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The incident this post relates to happened at the end of Jan, the vid of it (filmed from next to a tractor) started circulating at the start of Feb. It is a miracle the lad is still alive, and the vid raises a lot of questions (why it was climbed being the main one). It’s a horrible watch and I’m not going to link it on here. Part of me can’t help but think there was an element of showboating involved - the leaning tree is partially cut and the climber is being filmed by several colleagues, standing on it as it falls, ready to take a big swing towards the tree he is anchored into. Unfortunately he is also anchored to the tree he has cut (which appears to go unnoticed by everyone until it’s too late). It was a highway’s job over a major A-road dual carriageway that had been subject to an emergency road closure the night before because of this tree (that had partially fallen and subsequently hung up over the carriageway). There is woodland both sides of the carriageway and in the central reservation. It should have been winched out and dealt with on the floor, there aren’t any targets to protect. Thank god the lad is alive, and should mane a decent recovery.

They are obviously a more sensible setup than the numerous greedy crackheads I tried to deal with - I’d have definitely had another at that price, great machines those!

Great machine at a great price - good work!

Brand new? Bargain if so!

I’ve the same as you @John Shutler and am equally interested @Stephen Blair!

I doubt very much that he’s come asking for money/arms/anything really though!

I’d be inclined to disconnect the air inlet hose from the engine altogether and try it - maybe gently fire a blowtorch into the inlet as you turn it over (in case the glow plugs aren’t working). If it’s giving smoke then it appears to have fuel, and diesel engines only really need that and air to run.

How does the stop bar work on these? What sort of money is that RP200, and is that as big as they get?

How do you create hot water (immersion heaters I guess?), and how many baths/showers a day take place in your household? Is your house heating underfloor or conventional radiators?

I never realised you were a homosexual. With hindsight it does make a lot of things make more sense though!

How far from the garden to the road in miles?!

Doing it on a busy weekend would be my only issue - can’t see a problem otherwise.

We tow ours on GH94 trailers (they are practically made to measure for a Safetrak if you want something as compact as possible that you can leave the chipper on and still use it for chipping). We have also regularly stick them on a 12x6 Ifor tipper and they tow fine. Great chippers, have served me very well over the years. There are a few bits and pieces that can cause issues but everything is fixable and Greenmech are incredibly helpful. If you are ever stuck just phone the number on the serial plate and Jason will diagnose and talk you through a repair over the phone.

I’m at a similar decision-making junction myself at present! If you find a good (ie cheap!) twinwall supplier please let me know….

Will it not look odd where it changes from single to twin wall?

Have a look for a bloke called Bart Chipper Doctor (I think) - from his posts he is exactly who you need.

Do it on a tonnage rate, extracted and stacked at roadside. Work out how many tonnes you think you could comfortably do in a day from the hardest/furthest part of the job, work out your day rate and do some maths to see what you need to charge. You’ll have good days and bad days, but it’s the fairest way for both parties.

I had the same charger fail after minimal use. They are crap.

Imagine how much money gets wasted on this sort of crap globally… In any other period in history this man-woman would be locked up in a padded cell, not preaching on about how climate change affects black people more than white people! Can’t believe he didn’t throw in a bit of Covid, and have a ‘free Palestine’ banner in the background for good measure! No wonder Trump smashed it (thank god!). End Wokeness (@end.wokenesss) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 18K likes, 16K comments - end.wokenesss on January 18, 2025: "This shlit ends in 2 days".

Root protection areas can (and should!) be drawn to include physical barriers to roots. What you are proposing sounds sensible to me - a root barrier on one side 3m from a newly planted tree should have minimal/zero effect on its long term growth and stability (assuming the rest of the rooting area is unimpeded and of suitable material). The tree will ultimately grow to its environment. If in the future you wish to build on the other side of the root barrier the RPA should be drawn to include the root barrier, and the arboricultural method statement would include this detail as mitigation for what might otherwise be considered incursion into the RPA.

I can’t believe the ridiculous responses to an employment advert - pretty disgusting behaviour IMO.

They definitely have (assuming you’ve been taking them for the last 10 years or so)! X

These are made by a friend of mine - very well made bits of kit.

Got any links??

One log load - took advantage of the frozen ground to get this monster lump of oak out in one piece…