Taupotreeman
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5K! Wouldn't that buy you something with an engine on the front?
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Had to go check myself. Thought it was another one of those hoaxes.
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To be fair, I'm not that clued up but there has to be a better option than dumping millions of tonnes of poison all over our forests. Problem is, those other options are probably going to cost a lot of money. I doubt they'll ever get on top of the problem no matter what they do.
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We flew from NZ so no idea to come in from the UK Mario. It was part of a US wide trip and we drove down from Seattle. I'd advise anybody to do that drive down the coast, of course giving plenty of time to explore the Redwoods. Stunning and, in my humble opinion, far better than the Big Sur coastline. We paid on average around $150 per night for some really good hotels. There were far cheaper available but just had the opportunity to do the trip in style so we did. Food was plenty cheap and I'll be doing the trip again one day but over a longer period of time.
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It's the secondary poisoning that's bad. Hawks, fish etc. anything that feeds on the rotting carcasses. Plus, DoC aren't always spot on with its drop zones. Myself and many others hate the stuff. Nothing here has any resistance to it and dogs are particularly susceptible. Walk through the bush after a drop and it's quiet, no bird song, nothing. It should be bloody banned, the same as it is in many countries.
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Message Mario (mdvaden). He was full of information and help when I was trying to organise my trip through the Redwoods. My advise; head up the coast and base yourself near the parks and forests rather than travelling up from San Francisco for a day. Also, give yourself time so you don't rush. We had three days around the forests and it still wasn't enough. With regards to costs; depends on what you mean but there's a plentiful supply of hotels and camp grounds from what I remember.
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That's a fairly hefty haul. Seems to be an all to familiar read these days. Here's hoping you have some luck recovering the gear.
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As it happens Goaty, yes. Are you down that neck of the woods?
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Fair point on the speed Timber. But at 90 it is ringing it out. 70-80 is probably top whack being somewhere approaching comfy. Central North Island I do quite a few kms and it's nice to be able to sit comfortably on 80 rather than pushing, if that makes sense. I can sympathise with you having a mog though. My mate had one with his business as did Treescape and 50-60 seemed like a comfortable speed for both without having your skeleton self destruct.
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Timber, I have a couple on my hit list, one of which was an Isuzu forward juston. Great grunty truck but revving it's nuts off to do 90kph. 100 is pretty much no go and it really needed a sixth gear which is why the Nissan looks a better option at the moment. Smaller lump by about half a litre but 6 speed. I just can't get to drive it as its on the other island.
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No idea how to send an attachment in a message but if you flick me your email I'll send you a copy.
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Best passenger car 6-cylinder diesel engine?
Taupotreeman replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
Toyota Windom and Avalon I think are all the lesser version of, but still the same as, Lexus. Bullet proof as near as. Forget the plane Goaty just drive it home across Asia and Europe -
I have one we work with at Council. Job methodology, hazards and controls etc. it's basically a tailgate. Happy to email you a copy if you want although it is basic we have had it approved by a H&S trainer.
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Where in the UK would you fancy living.
Taupotreeman replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in The Lounge
If I had to return to the UK it would be Scotland. Had relatives in Blair Atholl and anywhere north of that would suit, especially out on Rannoch Moor. Otherwise, Glencoe or around that area. I'd want to be isolated I think and living off grid. -
Photos would be nice. Being in NZ we deal mainly with Nissan, Isuzu and Hino. Be nice to see some of those Euro trucks you're all talking about.
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Youngstown Kevlar cut resistant. Not chainsaw proof but so far finding that they stand up to the rigours or rope work, ground work and also provide some good anti vibe insulation but last longer than your typical anti vibe gloves. Also have a pair of their waterproof gloves which are toasty in winter. Useless for climbing in though.
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Don't sell firewood so can't comment on Poplar as a commercial firewood but I brought some home a couple of years ago. Burnt fast but nice and hot and made fantastic kindling. Easy splitting too.
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Spotted this when I was heading back to the yard the other day. pretty rare for New Zealand.
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Not mine but spotted today in Turangi. Nothing like having a bit of extra reach.
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More Douglas Fir removals. Seems to be my thing at the moment. 8 trees and a multi contractor job as it was adjacent to State Highway 1. Had a bobcat in to clear several years of built up and rotten prunings buried beneath the trees followed by a cherry picker crew and road control to remove the back side and heads. Follow that with more road control and my 2 man crew for a couple of days to get the stems down, chip and ring up and then I hand stacked the rest myself today and did the final rake up.
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:thumbup1:This. I'ts pretty much why I only use certain suppliers for most of my stuff. I can pick up most of the gear cheaper on trademe, eBay etc but I prefer to spend a little extra when I know Im getting the right advice, the aforementioned knowledge and everything else along with the back up if something goes tits up. As an example; I put nearly all of my business with Treetools in Auckland because, despite him being slightly more expensive than said internet competition, I know i can ring the owner up and spend an hour chewing his ear and getting all the latest advice, tips and info plus product back up with no questions asked if something goes wrong.
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OK, figure this is a bit hit and hope due to the fact that most of the UK guys use smaller vehicles like Transits and Landies etc but anyone run Mitsubishi, Isuzu or Hino? Looking at around a 5 tonne pay load, older model (mid 90's) as I like the idea of a cast iron lump, easy maintenance and less money.
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Can't take full responsibility for this. Protected Beech on the Lake front in Taupo. Upgrade of the footpath from block paving to concrete but they didn't want to concrete over the roots. The landscape architect came up with this board walk to go over the root plate. The tree had suffered years of root compaction from people and vehicles walking and driving over it. To be fair, there was some root damage during construction due to the bloody contractors not giving a flying monkeys about the tree but at least the thought behind it was good and hopefully will reduce the damage caused by foot traffic in the future. Also got a big feed of well rotted mulch and horse manure.
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Isn't the same thing by any stretch. Guy here in NZ did exactly the same thing and lost his leg. The company was prosecuted for removing the safety features I.e. The in feed tray was removed to make digger feeding easier. How do you know what is right and wrong if you haven't been shown? Shoving stuff in with your foot might make perfect sense to someone rather than leaning in and pushing stuff in and pushing debris in with a stick may have not even entered his mind. First day on the job and all that.
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Was he trained? Did he know how to use the equipment properly? If you haven't used the gear before how do you not know that kicking stuff in is not acceptable? One of the things I was taught during my H&S courses was to look past the obvious. How was he even able to get his foot to the feed rollers if the infeed tray was the correct length to prevent this? There's a heap of questions and pointing the finger at someone without having done due investigation is pretty poor form.
