Tom D
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My hitch stopped working after about 20 mins
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Dismantled this today, this was the first time i have worked on one. I learned a few things: the needles are much sharper than i thought they were, the brash is much heavier than the timber, the chip is extremely heavy and bulky ( 9 cube off a single stem 45 foot tree! ), It takes a good hinge and really hangs on despite the branches being very tip heavy, and finally if I am ever asked to do another one get some one else to do it.
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Thats a good sized bit of oak!
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i've climbed things that bad before, but no two trees are the same so its hard to say if i would have climbed that one. But if it was streight and had'nt moved or split recently and i was only felling the top out then probably yes.
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I take it the piece on the lhs pulled away when you felled it?
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So true, after 2 weeks on holiday i could'nt beleive how pink they were.
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Bargain, mind you i bet it wont take long to fill it.
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Climate Change - Man made or not?
Tom D replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
That day ia about 3- 400 years from now assuming we continue to consume at our curent rate. -
Climate Change - Man made or not?
Tom D replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
Quite true but it does'nt mean we're not contributing to it now. One interesting fact regarding sustainable fuels; in one year we burn 300 years worth of fossil fuels: ie it took 300 years to lay down one years worth of oil and coal. When you consider this it does put biofuels into context, even if we put all the available land into biofuels production we'd not come close to meeting our energy needs. The fact is we'll keep burning oil and coal untill theres none left, what this will do to the climate is open to debate but trying to avoid burning fossil fuels is pointless, if we don't the chinese will. -
Have to say i don't really see the point of separating soft from hard but a good coppice is definately the sustainable option. Does anyone know how much timber per annum you could reasonably expect from a coppice on a per acre / hectare basis? Although when you think about it tree surgeons timber is equally sustainable, there is a constant supply of people going down the garden centre buying little trees which will in time require our services and produce logs for us to sell.
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With a crane yes, without no, to cut up all that timber into liftable pieces would take a couple of hours at least, then you have to manhandle it all into your truck, unless you have an 18 tonner there's more than one trip.
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I think its very hard to have a consistant day rate between jobs, that job would rtake me a say and a half with my current setup, skyhuck with his crane could do it in a day. I have competitors who have cranes so I need to stay competetive. On another job recently i charged out at £650 per man day, you just have to take what you can get without riping people off. Anywhere from £800 to 1200 is not a bad price for that job, as for £400 - £600 i don't know how you make any money at that price, if you'd like to share you're secrets... i'd love to know.
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Me too, although i have just quoted almost twice that for a slightly larger one with poor access.
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I know loads of guys who give theirs away up here, i used to before i got the splitter. How much do you think a cubic meter of split logs will be worth next winter?
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Was that a practise rescue or were those charred remains? I cant see how he managed to fall he was tied in.
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Quite right to pull it steve, as soon as people start mentioning lawyers its time to get out.
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i have seen a patch of land that was mulched a year or so ago, it has grassed over really well, it was larch rather than spruce but i would say the mulcher would be ideal for the job. Just run over it a few times then seed it.
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i bought a knackered "little david" which had a junk engine, it did'nt cost much to repair, it now has a 18hp v twin and goes very well, way better than most of the cheap hire machines. It has paid for itself many times over in the last 4 years but then it only cost me £1200 all in. If we get a massive stump then I contract it out to a friend who has a big carlton. TBH if you can get one cheap then its a great idea, but don't spend loads especially in these economically uncertain times.
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I've had breather trouble before but it did'nt lead to flooding just a wet saw handle. That does'nt mean yours is'nt the breather, but its probably the carb, If you've been playing around with it the settings may now be off now anyway but a poor pick up can sometimes be cured by backing off the L jet about an eigth of a turn, then another eighth if neccesary. Other than that I'd leave well alone, I do.
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I think we can all agree on that.
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like the new logo Steve.
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the finished job, pic wont load.
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Teal, my lab
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top broken out of a double topped horse chestnut, smashed a lot of branches on the way down, job was to cut up the top and tidy up the dammage, was a nice day so took some pics.
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Just to put my tuppence worth in , i hardly ever do reductions, i either talk them into felling or some other less drastic pruning. I dont think there is anything wrong withit though if it is done properly ie the retained branch should be 30% of the cut branch not a six inch wound with a one inch twig sticking out the side of it. In reality this is hard to acheive whilst still retaining a good shape, cos trees just dont grow like that. So what happens is some branches get done properly but others are basically topped in order to keep the shape. i do reductions away from buildings and lines etc but all the overall reductions that i have seen have some topping cuts.
