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Ours is particularly stringent, i've been buying kit from them for years, and they knew i was ticketed but they still asked for evidence of it. How it should be IMO

Ive had to show my 39 when buying 200t's at our local shop The salesguys there are screwed on though:thumbup1:

It didnt, but it did here; Just keepin you on your toes fella:001_tt2: Good on you, sounds like it'll be a good do. Is there likely to be camping space at the place you're thinking of for those suvverners and any other foreigners?

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FRANK is your man:thumbup: If he gets it sorted, ill be there though i suppose

FRANK?????:001_rolleyes:

The way its gone so far Dan, theres not much to know:lol:

I was really wondering if there were any specific HSE requirements. If you go along the protection incase of chain breakage route, lower body is as at risk as upper body and arms. But in 25 years fo saw use i have NEVER broken a chain I have however seen accidents as a result of bad usage, bad maintenance, but none that could happen when a saw was in a mill. Room for thought?

It wont need protecting against the elements, but painting the end grain will help prevent it splitting too bad Useful looking planks though:thumbup1: Oh, and mill:thumbup1:

As title really, just wondering what PPE we should be wearing while milling?

:lol: I guess that solves it then, to find out just simply walk up, grab him by the hand and ask "are you a F.A.G.G.O.T?"

Im still wondering how Xerxses "knows" of these secret codes:001_rolleyes:

Now big lad, you going to help FRANK with the organising? We maybe get you in a tree too eh?

Not sure Dean worded that correctly though. If he can go over it again, but i thought clipping your lanyard onto your bridge was the safe thing to do Could be wrong how i interpreted it though

Thought you were havin a laugh as when you look at a map Cannock is central to everywhere south of Leeds. Thats missing out the best 50% of the UK:001_tt2:

To where?

That is acceptable and common practice. This guy does this as a preference though:bird:

Ok, the way i see it is, I spent over 20 years in woodland treework before i became a climber(although ag based), and in all that time, and even now i can hear my instructor echoing in the back of my mind. His words were "dont forget your escape route!" So why, oh why would anyone want to strap themselves to a stem at that height(when it would probably floor fell anyway) then introduce a potentially dangerous cut for the hell of it? I cannot see any logic. I realise this guy is not a member here, (although Steve has invited him to come over and explain his bizarre ways to us) but i really dont think this type of practice should be praised in any way, or accepted as a technique worth trying by anyone, ESPECIALLY in a leaning tree with unknown amounts of pressure being applied by a tractor! Surely, if the tree was 20feet too tall to fell, take the top low enough till it fells from the ground. If the base of the tree was decayed to a point a decent felling cut could not be made, felling at 20 feet on spikes is surely not the answer. Its beyond me! Life is too short to run those sort of needless risks IMO.

PLUS, using a shallow gob with a dogstooth would have had the same effect, eh?

That was one of the first things i spotted! Apparantly, "hubby" had got a little close with the strimmer:001_rolleyes: I did have a close look and it is damged but only slightly and very recent.

Ok, I admit, i have not got a clue about this one, so therefore I realise its a big ask! So here goes, I was asked to look at this tree that was described by the client as a "dying Arosa Tree" and could i do anything for it. I turned up to find a (rather close to the house) tree type i have only seen once before and have no idea of its name, that is shedding its leaves, was described to have started to flower and they died quickly, and its now in a sorry looking state. The tree does seem to be trying to regenerate along some of the branches, so i was unsure if reduction would be the answer, or just add to the obvious stress already present. So here a few pics, and if i could be so bold as to ask, if anyone has a name, a diagnosis and a treatment for it, I will owe them a large beer:001_rolleyes: Afterall, you will have done the hard work for me!

There seems to be a few people who can see uses for this type of cutting, I personally cant, but to those who can, why is it any better than a standard dogstooth? Oh, and from what i understand, the excuse in the first tree was he hit some metal, but I still dont understand the reasons for felling up there!

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Better get your pony and trap out and come up and show us how its done then Mick. After all, we would need someone to laugh at, so it might as well be a souvvern softie:001_tt2: