Taupotreeman

Pretty much only Poplar when I was there. A few monster Beech trees too though one was ripped out at the front of the main house during a storm.

Haha you could tell the students it's felling and extraction practice for their forestry course.

Whip round the back of Riseholme with your saw one night when everyone's asleeps

I drive a V8, it costs me a fortune and I don't care cos it makes me smile everytime I start it up. It's what I chose to spend my money on rather than cigarettes or nights out on the lash. Hopefully I'll help empty the oil reserves just that bit quicker

Try your insurance company first mate. They might have a different view on it. Somebody elses operations endangering your property and their policy might not go down too well.

I had a closer look at mine today. Both the outer sheaths have a bit of wear and tear on them and in one place I can see the wire core with an outer plastic type sheath around it. I can't see any signs of rusting but I'd like someone to give me a definative answer on when a wire core should be retired. If you can see the wire through the outer sheath even though it is still in good nick? There seems to be no actual answer so far. There's the obvious ones such as when the outer sheath is badly damaged or after exposure to chemicals etc but how long should they be in use for and how much use before they are past the best before date. If one man has a strop 10 years old that is well looked after and comes out only on sunny days compared to the man that has one 5 years old but is used everyday in all conditions and under all conditions, which is the safer and less lilely to fail?

I think I might have that in pdf somewhere.

I posted this picture in another thread but this is what can happen when they are planted where they interupt a neighbours view. The tree is on Council land and had been the victim of a poisoning attempt. When this failed to kill the tree the local home owner decided to go to the next level. As far as I know the tree is still there waiting for consent to remove it.

I'd like to second that opinion although I'm worried I'm becoming a little addicted Congrats to you and the missus Frosty.

Wanted to work in Canada as a ranger so studied forestry and conservation at college. There was only volunteer work when I left in 1990 and I needed to pay off the student loan so got on board with a local tree surgeon to pay the bills and haven't looked back. It didn't get me to Canada but has got me to NZ. About 4 years ago I was made redundant (constructively dismissed) so rather than work in a dead end job I set up on my own for the short term just to get some money in. What the future holds for me? No idea, I try not to think that far ahead.

I use a bowline with mine and don't have any issues with the knot catching.

I was always taught to do the angle cut first in order to get the direction of fall correct and then the hoizontal. In NZ I've seen a lot of humbolt cuts but that may be because the fellers tend to leave a lot of stump rather than cutting low to the ground. One guy I worked with in a clear fell operation always had me wait until the tree was starting to fall (Larch) and then cut through the hinge to prevent it splitting up the stem and ruining valuable timber.

I would have thought that as the neighbour has now endangered your property by removing the root structure, he is now responsible for the cost of removing the hazard i.e. the tree. I would also suggest that, once you have contacted the council and had them look at it etc (not knowing all council TPO rules in the UK) you get the neighbour to get it down ASAP. I would also ring your insurance company and let them know as if you don't and the tree falls the insurance company might not cough up.

Eeeeeuuuuuwwww that looks real nasty. Don't think I'd want that tree overhanging my place with the roots having been hacked and left like that.

Can I ask you guys who do believe in a God, your thoughts on other religions beliefs and if you believe that they are all disillusioned and actually have no god or if it is one shared god (if that makes sense). Personally I don't believe. I believe the sun comes up and goes down and without it we are all dead. The whole topic is starting to get beyong my levels of either comprehension or intellect (being a bit thick I suppose) but I do think that religion should be a choice in schools not forced upon you. Not sure if things have changed these days but when I was at school we all had to sing hymns and say prayers. This included Muslims, Hindus etc. As far as the foster, adoptive parents go; If the kids are brought up in a loving family, taught morals and respect, I don't have an issue if they are gay, christian, muslim or hobbits. I saw an American program recently where the kids were brought up in a neo nazi household. THAT was worrying.

Hehe walked up to a tree once and couldn't figure out why my spikes wouldn't go in. Was still thinking about the good looking lass that had just run by. Long time ago now though.

Crikey, what size axe were you using just after you came out the womb

That can apply to most of us that had to attend assembly and sing hymns at school. Isn't that the same thing? Same applies to the extreme views. Who decided that I was religious and what that religion was when I was at school?

How'd they manage that one. Unbelievable. I know I've sometimes put my chain on the wrong way round cos I've been too busy thinking about something else but nothing to this extent. Any more?

Surely the decision should be made on whether they are suitable to be parents or not and nothing else. What if they were vegetarians, didn't like traveling abroad or something really stupid. If they can bring up their kids in a safe and loving family they are good enough aren't they? As long as they are not extremists of some form or nature.

Please tell us who did that....please

I'm relatively new to all this forum stuff so it's all a bit over my head I'm afraid. Hoping that if I step out of line someone will give me a warning before cutting me off at the knees

Some mean pics there bro. Reminds me of when I started out and some of the old fellas I used to work with. Not sure if those guys are still going but they knew how to work. Hope some of you others out there have some old school pictures that you can add.

I can't stress this enough. If you have no experience of working around power lines LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!! I've seen people confuse telecom with 230/240v service lines and then confuse service lines with HV. There is no room for mistakes when working with electricity so PLEASE, get it shut off or get someone in who knows what they are doing. There are enough needless deaths in the arb industry without adding to the statistics.

Mmmmm Manuka, Kanuka, Puriri, Matai, miro; all hot enought to melt your grate if you're not careful. Lots of stories of them melting grates, chimneys etc so just little bits at a time. I threw some Poplar in the firewood store this year just to see what it burns like after reading that it was climbing the firewood charts. I'll burn almost anything but have a stockpile of some really old gnarly gum, Birch (great for kindling), Oak and then some Cypress also to use as kindling. To be honest, if it's free I'll take it. Better off having something to burn rather than freezing my nads off in winter because I was too snobbish to take what is presumed as rubbish wood. Poplar splits easy too.