dryadlad

Looking for some cutting in Dorset or Somerset if anyone knows of any please..

Thanks so much that's great news , I wanted a resurface but they don't do them down here (Dorset) any more . I'll probably end having them both done at some point , but the left is proper knackered ...I will be happy if I can do a few little climbs, no all day jobbies . Thanks again you've made my day , I was a bit down in the mouth about it all today

Anyone had a hip replacement , and still climb ? I'm due for one in a few months due to impingement , doc recons it will be out of the question . Not climbing full time any more anyway but really would miss it ... plus i just bought a new rope at the arb show.

Need a tip site next week if anyone could help please. Approx 20 ton of good old conifer . Cheers

Milled the main stem today , no cracking at all . Think it could have been some over zealous wedging . Got out some really nice planks , I'm hooked

One piece at 2m long pretty much split in half . Ive got the main stem to do tomorrow just don't want to make a load of firewood .

Pretty new to milling , but landed a common walnut job for this week . Milled a couple of pieces at 2.5 inches thick which cracked almost straight away . Is this normal for walnut ? Should it be milled thicker to avoid this ?

Forwarder driver wanted for south west . Covering Dorset , Somerset , Wiltshire and Hampshire . FMOC a must , cs 30 and cs31 an advantage .Please phone Jack on 07837646033.

Don't do it. They are native woodland plants and extremely import for insects within the local ecosystem. You could strim around the stools to reduce competition. The presence of the nettles would suggest high levels of nitrate so the growth of stool should be good.

Thanks , that's what I wanted to hear . I may strim or spray round each plant , the light level will decrease as the new stools grow anyway !

Cheers everyone GRAZON!!

Thanks for the replies, we are planning to plant hazel to coppice about a acre a year . Its a seven acre wood which is predominately ash , so its ideal for growing a coppice crop but also ideal for nettles and brambles . I'm just concerned about the competition on the new plants .

I have strimmed the tops off along the paths , the remainder is so dense that I needs some control . Cheers

After some advice on spraying nettles in woodland please . Is there a selective herbicide that just kills nettles ? I don't want to use glyphosate and total everything .

Anyone know a good wildflower seed suplier ? been searching the web which is just confusing me . Doing approx 50 m2 to start with.

We put in a planning application for a barn, the nice man came out for a site inspection. Next week we had a letter asking us to remove all our wood as it was not arisings from the land,and the barn was out of the question.So we used a privateer planning chap to scrap it out with the LA , no luck on the barn yet but we can keep our wood .

Those cameras look great ! We've just blocked up the gate they got through with a muck speader , until tommorow when it gets filled with 10 ton of rubble.And shelled out for a load of cropper proof chain .I recon it was about 10 + cube if it was sawn up . I guess i will have to leave everything in long lenths so they cant move it !

Just visited my nicely stacked pile of billets , to find that every piece has been robbed . It must have taken a hour to shift , by the looks of the tyre tracks it was a 4x4 and another vehicle on the road .And just to top that ive got the squitts from our nipper, so all in all a good weekend so far. P.S the wood was nr wincanton in somerset , beware the ****** are about !

Anyone got any tips on storing a 200t ? my spare saw runs like a bag of spanners if its been out of use for a while. Does anyone else get have the same problem or is it the saw as she is getting on a bit.

Im thinking of buying some wood this year , where do i get it from ? Ive contacted the local estate but they no longer sell their wood as they do logs themselves.

This has probably been done already, but how is roadside timber priced ?

Ive spoken to a few people and just got more confused, is it per tonne or cubic metres .And say its £40a cube does that allow for air spaces ? , so would i get a cube and a half of cut and split logs from a cube roadside?????

Mine soon got dubbed the tighty brightys , bit to hot for the legs and tackle for my liking .

Chap i work with went to the arb show and bought himself a art positioner ,which he is now using on his main line .I have mentioned that it is not intended for use in this way but he aint having it ! any thoughts...?

I like it ! did a few last week using a 200t , if you a get a good work position dont think theres a problem really . Same with any chainsaw use in the tree, if your splitting your kipper to make the cut then your gonna come unstuck !

Sold now it is !

If youve only used it once, give it more of a chance, they are wicked, you may have to just adjust it if it doesnt feel right. I have my leg loops quite loose, dont give up on it man!

Used it for a good 4 hours on a take down , when i got down on terra firma i thought id split my kipper.

One size fits all with these ! I just cant get on with it , been climbing with a seat for to long i guess . Very nice harness just not for me .