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Fantastic saw but mine has an earth problem so occasionally needs choking to turn off and notice yesterday I've cracked the handle. That said it has done some serious work.

Drilling with a standard drill may just whizz the bolt out anyway given it is a left hand thread

We also comply with hse regs wherever possible. The full time brash dragger is there to do exactly that. Even hedge trimming jobs he tends to be there as the whole process is quicker. Where the job is requiring Ariel rescue then I use subbies as either a qualified climber or groundsman as well as brash dragger. There are times where I may not use one though for example your 15-20feet tree where you are barely off the floor or if the job is solely silky work.

I have a pretty much full time brash dragger and then use subbies depending on what skill set I need. I couldn't manage without a groundie of some description if I wanted to remain efficient.

The home owner chooses the contractor. My spec would have been either a 5m secondary branch lift and 20% thin Ok strictly you shouldn't combine the two but it is fairly standard to do or a 2-3m reduction all round which for a tree of its size should tolerate fairly well. The spec specifies a finished height of 6.1m which in my reckoning is about 19feet. The original app that was altered was for a reduction by that amount. So it would seem they have approved a finished height of what was originally to be removed if that makes sense. At what is approved is a severe topping which will dramatically hasten the trees demise. It would be a shame as there is little evidence of canker which is prevalent in a number of surrounding areas.

Exactly my point. There is nothing left to thin and no growth points to prune to. Sadly the councils arb consultant hasn't been king wmeniugh to return my call yet.

The spec was originally put I by the client. It was altered from a 5m reduction, which in its self is excessive, to a 12m reduction by the TO. It was also stated that it was to reduce back to previous pruning cuts which there are none at 6.1m. The tree is prominent on a roadside and is a key feature within an avenue of trees. It also has minimal structural issues. The reason for reduction is light. I used to be of the its work someone else will do it it will pay the bills but not as much anymore I'd prefer to do work that looks right rather than a mess which has the potential to damage the amenity of a whole area and the value of multiple properties.

I've picked up a TPO work spec which to me is rather poor. I'll not say which council other than in the north west. The tree in question is a 18-20m tall horse chestnut. The spec is to reduce to leave a finished height of 6.1m and a crown spread fo 5m plus a 20% thin. The conditions are that the work is done to.british standards. I cannot see how the work is even closely related to British standards and to me contradicts itself. I have tried to discuss it with said council but it is so far fallen on deaf ears. Am I over reacting. I am seriously thinking of declining the works as it has taken a number of years to build a good reputation for good standards of practice. What do you think.

Anyone interested in some free (although beer tokens would be nice) ash logs 2-3 tonnes in aughton ormskirk. Must be gone today or tomorrow. Phone 07970521692

Meant to say clean woodchip conifer and other

Have a job tommorow over Bradley fold in bolton. Anyone able to help with a tip site out that way as struggling to find anywhere suitable. Cheers

Even if you couldn't use your own product to dry more wood there could easily be a fiddle where you do a paper exercise of selling to a third party to buy it straight back to burn so you are in essence buying from another source to power your kiln. Its not a bad use of energy to produce 66 cube from 6 cube of burnt wood. It gives a very high yield so would be quite energy efficient and I imagine cost effective when a bigger producer.

As long as it is dry. It burns a bit quick.

I mix at max recommended strength which is about 1litre to 15 of water then foliar spray. 1 spray will generally knock it back but may take upto three years. Our package is 3 times a year for 3 years

Matelot did you actually read the review or have you taken it and cherry picked the bits you want rather Tha looking at the whole paper. The paper seems to suggest that head size has an an effect on brain size but is a very crude way of predicting iq. According to the study women's heads and brains are smaller than males but have the same average IQ levels. When born whites and blacks have the same size brain. When blacks are brought up in the same environment as whites as in adopted by whites the IQ is similar to white IQ. This puts it back in the nurture category does it not. An example for you. I have a Labrador with an old fashioned massive head so should have lots of space for brains. He lived with another family for the first 4 years of his life and is the most socially inept and quite frankly thick dog you could meet. Doesn't retrieve doesn't swim can't find a biscuit more than 6 inches away from his nose. He was born with the brains but the brains weren't challenged. On the other hand we have a springerdor who quite frankly has a small head (just for fun he is black as well) he has lived with us from 8 weeks. He went to training for a year. He can find a golf ball he has never smelt or seen in a 20acre field. He can find 20 pound notes hidden in the house when told to do so. You get the picture. The difference is the social upbringing and the life experience which contribute most to intelligence. There are thick people in all walks of life. There are also highly intelligent people in all walks of life.

I have a 2010 ms200 and a 201. I'd pick up the 201 everytime now. The 200 is proper temperamental some days runs like a dream other days like a sack of spuds. The 201 works may not be quite as powerful in the cut as the 200 but the 200 would cut out and search for fuel all the time. I have a 560xp and would say it is the best saw I've bought. I also had an 038av which the av was a laugh I could use the saw for 5mins before my hands would vibrate. My 064 wasn't much better so got an 066 which wasn't much better and got a 660 which is an animal. Do you not remember the 200t isn't a patch on the 020 conversations. Its progress it may not always be progress in terms of power but is in other ways.

Wilton lane not road my bad

There is a pay site on Wilton road culcheth which is 10-20mins from Warrington. It is 20quid a load for clean green waste.

I wasn't saying rams are a vanity product what I was saying the ones that are as thick as a phonebook are as they do not fill the purpose of the risk assessment process

Aspenarb the question is do you know what is in your telephone book thick rams. The rams should be a document that can be utilised by the staff to reduce risk and describe how to undertake the works. A book that thick you ain't gonna use or at least not know the key points. Ut therefore defeats the object of a rams and is just a vanity product to satisfy an over zealous health and safety officer who is more worried about the company being sued rather than the protection of a workforce.

I think the link is relevant. Generally the hs don't really have an understanding what tree work is in reality in terms of what the risks are and how these risks are to be reduced. Is this not for those who are involved more within the arb business to identify the risk and how to both quantify it and reduce it. If you (not saying you do or don't) have a good understanding of tree work.the machinery and risk involved then how can it be determined the risk assessment is deficient. Yes you know about health and safety but do you know the specifics with regards the arb world. I could do you an arb risk or method statement but I couldn't do one for building a wall or supplying an engineering solution on site as I don't have the knowledge much like many hs officers don't have knowledge of tree work.

I can't work out why they are charging for inert waste which is being recycled into a product which they make money out of. I also don't understand why council tips can't put a weighbridge in with tickets that can be used by commercial operators thus making money for the council like private waste management companies do. The money they make could be ploughed back into public services or is that to sensible.

I am giving credit but there are many who won't listen or ask if there is a problem. You misinterpreted my comment about Chas that the AA risk assessment is acceptable within the Chas scheme. If it is acceptable within the process why can it not be acceptable to the contractor. Provided the risk assessment has the appropriate info in it and has not been used as a tick box, which it can be, then it should be acceptable as a format. I am not saying it is the only way to do it as mine are different as I found it too easy to use the aa ones in a tick box way. I have a fairly robust approach to hs for risk and method statements and would happily discuss any problems with the sites hs officer and amend if justified. I am just being devils advocate to highlight a need for dialogue of an appropriate form to reach the required outcome.

Also I wasn't saying about standing your ground if it was aimed at me. I was saying discussions should occur and compromises should be possible I there is a lack of understanding from the main contractor.

Ah but have they said what they are really after. Also the aa stuff is used as a basis for chas registration. If it I good enough for chas should it not be good enough for the hs on site.