Tom D
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Got the waders out today, cut and chucking ash trees over a river and pan tile roof. There will be a short vid once it uploads.
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I actually prefer a mixture, that way if I am cooking i can pick out the softwoods which have a longer flame and get the hotplate going on the rayburn, if I am roasting I pick out a few hardwoods which build up agood bed of embers and really get the oven hot, I can get the oven on my rayburn pushing 350C which makes amazing authentic pizzas. We were burning pure beech for a while recently and I have to say it is very good, boiled the water in the system a couple of times.
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You and everyone else, Last I heard sitka thinnings were £24 a ton roadside!
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Congratulations, Hope all's well. My first was due on tuesday.... still waiting, for my wifes sake I hope she's not as big as yours!
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Thats crossed my mind too mate, stick a crane in the back of a pickup, its do-able, especially with a scissor fold. You could get a 130 landy with a decent side opening toolbox and stick a crane on the arse.
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I couldn't afford the diesel to run a mog, and TBH most of my work is the od take down here and there, if i get a big site job I get a haulier for the wood. Even at 800 kg the trailer is too heavy, by the time you add the crane at 500 kg plus stabiliser legs at 150 - 200 Kg you're still over a ton and a half. Ally can be stronger than steel, just depends on the alloy itself, there aint no steel jumbo jets. Whatever a steel trailer weighs an ally one could be made as strong and be lighter, so long as its not too expensive I reckon its a go-er.
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There's a few out there, but they're all too heavy IMO.
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I know the one you mean, its seriously expensive and only carries about 1.6-1.7 ton which is not enough for me, hence building it in ally. Realisticly you're looking at half a ton minimum for the crane alone so the chassis needs to be light to keep the weight down. I dont want just a toy crane on it, something decent that will lift a ton-ish close in.
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I'm hoping that with the crane lying allong the trailer I'll get away with the 100Kg nose weight. I am fitting a PTO and pump to the landy so there will be no engine or tank to mount on the trailer. I have sen agg trailers with cranes too, has anyone used one?
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Hi Paul, we had a chat via email a few years ago re the AAAC scheme, and like many others I decided against it on the grounds that it would cost me too much in relation to what it could earn me. I also mentioned at the time that I dont think public awarness of the scheme is high enough either. I think that Andy and Huck have hit the nail on the head with a graded system, I think for the vast majority if tree surgeons out there, to join the scheme would be to run before they can walk, an entry level option with some sort of CPD would be a big step forward IMO.
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I already have a tipper for loose stuff and so for the crane trailer I am trying to save weight to maximise payload, it will be made of alloy, that way I should be able to get close to a 2.5 ton payload. Having sides would add weight and also restrict load space for knobbly logs, however it would mean we could chuck short pieces and rings in if necessary which would be handy. I just wondered if using a grepple in a slab sided trailer was awkward. As you know tree surgery jobs dont produce lots of dead streight even lengthed pieces so I'd really like something flexible, I could have bolsters but fairly close together or short 1foot sides and then bolsters, I just don't know yet.
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I'm planning to build a timber trailer to tow behind the landy, iwill be fitting a 4-5m crane and grab rotator, having never used a timber crane I was wondering what they are like to use with solid sided trailers. Are they a PITA compared with an open trailer with bolsters? I am still at the design stage so any oppinions welcome.
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This tree was until recently the only one in existance, Its the Dirleton Red apple. It lives on the edge of the vilage green in Dirleton, East Lothian, this is the second time we have pruned it, just a light lift and thin. It has amazing deep pink blossom which it has in abundance, redish leaves and red fruit, there is even a red tint in the wood. It is beleived to be related to Malus pumila var niedzwetzkyana. A nursery has recently grafted some and they are now available for sale, but this is the grandmother of them all. We were pretty subtle with our crown lift and thin.
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Be sure to let us know when you've put it back on.
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I had the same thing once after a branch sprung back and hit me in the eye, pretty sore. The gouges are permanent so long as the gouge in your eye ball doesn't go across the pupil its ok, the doc told me that it would be visible (to opticians) all my life. Fortunately not to me!
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Fast tow trailer gone walkies near Southampton - again
Tom D replied to Chris Sheppard's topic in Stolen Equipment
Thanks Chris, looks interesting, does it weigh 920Kg on its own? Could you pm me a price, (or post it her if you're not bothered). -
Great pics, I will go there one day.
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There's a couple of dog tooths on this vid, Bore and release is propper name I think. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/9354-felling-big-willows.html
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Well dodgy that, easy to do with ash too. I did it once, felling on a big site, I was fellin tree after tree while guys came up and cleared behind me. Wasn't paying attention and didn't look at the top properly as it was growing through some big roddies. Should have dog toothed it. Lesson learned, I can tell you they go with a bang, if you were standing behind it you'd be badly injured, even if it doesn't come off and land on you.
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Fast tow trailer gone walkies near Southampton - again
Tom D replied to Chris Sheppard's topic in Stolen Equipment
What make of crane is that? -
Nice videos, although the groundie needs a slap, he might as well have just tied each piece off, they didn't run at all.
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To me, a reduction is whatever is specified, either away from a building or tree, down in height, balancing for symetry or whatever. The pics are really there to give people a basic idea of the terminology and to let them know what we will be doing / not doing. The picture is definately not topping, that is dealt with here: Pruning Errors | Tree Surgeons Edinburgh
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Phoned BT to ask about a gallery, they wanted £100, then I discovered I could download a plugin for free! did it myself in about 30 mins:thumbup: Shame the pics aren't better LOL I also discovered how to embed youtube vids so I now have a video gallery too. I have to say that the Joomla software is really easy to use and I'd recommend it highly to anyone wanting to build their own site. BT Built the frame of mine for £500, now I have seen how easy it is I'd just buy the software. I'm not particularly computer literate and yet after a day's playing with it I can do most stuff. Video Gallery
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Looks good, though I'd add a few more pages as it helps your search engine rankings to have plenty of relevant content.
