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Heave / subsidence from oak on clay soil
benedmonds replied to joepatr's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
What is a structural engineer going tell you of any use? It is a pretty small young tree, it is only going to get bigger so subsidence could become an issue.. As its a young tree it is unlikely to have caused a soil moisture deficit. It is small therefore was probably not there before the house. If it was there before the house then the house is newish and should have been built with sufficient foundations.. There is nothing practical that I am aware of you can do to prevent any heave. Remove the tree fix any damage.. -
Cheers eddie, that was kind of my reasoning... Found another local firm doing 3ton bobcat for £220 a week, but no grab or shear, they are happy to let me fit our own. But I would probably only afford a grab.. I have also found a hire company that will do a 3Ton Excavator with Tilt hitch (goes left to right also) £320 per Week Tree Sheer to fit 3 Ton Machine £220 plus vat per week. This would have the benefit of definitely working. I guess it depends on the type of work but is a shear much better then a grab or is a man and saw cutting and grab moving the waste efficient? This particular job is lots of small material..
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So a search found approvedhydraulics and they do a hire with intent to buy option which looks good.. https://www.approvedhydraulics.co.uk/collections/grab-attachment-hire So could I fit a: TG - 16S Log Grab TG - 16SR4 Log Grab or could I go with Tiger Cut 210E Tree Shears. Will they work as a grab as well as a shear? or do they neede a bigger digger... (no one answered my call at approved hydraulics....)
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I know this has been covered and mentioned in the "show us your arb digger" thread and I thats where I got the idea but can I have a simple recommendation. I am not ready to invest in a digger but my local firm can hire a 3 ton Zero Tail Swing Mini Digger (Bobcat or Kubota) for £285 for the week. However they do not have shears or grabs... What should I buy (or does anyone hire) that will easily fit so I can use on a hire machine..? The job I have in mind is 2-3 weeks worth of clearing small hawthorn. Ideally it could feed our 10 inch chipper, but even just moving to the chipper would be helpful. A couple of my staff are apparently OK operators...
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https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011431031963 We part exchanged our TW190 with a used Tracked GM 1928 with Adam Redhead. He was good to deal with, good price for the GM and he gave us a price for TW from photos. I am sure we could have got more privately for the TW but it was easy.. He brought the GM to us, let us check it over and took the TW away..
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We managed to source the original maker and it was over £1000 and 28 days to build..
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Yes but at a cost and down time.. We came to the conclusion the repairs needed were not economically viable. One machine needed a hydraulic motor which tw no longer stocked and could not give us a supplier.. The other needed a lot of work to the chassis. We decided to make one good machine and keep the other for spares.
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I don't know anything about the old tw230 but we have a couple of big old tws. One of which we have had to retire because we could not get a pretty simple part..
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Or the 20m Exclusion zone sticker..
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I have found this on Google.. I think phone listens...
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What makes stoves so efficient?
benedmonds replied to Steven P's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
If space is an issue get an inset stove. https://goo.gl/images/NsGBpj We have a narrow lounge and found this took up the least space. -
£12 is good, I think we are getting £9 or £10..
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According to google: Generally speaking, trespass to land is not a criminal offence unless some special statutory provision makes it so. Any damage done by a trespasser whiletrespassing may amount to the offence of criminal damage. ... Civil trespass is actionable in the court
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Estimated quantity of logs from tree sugury
benedmonds replied to Woodowner's topic in Picture Forum
That is the worst advice yet.. Assuming there was a quote and they did the job to spec pay up. If your disappointed in the number of logs most tree firms would dump you a load to leave a happy customer.. -
No I really couldn't.. The updaft meant I could not get down. It was really turbulent air. Staying in the lift was relatively safe but I had to leave the lift band to land and landing in turbulent air was scary.. plus I was on a hill in west Wales on my own and know one new where I was. Pretty foolish really.
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Hang gliding in wales and being unable to get out of the sky.. Being rolled over and over in big waves in mexico..
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It will do 0-60 in 3 seconds..
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I class setting off an avalanche in New Zealand as one of my three near death experiences.. It is indelibly marked in my brain. I stepped into the top of a snow filled gulley only to see the whole lot slide off down the mountain..
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Yes it is. Dave Coupe
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How is he doing? Wish him well from me.
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Need to see video of it working...
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I have 4 guys doing one with Dart training in the East Midlands - Shardlow.. On the 13th December
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Tipper or 4x4 with tipper trailer?
benedmonds replied to Jwoodgardenmaintenance's topic in General chat
There are already electric busses, it can't be a stretch to tippers. https://www.smmt.co.uk/2018/06/uk-gets-europes-biggest-electric-bus-fleet/ I would have thought a tree surgery truck would be one of the most suitable to be battery powered. We generally don't do many miles, so range isn't so important as long as it can pull a load. Canter already do a 7.5 ton hybrid. Back to the original post the best vehicle for domestic tree surgery on a budget is a 3.5 ton tipper. Everything has compromises but the basic 2 or 3 man team with tipper/towed chipper combo is the the cheapest most efficient way to do tree works. There are better ways that cost more or cheaper ways that are less efficient but in my experience 3.5 tonner is best value. You do need to be able to drive it though..
