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  1. Mark Bolam
    I met Jack a few times, and my Dad fished with him a bit. He was a lovely man. I didn’t have much time for Bobby on a human level because of a few things, but I will take nothing away from his ability as a player and an amazing ambassador of the sport.
  2. Mark Bolam
    Aye, one of the finest players ever. Christ he could strike a ball! Good innings like. As Big Jack would say, RIP Wor Kid.
  3. Mark Bolam
    Another consideration is that mini loaders definitely favour flatter ground and are best kept away from mud. For woodland work a mini digger would win all day.
  4. Mark Bolam
    I think that’s right, and you can also feed a chipper, but on repeated cycles and dragging brash mini loaders are much quicker over the ground.
  5. Mark Bolam
    Oh definitely get something! My Worky Quad has been a Godsend for exactly that reason!
  6. Mark Bolam
    @doobin would be my go-to man to ask about running both. I think a lot will depend on your core type of work.
  7. Mark Bolam
    For £50. Everyone knew where they were then.
  8. Mark Bolam
    Try hanging your weight off it.
  9. Mark Bolam
    Dempsey is quiet. Probably heading back through the channel tunnel and has no signal.
  10. Mark Bolam
    I’ve been working on my own a lot more recently. Thought I’d start this job reducing a line of sycamores and hawthorns down to 3’ and see how I got on. Field behind has already been drilled, and there’s no headland, so nothing can go backwards. 70m drag to chipper. Going ok so far. IMG_8561.mov
  11. Mark Bolam
    It’s started to piss down now, which will drop some jobs even further down the list. We’re meant to be on a sycamore reduction on Friday, that will be getting put back. Makes more sense for me to head up to the log yard.
  12. Mark Bolam
    I nearly tagged him! ’Nonsense, they love a good pollarding!’
  13. Mark Bolam
    Birches don’t respond well to pruning, every cut turns into a rot pocket. They’re best left alone, and only pruned lightly if necessary. The problem is the secateur diameter cuts required for this won’t tolerate a 80kg climber anywhere near them. I normally recommend letting them grow until you can’t put up with them any more, then remove and replant with something more suited to the location. Nice trees, but they can get big. Too big for most gardens.
  14. Mark Bolam
    This would be a great idea if it worked. Following with interest. There’s loads on the internet for as little as £35, but they might be utter rubbish! For me it would be something I’d take on and off as the day demanded, not leave in situ most of the time.
  15. Mark Bolam
    If you get one and think it’s shite, post it to me at my expense and I’ll give you what you paid for it. Or we may know some some of the lads on the harvesters? Chris Hunter, ‘Dangerous’ Brian Cowan, Or Dave Swann’s lads who haul it out? All school mates, a long time ago.
  16. Mark Bolam
    I thought that, but it’s way more. Packs down to a short, fat flask, it’s tiny. Boils enough for for 3 brews in about 2 minutes.
  17. Mark Bolam
    Stanley flasks are good Jake, I’ve had them years. Treat yourself to a Jetboil for Christmas though, If you need a hot drink, you need a hot drink, cover the bases!
  18. Mark Bolam
    Crack on mate, they can take a bit of hammer.
  19. Mark Bolam
    Health freaks like you make me sick.
  20. Mark Bolam
    Is it true you chogged the stem down in 50mm discs?
  21. Mark Bolam
    Don’t forget they always buy themselves an immaculate white hard hat and a hi-viz and decide to ‘project manage it themselves’.
  22. Mark Bolam
    No one has heard from him since.
  23. Mark Bolam
    That kicks the arse out of it a bit, you’ll probably get 2 bags out of a tonne, but that’s £45/bag before you cut, split, season and deliver. Can you not just do softwood?
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  25. Mark Bolam
    Do you know any farmers Jake? You might be able to trade some yard space for doing logs for the farm.

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