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  1. Andy Collins
    My little stumpery I put in today
  2. Andy Collins
    I love the nimbleosity of the 346 over the stihl, esp when snedding fast, and as you say the snappy acceleration of the 346 makes it a superb little saw for this kind of work.
  3. Andy Collins
    Felling frenzy over, and now for the big clear up, by the end of today just have the timber to extract.
  4. Andy Collins
    I hate the heat in this job, makes working hard unbearable (not that I ever work hard!) Due to my hair having a slight auburn hue, my skin seems to absorb the suns rays, even in winter, leading to 3rd degree burns to exposed areas. I carry about 3-4litres of water with me most days, and on hot days the camelbak isnt far from reach. Drink plenty, keep your cooling system functional.
  5. Andy Collins
    Chopthatup, to state that "totally useless unsable ladders not for tree surgeons aimed at diy enthusiasts poor customer service arrogant staff and owner will not be recommending to ANYONE" does not really tell us much, nor would it tell the dealer much either when you complain. I havent bought or used a Henchman product, so how about you say what is really wrong with them, your exact findings? Have you tried talking to the dealer properly instead of ranting at them, have you written to them? Do you understand how to set them up properly and safely? To come on a forum to say something is crap, staff are crap etc is not good form, but if you have genuine concerns over a products safety, then this should be addressed, the company should be informed in the first instance, they have a right to defend their product.
  6. Andy Collins
    No, we have plenty of felling carnage yet to wreak upon this place, no place for sensitive souls. It isnt on immaculate lawns, so drag a roller over the top and jobs a good un:thumbup1:
  7. Andy Collins
    Bobcat comes out to play again, good job as the spool valve on the forwarder sprung a leak!
  8. Andy Collins
    Hi Tony. I'm a trustee of a small charity woodland. What I've found from a fund-raising point of view is that few people are REALLY that interested. Its not something that cute and cuddly (panda) its not a little orphan looking for support, or a starving, malnourished child from Africa that tugs at heart-strings. We get quite a few visitors during the year, but none of those will put their hands in their pockets and donate to keep it maintained. What you are suggesting is going to appeal to a very very tiny group of people, and getting any kind of financial support is going to be very difficult. Our charity has grants from local Wildlife Trusts, Parish Council, the Green party and so on, perhaps you could approach similar people?
  9. Andy Collins
    You arent the first to mention this, seems people expect the employers to do the chasing these days......aint gonna happen.
  10. Andy Collins
    Do you offer an all round service, ie sell them the lgs then clean the chimneys< could be onto a winner there
  11. Andy Collins
    Top dollar for top performance, simple. Only 13 saws and 1 hedgecutter Steve, pah! Everyone else is a midget, they're ten a penny
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  13. Andy Collins
    I've a feeling we're into this place for sometime yet, so I'll see what around later in the year, and let you know if it get active.
  14. Andy Collins
    No
  15. Andy Collins
    I'd rather pay one very good climber top money, it takes the hassle out of the job, the jobs get done more efficiently, nine times out of ten we get done early and I have more time to look for more work (and more quality time too). It is a learning curve, you have to serve the time on a lesser income to eventually get up to a standard where they become top earners. Dont get disillusioned with it, just get on with it, learn from it, and make things happen for yourself when you are good and ready.
  16. Andy Collins
    In a naive kind of way, I think to maintain and enhance the site to make it something special would attract the right kind of buyer in the future, some one else who would continue to nurture and develop the site for their time there. I may not share many of your views Tony, but I am passionate about certain things, and this place has jumped in to my all time top 3 favourite sites that i work.
  17. Andy Collins
    we have to re-plant and re-stock where thinnings taken place under the felling licence terms, i wonder if the felling license alone is protection enough?
  18. Andy Collins
    Not vast, an old farm that he has planted up around his house. I'll find out the size of the area next week. we're thinning out around 60tons of various trees, mainly nurse stock, to leave the specimens:thumbup1:
  19. Andy Collins
    That horrible old stump has a plethora of life around it, how very day you suggest its removal (and its full of nails) The owner was one-time big cheese of the Arb Assn, East Anglia "when it was interested in trees for the love of them".
  20. Andy Collins
    My local TO is very efficient, and has seen this collection. Atm there is no threat to it, but as far as the future goes, well I've suggested TPO's and maybe even higher status (SSSI?) and maybe even charitable trust management. I wholeheartedly agree that it needs protection for the future generations.
  21. Andy Collins
    The trees were moving quite a bit in the wind, and I'm only using the camera on my phone:001_rolleyes:
  22. Andy Collins
    It is, though I didnt spemd too much time studying them today, had to do some work!
  23. Andy Collins
    I've the good fortune to have started work thinning out a private collection of trees. Too many to name, but this gentleman, now in his 80's, started his collection in the 1960's. He has gone on to supply many of the country's finest arboreta with specimens. Some of the trees I saw today, Italian Stone Pine, male and female Black Pops, Taxodium distichum Grand Fir, various different Magnolias, all the cedars, Dunkeld Larch (x2), but there are many many more. Fascinating place, fascinating gentleman, forgotten more than I know. I suddenly thought to take a few pics today, to share with you lot. If anyone is interested in visiting this place, I am considering (with his permission) a group visit in the late spring or summer, for a small group of 5 or 6. He is very humble, and didnt realise that there may be interest, so no-one has seen this collection publicly before.
  24. Andy Collins
    Me? I just a poor tree-cutter, church mice feel sorry for me and have a whip round now and again
  25. Andy Collins
    whats the biggie here? He jumps a red light, potentially risking the health & safety of other road users, and himself. He didnt need to complicate the situation at all, but did it purely for his own selfishness, he set out to make this film. Alex, what would you have said if the cyclist jumped a red across your vehicle, possibly loaded with chip and towing a chipper, and you splat him across your bonnet? Cops have a tough enough job without people being so pedantic, we live in a fairly free society where we can come and go pretty much as we please.

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