the 'todays job' thread

[simonm]

Are they being removed? whats the story?

[Ian Flatters]

Today tasks. A boundary tree dispute enforcement job, not ideally the best spec but it wasn't decided by tree surgeons. Then a conifer to come down for the homeowner who we were carrying out the enforcement for. I didn't get a last pic as I had to go to the hospital for a meeting.

[John Shutler]

 

Site clearance continues, the investment in kit really pays off on jobs like this

 

 

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[Robert_S]

Great pictures John

[timbernut]

Are they being removed? whats the story?

 

 

Sorry only just saw your post. No not removed, they were about 95' and a couple had lost large limbs in last couple of years and wer well over one of the workshops and busy yard access, they also blocked several hrs full sunlight a day from new solar panels on roof of new grain store ( in background in a couple of the pics).

Cut ivy end of last summer but didn't want to do it in leaf for obvious reasons (as was requested). Didn't want to be quite so ruthless but there were not many good places to reduce to (as ivy had choked lower growth) and wouldn't have achieved the light objective if I'd done less.

We got a few lengths that are big enough to quarter saw for a bit of lacewood. The rest for logs ( do you know if it burns well?)

[Gray git]

Bit of clearance work for the county council, remove 4 ash same as in 1st pick and grind stumps done day 1 then clear a swath through the prickly stuff but had a little help with that, would be a tidy finish apart from all the litter!

[timbernut]

Handy bit of kit😄, how big material will it deal with?

[Gray git]

Happy on about 6"material but will do bigger but it drags the drum speed down quickly so got to go stedy with it, eats blackthorn quite happily! Mulching is strange, the harder the timber the better it smashes up the softer stuff like willow or pop just fluffs up and looks messy.

[dig-dug-dan]

Happy on about 6"material but will do bigger but it drags the drum speed down quickly so got to go stedy with it, eats blackthorn quite happily! Mulching is strange, the harder the timber the better it smashes up the softer stuff like willow or pop just fluffs up and looks messy.

 

I often wonder when going in blind to scrub with one of those, what happens when you hit a large lump of concrete dumped by a householder??!

[Gray git]

1 of 2 things happen...

1 it eats it and spits it out.

2 it stops the drum and you have to get out and shift it and keep going.

Only ever broken 1 tooth and that was on a steel road plate.

Half a role of stock net is your worst enemy as that can take hrs to cut out from the teeth.