the 'todays job' thread

[rapalaman]

Wow - makes the one I have lined up for Monday look puny in comparison!

Told them a year ago it needed to come down - do they ever listen? 😏

[Gray git]

Whilst I'm here, a question for the wise and experienced of this parish.
How long would these leylandii stumps, large medium and small take for a 74hp grinder?
I'm prepping them all, or rather my new fat groundy is, quick scratch around to make sure there are no stones, all cut low.
 

Depends how deep but 3 - 5 min a piece I'd confidantly say for the big bandit we use

[Ty Korrigan]

2 hours ago, Gray git said:

Depends how deep but 3 - 5 min a piece I'd confidantly say for the big bandit we use

Oh my, 106 stumps done in under 4 hours with a coffee break.

As a comparison, it would have taken me 20 hours with the FSIB20 and I'd be +4 times more expensive.

After lunch we did a couple of others which I filmed or timed for reference.

Now I have a measure of just what it can do.

I'm in awe of the machine and very happy to have found a motivated grinderman for my larger stumps.

 

 

 

 

[Luckyeleven]

 

 

[Joe Newton]

Walnut reduction from this morning. Fiddly bugger and my least favourite kind of work these days. 

 

I much preferred the willow that I "reduced" in the afternoon 😁

[slack ma girdle]

Many half fallen trees over the last couple of days

[Mick Dempsey]

Took a couple of oaks out, forgot the lowering device.

Needs must when the devil drives.

[lux]

Took a couple of oaks out, forgot the lowering device.
Needs must when the devil drives.

Old school looking rope

How’s the avant comparing to the multi one?

Same thing different colour or more different ?

[Mick Dempsey]

6 minutes ago, lux said:

Old school looking rope

How’s the avant comparing to the multi one?

Same thing different colour or more different ?

It’s my ‘burner’ rope for simple everyday stuff, natural crotch, pulling with the machine etc.

As for the Avant/MO
Very similar, one has got to go though!

[Mick Dempsey]

On 24/02/2022 at 20:25, Joe Newton said:

Walnut reduction from this morning. Fiddly bugger and my least favourite kind of work these days. 

 

I much preferred the willow that I "reduced" in the afternoon 😁

I can admire the skill needed to do it.