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If i did not kow better, i think somebody was deliberately trying to wind people up.

Exelent Steve, that has to be the most pointless game ever. Managed to get the 500 note though

Good idea Alex with the tree in picture 5, i hadn't thought of straightening the tree. Nice:thumbup:

Your trees are already producing vertical water shoots, which given enough time will form the basis of a better shaped tree. Remember that if you prune the trees too hard the tree will react by sending out loads of water shoots for years to come, and as a result very little fruit. You would do better to cut back the leaning branchs over a number of years, which should reduce the amount of vigorous re-growth.

Once you start lifting loads, you need to be sure of your S.W.L of you equipment, and your anchor points will take the extra strain. Make sure that you have enough winch cable to reach the floor, which i did not the first time !

What is your end product: saw logs or firewood ? You have to way up the benefits of damaging the trees to produce a better quality end product. Removing limbs bigger than you finger will take a long time to heal and increase the chances of infection, particularly if they are not done well. I selectively thinned an ash and cherry wood that had large branches and co-dominates removed about 5 years before. Nearly all the large wounds still had not healed over and had produced large amounts of epicormic growth. My personal feeling is that if the is not good enough for your end product then fell it out and start again, or leave it until it is big enough to produce firewood.

Goodness me, who would have thought that the simple word as gimp would have caused such a who ha. Once a person has proved there worth then they become a valued part of the team and no longer a gimp. I can not function efficiently without a good grounds man. :001_tt2:

Cool outriggers

Ha HA, i was in the same boat last year. In the end it went for cattle bedding. Good luck some one will have it you just need patents.

My back is aching just watching that big saw and bars being used up the tree.

No because a silky would have done the job as well.

A.U.S sell them : Associated Utility Supplies Limited Pole Climbers

The advice is not totaly wrong, but it is not right either. Tree roots do cause problems with footings, but how often ? In fifteen years i have not come across this problem. Trees do get diseases, but not very often, and most can be solved and are not fatal. If you plant a tree right infront of a window it will block out light, but how many people even stupid people plant a tree right in front of a window. Bear in mind this is a website trying to solve the probems of cowboys in out industry, and is not a joking matter

No, in theory you shold make more money selling it as seasoned logs. Good wood road side should get you £30-£40 per cube roadside I sm selling logs £75 per load, and i get about 1 1/2-2 loads per cube.

I try and sell about 1/4 of the wood road side to cover about 2/3 of the extraction costs, so that there is less of a gap to fill before the wood has seasoned and i can sell it as logs.

What a plonker, the professionalism is out standing : 'Purely from a practical point of view however, I can give a bit of advice on where not to plant trees. Firstly, just like puppies, trees tend to grow. So think about sunlight being blocked out of your kitchen in 20 years time. Trees also have roots, these travel a long way and have scant respect for foundations, let alone drains. Think about diseases, plant a tree that’s not likely to need felling in 10 years. Then there’s shade. My garden has a fantastic view, when we moved in it was a jungle so we cut everything down in order to revel in the fabulous bucolic splendour. Now I wish I’d not been so hasty, we don’t have a scrap of shade. Don’t forget, if you’re contemplating felling a tree, there may be a preservation order on it. Cut it down and you’ll be fined and have to plant another in it’s place. Lastly, if I was to plant a tree, I’d plant a useful one. A pear tree perhaps, I’m fond of a nice juicy…………..Oh grow up for God's sake!' I am glade that the person that is clamping down on cowboys has got all his facts right......../not

That looks like my kind of construction: Cheap and chearfull, and works

Air filter first, spark plug second (check colour), diaphram on the carb third. If all else fails P.M. spud u like on here.

B.T. rely on trees to keep the cables off the ground. It is cheaper break the line and get the engineer out to fix it afterwards.

As you have a tractor, make one of these to go on the back. I use mine to skid out about 300 cube a year.

no no........ er no

If you are based in wales, you can do the accreditation through Wood Fuel Wales, at a much reduced price. Which is what i am doing

Ignore my post i have just spotted where.

Which part of the country are you planning to hold it in ?

If it is dry Cutters fine leather gloves, if it is wet then fabric and rubber gloves. However if i am teaching then i have to wear chainsaw gloves as that is what industry guidelines state.