Graham
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Proper stroker that:thumbup1:
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Have you looked at Satmap?
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I'm going to try and contact the owner and see if I can get closer to her:001_smile: Actually you can only be a custodian not an owner I suppose!
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Went to take a pic of a chestnut I took a few broken limbs out of years ago. It's changed ownership now so couldn't get close. Old pollard with a dbh of approx 8-9 feet. On the way back I spied this, new to me, old oak pollard. Again on private ground but I'm going to seek permission to take a closer look. At a guess I'd say a dbh of approx 12 feet maybe more! Enjoy .
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I think the more open-minded ones are in a very small minority...sadly.
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Ah but they don't some up to your knees ad keep yer legs warm:001_smile:
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That's nowt. I've still got some socks from circa '84. Indestructible from M&S. Just a few holes where me toes go:001_smile:
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I wonder if that decay extends beyond the graft?
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Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion
Graham replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
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You're expecting way too much of most LAs. I managed to get a local TO into allowing us to fracture etc and then he went and moved. New one just ain't bothered:thumbdown:
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The anvil is the metal plate the knives shear against. As the knives wear the gap between them and the anvil increases. Small diameter material then tends to shred instead of chip. The anvil wears too. Its edge becomes rounded instead of square. The manual should state the gap between knives and anvil.
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We burnt serious amounts of elm in the late 70s early 80s. Serious fires and serious heat will burn anything. Stack all your brash and cord in one direction and build up the big lumps around it. You won't need any diesel or extra air.
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Well said.
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Good riddance to an archaic term from the early days of arb. It always sounded too sanitized and was a favourite 'spec' of the older generation of client officers. Times change. Understanding increases. If it didn't we'd still be cleaning cavities and flush cutting..... and it means I can get away with ripped out cuts:001_smile:
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If it was honey fungus I'd be looking for signs of mycellium under the bark of the tree base and the roots.
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84% and 80%
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Has anyone noticed a reduction in these birds? Usually there are plenty of them nesting in conifer hedges but they seem noticeable only by their absence. Perhaps it's a local thing? Did the cold weather reduce nos?
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See if you can get them to grind it out or at least kill the stump if you go down the removal road.
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Not looked at the pics but def possible to grind well below ground level. In fact I find it far easier to grind out deep than to try and skim the top off a stump. Arisings aren't usually removed unless otherwise stated. I'd get them back to do the job properly.
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Really nice:thumbup1:
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Had an 026 that did that. After much stripping looking for cracked wires, perished manifold etc turned out to be the carb. It had been stripped and cleaned a few times before it eventually decided to go. The second carb kit did it. Even the dealer had given up on it. Could possibly be crank seals leaking as it warms up hence it getting hot from running weak as they allow air in.
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Interesting graft line(?) on the tree behind the big old stump. Is it a pop?
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I replaced mine with a set from Jones' springs, Wolverhampton. They manufacture them and altered them for me whilst I watched. Lots of heat, sparks and hammers. Cost me £300 inc all the bushes. Been on now for 3 yrs.
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Some lovely bridge grafts on that beech...shame about the attempt at sartorial elegance:001_smile:
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That is COOL! Just proves there's nothing new. Reckon HSE would have something to say about that kid clinging on like a baby monkey:001_smile:
