slack ma girdle
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Do you think my holly tree will survive this?
slack ma girdle replied to Funkyfifi's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Ask if they have had a BS5837 tree report, and what mitigation measures are in place. You will have cause to object if they haven't. The tree will become a bone of contention in the future because of its proximity -
Brash & Arisings Price?
slack ma girdle replied to Whoppa Choppa's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Absolute Peanuts, if you are lucky. Someone is making money from biomass, but it aint the likes of you and me -
We are losing alot of Lawson's cypress to Phytophthora here in west Wales. They normally have the dark lesion on the bark.
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I've had the solidur water proof jacket from Chris forestry for 18 months, and it is still waterproof. Good value at less than £100
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How much is Ash cordwood roadside where you operate?
slack ma girdle replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
Don't tell anyone that in west Wales . You can't make a living selling roadside at that price. Lucky you -
The big disadvantage of skip chain the resulting damage when you hit something, less teeth massively inceases the amount of damage. One nail can result in loss of half a tooth. I have stopped using skip chain.
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Best type c chainsaw trousers for under £270?
slack ma girdle replied to Sam Clark's topic in Climbers talk
Another one for the Solidur, cheap, hard wearing, and long lasting. -
Thinning oak stand
slack ma girdle replied to organic guy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
The smaller ones will never attain their potential, and reduce the growth of the surrounding (better) trees. You have to be ruthless when thinning -
It can only be a good year, when it starts with this !
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@AHPPgood points particularly about the gloves. There is nothing worse than having to wear a gloves on the wrong hands because you have worn a hole in one, and trying to get a quick turn around . Mackerel mitted has never been so app.
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Towie Works in Carmarthen sell everything you need. The conversation is really simple.
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You have the experience to make the right decision as to which is the most applicable. No one system does everything. Starting with the basics underpins everything else.
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Don't be so defensive, the point Mr Squirrel is making is a valid one, inexperience is the best way of making things go badly wrong. Which given the nature of forces involved can have a catastrophic consequences for the climber. The Arb industry is obsessed with shiny bling, when in reality 90% of the time is not really needed. Buy 50m of Marlow Nelson 3 ply, and learn to natural crutch rig properly . Sub contract to some other local companies and use their equipment to see what works for you Serbrooke tree services produced a good video on this.
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If your bags are the same size as these, then they are 0.2 m3, which is 5 bags to the cube. Barrow Bags for Logs (Vented) SACKMARKET.CO.UK Heavy duty reuseable Barrow Bags for Logs with Vented sides 45x45x95cm high (approx) 4 x 20cm high lifting loops...
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I don't get alot if these loverley trees, but they generally need some creative rigging, hence the videos. There has been a lot of other domestic jobs between these two, but nothing of note.
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A quick bit of rigging just before Christmas. To stop the branches rolling down the hill we used mostly verticle speed lining. Quick and simple just like me !
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Gardens and public open spaces are exempt from felling licences.
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Biggus diggus looking tiny, nice sunset.
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Felling license clarity
slack ma girdle replied to Dillinger86's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
You need a felling licence . -
I was hoping for the easy option, without having to fabricate a frame. I have 8 Case weights from my old tractor.
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I don't suppose that anyone has a set of front weights for the above?
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There was a lot of concern about weakened fiber strength of dying Ash a few years ago. Having felled alot of dead and dying now the following are the main points of concern. The tops die back quick which makes climbing the smaller limbs dangerous. But the larger limbs take much longer to become unsafe , providing that the wood is still mostly white. The biggest risk when felling is from branches being flung back at you as the falling tree brushes past adjacent trees . I have had no issues with loss of hinge fiber strength, including jacking over heavily leaning trees. If it's an 'iffy' tree , then it becomes a two man operation with comms, one watching the crown whilst the other cuts. I have not had any issues with banging in wedges and dislodging dead branches .
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I got a load of cypress , and the bigger ones would be ideal. If you fancy a trip out west with a trailer...
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Unpopular Poplar. Peel off some of the bark, and it will be fibrous
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Unless you are doing loads of very large leaning trees, you will find the ratchet wedge much more useful. I probably 20-30 trees with the Koller wedge, to one with the jack. Get proficient and confident with the ratchet wedge, then move onto a Jack. When things go wrong with a jack, because of the size of the tree, they go very wrong. Always always have a Plan B.
