Tom D
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I wish I knew Dean, I have pondered over this one too.
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Have an arboricultural consultant look at the tree, then look at the weather data for the day in question. Send your arb report and weather data in along with a claim for your extra costs. You should get what you are due.
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Anyone know where I can get brackets for joining 4" round poles? I am wanting to build a swing for my daughter. I have found sites where I can buy the swing seat and other bits and bobs, but no sign of the brackets....
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its a regular client, in the borders, a big house, must have been planted up 100-150 years ago.. The fir near the house is the one in this vid, it was 100 foot, these are on slightly higher ground, but will be 100 foot easy. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwBdStb-4Xk&list=UU-ibThvqyJuNQX62QacBTbA&index=3&feature=plcp]the fir.wmv - YouTube[/ame] Edit: just watched that again and remembered how blunt that saw was LOL
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Climbed a big douglas fir today, really nice site, like a little slice of the pacific north west. Lots of big hemlocks, spruces, douglas's and WRC's.
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500+ Pine to extract, need some advice please
Tom D replied to Jonny Burch's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
IME big jobs are always easier than you think, get some form of timber shifter o site and you will be laughing... -
Quite true, also I can't recall an accident where a climber fell where he had followed the guide to good climbing practice to the letter. Few of us do, myself included, but assuming all things are equal i.e. a climber following the "rules" to the letter and a mewp operator doing the same then the mewp is by far the most dangerous option. Mewps have fallen over when they were being used correctly, Just ask Dean.. If as many trees were"mewped" as were climbed we would see the true picture. We have all cut limbs off and had them do something unexpected, as climbers we are generally above them and so its rarely a problem, in a mewp a limb could easily catch the basket, break a hydraulic hose, bounce on the ground and hit the boom, stabiliser, chassis etc etc...
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I find that if they are left outside in a heap un covered they will dry down to 20% quite well. My yard is on the top of a hill though, its always windy up there...
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I hope the kids pull through OK. There's not enough root on that for it to be a healthy wind-throw, some rot there for sure.
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I have one, 24" bar, very nice saw, fast in the cut.. Light. I like it!
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With 3 of us feeding our processor with cord and rings we timed an 0.8 cube bag at 4.5 mins! it doesn't really work out like that though, over the course of a day we get 20-30 cube.
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I think .20 has best of both worlds, more weight than .177 and more speed than .22...
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I have had an SMK for a while, I don't use it much as its so inaccurate... Got my FAC now... I'd go for a gas sprung one, they are better quality than the conventional sprung ones and you can walk around with them cocked for hours without tiring the spring. I have a friend who has one, can't remember the make but its very accurate and is in .20 cal which is nice for an air gun IMO.
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http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv-vf-uk&gl=GB&rdm=m5nf8k6pd Geddit up yous..... TD Tree & Land Services Ltd.
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Shift that heras fencing and cut it off. Simples.
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Will you get a felling licence for that? They (FC) will want it re-planting anyway, assuming she is wanting to re-plant with broadleaves she would be better heavily thinning the softwoods and keeping them as a nurse crop...
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Its a savage, nice wee gun... What do you do with the rabbits?
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I just bought an HMR, I zeroed it this morning, then couldn't resist popping 3 bunnies that were hanging around the log pile... Its important to have some sort of hobby, even if its just going down the pub. All work and no play screws Jack's brain up......
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I thought about that, and have tried it in the past but even a 2" deviation will spoil the first board, which is the best one of the lot.
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The width of the throat is 60cm, depth 15-20cm... How deep can the alaskan go?
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Have you tried Ron Clowes? he's up north somewhere...
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Taking an elm down next week in barnton Jonathan. I'll ring you if its any good.... Maybe you could quarter some logs for me in return.... alternatively how much would you charge for your chainsaw mill for the day? or you and the mill?
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As above, I have a lumber mate already and a few nice logs, seeing the rifle stock thread and knowing a stock maker I thought I'd make some blanks. The timber ould need to be quarter sawn to get the best stability and quality. The throat on my mill is only 60cm x 150 so in order to get the most from each log I need to split it down the middle and then again. Which chainsaw mill would be best for this? if any at all...
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I have two massive lumps of olive ash like that in the yard, I could probably get 40 blanks out of them! I had planned on doing the same and making a stock for my new rifle, in the end I decided that I just didn't have the time and so I am having one made out of a laminate blank. I am doubting my decision now. The styling is not to my taste but I love the look of the timber, and there is no doubting the craftsmanship. Great Job!!
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Common hog weed does that too Dean, not as badly as the giant stuff but still nasty, there's a lot more of it around too. The reaction with the skin is photo-sensitive and only reacts when exposed to light. especially full sunlight. I had it once after strimming topless, I was in the sun all day and the red blotches actually developed blisters. It can stay reactive for a while so use sunblock or wear a scarf LOL.
