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    I thought the beetles needed branches of a certain thickness to make their galleries.. Hence young trees are too small and therefore not affected. Pollarding is not going to help as there will still be thick stems. I also thought that the beetles can sense a pheromone or something that elms release when injured and therefore often get attacked after pruning.. Certainly happened to several mature trees I know about that were healthy, pruned and died the next year.
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    Is there something killing Redwoods in the UK. I see they are susceptible to SOD in California. One of my clients has a number of biggish (for the uk) redwoods, one died 6 or 7 years ago another started looking ropey last year and has gone from bad to worse in a pretty short time.. There is at least one more on site and they are keen to do anything they can to stop what is doing it.... The completely dead one has been left standing and is still quite a feature.. This one is close to the drive so may have to go.
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    I was hoping someone would come up with a novel way I hadn't thought about.. Good old manpower it is...
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    1 skip isn't going to make an impact.. there is 100's of tons of fly tipped waste.. The <10t would be an issue...
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    I have a site of about 3,500m2 of contaminated buddleia to clear.. Full of all sorts of crap... You couldn't risk trying to flail it. In the past on these types of jobs I would just throw men at it and work through hand cutting. Any smart ideas about how to make it a easier job. Has anyone used air curtain incinerators on site and what are the rules.. It is in an urban area so a big fire is also out.. but I believe - Burning of wood or other vegetation on a site being demolished is acceptable if you get an exemption certificate issued by the Environment Agency. and before you comment we can't torch, napalm, bomb etc etc....
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    Steve managed to fit the Avant in our smallest trailer..
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    As with most freelancers I let them set their rates and use them if they are worth it.. If you are willing and able to do reports contact me.
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    Bump...
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    I've been inspired by the super 4x4s in Iceland..
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    Just get a lift and some big tyres.
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    Looks familiar....
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    I could do with a freelancer to undertake surveys, mostly AIA's but other stuff as required throughout the East Midlands. I normally use an external CAD firm to do the TCP's so you don't need to be super computer literate, although if you are that's a bonus.. Give me a call or drop me an email if you are interested: 07970325361 [email protected]
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    Some more super trucks from iceland.. Makes you wonder what a 4x4 spinter can do.. d
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    Thought I would post these here as they are so cool..
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    They are big trees close to the house but according to cranfield Soilscape 14: Freely draining very acid sandy and loamy soils.
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    They have some proper.. trucks in iceland
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    Our little 520.. Been after some hydraulic help for ages.. also proof that not all machines on ebay in Scotland are a scam... I have not actually seen it in the flesh..
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    All this may be true and my business partner Steve is pretty handy welding and could certainly do the job. We even have a steel fabricator in one unit and hydraulic engineer in another at our yard, both who are always happy to help. But Steve is busy as is and if he had to do that then all the other stuff he has to do would not get done... We are not engineers and while I admit it would be nice to have the time to do these sort of build things yourself, if you take into account the cost of your labour it's better value to pay a professional most of the time. The designs appear to have changed considerably, even over the last 2 years, presumably that is down to ongoing development and feedback learnt from previous builds..
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    Multione £1,900 for free swivel. £2,850 for hydraulic rotator, both plus VAT. We can take the Multione hydraulic connector off and deduct £150 + VAT. Is the rotator worth a £800-£1000 odd quid? Could I add that later? The avant one is a fair bit cheaper.. and it looks it to be honest...But if it is good enough does it matter?
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    Hywel has quoted me £2,550 + VAT Avant: Timber Grab – Freely Rotating RRP £1,790 – Our Price £1615 Timber Grab – Hydraulic Rotating* RRP £2,500 - Our Price £2,250 (* The optional attachment control switch pack is recommended on this model) (optional extra Arborist kit £250)
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    Machine should be delivered next week.. We have 10 inch chippers so I am sure they would be possible to load but concerned about lazy operators accidently smashing stuff.. It is physically much easier to sit on a machine and feed it like that but that is likely to result in accidents either to the chipper or loader.. Especially when the operator does not have a financial stake in either... Using the loader to get the branches to the chipper and then hand feeding might even be quicker in many instances. Certainly some you tube vids I have seen.
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    This is what I am worried about.. Dean at bandit has already been telling me replacement plastic panels are £500
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    Hywel Evans seems to have been the place to go in the past, designs seem to have moved on since last discussed here 2 years ago.. Does it need a heel? It's going to be used by employees (less careful then owner operators) will a rotator be more likely to cause accidental damage? Do we need any alterations to make the rotator work? or is it just plug and go? http://www.avantequipment.co.uk/avant-loader-attachments-timber-grab.html
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    Ok so I have just (hopefully) joined the mini articulated loader club brought an avant 520. Fist thing I need is the log grab/timber grapple. Is knock about ok or do I need a rotator..? Recommendations please.
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    It is on the boundary between a farm and a static caravan. I would have left alone if I could but it's next to a neighbours static caravan... The plan is to try and keep the roost by heavily reducing/topparding the tree, but not sure if the owls will still use the roost.

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