Steve Bullman
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trying to rig those ends through the crown onto the bank would be an even bigger ball ache....speedlinings the most sensible option for these.
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This is my current project and what a pain in the backside it is. Trees are all 90ft+(i know because i measured them). customer is concerned about them falling on the wires.....several of them have various fungi, mostly polyporous. spec is to deadwood, and reduce the weight back over the moat. Everythings going to be speedlined across to the bank on the other side. Electricity wire is pretty close which limits our angles somewhat. the biggest tree's tips are about level with the wires but a good 30ft+ above them so these will(hopefully:biggrin:) peel under and speedline diagonally across the moat. Just to make things interesting for the groundies theres a nice load of beehives that they couldn't(or wouldn't?) move. It's on day works so no pressure.....allowing a day per tree as theres so much rigging/redirecting of the speedline involved. video to follow once the jobs done
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tree officer had allowed up to 25%, just less that this off though generally.....the neighbours side come in a little harder.
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it looks like liros, but it appears a softer(fuzzier)cord, maybe just well worn.
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treeson, whats that black cord you're using?
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you've done enough mate, save it for the next one at cirencester
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oooh that was me! glad it went to a good home:001_smile: joanne should be in touch at some point soon.
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will let you off then
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can we keep the names out please guys
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personal as in accident insurance?
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damm, you got me:biggrin:
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it does look pretty sweet that!
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if you cant see why its inappropriate then im not going to bother explaining it.
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fiddly little willow reduction....couldnt get far enough back to get a decent pic from any angle.
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i have a 1x37, been a great machine over the past 7 years ive owned it...all the maintenance ive had to do has been replace the belts here and there and the odd sheared bolt. id definately go vat registered, makes no sense not to....you'll be running round a fair bit delivering, why pay extra on fuel when you dont have to? on top of that theres of course the amount that you'll claim back when you purchase the machine which will be a grand or so. then of course theres the 17.5% you'll be paying on top of all the cordwood you buy in(assuming you'll be buying it in) which will be a real killer. vat on firewood is only 5% to the customer and ive never had anyone complain about that yet.
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for a start its too big, sticks out and catches on stuff if you are climbing through tight canopies.....and its only attached at one point so minimal leverage is required to break the plastic. if you are aware of that you can no doubt prevent it happening to some extent...its something to watch for though.
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i used one.....yes its cheap, but it does have a few design floors...not least the chain break which i managed to break within a couple of hours. not saying thats a good enough reason not to buy one if the price is that important to you....just something you would need to be aware of. the topping saw is perhaps your primary piece of equipment however....you should pull all the stops out to find a way to get the best you can.
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Which splitter do i get...advice needed please
Steve Bullman replied to farmer_ben's topic in Firewood forum
havent had experience with any log splitters, but did look at the riko last year, it did look a well made and user friendly bit of kit. the thor splitters seem pretty popular. one of my customers uses a 30ton binderberger -
yep agreed, unless its the list price
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Help. Neglected Hornbeam coppice
Steve Bullman replied to jamesfwpurdy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
furthermore......coppicing hazel is traditional practise....anyone kicking up a fuss over this would be most unreasonable and not worth worrying about in my opinion -
Help. Neglected Hornbeam coppice
Steve Bullman replied to jamesfwpurdy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
i dont think the advice you were given is bad at all...perhaps if you find this extreme just think out random patches here and there, and enough to keep you in firewood. if you leave the perimiter the neighbours wont see much thats done anyway? -
how much?
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that last ones fantastic
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dont be blaming the dog
