Not strictly tree related but countryside related

[Matthew Arnold]

Fascinating thread Ranger Matt, cant believe you actually volunteer to go around picking up needles, i wouldnt do that if i was being paid. Well done.

 

Also what do you think of the BFG All terrains? Im considering getting some for the L200.

 

The BFG All Terrains are brillian.t We tried some Cooper Discoverer ATR and decided to get them changes to A/T as soon as possible. They are agressive but as aggressive the mud terrains. They gripped really well last year in the snow.

[Matthew Arnold]

The pics from today.

[Matthew Arnold]

Hedgelaying Volunteer task. It was our last task scheduled in so had a good turn out.

[Minotaur]

Matt

 

great thread mate well done. Can't believe how much you do/have done as a volunteer, got alot of respect for you for that.

 

No chance of getting taken on full or part time as a Ranger?

 

 

Good luck and keep them coming.

 

Chris

[Matthew Arnold]

Matt

 

great thread mate well done. Can't believe how much you do/have done as a volunteer, got alot of respect for you for that.

 

No chance of getting taken on full or part time as a Ranger?

 

 

Good luck and keep them coming.

 

Chris

 

If they had the money they would employ me but sadly because of cut backs left right and centre there is barely any money left at the end of the financial year (Less that £100 in the jar).

[Matthew Arnold]

Todays fun "little" job. Had 5 people complain about the large amount of trees we have felled today and the fact we are destroying the Ozone with our fire despite it being carbon neutral. They are going to be even more horrified when they see what we are dropping tomorrow (18 silver birches [12"-20" DBH], and two massive ash coppice stools [8-18"dbh x 20 stems per stool]).

[Matthew Arnold]

Todays job. Dropped 12 Silver Birches, 4 Oaks, 2 Hawthorns and an Elm. Had the chipper today so brought our Ifor Williams TT116 down with some hessian sacks attached around the side to catch the woodchip. Had it filled to the top and got pulled by the local plod as he thought we were overloaded on the hitch. We were 2kg under the maximum:lol:. Back again tomorrow for 2 large Ash coppice stools. No chipper so going to try and get the boss to have another fire.

[Matthew Arnold]

Had a cracking start to the day. Two full stile kits and a sleeper bridge to install. We were expecting the job to take us all day. It only took us 90 minutes to do all three.

[Matthew Arnold]

Had a bridge job to do after lunch time after we did some fingerposts this morning. The sheet said fallen trees anf one plank needing replacement. We replaced most of the bridge.

[Matthew Arnold]

A double stile and sleeper bridge replacement. It was foul weather so we parked the van to act as a wind break.