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Tom D

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  1. Its a POV1 Rod.
  2. Thanks for the comments, Here's the directors cut, If a moderator could please change the link at the top of the thread to this one as I'll probably delete the other. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DlMeIHejZk]YouTube - big firs 0003[/ame]
  3. My LDV pulls a greenmec220 which weighs 1400kg.........slowly. BTW I started off with a greenmech 150 like this: greenmech wood chipper ec150 (6inch) on eBay, also Chippers Shredders Mulchers, Power Tools Equipment, Garden Plants, Home Garden (end time 21-Apr-09 19:56:40 BST) It was bomb proof, it had a 3cyl diesel aircooled engine and never let me down in three years of hard work. Very good on conifer too.
  4. If you watch it in high quality you can just about make out Andrew taking the pics at about 3.00 mins. TBH I hadn't realised how high I was untill i saw him walk out from under the other trees.
  5. The fir from the guess the height thread. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LI_eJJuJCE]YouTube - big firs 0001[/ame]
  6. Just climbing it.
  7. You win I tell you the location of the trees and you can have a go yourself. A great way to spend a tuesday afternoon.
  8. Same here, lets hope the old sayings right, last year they came out pretty much together and the summer was crap.
  9. Yes, the pictures came out dark unfortunately, here's a few more.
  10. Anyone heard the expression "Oak before ash, you'll get a splash. Ash before oak, you'll get a soak" as a predictor of how wet the summer will be?
  11. I thought the tree austria 2 was comfy but it tends to pull your legs together which can be restrictive.
  12. SWB is closest although not very close with 157'. The clinometer said 60M and the tape measure at the point where I am standing is 55M.
  13. I already posted a reply to this. Its gone:confused1: Well done, looked a nice job. What % reduction was the spec?
  14. The photo is poor I know, but they're not on a banking, in fact the camera is about 20' up from the trees. I'll post the answer shortly.
  15. Any Ideas?
  16. Have you tried these people? VHS Hydraulic Components Ltd.
  17. I am sure its only meant to be the top strand. Why not find a dead badger from the side of the road, one thats not too mangled and then tangle it up in the fence. Then call the rspca or the councils environmental warden.
  18. Anyone looking for the odd day here and there, Edinburgh area mostly, I used to have the numbers of three good guys, two of whom have got full time jobs and the other is avoiding me as he owes me £1300. Might work out as a day or two each week or alternatively, if I get a reliable guy I can book work in blocks to suit. I know there are lots of guys looking in other parts of the country but I'd prefer someone either in Edinburgh or the eastern borders with their own transport. Doesn't have to be a climber but that would help, chainsaw certs prefered. As you know times are harder than before so I can't say how much work there will be. And the money will be crap... £60 - £70. PM me if interested.
  19. I think he means western hemlock.
  20. I have the POV1, no complaints with it, I'll bring it to the get together if you're coming.
  21. Its about 45 mins from st boswells and you are vey welcome. I'll be posting directions next week.

  22. Tom D

    441 or 372xp

    I've used both, but never side by side, they were both good. I have a 385 with a 28" bar and I like that very much. If the new 576 does what it says on the tin though it could be the pick of the bunch.
  23. Interesting Monkey, makes ntp look more like the way to go. Whats your experiment? I suppose being with an la give you the opportunity to do some quite interesting experiments.
  24. Quite right. I think the natural process is called branch abortion, like I say, I think.
  25. I've thought this myself in the past, however, when you think about it the natural process when a branch dies and falls is for wall four to cover over the wound, this can not happen while the branch is still attached. NTP pruning still leaves a cone of redundant wood within the stem, this reduntant wood is prone to attack by saprophytic fungi and can also be an entry point for fungi with heartwood exposed decay strategies. The quicker the wound heals over the less exposure to fungal attack there will be, a dead stub will prolong this exposure. Some species will lay down chemical bariers around the redundant wood, but only where it is in contact with active sapwood, if the cone extends into the heartwood there is no further action the tree can take except to build wall four as quickly a possible. As for pruning live branches, obviously it would be better for the tree to not cut it at all, but NTP techniques are the least worse way of doing this. In species with particularly soft wood such as poplars and horse chestnut and where large limbs are to be removed I have wondered if leaving a stub would be beneficial, I think this has been discussed on here before, I can't remember the outcome though.

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