Stephen Blair
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I used it solely for about 2-3 years and on bigger jobs would hire my mate and van .
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Graham just for you I'll stick a big lump of Oak on the root plate , if it dies I'll know who to blame
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That's an option graham but right now the less decaying wood around the better imo. I'm hopefull the roots at the back will come to life so not wanting to squash them.
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The beech has garaderma anway:001_tt2:
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No targets except sheep! I'll leave it just now and give it s shove with the digger once a year to see if it needs guys:)
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A quick dress round the base and I'll rake it up properly when I shift the wood
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Lets keep on track guys, the OP thread title makes it clear he's looking for an alternative to spikes. Thanks
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My border is too timid now , she's not been right since we lost the old fox terrier! I took her to work last week and she ended up on the rd, something she would never do. And as for the German pointer, she's bananas in a good way!
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Not kelburn. I never heard of root juice, I'll look it up
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In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Stephen Blair replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
Is he climbing in a wooly hat? -
He must like you Reg, he wouldn't give me your number:sneaky2:
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Is that your tractor Graham? Very nice! Nice saw bench!
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That's a kind spirit of Arbtalk offer:thumbup1: Did you see sense and buy stretch airs then:biggrin: I was laughing today at 2 grass cutters who have just passed their ground tickets, they look right out the catalogue, wow their trousers were tight!!!!!!!
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She was allowed out at the end, she was right into the long grass around the base! It was nice and long dry stuff where the sheep couldn't eat it! I did the international command to a Jack Russell of ' where's the mices, where's the mices, go on go on go on, ska ska ska!!!!!!!!!!!!! Her head disappeared and her we bum was in the air and her tail was going mad:thumbup: She also had a lovely new pink collar that I didn't let the big tough farmer away with:laugh1:
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Ladders or throw line spring to mind:001_smile:
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Why's that ?
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I went in the huff for about 2 days!!
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A Stevie powered 5 ton tirfor John:)
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I dug that out, it's sitting on rock so what came out was what had fallen off. Beech usually throws out quite a lot of growth but the thuge wounds attract to much nasty air born stuff and then the bark dies and it's firewood time. If yours takes then its a good result for sure .
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I doubt it will be a gear. If something doesn't turn it's usually something the wrong way round. It will have a round end and a cross end, if it's around the wrong way, the steering shaft will be in the cross and be stuck. Look for a triangular bracer, that's what usually gets me:biggrin:
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I was so disappointed when it wouldn't go back and forward:sneaky2: Your boys done good:thumbup1: You can get a retrofit remote control for it to drive it about:001_smile:
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I was an hour on the Tirfor! :sneaky2:The tractor was way over its limit and I was expecting my strops to give out around the tree, she put up a good fight, but I won It's for her own good. If she pegs it, she's better drying upright than lying in the mud getting damp:001_smile:
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What amazing trees High Scale, what a shame! It's not any different from removing a 30ft conifer from the front of a bungalow I suppose. The guys new there stuff and did them justice!
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I've not done an oak before and this is certainly the biggest tree, it all depends on location and customer and what kit I can get to it. If it does grow well we may need to brace it, I'm hoping the roots that were within the soil will jump into life once I soil around it and help it and maybe some anchor roots will happen if it does get bushy! but I don't know how that works, maybe some could tell me. I was thinking on doing some coronet cuts, it would of been easier on the ground but I didn't want to jinks the lift:001_rolleyes:
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Fingers crossed she comes away!
