Jonny69

The video of you swinging an axe like a girl is very funny. I think the title of the "Tree felling fail" video will get a lot of hits. Just wish I had the same desire to make videos as you do.

One of these http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37434854/P1000322.MOV Not sure if I am meant to be standing so close to it, oops. 29inches wide. Though it is a bit longer and heavier than the pedestrian equivalent? The teeth have done 7-9hrs in the video and it has the 35hp Vanguard engine. Jonathan

Land Rover should leave the body and redesign the whole chassis/gearbox/axles etc. Put all the traction control, terrain response, abs, air con, electronic transfer case, electric handbrake that are in my D3 in it. They are all practical solutions which make the work day more comfy. I owned a defender for 3 years and it was a great truck and did exactly what I expected but the Discovery is a nicer place to sit and generally better for what I want. In short. I want a TDV8 90 Defender with all the goodies, that does not leak and has loads of sound deadening and some proper seats. Oh, and costs <30k. I can hope.

Clearly they need to be on a commission only package. Saying that if I could afford to pay 4 people to pull me up the tree I would.

These are some convoluted methods. Why not just ask to see the deeds/plans? Not 100% but works most of the time.

Here is my baby. Pic one is in Carcassonne and Pic two Chamonix where I forgot tighten up my front QR after the plane. I dont really have any photos of it in the UK. I guess it is always too wet to get the camera out in Wales and the Peak District. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Where is the job and how many tons are in the Poplars. Also can they pulled roadside in decent lengths? Cheers

http://www.brianjames.co.uk/pdf/BJT_UK_2011_3CGTIP_1.pdf These look good. I am going to see one next week. Jonathan

Unlikely quicker, the other man in the MEWP could have been busy chipping up while you were climbing (assuming you had another guy rigging and taking photos) Lovely job though.

Have you been in many X5's? I have yet to go in one that is anywhere near as good as a rangerover and they are about on par for reliability and repair cost. Just dont use main dealers. Also the 3.0 petrol X5 auto is a horrible weezing thing, I strongly recommend you avoid it.

Beautiful tree, more importantly though, part of the article says "We recruited a tree surgeon a few years ago who suggested taking 3m off all the branches around the tree for health and safety." Anyone want to own up to that recommendation?

Not me. They were there before we started on the tree. I think that is actually as far as the gardener got painting them before we started the job.

Doesn't look it, but this is about 6ft high. Made for umpiring badminton and lawn tennis in the summer. Had to do it off spikes because the ladder was a pain. Took about the same time as ringing the butt out, but a lot less lifting and sawdust.

Perhaps I come to your area and buy next door to you. Set up a combined Cattle incineration and 24hr car crushing depot. by your kitchen window. Whats it to you? Planning regs are not perfect. But generally they do help to stop idiots doing idiot things.

Hi Tristan, Just a quick question. Have you ever been involved in the Agency staffing/Employment/Recruitment industry before? Cheers Jonathan

The RSPB: Conservation: Hedgerow Regulations 1997 Have a read, removal has to be applied for. Laying and trimming are considered 'proper maintenance' as far as I can make out. Nesting birds is a whole other issue, as long as you are not disturbing any then I cant see a problem with cutting what ever time you like. As far as tree biology is concerned late summer (July, August) and mid winter (Jan, Feb) are the best times to work on any woody shrubs/trees. Jonathan

The only concern to have is.....................is the hedge considered a hedge. i.e is it over 20m in length? and is it attached to/on agricultural land? If it is then you are required to comply with the Hedgerow Regulations 1997. An extract here; "Application of Regulations 3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations apply to any hedgerow growing in, or adjacent to, any common land, protected land, or land used for agriculture, forestry or the breeding or keeping of horses, ponies or donkeys, if— (a)it has a continuous length of, or exceeding, 20 metres; or (b)it has a continuous length of less than 20 metres and, at each end, meets (whether by intersection or junction) another hedgerow. (2) Subject to paragraph (3), a hedgerow is also one to which these Regulations apply if it is a stretch of hedgerow forming part of a hedgerow such as is described in paragraph (1). (3) These Regulations do not apply to any hedgerow within the curtilage of, or marking a boundary of the curtilage of, a dwelling-house. (4) A hedgerow which meets (whether by intersection or junction) another hedgerow is to be treated as ending at the point of intersection or junction. (5) For the purposes of ascertaining the length of any hedgerow— (a)any gap resulting from a contravention of these Regulations; and (b)any gap not exceeding 20 metres, shall be treated as part of the hedgerow." Google it if you want to read the whole document. Hope this helps Jonathan

Do not trust any log books/dealer stamps or mot certificates. All are faked with ease. Ring the dealer that the car was allegedly serviced with in the log book, give them the reg plate and/or VIN number and ask if they have the car down. They will have records of anything done to the car and the mileage it was carried out at. If the dealer is independant, backsreet dealer then you take you chances. I have seen many things that shouldnt be done regulary occur with small independant garages, much less chance of an issue if a main dealer has serviced and did the mot on the vehicle. TimbercutterDartmoor: It would be great if the HPI system was perfect. Unfortunately it is not, however it is a good start to cheecking the validity of the vehicle and possible issues with outstanding finance etc. Hope this helps. Jonathan

Hi, Why not just get rid of the maillon?? I cant see a problem with any side loading there. Cut up an old bike inner tube to stop the side loops riding up, also so the left hand one does not start catching the gate. Jonathan

Tomtrees, urrrr, I have never had a problem with the top roller jamming. Have you got a pressure tester you can test the relief valve with? Or get someone to have a quick look for you? It may be you have it set too low and the roller is stopping far too early. Jonathan

Tomtrees, Sounds like you need to mod the rollers slightly, and grind the stoppers so that the top roller comes lower and meshes better with the bottom one. Also never open the tray underneath as it packs up and provides a fairly solid surface so stuff doesnt get dragged round the bottom roller as much. After being done mine has been perfect, only getting jammed with awkward bits. HRG, Nothing to go wrong as far a reliability is concerned. Cost of parts also not an issue because they dont go wrong. The only thing a bit poor on mine is the drawbar. It bangs about a bit because it is not fixed, it has one of those swan neck type things that allows you to mount to chipper to bigger lorrys with high tow hitches. Not much of an issue though. The chipper you are looking at appears pretty tidy, and the money looks about right. They are over 14K new now. (assuming I know the one you are talking about) Jonathan

Exactly why I bought it. Its not a massive and crane and cant lift anywhere near a botex 560, but exactly what I need and allows me to plan jobs differently to other companies. Also saves the back. It is spot on for delivering firewood in bags. Lift a ton bag easy, would probably lift a full metre bag if the wood was dry. Unfortunately I dont do firewood (laziness). It has delivered three bags though............. two of them were to my house:001_smile: Also picks up a ton bad bulging with woodchip easy enough so is really handy for delivering them which I do a bit of. I reckon the bed would take 6 bags of firewood+2 stacked up and strapped so by my rough calculations of £75 a bag will do £600 in on the trailer and would take a max of 5 mins to unload each bag. Happy days for a someone doing lots of firewood.

urr not entirely sure. I would have said by guesswork that is not much more than my 12ft tipper with mesh sides which weighs roughly 1350kg. I reckon about 1450kg, when brimmed with timber it is really heavy, the first photo is not it full really, was on a farm and couldnt pull it up some of the hills round the headland. It has a 12ft bed (14ft total, 2ft of crane and engine). I worked out when stacked to 3,3ft high, allowing for air gaps there is just over 4 ton of timber on it, though you can get more on with ratchet straps. moves a surprising amount of timber for its size and weight. You would have to go HGV or forestry tractor/trailer combo to have something that is significantly more productive and would also be significantly more expensive. @TOMD They were made by jas wilson, not any more, apparently not financially viable as they cost too much to produce. And yes there is a lot of added bracing on the front of the chassis. Also pocket bolsters legs etc. Judging by the stresses when lifting at full reach I would say the trailer definitely needs all of the bracing it has.

There is an awful lot of talk of Jap trucks doing all this hard work....................................... and yet thus far no photographic evidence. If you dont have a photo, it never happened. On that note Apologies for the lack of pics of it stuck in the mud/ trailer bottomed out/being pulled out by telehandlers, it happened! but I have no evidence, only the ruts in the customers lawn. Normally I am plastered, cold and want to get home. Also I am not certain that posting pics of overloaded vehicles on an open forum is a great idea. Though I have towed that trailer home in Low range before many a time

Depends what you want it for. I love my Discovery, tows really well. Others on the list include Ford f150 etc.. Landcruiser amazon (only vx and amazon models) Isuzu trooper (only lwb) Nissan Patrol (only lwb) Mitsubishi shogun (only lwb) Defender (all of them) Range rover (sport included I think) Discovery (All models since they were new except the 2.0 petrol that came out ages ago) Daihatsu fourtrak Mercedes Gwagen (only lwb) (some xc90, x5, q7 and other bits of tat like that can tow 3500kg too) I loved my 90 but bought the discovery because it is much more comfy and I am doing a lot more motorway towing. 90s are great, but you do need to keep the speed down when heavily loaded. The disco tows much better at motorway speeds. The Isuzus are solid too, provided the valve seals been done. If you can, get a vehicle with air suspension, the auto levelling when you put a trailer on is superb even if you are way overweight or loaded a bit wrong. Also being able to go from low to high ratio on a switch and not trying to double declutch the defender is great. I still smile every time I use it. BTW I do like land rovers. so may be slightly biased. However I would also have an amazon tomorrow if needed, only slight problem with new ones is the tax. Discovery commercial is the way forward I think. Cheers