the 'todays job' thread

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2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Today’s joy was winching a collapsed willow pollard out of the moat at Joseph Conrad’s old house.

 

I knew the last lump would be a bastard to get a rope round so I packed my Speedos.

 

 

 

 

I keep lag screws and rock climbing bolt hangers in the van for stuff you can't easily choke. 

 

 

I also keep a canoe on the van, which is arguably over the top. 

[nepia]

21 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

Blocking isn't a problem with just the smallest smattering of vigilance. I only held that bit back for a slightly finer mince. It had the power to take it through unattended. The problem with tip first is that it means butt last. Heavy bits can bounce around on the drum and come back out of the hopper. This is my first attempt setting the anvil gap. The manual is sod all use so I'm learning as I go. Going to try a slightly larger gap for a greedier feed next time. Has your Jo Beau got a feed roller?

You need to up your game and get the next branch tip in before anything can fly out!  Personally I'm not bothered by the odd bit flying out; the machine can have a second go at it

Two of the five rubber flaps have broken off my machine so I've got a bit anal about keeping my visor down all the time, something I must admit I don't always do as my best ear defenders are on a headband

I was disappointed at how poorly one of the rubber flaps chipped!

 

No feed roller on the JB

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31 minutes ago, nepia said:

You need to up your game and get the next branch tip in before anything can fly out!  Personally I'm not bothered by the odd bit flying out; the machine can have a second go at it

Two of the five rubber flaps have broken off my machine so I've got a bit anal about keeping my visor down all the time, something I must admit I don't always do as my best ear defenders are on a headband

I was disappointed at how poorly one of the rubber flaps chipped!

 

No feed roller on the JB

 

I'm leaning quite heavily into not rushing atm so no charging at it like I never want it holding full revs. I had some danger lumps to get rid of this afternoon and the hopper was pointing at a conservatory. Chucked one in and blocked the hopper with a supermarket crate until the drum fell silent. Did five or six like that. Had a couple kick back. The flaps on mine are a bit weedy. Would like heavier. Maybe even a fold over lid to take the place of the crate. I could walk off and do something else while chogs bounce around then. Have been meaning for ages to buy stokbord (6mm) for general ground and stuff protection. Perhaps a bit of that could be flaps. 

 

Or perhaps I should dispense with these half measures and go straight to the premium option. 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 12 by AHPP

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ATGATT btw. Wasn't bothering on the first day. Put it down and about five seconds later a bit at least as big as a squash ball hit the visor hard enough to make it kiss my top lip. Would have hurt. 

[nepia]

Oh my gawd; beefy flaps on my poor little pencil sharpener.  What would the neighbors think?

[nepia]

Don't use anything rigid for the safety flap.  If you're chipping blackthorn, apple or anything with jaggy shaped  branches (you know what I mean) they can start chipping fine and then get turned sideways by the change in shape as the first bits get chipped and just sit there - wedged behind the safety flap

You need flexible flaps 🤪 to be able to extract said branches and try again

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5 minutes ago, nepia said:

Oh my gawd; beefy flaps on my poor little pencil sharpener.  What would the neighbors think?

 

What's the crassest thing we can think of to put on them? Then have a set made half that and half doobin's business livery. He loves the funny slogans. 

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AIN'T NO SALT ON THESE CHIPS

 

I WISH MY WIFE TOOK MY WOOD THIS ENTHUSIASTICALLY

 

DON'T MAKE ME SPRAY IT AGAIN!

 

etc

 

 

Edited April 12 by AHPP

[nepia]

Meet my wood gobbler 😏

The lignin licker

From chopped to chipped

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This was yesterday nice wee beech reduction couldn't have gone any better, I like subbing to this firm

 

 

 

 

We couldn't get the back so I had to climb