the 'todays job' thread

[Doug Tait]

Had a Willow to remove from a small river last week, "Slitrig Water" near Hawick. There was also a few stumps that had been dug out for flood prevention works nearby to break down and remove. Interesting little job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Andy Craig]

Been working my way through this thread from the start over the last couple of months. Been interesting to see peoples progress over the years.

[carlos]

this mornings storm "eunice" brought this big mac down, not quiet the easy friday afternoon w e had hoped for, still 11ton rubber duck made easy work of the lumps.

[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.