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Canal Navvy

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  1. "Tree Root Damage To Buildings" by P.G.Biddle is a splendid text book that I think ought to be in every serious tree library:001_smile:
  2. Are the autotunes not as good as the makers claim?
  3. Would that be the 661 autotune perchance?:thumbup:
  4. Ringing bells here in the volunteer sector. Even the use of P.P.E. is not properly enforced.
  5. Not too sure of the company name, Twilight could give the idea that you are happy to do what the client wants once the tree officer is tucked up in bed. Of course this could be a money maker, but would be a shame to saddle yourself with a title that you would have to explain away when you are pitching for work in the future. Wish you all the best for the future:thumbup:
  6. They were even nicer in the flesh at the DMM presentation at the AA show! Very rope friendly body and the screw type anchor point would lend itself to a strop large enough to match the possible load imposed by modern lowering ropes:thumbup1:
  7. Yes:001_smile: And so have all of my friends (cheep stocking fillers at xmas)
  8. I've not yet done a pin without using heat, not ideal as the seals that come with the kit get melted. Rubber tracks are ideal on site, the grip out in the woods is far from good:001_tongue:
  9. Oh no! I am supposed to be resisting the temptation of Engcons Tiltrotator:001_smile: If I do weaken it's Barts fault,there was me thinking that arbtalk was a safe zone.
  10. Very well done to you and your client A reasoned defence of a long established ecosystem. I would hope that this reflects well on you in the future
  11. Spud cannons and acetylene filled balloons, proper boys toys. Must get back to spud cannons, only stopped due to a near miss with a helicopter coming out of a well known estate near Westonbirt Arboretum:blushing:
  12. It was part of facelifts operated hire fleet. They still appear to be offering it for hire or at least one with the same registration no.
  13. Weighed on the MOT brake tester i'd guess that their guess was 3290 kg:biggrin:
  14. They tend to come a bit flat packed, well worth rounding them out with an old inner tube for a couple of days before you fit them. Warm tyres are much more co-operative too!
  15. I'd agree with drilling out the tip of the crack,allowing for the bit you can't see,so that you interupt the growth. Vee out the more difficult side and put in a single good run.Grind out the easy side right back into root of the opposite side.Use several runs to fill the V. as the fill & capping runs will refine the previous runs. I'd use either MMA with basic electrodes (**18(must be dry)) or mig/mag with clean wire and proper shielding gas. The job must be a goodun especially if it is to be L.O.L.E.R.d:thumbup1:
  16. We must not forget that the sins of the fathers are visited on their sons. It irritates the hell out of me hearing old hands in many industries saying that when the rules are applied then they will retire. No thought at all of the next generation having to fight through a morass of legislation due to the egotesticle behavior of the old pros. The H.S.E. is a valuable source of information,a very real policy of sharing their research. Good post Monkeyd:001_smile:
  17. I'll be looking over the hedges round here,gutted for you.
  18. Sorry to hear about your hound,I hope that i didn't bang on about my lamented terrier on the walk down to the pollards. While walking my old boys daughter on her sons land yesterday i saw a pollard that looks really rather good.
  19. I've got builders bags hand packed with ash split out of a winter felled stem of around 3 foot D. My little digger would easilly handle them,so i reckon on 250 Kg/bag. It would struggle to lift my welding set at 400kg.Clearly I cant use it for lifting operations so this is an educated guess.
  20. I particularly enjoyed Ted Greens' response to hearing an ecologist forget that the things we were looking at were primarily trees,not as from her perspective as "habitat".He pointed out to the vested interests that if they prevented remedial work to the lapsed pollards then the habitat would cease to be. 'Twas good to meet some Arbtalkers and I thought the climber was a splendid chap (just in case I get him as an assessor in the future) It was certainly thought provoking. I must learn to show more respect and not rile those who make the job safe:lol:
  21. i honestly think chain manufactures could make it loads easier ie they put there brand name on every other link but been able to identify which type of cutter or guage or pitch is awkward nail on the head. Worse for the poor sods in the N.H.S. with brand identity more important than the type of use:001_rolleyes:
  22. My 76 year old fellow canal restorer met the lids for the first time last week and found no problems using them without any instruction,despite being a supporter of the other orange ones. I find that if the lid fits,it stays put.The screw ins tend to hydraulic lock and as the oil is used go loose and fall out,leading to damp legs:thumbdown:
  23. Would it be possible to list a bar to go with the chain loops? From your site even I would have no probs. replacing an existing chain,what would be handy would be to be able to buy a longer bar and chain together for the 260 or to go shorter on the 441.
  24. Fairly certain that 112 enables the emergency services to identify the cell that a mobile call is made from,999 does not do this.So 112 is best practice. Most of this is basic c.s.30 stuff really methinks:001_huh:

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