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Will Ayers

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  1. That sounds like a brilliant method HeadGroundsMan. I'll have to try that out. We're planting quite close to a fence so it might be tricky. Cheers for the advice everyone. My plan is to turn the soil over and put the sheet down in one day, then get the plants and guards in in three days.
  2. I like the idea of just banging them in under a membrane. That could work.
  3. I think whips are a bit different to 3 metres of western red!
  4. Quad is a bit lighter than a mini digger. I wouldn't want to smash their lawns on the way in. A quad would make no mark at all
  5. We're putting in whips of hawthorn, blackthorn, field maple and hazel. 60-90cm. I said about mulching it rather than sheet and the customer said they would rather have the protection offered by the sheet. They have had some problems with earlier planting being swamped with weeds. I'll try and push for the mulching though as it works out cheaper and easier than wrestling with that blooming sheet on the side of a windswept hill. I've been looking at the rotavators for hire. I've seen some big ones but are they man enough to turn the turf in?
  6. Cheers for the advice Mathew:thumbup1:. I have done alot of hedge planting before, but from the operatives side rather than planning, and most of the ground prep work was done before i got there so im new to that side of things. i dont think i could get any big machines in with the poor access. i am looking to get a quad and trailer and whatever pedestrian machines i need. do you think i could get away with simply lifting the turf, laying out my weed suppressant sheet and planting through that?
  7. Hello all I don't often post on here but I've just been asked to quote for a job that is a bit unfamiliar to me, and I wouldn't mind some of your lovely advice! I have been asked to plant a mixed hedge on the clients boundary. The soil is fairly heavy clay and there is currently grass right up to the wire fence. I understand how to quote for the materials, plants, stakes, guards and plastic sheeting. and I know I'm going to have to hire in some machines to prepare the ground but here is where I get stuck, I am unsure what exactly I should be using to get the ground ready. Do I need to remove turf before rotavating the whole lot, or can I just turn the soil in with grass attached? Or just strip the grass off with a machine and plant straight in to soil? Or both!!? And is 3 plants a mete enough or should I go for 5? The hedge is going to be roughly 100m long so it's not overly huge I was thinking 3 days with two guys to get it looking good. Is this achieveable?
  8. I should add I am near Newmarket in Cambridgeshire.
  9. I could use someone on a casual basis to help out on sites with chipping and tidying up. Ideal for a student or for trying to get some industry experience. Chainsaw tickets preferred but not necessary. Good rates of pay and a friendly team. Call on 07903832321 or email me at [email protected]
  10. I saw a young girl in the co-op. couldn't have been older than four holding her dads hand (he was in a claas boiler suit) She had a tee shirt on from Jon Deere that said "my daddy's a farmer" and it had a tractor on it. Thought that was pretty awesome. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  11. I get tinnitus when it's silent in the house. I can hear a very low throbbing like a huge Diesel engine on tickover. I used to live near the docks in Southampton so used to blame it on the big ships warming up at night. But now I live many miles from the coast and the annoying ship has followed me here. It's annoying because when you hear it, it takes a lot of convincing to ignore it. I've shot all of my life and worked with pyrotechnics as well as doing metal fabrication and finally tree work so have always been in noisy environments. I don't think I've been that bad at protecting my ears but all of those odd lazy moments have added up over the years. I spose it's silly that both my hobby and my job are bloomin noisy. Look after your ears so that when your old and wrinkly you can pretend to be deaf and wind people up. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  12. Just starting training for the OMM in October. Running every other day at the mo, just slowly building up. Usually with nothing to train for I'm a lazy git so I haven't done much training since my last OMM two years ago (pre baby). So I am a bit rusty to say the least. So I'm pushing distance by roughly half a mile a week, currently hovering around 7miles this week. finding it easy progression so far. And I'm trying to get consistently under 8min/mile over progressively longer, short runs. Managing 3 miles at that pace so far. Lots to improve on but I'm happy with my fitness as a building block. Anyone else run mountain marathons? I really enjoyed my last one, which was also my first. Any advice greatly received. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  13. I've had both the sequoia and the tree motion tbh both are lovely. The sequoia is a very comfortable harness that allows great freedom of movement. If I wasn't spending most of my days sitting in it, I'd have stuck with it. The tree motion is a superior harness but I don't think you'd notice the difference between them if you are just starting out, especially if you aren't planning on hanging a saw from your hip! The tree motion is endlessly adaptable and I fit mine out with different gear for different tasks. The plastic parts of the clips on the sequoia are not weight bearing, they are just the sprung gate part that locks the two mettle parts together so there is no worries about it not holding your weight. But as for trying harnesses out, it is a bit of a gamble as some people love one harness and others will hate it. The thing to remember is that no harness will be 100% comfortable 100% of the time. Sometimes to get to that awkward limb or to sit in a position for a long time you just have to griz it out. Lastly. Just remember, low and slow when learning, make sure you know how to tie all your nots and reset your system before you leave the floor otherwise you might get stuck up the top! Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  14. The mrs beat me at the axe throwing!!! Hangs head in shame. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  15. To be fair I think I'd have removed those shrubs if I was living there. They were blocking the window, probably making that front room gloomy. To replace woth sone more appropriate plants, perhaps £50. I'd get the stump out and charge them that, maybe £150. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  16. Very hard to suggest an action plan with such limited knowledge about the extent of decay. I dare say the tree may stand safely for many years but it is a high target area with frequent use by kids. So it should be made a priority to decide on any actions ASAP. If it hasn't shed any big limbs this winter it may well do with the added weight of leaves later on in the spring/summer, so there is no time like the present! Given the fact the tree is TPO'd, the amenity value of the tree (kids remember the tree's in their play grounds forever) and, it's age and size, I would have thought it would be well worth fighting for its retention. In order to do that you need to know the extent of the decay so I would look in to a picus sonic tomograph at the base and perhaps a resistograph of some of the higher defects. If the results show only a mild cone of decay or less then I would still recommend a light reduction, deadwood and bit of a thin. Even in this best case scenario I would also make sure the tree is inspected frequently in the future. Beech trees can thrive while in the grips of ganoderma, but it is hard to say from a VTA wether it is showing vigour from good vitality or wether this is a direct response to the pathogens threat. In other words trees sometimes spend all of their pension money at once on fancy haircuts and makeovers for the last years of their life. This can be tricky to perceive without some sort of further investigation. I'm sure I'm teaching eggs to suck grannies here but thought I'd put in my two pence all the same. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  17. There is no difference in the internal size of a link one and cocoon I don't think. Literally the link one is a cocoon on a diet, it's the same dimensions, same bend ratio on the rope, looks like the same pulley wheel. Don't get me wrong, I love the cocoon, it's a great piece of engineering but I have no idea why you'd want it's extra features in a rope guide. I have a rope guide with link one and it always retrieves. If you want the shiniest one though, get the cocoon. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  18. I have one of the hoodies and think they are awesome. Very comfortable and nice material. I you wanted to wear it to climb in then it is ideal as it zips right off so no need to take your helmet off if you get warm. I've used mine for work, shooting and worn it around town etc. the only problem I have is that my wife has her eyes on it and I'm sure she'll be in it in no time! But it's not a worry because at that price I'll get her one too! Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  19. I can't shout loud enough about staying away from sonim phones. I had one that I broke the outer screen on and then it had a major brain error and it ate batteries. Tried to exchange for a new one as their guarantee promises but it was such a PITA, eventually got one which stopped working within a so I bought an I phone which has lasted me ages in an otter box. An iPhone does so much more than any of the rugged phones. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  20. Bahaha made my day! And no I wouldn't buy one for over £50. Perhaps if your finding that we don't want to spend the money then make them cheaper, don't invest so much in making them pretty. I use throw lines everyday but, as a freelance climber, don't think it costs my clients much time and money to install my lines. Sometimes it can be a pig and lines get stuck but hey, if it were all easy then any mug could do it..... Oh wait! They already are! Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  21. I've done a mountain marathon with OMM in Scotland. It was epic and I would love to do another one at some point. I've also done the kamikaze run in dorset. That was okay but a bit tame. There are loads of adverts locally for the spartan races. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  22. I dislocated my shoulder pretty badly while playing rugby as a lad. It was sore or weeks and every now and then it would have a minor dislocation where it would just seem to drop out and pop back in. I never had keyhole surgery as they thought I was young and skinny enough to put some muscle on and train it in to shape. It's never happened again since I have been rock climbing, although my collar bone is permanently un fixed at my neck, it just floats, doesn't bother me though. Just a bit grim. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.
  23. It was a bit damp but not gushing out. Tbh there wasn't many big cuts, maybe four. I think if you went or a 30% it would have turned the garden in to a swamp with all the sap. Sent using my pudgy fingers on my phone.

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