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Graham

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  1. It certainly used to be available. Think it was sold for cutting dirty pulpwood.
  2. Had to make a 999 call last week following an incident. After the "what service do you require" I was put through to the police. The operator then tried five different numbers with an apology each time saying they were busy. At 4' 45 sec I was cut off....ten minutes later the police returned the call. Luckily no one was in danger but talk about stretched services!
  3. Ain't kids brilliant! Fair bit of work went into getting the materials up there.
  4. Not bad for a days work:wink:
  5. Suppose I must be an old git having climbed 30 yrs. I use a mix of old and new. I remember a LOLER inspector asking how we got trees down with so little kit and no hanging decorations on the harness. Guess he hadn't been around too long. Old style does have disadvantages. One particular memory is getting greedy on a big beech takedown. Snatching big sections until the 24mm snaps and sends a big lump rolling down the middle of the road passing the stopped cars on the way.
  6. Have to agree with above, We ran two smaller machines and they were abused to within an inch of their lives. Typically Vermeer policy is: if 5mm steel will do the job they'll use 10mm.
  7. Standard 260's fine for your major cutting and you'd be surprised at the detail too. Not sure you can get a 1/4" pitch conversion for it. MS200 with 1/4" conversion is good.
  8. As said before the best timber comes from the point at ground level and just below. For that size it may be best to contact local woodturners etc.
  9. :laugh1: Some fishing mate to have.
  10. Reminds me of the time I had one down the chimney. Came in during the day and the critter had been feasting on elderberies before so he'd had a few hours flying round crapping purple everywhere!
  11. Must have been but not by me:001_smile:
  12. Bit of fun
  13. Know how you feel. I get little finger completely white and tips of others. Too late for me I think so look after the rest.
  14. It's the gravitational pull of overhead alien spacecraft.
  15. Hic...oops wrong thread...er my name's...
  16. What goes on in the privacy of my home between myself and the laptop is my business Said too much....back to surfing:001_rolleyes:
  17. Graham

    Now what?

    Sounds like the medical equivalent of the Pikey door knock....
  18. The Worlds Biggest PencilVideo
  19. Country File on Sunday evening has a feature on woodland management, wildlife and firewood.
  20. For putting detail in get a carving bar and a 1/4 pitch conversion. Safer too.
  21. Carving a small animal....chicken size? I'd just do it for a free meal...hmmm:001_tt2:
  22. I brought up two kids at Yew Tree Cottage. Actually five trees. Not sure if they ever ate any berries but my springers loved them. Gave up worrying about it because the seeds passed straight through.
  23. Could be squirrels armed with drills and sucking the contents out:001_tongue:
  24. I'm sure the year of manufacture says 1890:001_smile:
  25. We're currently looking at a job which may require an Ahwi or similar. Just wondering if anyone may have experience with these. Scenario; 3 acres of dense hardwood with average dbh 20cm. This was a tree nursery in a previous life so the spacing is v. close. We intend to fell, sned and winch out all the firewood lengths leaving the brash and stumps. The future use for this site is a cemetery so obviously stumps left underground will cause problems for the gravediggers. So the question is; will an Ahwi reduce stumps below ground level or will it be better to remove the stumps and burn them? PS it will probably be 3 years before the site is used after tree removal. Thanks in advance.

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