SOHC engines for cars or air cooled diesel DEUTZ F6L912. Some of us need things that work all the time every time we need it to do so. Not "high tech" BS that is about 90% of the time Made in China and you might as well throw dice to find out how or if they will work/do the job today... Makita is a perfect example of a good brand-(Dolmar) that was bought and willingly destroyed. Because some individuals wanted this or, were told to "move on"/ do so! And before anyone tells me 2 stroke pollutes , there are injected 2 stroke since at least 10 years ago if not longer ,that are indestinguishable from 4 strokes. Used in snowmobiles. Anyway... Enjoy your battery toys 🙄

Lets ask the moon nicely, see if she can speed up and squeeze an extra one in...

192 тыс. просмотров · 1,1 тыс. реакций | Que hubieras echo si tu... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Que hubieras echo si tu linea fuera de acero? #fyp #professional #treework #arboristlife #treeclimber #peligro #Dangerous I cant see an obvious cause for that splitting. Please enlighten me.

Hi Mathew, if you add yourself to the tip sites (linked here or above) you might get some luck there. Noting that most tree surgeons and so on working regularly in your area will be sorted where to get rid of their waste, you are more likely to get occasional loads from people working outside their area and not wanting to return to their usual places (time driving 'home' costs). It helps if you can be accessible as you can - a drive to tip onto helps, no locked gates, able to take any waste on offer and so on. Second thing is to take a walk around, listen out for chainsaws working (they arn't hard to find), weird as it may be but not every tree surgeon is a member here, won't see the tip sites. You might get lucky, a face to face conversation can get results - though again be prepared to leave a number and post code (goes into the pile of phone numbers in the van) - if you are closer or more convenient than a usual tip that can help. In the tip sites add in that you are willing to give a consideration for time and petrol. Last one, local knowledge, there was a fella with a yard - forget where - think advertising on Gum Tree advertising uncut logs delivered - might have been Rutherglen way

Turns out this was unreliable shite. The slightest bit of humidity or cold in the air and it refuses to turn on. Sat next to the hall heater, it works. Plan is to send it off for warranty repair and then ebay it. Its replacement arrived today, far more powerfull, uses Makita 18v batteries, but they do others. Ordered 28th, 8 days from China. Arrived with 5 bar in the tank ! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1M3J3WH

Agreed I think those are the standard US connectors (SAE) so should be very compatible.

Morning all, Snowing a bit here with more predicted by 10. Only a couple of inches on the ground. I don’t fancy slipping and damaging my knee replacement or anything else, so no site work until it clears. Might look at a couple of jobs though. Stay safe

Sorry for the delay. I got a new one at a very reasonable price from those nice folks at Global Machinery Solutions who were very helpful. Replaced it but found I needed to take a round file to the slot in the guard to stop it fouling, no issues so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCEbLrtovtE&list=LL&index=10 and a much better version .

Depends on what crank they choose to use .

Yeahhhh, climbing gear is something I'm ok with spending a bit more on, and getting from a reputable sources, like I don't know, skyland or buxtons or take your pick of places. Just not temu or ali express tvm😁🤣

Would anyone on here have a Timberwolf 18/100 chipper for sale do many scammers on Facebook

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I think this is real. Nice idea, but probably wouldn't work that well in practice.

Thanks mate, appreciate it.