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http://www.albatrees.co.uk/downloads/wildflowers.pdf?view=674 http://www.albatrees.co.uk/plantspricelist These guys do plugs.
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Challenging planting site.. Advice please.
benedmonds replied to benedmonds's topic in Tree health care
There ain't much topsoil and it's pretty likely its not great. Can you remember what you planted? I think if we put small hardy stuff in they should be able to survive. One of my lectures at uni did lots of research using willows to reclaim mine spoil. This stuff isn't full of heavy metals so it's not all bad. -
Challenging planting site.. Advice please.
benedmonds replied to benedmonds's topic in Tree health care
I've asked for a chemical analysis, as they've chemists on site. It's built up ground but the ash is very dense, like icing sugar so drainage wise the water is going to run down through the topsoil and run down the slope. I don't think it will penetrate into the ash much, any root growth is going to be restricted to the 8 inches of top siol. They are doing it as the EA has told them to and they want to look like they have done something. They have no long term aim, the plant is to be closed in 2035. Their plan was to get root balled trees, dig a hole into the ash and fill it with top soil. This would just create undergound pots that at best would restrict the trees growth once they had out grown them but more likely just fill with water and kill the trees! -
A local powerstation wants me to plant on the top of an ash heap. The ash is apparently pretty inert, very fine particles not very porus and possibly high in amonia. Covered with topsoil only 8 inches deep. Any recomendations? They want instant effect, but I think the only way we are likely to get anything to establish without adding lots of top soil is to put some small whips or plugs in. They want natives. My thoughts. A mix of alder, birch, feild maple and ash.
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how would i go about gettting council work?
benedmonds replied to treechopper90's topic in Business Management
But if you have a 300 trees to do and it takes 3 months, you can't invoice untill all the works are complete.. -
I must be doing it wrong.. I found to decend I needed to hold on to the wrench, pulling it down to the VT. I think the cord from the wrench might be to short..
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Tried SRT with the rope wrench today for the first time on a poplar tale down. Can't say I was blown away, yet.. Did feel a little odd, but not that different from climbing with a hitch climber, felt weird only having one line. I guess the main difference comes from using ascenders, is the pantin combo the way forward. I used a pair of acenders which I've had for about 12 years but never used... Is it only me or do others find the edges of the wrench and bolts, less than comfortable when gripping it to decend? Could someone biuld a nice smooth brushed alli device which is more tactile...
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how would i go about gettting council work?
benedmonds replied to treechopper90's topic in Business Management
Jack, are you keeping busy with the private work.. With councils there are lots of hoops to jump though and you have to be able to afford to wait before you get paid! It's normally more then three months from start of works to getting any cash, our last job started 14th of November and we were paid last week february! Unfortunately any staff and subbies are not willing to wait that long so it is a pain with cash flow. -
Mine hopefully arrives tomorrow, along with a rope wrench... Recent threads on Arb talk have been costly.. Reckon I might have found a use for those hundreds of golf balls I picked up!
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German boots are normally wider apparently. So meindl work well for me.
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If you haven't got 55K this could do the same job: MERCEDES 814 DA 4X4 CHASSIS CAB, YEAR1996, ONLY 84K MILES, 3.8MTR WHEEL BASE | eBay
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Cameleon Modular Mission Systems (M.M.S) From Ovik Solutions. £55K + VAT IVECO 4x4 DAILY 5.5 Tonne with Hydraulic Hookloader System and Several Bodies | eBay
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Golf balls don't stand up to chainsaws! Although our TW 250 chipper fins cracked on the job:sneaky2:
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Felled 42 big leylandii, must have found 1000 golf balls! Photo shows what came out of one tree!
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/24422-axes-kids.html
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Get a bigger chipper and they ain't so bad. Felling over 40 big buggers on a golf course. Lots of chip (and golf balls)- filled the 6.5 ton iveco twice, the 8 ton grain trailer twice and the 130 today. It's our second day and were about 2/3rds through. Got to get rid of the timber next! Anyone want 15-20tons of leylandii wood..?
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I have two numbers with Tamar, both forwarded to my mobile. Also have a landline diverted to it. You do get annoyed with sales calls however because you pay for the cost of the divert! So every call you get costs at least 6p.
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Especially with the big chipper!
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We've got a good set up now, can cope with most eventualities. This was the first time we had them both out together 001_smile: The landy should be green by now.
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selling an item, do you add VAT?
benedmonds replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Business Management
If you are VAT registered and buy a secondhand vehicle without VAT, if you then sell it do you have to add VAT? -
How much is that trailer worth in your opinions?
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There have been lots of threads on this. We sell ours £9 a ton to stobart biomass.
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Which form is it? As I we have to down plate the 6.5 tonner to 6 as our chipper is 2.2 tons and didn't realise the little 106 after the c1 on the licence restricts our train weight to 8.250
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Give the lad a chance, was he trying really hard to impress? Guys new to tree work trying to keep up with old hands will rarely manage. If he was just being lazy forget it but if he worked himself sick sounds like he's keen.
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Unless you really need one I would get something else. They have they're positives, and there is not much to compare but they are agricultural. For £4000 you could buy a 1995 LR 90 with 150,000 miles for the same money you could get a 1999 disco with 100,000 miles or even a range rover.
