Mark Bolam
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I've wasted loads on time on this thread due to my red wine intake. I thought 'Morals' were a type of eel. Anyone else think Stevie is wasted in the timber game?
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Ditto Matty, and depends on hitch type, your weight, climbing style, weather, phase of the moon etc.! Experimenting in your own time on small trees helps in avoiding looking like a prick at work. Honestly.
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Only one at the moment, mate. Friend of my father-in-law! He wants some more work done as well, and I will literally want payment up front! TBH, mates and family etc. are usually where it all goes wrong!
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Aquittal immediately. It would be unfair to do anything else. Can anyone point out a recent case where anyone got done for infringements of TPO's? Let alone fined £20000? It's probably one of the least enforced aspects of law there is, and I don't care about the odd isolated case TBH. Cracking story, though Stevie. Can you do it with pictures next time so I can explain it to my wife?
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No problemo. Sure I have some valuables somewhere. I'll rummage round in my drawers and see what comes up....
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Can you send me a few bags Mike?
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Have the same book in the truck myself, big lad. Little bit scruffy, but saves me loads in stamps, diesel, hassle and threats!
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I hear you. Payment on completion or upon receipt of invoice here. The big boys have more money than me. Spread the love. If Mrs. Miggins can write a cheque on the day I finish her work, why can't a multi-million pound building empire? Especially when they ring on Friday with five days worth that you have to start on Monday. Try telling Tescos that your payment terms are 30 days when you fill up with their diesel. As Lorry says, if you know in advance it's not so bad, but you are providing the service, and should be dictating the terms. If they don't like it, they can get some other idiots in. I've lost the odd one doing this, but most of them miraculously find the cheque book!
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Mines steel bed with ally sides and usually tips pretty clean. Have had some issues when we have been chipping pure leafy crap in the wet, no bother with more woody chips. Weird!
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What's the tipping angle mate? Are all the rams extending fully? The Trannys only really start spilling the chip out when the top (thinnest) ram extends. Worse with wet chip.
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Wasn't very tree-friendly, was it? If you have a tree within 15m of your house, you may have problems. There aren't many round here that haven't! At least it did mention that there were a number of different factors and situations. Pollarded a medium sized Willow a few years back at the insistence of an insurance co. that was 55m from the house.
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It's a lot easier importing the labour, mate.......
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She sure was shot at the base, Ace! Channel 4 should make a documentary about you and your Grandpa and your antics! VOSA might not be so keen on it, mind!
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We like them unbalanced to feel more manly Tone! TBH, the pictures make it look skewed because both pieces have quite a taper. They would both balance with no hands, and I agree that directing the weight down to the feet is important.
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I woke up this morning feeling very depressed both about losing my timber and not confronting the culprit, so I was off up the woods first thing this morning, with advice from Hama and Mr. Bell swirling round my mind. Luckily the 'Beast from the East' was still up there. Cutting myself a whippy Hazel wand, I thrashed his bare legs to distract him, then sparked him with a handy length of Ash. Timber recovered, national pride restored! He's probably blubbing all the way back to Latvia now!
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Don't worry about it Liam. The feds would never be able to catch you anyway!
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£2 grand. Might educate some of the great unwashed that not all treework is done from ladders for £50.
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The tree roots extend 3 times the height of the tree!!!!! Fell them all!!!!!!! They were close, mind.
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Caught this East-European dude nicking some timber today, but decided against challenging him to a stick-fight. Next time......
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Keepin' it real, fellas. Rob, you need to sharpen your saw, mate. Bit of a tear there......
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Oak Tree: Felling, Extraction, Milling, Final Product
Mark Bolam replied to liamjordan's topic in Picture Forum
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Adam. welcome back bro. Ditto Drews comments for the Stein, may give Yve a bell soon. The thing is, doing tree work makes you sweat. Sweat is wet. You get wet doing tree work. Fact. Noone ever said it was easy......
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After the last few posts and vids, I've changed my mind a bit. That is a pro in action, alright. Welcome Daniel, thanks for posting your stuff.
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Doug, with all due respect, that is a real pussy-like post. Can't you see we are trying to start a massive row here?
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Mine at 8, brew, job and knock. The harder you work, the better your hourly rate!
