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  1. MattyF
    I’ll try and talk them out of butchery unless that’s 100% what they want and then I’d rather walk away if the tree is prominent anyway... If You have convinced them then most over 50 need glasses and can’t see what you have taken off anyway and are more concerned that if the tree is not looking at a totem pole you have not done the job.... I’m definitely in the habit of making sure we don’t chip up until the client sees the finished tree and is happy , if they say you haven’t taken any off you can give the old “can you tell when some ones had a good hair cut?? “ line and show them the volume of brash that’s overflowing off the drive and around the corner.
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    Just because it’s a sycamore it does not mean it will survive being butchered ... the OP s tree will probably survive but I’ve seen plenty die... inc ones I’ve done myself when the customer has demanded this.
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    See what he has to say ... to be fair if some one offered me 75 pine trees that had access for tractor and winch and to be selective or even better clear felled I would do it for the timber too... your not giving much away about the site though.
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    Has he converted you mick ?
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    Go back and read Chris from Eden’s comments ,try and take some of that on board .. if your serious and not a troll this is a better place to get your research from than google Arboricultural Association - Book Shop By Category WWW.TREES.ORG.UK A world-leading authority for over 50 years on arboricultural best practice, the Association delivers professional standards and guidance, ensuring responsible management of the trees in our care. The Association is a membership organisation that offers training and workshops, help and advice, general publications and journals, and professional directories.Representing the Voice of Arboriculture.
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    Do you know anything about the soil conditions on this site and if you did the relevance to the tree species and it’s relationship with buildings ? Are you a TPO and tree law expert ? Either try and take in thus far what the experts have said and learn something or go back to licking windows clean and stop posting irrelevant misleading comments to some one after serious advice.
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    It’s alright though John , he’s watched a documentary on oak trees ...
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    This is the problem with our industry , turkeys like you with opinions on things you know nothing on but presume you do posing as professionals .. do you have any arboricultural qualifications that are relevant to answering this question or is that just your brain farting.
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    Log in the photo looks firewood anyway, limbs and flutes all over and a nice inclusion at 8ft
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    Chantler Timber - Chantler Timber - UK traders in round hardwood timber - freehold woodland WWW.CHANTLERTIMBER.CO.UK Chantler Timber - Nationwide buyers and suppliers of mature round hardwood timber and freehold woodland Try these , there was always some one else who pacifically was asking for sycamore in the forestry journal but it’s been a long time since I read one.
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    I’d leave it be , or use cobra if you have too like mick said ... if you do brace the tree with cobra the cables want to be two thirds above from the unions you think are week, to be honest they look fine to me.
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    Cool , I know f all about welding really , I’ve always had decent machines set up for me when I had big projects in my mates garage but I brought some thermal arc thing at the recommendation of Arb talk a few years back but it seems to burn out generators and I dare not stick it in our house supply as it’s off grid with expensive inverters , it’s trips it instantly when I have tried any way .... I think I’ll sell the thermal arc and buy your set up, sounds like what we need.
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    What generator are you using Mike?
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    Where did you find a 46 harken for £700 ?
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    This ones come up from deep in the archives ! Worked along side Chris’s crew this summer , good bunch of lads.
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    I’ve found overland very helpful for schliesing parts and on a whole they are a far more agricultural machine to work on than other brands .. but I do know the where abouts of a very good chipper mechanic and the difference between him doing work on a machine and another reputable company who I last used is massive , I’d rather some one spot a future problem and resolve it than patch it up and hope for the best for it to come back in 6 months worse than when it went in the first time and try and sell you a new forst on green mech if they are now dealers for them! If he’s in the north east I can give you the company and mechanic to deal with , he formally did all the schliesing repairs for warranty years back when he worked for another company so knows his way around them.
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    Evo swinny, it’s alright apart from that but I think any harness you buy now will have to have those quick release buckles which is a shame as that what was good about that harness , once you had it adjusted to your build it was perfect (if you liked it!} but now it slips off you!
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    I went from a Willians to cresto sky belt and had a few tree Austria’s and now on my fourth tm .. I honestly can’t find a comfier harness but every one is different! Only down side is the new TM is the buckles adjust them selves but a bit of pine sap in the webbing seems to have solved that.
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    Skylotec Kolibri Click Lower Body Arborist Harness WWW.HEIGHTSAFETYCENTRAL.COM.AU Order the Skylotec Kolibri Click Lower Body Arborist Harness today from Height Safety Central. Sign up to our newsletter & receive exclusive DISCOUNTS. Shop NOW Maybe worth a chase ... does not look like there is much similar on the market.
  20. MattyF
    If you go over 28” you will be limited really to skip chain.. that’s not something a lot of dealers have in stock so it’s not like you can wreck a chain and pick one up to finish the job from the shop down the road... there isn’t much a 28” bar won’t cut and the shorter the bar the easier it is to maintain and keep sharp and cut with to manoeuvre and fell a large tree, and given the state of a lot of bigger trees especially ash it would be safer to use bore cuts any way.. using a 48” bar on a stump yesterday I had forgot what a pita big bars are and also there is a bit of skill to using them effectively so swapped back to the 500i on a 28” just because it’s that much easier.. big bars for me only have one place really and that’s on a chainsaw mill.
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    That’s what I would spend my money on instead of a visor [emoji1303]
  22. MattyF
    Protos 32SNR Ear Defenders & Bracket Bundle - Clothing & PPE from Gustharts UK WWW.GUSTHARTS.COM Buy Protos by 32SNR Ear Defenders & Bracket Bundle from our Clothing & PPE range - @ Gustharts Are Clarke’s still the pfanner dealers ? They may well have them too as it’s well recognised that the standard Protos muffs are not rated for chippers or any big saws.
  23. MattyF
    Change the ear muffs to peltor ones ! The ones on there are hopeless for protection and fall off when you look at them.
  24. MattyF
    28” max I would say.
  25. MattyF
    Also with your gear that you have invested in and years of experience you could probably get two to three times the amount done in a day. I won’t do day rates any more just to cover labour its mental and you can’t replace or buy anything to make a job easier if you carry on like that.

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