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Split to dry, cut to size with saw bench. So in answer to your question : Both.

The Harness arrived last week after the Arb show where i tried it out. First impressions: simple harness, easy adjustment, did not have loads of extras that i did not need/ want. The bridge is replaceable, so that it will extend the life of my harness. First use: It has taken me about half an hour to get the harness adjusted so that it is feels right. But it still feels like it is giving me a wedgy. Once up in the tree the wedgy feeling has now disappeared. The harness was used for about 3 hours to prune a row of 40' horse chestnuts, so nothing big, but one or two awkard branches over breakable things. In use the harness was comphey and did not pinch anywhere. Niggles from first use: Whilst my ample belly is a 36", the harness is adjusted to the biggest settings, so if you are any bigger you will struggle to fit into it. The harness only comes in one size. I could do with a longer padded waist, and a longer belt so that the bridge is not so flat. The two gear loopes have an loose (ish) outer covering which makes unclipping Krabs a little bit fiddly. And they are attached to the underside of the webbing which means that they lay flat and a bit fiddley to clip/ unclip There is no tear away rings for your chainsaw. your handsaw/ chainsaw has to clipped to the gear loops which means they get abit tangled with other equipment. Would i buy this harness again, Yes probably. I will update this once i have used this harness over the next 6 months

We have nicely de-raile this thread, and you go and bring it on track:001_tt2: I think that XCjack is going to be really impressed with the number of post this thread has generated. Do you think that he is still lost counting trees on his proposed work site ?

It must have hit the ground with a good thump, to get that small piece of wood to stick up like that !

A landrover wing with no visable dents in !

Its an Elm, but i am not sure which. I know it is not a wych elm.

I have got a feeling that is you are selling food, you will need a basic food hygene cert. But if you are not selling you don't i.e. if you are having a party. Or you could just wing it and hope that nobody gets food poisoning.

Looks like somthing from Dr Who

How much better do you recon it is, as it is nearly twice the price of the orgeon chain ?

Felling by hand, skidding out in whole tree lenghts, and using forwarder/ excavator with timber grab to do the lifting. But being adaptable in any suituation, and adapting what you have will be far more usefull that lots of machines that only do one job.

Booked onto the Carmarthen one on the 6th

Ho ho ho. I prefer the redneck with the swinging chainsaw.

It is some sort of gall, but i can not find a picture to match in my insect book. Somebody on here will know.

Oh go on, i will be your friend.

Yes £5 extra.

Now that this thread is suitably de-railed, Shall we discuss the merits of a feller-buncher, over a harvester, both tracked and wheeled ?

Sounds like you have it sorted, enjoy the camp fire, and hope that there are not too many biting insects

Eddy stobart are after large quantities of wood for biomas, it might be worth trying them. Stobart Biomass | Services | Stobart Group

If all you got is Chestnut, then build it out of Chestnut. It is nearly as durable as oak, and is a bit easier to work.

The Tweedfloss tree ?

On my own i can cut to size (3') from the timber stack, split (with a 12 ton hydralic splitter) and stack to air dry about 4-5 m3 a day. with two of us it goes up to about 9-10 m3. Wood sizes 4-18".

Alright then is it the Devils walking club ?

Is it the Common prickly ash, or toothache tree ?

How long do you think it will take, based on your previous experience ?