Not strictly tree related but countryside related

[Matthew Arnold]

Todays job. Clear a bridleway on a steep slope. Not a problem doing it despite having to strim all of it. Second job was to clear a byway which needed nothing but a run up and down with the tractor.

[Gareth Dalzell]

Nice and tidy.

 

What type of mower/flail is that you're using on the compact tractor?

[Matthew Arnold]

Nice and tidy.

 

What type of mower/flail is that you're using on the compact tractor?

 

Its a Wessex Flail.

 

Wessex Country flail mowers

[Gareth Dalzell]

Its a Wessex Flail.

 

Wessex Country flail mowers

 

Handy bit of kit. I,m between a compact tractor flail arm and a rear mounted flail at the moment. Trying to see if a can get away with just a flail arm, than I can batter a few hedges as well as grass areas. Onlyr thing is I don't know if I could drive a flail arm - it's seems like you need 3 arms and 2 sets of eyes to use them properly.

 

Thanks for that.

[Matthew Arnold]

Handy bit of kit. I,m between a compact tractor flail arm and a rear mounted flail at the moment. Trying to see if a can get away with just a flail arm, than I can batter a few hedges as well as grass areas. Onlyr thing is I don't know if I could drive a flail arm - it's seems like you need 3 arms and 2 sets of eyes to use them properly.

 

Thanks for that.

 

The flail arm we borrowed from our colleagues was crap to put it politely. It didnt have the guts to munch brambles or even small twigs from the hedgerows. It was more of a verge cutter than a hedge flail despite it having the hedge heads on. The rear mounted flail was the easier option for us.

[Matthew Arnold]

Some pics from this afternoon when the river was just about getting to its peak.

[Matthew Arnold]

What a cracking sunrise to wake up to. Just what i wanted to see on a crisp Jan morning whilst getting ready for the shoot. Now supping some of Butcombes best bitter.

[Matthew Arnold]

Checked two bridges today. First one is a simple remove limbs and way mark. Second one was repaired a month ago. River has lifted it up at one end so next plan is to put better earth anchors onto the bridge as used old ones hoping they would hold.

[Matthew Arnold]

Todays job was to install an 8 ft field gate. Holes were filling with water as soon as we augered them out. Postcrete set reasonably quickly despite the water in the holes.

[alex_m]

What a cracking sunrise to wake up to. Just what i wanted to see on a crisp Jan morning whilst getting ready for the shoot. Now supping some of Butcombes best bitter.

 

I live in Butcombe:001_smile:

(although the brewery is now 3 miles away in Wrington)

Great beer from what I have tasted so far!