Stephen Blair
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Tree Climbers Better Look for another Job!
Stephen Blair replied to Billhook's topic in General chat
Envy is a cruel mistress on this thread! 😒😂 -
It’s the last stage of a project, the top layer of 4’’-6’’ was dry matted pine needles and self seeded Rowans and Blaeburry , the owner wants to encourage grass to grow for some animal grazing in a few years time. I’ve terraced the hillside and put in small access roads which will allow him to access the woods for maintenance and feeding and will also double up as pasture so I wanted to get some organic material onto the sub soil which formed the roads, so I was mulching and blasting the debris back onto the road, doing to jobs at once.
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Daves been settling in, been to work every day these last 4 weeks. Gets his 12 week jag on Friday
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500i all day long and if you need a 36" bar buy an 088. I don't bother with the 261 anymore, 500i weighs about the same and when you give it revs it becomes lighter as it lifts.
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If anyone in the UK can supply a digging bucket grab shear, I’ll take 1! This would be my only attachment I reckon for 90% of what I do with the digger.
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ID please
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Not mine, I wish I had land and trees. Public pathway runs through them so a concern.
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Out walking this morning and noticed this on nearly every Poplar in the stand. For some reason I've got a kind wasp damage of some kind in my head, maybe I read something on here. thanks
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2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Stephen Blair replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
1 rope and flip line here, I’m 99% on pine dismantles , on an open crown hardwood I’d use 2 ropes if it made it easier. If I was subbing and they insisted 2 lines, I’d just do it, it’s no drama imo. -
I didn’t know this was on, gutted I missed it! I know what you mean about chatting and catching up, we always got split up at the APF meeting folk you’ve not seen in years, faces you only remember from drinking or working and then all the Arbtalk names and faces from over the last 13 years. I usually miss half the stuff at the stalls 😂
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If the trees are owned by someone or a company, landowner, council that don’t keep on top of their maintenance which would benefit the trees then Ivy will lead to problems if it grows there. To reduce the amount of Ivy I would recommend cutting it back to a point where there is not as much of it and still has leaf so not to eradicate it.
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Finished job one the guys had tidied the fence line and straggly bits with the saw and chipper
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Cheers Bob! Will do!
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It is now Bob 👍we put 1 in yesterday along the boom then put a T piece into the tank .
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Always wanted 1 of these!
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10- 12 armfuls of branches fills a wheelybin full of chip going through a micro chipper. Definitely worth doing compared to dragging brash.
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It’s not a yes or no answer. To me a 2.7t is twice the machine a 1.8t is, not for digging but with timber. My 2.7t machines have been the centre of my business going into 10 years now. Stick it on the trailer and go.
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Great info Eddie, I just saw the picture on Pinterest.
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Ive had a shear for the 2.7t for 5 years. Anything mechanised has its place mate. It's not so much the cutting it's the lifting and handling part and you know what a mini digger can do.
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Shear arrived the other day, unfortunately the relief valve on 1 side of the hammer line is sheared off so can’t get the adjustment to get the pressure up. Waiting for hydraulics guy to come out this week and get her sorted and set up. Had a play earlier just doing wee stuff, it’s just so easy! 😂
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Oakleys first time in
