18 stoner
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I like what you guys are saying about the practicalities of weed control around saplings. I see there is very little impact as far as residuals go after a maximum of 3 years spraying, afterall you are only band spraying in effect, farmers on the other hand recieve a subsidy to spray off thousands of acres every year, and then return the land back to production of human foodstuffs! My personal opinion is that, provided the operator is competent (ie, not overspraying heavily, mixing correctly etc) there should not be a great impact upon a woodland environment. HOWEVER, when glyphosate is used as a stump killer, often the tendency is to mix on the very strong side, partly influenced by the thought of having a phone call to return and re-treat. This type of application of such chemicals can have a massive impact. Some of the manufacturers of glyphosate advise mixing with such as parrafin on stump treatments for better adhesion-wow! My ten penneth anyway.
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Just wondering if anyone can still get hold of Amm Sulph. I have found some at £95 delivered for 25kgs. As far as i understood it, it was removed from sale at the end of 2007, classed as an amateur product withdrawn from the market during stage 3 of the EC Review; http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/garden.asp?id=1997 Be interesting to see what you guys think, even if it should still be available:sneaky2:
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Glyphosate is a Foliar Acting, Systemic Herbicide. It is therefore designed to be mixed according to instructions and foliarly applied, the plant then takes the chemical to its root system and therefore kills the plant. The chemical was originally designed and patented, marketed only under the brand name of "Roundup". After the patented period expired many other companies started marketing the chemical, also as a stump killer. It is safe to use under tree canopies for weed treatment, however contact with foliage at lower concentrations can still scorch trees, shrubs and hedges, but should not affect bare stems. In high concentration it will kill stumps and brush, but is a crude way of doing it as transfer is possible to other plants. Hope this helps a bit!
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Sounds very much like e-bay to me pete. Combine motors and e-bay, and theres a high chance of being messed with. Shame its gone wrong though Pete, often the chance of a toy to play with gets your blood flowing!
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And many thanks to you too Pete:001_tongue: In all seriousness now, i would like to thank Pete for carrying out the work he did for me. He actually did two days with me, one day climbing various trees, and approximately one day was general pruning, he also did much of the tidying and raking up, even some customer education! All of this i was more than happy with at a realistic rate of pay. This thread was started with a great deal of humour directly pointed towards Pete, but with his blessing. When the thread was started it became evident that many people thought it was on a serious note. This is why i wish to make it clear to everyone it was ALL IN JEST! Many thanks for almost 9 pages of entertainment everyone, but if anyone was offended by any of this threads content, i humbly apologise. As for actual rates of pay/day rates i believe that to be a bit too serious for this thread! Many thanks, Pete.
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Maybe scoffing someone elses lunch?
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Lol. I wonder if anyone would miss him? Maybe not a good idea though, your biomass heap could get rejected for not being carbon neutral......
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Could you imagine if the flue got blocked..............
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Lol! Or fed to the Jenz:001_cool:
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Guess he daren`t take such liberties with you southern softies:001_tt2:
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Has the tide finally turned? Not to worry i am very thick skinned:sneaky2:
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Always needed a sugar boost then when it came to blockin down stuff like this;
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:bootyshake:
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Exactly, a 200 should NEVER be compared to a 192! Would anyone compare a 460 to a 660 for the same job? I have both, the 192 is modded and is a very good saw, well worth having for pruning, BUT it isnt a 200! If you want to try a 192, get one as well as a 200, and share the workload. You can never have too many different sized saws.
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I can make sannies for all who attend, some will be charged for(you can choose the filling) and some will be free, but i will choose that filling:sneaky2:
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I would also like to say thanks to all fellow arbtalkers who have shown great concern for me over the treatment i have recieved from this man. Many thanks to all who have emailed, PMed me and even called. I have been inundated with offers of contract climbing and services, but must apologise for not replying to all, there really has been so many.
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Well Bob, here you go, here is a pic of Sarnie McSnaffler. I really thought he would want to give good impression on his first job with me but no, so here goes, watch out for this man, this pic showing him on another desperate sarnie snaffling run;
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Thanks for the offer mate, maybe next time i get something bigger than a Rowan to climb:blushing: The finance doesnt bother me, mortgage rates coming down, fuel costs also, work rolling in, all the kit paid for. Even hiring a top money climber to do a half day job in two days on day rate, the thing that really gets me, is someone else feeding from my trough- he actually nicked my sanni both days! I feel so offended i might name and shame, or even post a pic........if i had one:confused1:
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Be too long for me, anything over 1.5m is a tree!
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I think that was the problem, the tree was tooooooo big for anyone round here so i thought i would get a pro in. Perhaps its just because i`m such a soft touch and cant find any good climbers near me. Dare say it was because of this he felt he should take liberties.
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P.S. Dean, I do like your new image, goaty beard....and a bit of hair too....i hardly recognised you!
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Ok mate, all is forgiven then. I wasnt going to name and shame, but now its out i can accept your appology. Cheers mate:001_tt1:
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Think i could suffer when he does:ohmy:
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Just a name John, i`m 12 stone really:001_tongue: He calls me the hedge hopper so i couldnt climb a 70 foot ash tree could I?
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I had 2 days of that behavior:sneaky2:
