TimR

think of the view the poor groundie gets .........jeezus gonna have to go and vomit now at the mere thought

that is true lol oops sorry ignore me everyone else does ..... must re read previous posts lol

no sure if you tried this but have you tried the "letterbox cut" we all had a discussion about ? take out the main heart of the hinge and then introduce your felling cut could be as said bore through and then cut the holding strip? again its a suggestion and any valid criticism is welcome

true service tree ( rowan family) sorbus domestica found a link to a picture here true service tree ( used my good old faithful collins gem book of trees to find it though )

have done it myself as well much to the annoyance of others but as you say you get that feeling ...mine was a large poplar that had a slight lean on and in winds that were getting stronger all time and whilst clearing the stem up on my way up i found a lovely cavity that i could get my feet into about 3/4 of the way through ( size eleven boots ) about 20 foot up and there was still another 40ft at least above me .. i dont get paid enough for taking those chances and as i always say nowhere on my cv does it say "Have the ability to fly or impervious to gravitational forces"

job from hell then and i love the way you hid the last bit ( highlighted )

no sadly im just a lowly wage slave ......

Colchester Steve.

todays tree to be deadwooded and yes it is growing out the top of the castle ( Colchester)

no worries no offence was taken

get a seperate trailer board that hasd24v bulbs in it and you just temporary place this on the trailer.

oh i do so apologise ................

my way is if topping hedge place nest lower down or if removal place nest in nearest tree if they are chicks the parents 80% of time will find them if eggs its a hit and miss option but at least you are giving them a chance ... and i will add dont forget this is a forum in the public domain and talking about chipping birds could cause concern with some animal welfare types ....

alo if youyr doing ivy removal customers get a bit knarked at chainsaw grooves own the trunk of their new skinny tree

only problem is some fooker has nicked his van lol .............. also get a number plate asap nice easy pull for mr pc plod nice bit of kit though

iirc that yes you may use type a for climbing BUT you must be able to prove in your risk assessment why you deem it to safe to do so ..... heat exhaustion blah blah .... but with the new types of type c this is getting harder to prove its like the sip freedoms only have lower protection and are type a but again why use them not say stihl hiflex etc .... i think only time you can 100% get away with type a up a tree without the need for r/a modding is if a saw in not being used in harness eg silky work only ) but how many of use carry two pairs f trousers or should i say afford them.

i remember being told by my old man to do this especially if the timber is going to be used for furniture or such like and especially on beech to prevent the centre shattering....

grew up around saws/garden machinery as a youngster back on the west coast of wales worked with various farmers doing logs etc then i was offered a chance working for fountains doing live line clearnce and stupidly i said yes so off i went and got my basic saw certs ( 10 & 11 ( or 12) through the ATB and it only cost £100 and then got what was swalecs L13 ( supervisory capability) live line ticket. did that for a while and got sick of the shite that went with the job ( self employed/sub contracting and site rate & shite weather/ unreliable co workers= bugger all money) and left and went into fellimg soft wood and enjoyed that @ £1 per pole (minimum of 55 poles a day covered costs /wages so averaged about 65-75 poles ).then the bloke i was working for introduced a harvester and told three of us we wern't needed any more unless we wanted to work for 60p per pole answer was STUFF THAT. worked with a local tree gang on a large bypass project then that finished and i left treework for about two years and worked as mechanic ,then a load of tree planting (broadleaf) across the country about 1000 trees per day @10p/tree( or 800 if guarding and staking) .wish i could remember all the locations would be nice to go and revist them. various other jobs inbetween( 7.5t driver, making upvc window frames and others) and then moved to w london working for local authority and started climbing got my climbing tickets and pesticide there and then had a disagreement with line manager and quit .moved to north essex and got a job with a local firm and been here 3 years now...... ok life story over ....... would i do it the same all over again .... yes but more money please.....

i know not much time left but some may fancy it i wish i could but due to other commitments i can't as much as i would love to .... going down?

lol cant its all bound up now and the lovely nurse did a lovely job :):) and even possibly got a job out of it as well lol ....

ok forget the pinpricks of blood lets try copious amounts oozing out of a two inch gash taken out of the side of my finger cut a ash branch and it didn;t break and drop, it hung on so i reached over to hold it and then with other hand went to cut the last of the cut and the bloody branch dropped off taking the hand holding i straight down the blade of said silky .am trying to type with a finger wrapped in dressing and paper sticthes . all i can say is i am glad that i carry personal first aid kit on me helmet as was able to staunch the flow and carry on. follocks ..

also you can try an allen key that you can hammer into the head to make a new drive surface

not really a chainsaw but omg leylandi trimmers r us with one of these .... sod clearing up after this

rofl beat this lol shame it broke before cutting ..... nutters

i prefer the kleimeist as i tried the blakes but i cannot stand having the tail waggling about in front of me ( the stop knot end) same when i tie a bowline i always use the yosemite tie off method to remove that tail used to use a vt on my body strop but use a isc rope grab now had to use anothers climbers kit the other week briefly who still uses standard prussik wrap on body strop one word AAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH frustration that means i cant hang on to the stem with one hand and tend the slack with the other sod that again lol ...... but as said always no climbers climb the same and different methods favour others than some.as long as your happy in your method why change just because fred down the road uses it ... try it by all means but just because it doesnt feel right doesn't mean it doesn't work.... and the same for when trying all new ideas dont just use it for five minutes and declare it crap use it for a good day and then decide.