John Shutler
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i think it’s hard to go back to not using comms when you’ve used them for a while. i think they are essential for some tasks, and i flatly refuse to do any of our roto stuff without them. on my AAAC audits i’ve had a number of comments about how calm the sites are which IMO is down to the comms as there’s no shouting we’ve used sena for years but i’m not convinced they are the best solution as can be temperamental
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so did you shag her or not?
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@aspenarb bob, can you provide any more info on your blade sharpener? i think you said it was a modified cylinder mower sharpener?
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the visor works very well for the grcs. i’ve had mine for 13 years and never had any issues with it moving with or without the visor
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pattern blades from HQ chipper parts are much cheaper, about half the price of heizo ones and just as good
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Excavation at the edge of Root Protection Area
John Shutler replied to Grey24601's topic in Trees and the Law
Although any excavation within an RPA needs to be justified the reality is that the % of incursion will be so low that there won’t be a negative impact. that coupled with a bit of arb supervision during the works and you should be ok -
i’ve just taken on a SSSI site and am in dialogue with Natural England about what they want to see in terms of management moving forward. We also had to get permission from NE for the tree safety works around the perimeter adjacent to the highway, this involved the he submission of a method statement for approval which detailed how the works would be carried without causing harm to the SSSI. we were also given a period for when the works must be completed, in our case it was an 8 week window.
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bit of a mixed bag of work recently. Bit of mulching to finish off a little clearance job. a 30m dead scotspine which we took down with a 35m hoist and roto for the timber under 25m. sugar maple removal with the roto and a fair reach into a garden and a fiddly little oak reduction that we’ve done every 3 years since 2011ish
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I generally tell people these days to do nothing till they can't stand the thing anymore then fell it.
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we changed the sprocket and nose sprocket on the bar of my 88 so that it runs 3/8s. the only reason we did it is that all my other saws run 3/8s and we buy chain by the reel. i’d never make enough .404 chains to warrant buying a reel of the stuff so it works quite well
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don’t stress about transport, having a can do attitude goes a long way. my first tree job i used to ride my bike to the station, get a train, then ride to the yard. don’t stress about having a car or moped, just work towards it. personally if you can manage without a moped then save up for a car and some lessons and you’ll be sorted. turning up on time and getting stuck in goes way further than having motorised transport at 16 imo
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i agree josh, there’s definitely some Oak in there. value is a funny old thing, to a bunch of tree men the value paid is over the top, to the homeowner who now has a driveway full of timber maybe it seems more reasonable irrespective of the time and cost to process it.
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the n174 is a great tractor. i’ve been running botex roof mounts for 10 years and wouldn’t look anywhere else but everyone has their own preferences yes feed the heizohack with the roof mount
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n174 with roof mount for picking up timber, small enough that it’ll sneak in to collect timber or put the heizo or 8.5 tonne winch on the back. does 57k t234 is mostly used for pulling big trailers round or the roto which weighs 18 tonne plus the trailer and really needs the extra power
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Most disgraceful customer supplied refreshments.
John Shutler replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
I must admit I'm not sure how it relates either -
I can't comment on either of those particular machines but when I upgraded my belt driven predator to a hydraulically driven one (cutting head) id honestly say I wouldn't go back to belt driven.
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succinctly put mick 🤣 (edit, no message included)
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its funny because I'm 41 now and after 20+ years climbing I think my experience and abilities can be utilised without being the one up the tree 🤣 That said I do look back on the days when I was a purely a climber and it was far simpler than my work now.
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and mine
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I move mine with one of my tractors and a low loader trailer. I live and work in the new forest though so might be a bit different round your way
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you won't go far wrong with engcon (though all the brands are much of a muchness). The service from Engcon UK is fantastic. Ive had my latest engcon for 3 and a half years without a single problem, got to site today to find an error code and a non responsive engcon. Few phonecalls back and forth with ideas on how to get it sorted to keep me working and replacement parts sent out (pressure sensor and a new cable) today to be with me in the morning. you can't ask for more than that IMO.
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it depends whether you can see beyond that. I'm on my second machine with a tilt rotator and wouldn't go back
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Exactly that. The reason I bought the GMT was that I would have the ability to pick stuff apart and not swamp the guys on the ground. There's nothing worse IMO when massive bits (particularly when doing crane work) land on the ground and it takes ages to get them cleared. I'm all for slow and steady. I avoided the westtech because I believed that with the reduced manipulation at some point you'd be forced to take a larger section.....and then the inevitable happens also why I generally avoid working for other contractors as they might have underpriced or not really understood the process so get urged to hurry up etc
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It really does open up the wider debate about head types and base machines etc. I know that if I'm within 12m out the side of my merlo 40-26 il be hard pushed to cut something big enough with the GMT 035 that would overload the machine. 13-14m away I need to be bit mindful of size (and a number of other factors) and at 15m I've got little to no capacity. There are some very complacent/dangerous operators out there in a variety of different machines who either don't know better or just dont care
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its a grapple saw ticket but its not. id love to know more of the finer details before committing to paying for the course. in the 2-1/2 years I've owned my roto and grapple saw I've learnt more than could be passed on in a two day course. Unfortunately this seems like box ticking for box tickings sake but until there is a better solution then this sort of course will have to suffice.
