MattyF

21 minutes ago, difflock said:

I was recently reading an article about the owners of the land the windmills are sited on getting well shafted wrt end of life disposal and remediation costs, which I think also/could also include the cost of removing the massive subsurface concrete foundations, which is pure beaucratic twisted madness. How about leaving the conc founds insitu and simply burying them under green waste and then allow nature to take its course.

Btw a "green" neighbour, (he actually marches our property), has simply dumped his old windmill tower and kinda roughly cut up blades alongside a rodding, for the undergrowth and birch to hopefully hide. And this is environmentally friendly subsidized power generation!

I don’t have much sympathy when you hear how much they have for having them on the land ! The ones I can see from home are rumoured to get around 1 million a year for land that is barely fit for grazing.

43 minutes ago, peds said:

 

After centuries of destruction from fossil fuels, rampant industrialisation and unchecked capitalism, you choose to place the blame for our ultimate extinction on the people trying to put a band aid on the arterial bleed?

 

What kind of mental gymnastics is this?!

The whole point is it’s not green is it?  How is destroying the last pristine waterways and eco systems on the planet for mining and dams green…. It’s not hard to comprehend surely for you is it not? 
I live in a house that’s off grid , I have solar and a big turbine I’m trying to do my thing …. but when you look in to the logistics of the large turbines and there life span what is needed to be quarried and mined they might as well start digging for coal in open casts again… 

I have a Bolivian friend who in his lifetime all the waterways his community’s used as life have been poisoned and destroyed , the whole eco system has collapsed by mining for our essential battery ingredients, this whole bill shit thing is in my belief the last throw of capitalism to rape as much as possible for this so called green revolution/agenda. 

12 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Going back a couple of posts, as Tesco says "Every Little Helps".

 

Some countries have a lot of rivers, hydro power, some have a lot of sun, some a lot of wind (we are quite windy), got to make the most of what we have. 

 

Interconnectors are useful - we can take Norwegian Hydro in the UK, California takes Canadian hydro electric (also in the UK a connection to France and the rest of Europe so could be tied into their nuclear power as well). Interconnector to Ireland allows that to pass through. Since Europe is so large this helps balance power so we don't all need spare generators spinning taking power and can be more efficient.

 

I've seen the one about a swimming pool on top of a data centre which costs the council nothing to heat (and saves the data centre money with better cooling) - like I said, every little helps!

Hydro is being removed where possible in Scandinavia as the dams collapse whole eco systems… salmon and eels to name a few are on the verge of extinction… this is what really pisses me off with the whole green agenda, mining for the components for battery’s , dams and big stupid wind turbines … hardly green if you take in to consideration the damage they do… we are facing mass extinctions to the last remaining ecosystems and its being driven by this ridiculous agenda. 

Spring felling ash makes cuts much more liable to barbers chair as the saps rising …. Kind of doubled with chalara making it harder for the sap to rise as it blocks the cells causing excess sap build up in stems in my view making it even more of a possibility. 

On 29/07/2022 at 18:34, Joe Newton said:

I get mewp work fairly regularly,  I'm working alongside them as often as I'm working from them.

 

Depends how much pruning work you do really. If your work is mainly removals I find mewps can get in the way.

 

I'd have one in a heartbeat though. The one I mentioned if the best one I've worked with. 

I don’t know if I agree with that statement mate , in my view all tree work is easier except maybe dead wooding out of a mewp especially removals.. I think that’s when a mewp really comes in to its own with the ability to set up big rigging for stems without teetering around on spikes with a 3ft bar , big pulleys and heavy ropes.. raising crowns is easier , reductions take a knack as you kind of have to relearn them as most of us are used to picking a line from inside the crown they can look a bit odd and out of balance until you get used to finding that line again looking in from the outside of the crown and it’s very easy to over prune and leave an unnatural finish…
I think as long as you have a relatively fast mewp moving it for positioning as it’s needed for most trees to get the most and keep things safe I don’t think it is no different to a climber having to re route and certainly isn’t as fatiguing. 

That’s some eagle eyes there

mr squirrel … I did see it on face book being talked about, didn’t pay much attention though 

8 hours ago, gand said:

It's got these on it to firm fix the strap. Just screw to the webbing behind and job done. You could use something hot to seal the hole.

 

Interesting gand .. i do wonder if they changed the buckles because they seemed to cause  wear especially the Lower… that aside they didn’t move which is exactly what you want !

I think there are a few factors now that will make this the quietest  time of year , no one really has gone out in the garden yet and those that do will be thinking about nesting birds… the next three months I found have got worse over the last ten years. 

Brain send me your details in a pm , often over that way and in need of getting rid of wood chip. 

49 minutes ago, AHPP said:

The vast majority of the regrowth is coming from the stools, very little from along the laid stems. Should the stems be nicked at points along their length to stimulate growth at the nicks? Ah hang on. You're meant to limb the stems before laying them down so the limb wounds do that, right?

Can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear lad “ as my dad would say , whoever has done it has made the best out of a bad situation, the stems are too big on the first place to be layed. 

I once picked up one of these when I needed a cheap ground saw asap and it never died … I passed it on to a customer for firewood and it’s still going apparently 

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Gota 550 for £200 , can’t guarantee it though mate but it might last longer than a £200 mitox or something 

RBG bodies would be worth a look. 

57 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

How easy would it be to sack off the adjustable bridge?

It does look like a very good harness.

Just buy the tree motion pro I think mate.. looks almost the same harness…. Side by side gand what do you think ? 

Agree with the buckles ,so bad I had to write them , no reply or shits given.

seems they haven’t addressed that if your new one is the same. 

Also found the webbing was constantly adjusting by itself , that was one thing I loved about it the old tm’s was that it stayed the same and was a harness for one person only who had set it up. 

I was gutted when I had to retire my third.. this one is my fourth and if it wasn’t for the fact I don’t like change I would but on something entirely different.

7 hours ago, gand said:

What's your thoughts on it? I know it's not cheap. I've sat in one, and it felt very comfy. Just want views on it. I think the bridge alone would be £150! I think it's a good harness all in all, but time will tell.

I like the look of it ,seems an improvement on the older TM and thank god they have got rid of the elastic for the leg loops, the knee ascender looks pretty trick , I see the adjustable bridge though as a total waste of time and would be of no use to me whatsoever and would get in the way with the extra cordage flapping around, I would be concerned about accidentally nicking it with a saw .. I’m also very objective to having any changes in my climbing system, I’ve probably kept my VT the exact same length for the last 20 years and always adjust my tree motion bridge to the exact same length maybe I’m just too autistic about such things and like to be 100% familiar with where every thing will be and in place in position to recover or put my self in any situation, anything different I don’t like … can definitely see those who have always had adjustable bridges absolutely loving it but I don’t ascend ddrt or want my work positioning changed for the above reasons.  

1 hour ago, Botty Cough said:

Manual is available online.

They certainly look like you may as well chuck em away when they break down.

Same old same old with new kit these days .... It's generally disposable 

I have not heard of many 500i problems from the lads that I know that use them and these are lads using them all day every day in Sitka stands, that can’t be a more punishing environment for any saw… unless I guess being used by arb guys continuously blunt because they don’t and can’t maintain a saw. 
For me personally they have been one of the most reliable saws I’ve owned.

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if you want a husky , I would take the 540 over the back handled 201 as I hate that saw with a passion but both would handle a 14” though but I just despise the 201 and could not bring myself to buy another.

The tiny echo I would not want to run bigger than 12” bar on but it’s an awesome light weight saw for horrible terrain in tight spaces… weighing in at just over half your 10lb  ! 

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Back handled echo 2511 has got to be the lightest… I had a go on one the other day and didn't want to pick up the ms400 or 346xp on site after. 

Problem is any rope used for natural crotch rigging is going to glaze or fray very quickly if loaded up, It’s gotta be cheap but the rope in your photo looks like it’s hemp ?? Or fecked anyway… don’t do much natural crotch rigging personally but if I do it’s usually on a retired line as I know it won’t fair well. 

11 hours ago, Mesterh said:

I thought the title was winky neighbours

 

Worst thread ever.

Nearly as winky as the user name botty cough

9 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

24 series are all gutless ime.

Go light or go 261.

Id go 550 over the 261 every day .. but again the 241 is a great pencil sharpener for ground work , although if I wanted a really lightweight saw I think I’d get the 2511 with back handle.  

240’s going to be old , I’m pretty sure they have not changed since the 024 much… had one or two 024’s and they felt well crap tbh although I  can remember using a 241 when it first came out and would say that was a least 12 years ago , was a different saw in comparison and felt a lot tighter and more powerful and I can remember being pleasantly surprised by it ! Personally I would wait or buy a new 241. 

So you felled there tree instead of clearing the lines ? I think they have grounds to sue you …..

Have you tried overland mate ? Been pretty helpful with any thing I’ve needed for parts diagrams when I’ve asked.