detritus21
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A friend of mine has done helicopter winching when doing some platation work. He sells christmas trees every year and has previously had to extract them himself. He said he could do in two hours what would have taken 2 weeks previously. Provided you prepare your lift site well enough he says its a doddle.
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This Winter so far I'd say we've only gone through 3-4 cubic metres of wood but then we burn coal as well. Keep the fire in about 10 hours a day on a warmer day at the weekend its on 24 hours. If we just have hte central heating stove on we go through 10-15 reasonable size logs and a bucket of anthracite in a day. Coal Wise I'd say its still cheaper than gas still.
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I have myself uninstalled a boiler and capped two gas pipes. I wouldn't however dream of installing a boiler or a gas fire due to the inherent dangers of getting it wrong. To put a spanner in the works how many people who fit stoves are HETAS registered which you should be unless its for your own house/not for payment.
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You can work on your own gas provided you deem yourself competant to do so. The thing you can't do is work on someone elses.
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This is the same as I can do with a Gas Boiler. Everyone thinks you need to be Corgi REgistered to work on Gas. You can work on your own Gas but not on anyone elses. Maybe this could be the same with Chainsaws but like has been said doesn't stop your average cowboy breaking the rules. They do it with gas so doing it whilst "lopping" a few trees what difference would it make to a cowboy.
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I have good old rubber waders. I've found out first hand what happens when you fill them with water doing a hobby of mine involving going underground. Slipped into a hole full of water and the weight of the things with just the smallest amount of water in was incredible really. Also the suction keeps you in them when you try to get them off. Bio chain oil is mentioned in both the risk assessment and the method statement. To be honest I don't think it would make a blind bit of difference in the stream I was in by the time it reaches the river it has a distinct orangey colour from ochre from the local mines and also the river has various storm outlets and mine water outlets that ain't the cleanest in the world. That said its cleaner than when I were a lad and thats only 15 years ago. A freind of mine ended up in hospital with weil's disease having had a dip in the River Irwell .
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I'm part way through a career change into tree surgery from being a physio so claim to know abit about physio. (I'm doing my training and working part time as a tree surgeon and selling firewood, yes I am registered for tax etc, whilst forfilling my role for the NHS) If someone was coming to see me for tennis elbow I'd be looking at self icing, stretching, ultrasound, an epiclasp. I'd also look at injections not from me. I wouldn't use my GP for an injection I'd want to see a specialist. GP's are a bit like jacks of all trades in a way they are good at most things but don't tend to be specialist in any one thing. Hope that helps.
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I'm aware of this. I know I wouldn't buy from the biggest local company to me as I have previously as the last load was very poorly seasoned. There wood is seasoned in the round for 2 years but was as wet as the day it was cut and hissed all day and all night. The wood I sell may look scabby but burns well and moisture wise although higher than most would sell at 30% burns well so I get repeat custom. The biggest problem is sourcing wood so having your own woodland that you can take thinnings from you'd be laughing
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That is the usual approach for these woodlands there are many many habitat piles and standing deadwood. The removal as I understand is due to the steepness of the bank, the close proximity of the public path and because there is alot of habitat piles also although it may not look like it this is a bit of a local beuty spot with a waterfall. The remainder of the sycamore is to be left standing which will probably sustain some regrowth. This is the tree it came off you can just about make out the wound. The rest of the tree although I've not looked too closely looks in suprisingly good health.
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It was a mighty big branch. I will be employing the winch when we come to finish off unfortuanately the vehicle equipped with the winch has a problem of no clutch at present. What is left to do is winch the remainder of sections from the stream then tackle what is essentially a trunk. Which will involve cutting then winching out. The pictures don't do justice to the size of it. After about 3 hours work. I'd estimate the thickness of the trunck after the bits that have been cut to be around 20 inches
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I think perhaps the risk assessment could have been a little more in depth prior to arriving on site. However the risk assessment has been done so I have my own day to day risk assessment due to the variability in conditions in the area being worked. The area being worked was only a stream. The depth of the water varied from ankle to thigh deep although I have seen it when you wouldn'd go near due to the depth and flow. By the time I'd finished for the day the water level was only mid shin as I'd removed a blockage further down stream to drop the water. I'll be in wellies next time but then next time most of the work will be from a rope and harness down a bank rather than clearing from the stream. Risk assessments aside It is interesting to see what other people would do also from a risk perspective looking at what else needs to be assessed.
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What do you do when you have to work in a stream to clear a stuff. I've just started a job which involves the removal of a fallen branch which is the size of a semi mature beech tree. The Main tree is about 8ft diameter. I wore waders but couldn't have my ballistics underneath as I think I would have died of heat stroke. It also presents issues with boots etc as the waders I have are your bog standard chest waders that a fisherman would wear. Obviously breaking HSE rules but what else can I do other than buying some special chainsaw proof waders. I ended up soaking with sweat as well which makes it an even more fun job.
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Love the stuff
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I've fitted 3 so far one at the mother inlaws and two at home. One is a boiler stove which required me to fit a new lintel and replace alot of brickwork in the chimney as the gas fire fitters who the last lot used took chunks out of the lintel and the brickwork. We are lucky I've fitted it as the Lintel disintigrated when I took it out I don't think the chimney would have stood for much longer. I is a reletively easy job. We had to fit new hearths etc also which makes it more interesting
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Burning wood I sweep the chimney every 2 months at a minimum to reduce the risk of chimney fires. The fire in the front which had been blocked off for years prior to me opening it up had lumps of tar falling out when I swept it the first time. Also if you have your fire on a slumber rate you should try and do a quick hot burn at least every 12 hours for around 30minutes or so to burn off deposits in the chimney.
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I split and stack as soon as I can from stuff coming into the yard. i got a good load of sycamore 2 months ago and the content of water in the split stuff is already alot lower than the unsplit stuff can't remember figures though. It helps that my yard is like a wind tunnel.
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Well seasoned Laburnam is nice to burn in a stove. Burns fairly hot doesn't spit and provided you have a decent draw up the chimney you shouldn't be getting any smoke in the room when you open the door
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About 2 cube for a full truck if my maths is correct
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You can make a profit first off but particularly in England cord wood is in short supply. If you are buying in then you'll have to work out what price you can get to make a profit. Remember you'll haev to take running costs into it all. To work out what to sell at you need to know your local market really its pointless trying to sell at 80 pounds a cube if someone down the road is doing it at 40 and it works the other way round.
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I'm going to put my neck on the line and say that they ain't too bad for a 140 quid saw. I ahve on eat teh back of the shed which I used for home fire wood upto 18 months ago and it didn't do too bad till the chain brake mechanism decided to die so it sticks on. Engine wise it was solid but there were some flimsy bits like the chain brake which are vunerable if the saw is used alot.
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I've still got a bit left not much though. I'd reckon money wise 200-300 pounds worth. I'm having difficulty getting any more to replace my stocks though not had any dropped off in the last 6 weeks.
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35quid for a short wheel base land rover level load. It equates to about half a cube so I'm selling at roughly 70 pound a cubic metre.
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I've tried the local tree firms and some are positive about it but are yet to yield much of use. I've got my eye opn a load of stuff that was cut about 2 years ago and has been left in the grounds of a local hospital. Just need to find out who I contact and then I'm in there. There must be 50+ tonnes of hardwood most probably Beech and Oak looking at the rest of the trees.
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I imagine it would come under tresspass laws. Tresspass is only a civil offence ie you can't be prosecuted unless you cause damage which becomes agravated tresspass. Agrated tresspass. This can be claimed if you break a blade of grass thats how petty it is. Personally though I don't think it would stand up in court if someone tried to prosecute for climbing a tree in a forest
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Anyone Know where I can get an engine for a MS200t?
detritus21 replied to rafregtgunner's topic in General chat
Have you taken the spark plug out and then crank it over in the off position. With a bit of luck it will push out a load of water and might still work. You may find however you've killed the piston though hydraulic locking a bit like if you suck water into a car engine.
