Stephen Blair

hi dave, on your second pic down on the birch, there is a little yellow thing right on a node, is that another fungi? nice pics tom, that is a beauty mate

found it, i like it already:thumbup:

kettle bells?never heard of them, i will ask the instructor. i now have an image of a big kettle like bell thingy, havent seen those inthe gym. i need to stick at the flexibilty, if i dont it will be a waste of time going for more strength in my upper, because it is my lower back and hammies that allways let me down. any pics of said kettle bells robert?

danish swirl dave, every time. i am back at the gym, i am working on flexibility and core strength.

those 2 horrible golden conifers went through aswell, you know how thick and crappy they are and the bigonias got it too, and it gave me some more room forhte extra chip. the big surface root is huge, biggest i have seen for a tree that size. it isnt beechgrove garden but they are redooing the front anyway:001_cool:

are you able to get his fights on here mick?i am really intrigued with this stuff just now.

just get a quad trailer, about 400 quid qithout the high sides. or just put it in the back of the transit mate, 2 guys could lift it in. i have 2.5k worth of work for her next week over 5 days. i reckon she will work approx 3 hrs a day at the jobs. i had priced in a tracked tw for these jobs, it would of been really messy, and too big for the job, but it was my only option at the time. now its going to be so much easier and less hassle.

curl all the corners round and roll the sides back over. you can see in the video how the chip comes out when the shoot is aimed down. and as it fills push all the stuff into the corners and around the edge, then just keep pulling it up, once it is half full the sides will just stay open:thumbup1:

NO!!!!!!!!!!:001_tongue:i know you put a lot of planning and thought into your jobs andy, you will be delighted with your wee chipper.

it isnt a problem any more andy now i know what to look out for, the little quad trailer bounces about like mad on our bumpy streets, so it is no wonder something became loose, all i did was tighten it up and away she went first pull. peteb said exactly what it was over the phone. :001_cool:i am not going to let it put me off.

the thing with the whole 'gypo' theory is, it is only arbfolk that feel this way, we give ourselves an awful lot of extra work feeling like we are super heros and it is against the law not to work unless you have a 3 man squad, all wearing stein gear and footlocking into a 20foot cherry tree. i worked all day yesterday in my shorts. it was great, the customer thought nothing of this, i have worked for her for 11 years, they even came out especially to see the little chipper in action. they couldnt believe my small invoice, they were expecting to pay a lot more. and the lady today works in IT from the house, what does she know about the world of ARB, one minute the pesky pita tree was there, after lunch it was gone all satacked up and 50 quid off her original estimate and she was delighted with me and the job. so happy days:thumbup:

that is a long time for a pair of boots tom, dont throw them away, keep them just incase we get a good summer next year:thumbup:

heres a wobbily vid [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofBNIfOz6R8]YouTube - shreksweechippe part 3[/ame]

little chipper was great today, apart from when i couldnt get her started, i thought i had flooded her, so a lot of sweating, a phone call to dean, a big hissy fit and and then a quick call to peteb, and she started first pull, one of the little sensors wasnt pressed down, must of been all her bouncing in my quad trailer. thanks pete for that today. a fair size cherry tree, i had planned to remove everything, but the customer asked if she could keep the woodchip for the garden and her dad had a wood burner, and the seepings went in her brown bin, so i knocked of 20% and it was happy days all round. the chipping took approx 30 mins.sorry the vid is so wobbly:001_cool:

i have always been a believer that persistance over rules talent.

that is excellent mate, well done. how long did that take you?

that just reinforces my view even more, i dont mean this is the councils fault, i didnt mean for it to sound like that, but every bit of posh vandalism i have ever come across always ends up with the rich guy winning:thumbdown:and i have nothing against rich folk either:001_smile:except when they do this

i didnt think you would be so sensitive, if i have caused any offence please accept my humble appologies:blushing:

this happens all day every day, i think tpo's are a waste of time. good honest folk want things done properly. folk who dont care do it anyway. was it a new developement? if so then the council have only themselves to blame for leaving the tree in the first place. when they get the plans of a block of flats looking over a scenic view, then the tree will be in the way. the last time i had this discussion with planners, there answer was simple.' once the flats are built it a different departments problem' i do not know the ins and outs of running a council but i do know how the real world works. later on in my little story, one of the trees blew down and crushed a house,garage and a shogun and the other had to be dismantled around a foundation of the other property. i do not agree with this practice one bit, but what will the fine be?if any. even if it is a few grand and a replacement tree, the guy with the 400k penthouse isnt going to loose any sleep over it, and if there is a replacement tree, then a slip with a set of b+q loppers will sort that out aswell

good thinking guys, why take the risk. mewps are there for this very reason, looking good up there mick and rich is looking as cool as ever:thumbup:

you have to just shove your way in mate, grab a saw, be one step ahead of the rest and make some noise about doing stuff. practice out of work so you can show your boss that you can do it, this job is pretty simple, climb up, tie in as high as you can, come back down and cut bits of. i used to cut back overhangs in farmers fields just for the chance to play, so when i went back into work i could be a step ahead, a bit like homework.

sorry simon. good luck to your future new staff, i have met simons team and they are a nice bunch of guys that all enjoy working for the company. all the best:thumbup1:

well said mate

i have started using a ropeguide now and it is excellent, but on my big dismantles(if i ever get any)i am going to work off my lowering pulley and run a rope to the ground and tie it off like srt, with a prussik installed. i know if i am on my sidestrop then i am goosed but it will minimise the risk, and it is easy enough for the groundie to get me down. sorry wrong picture but you know what i mean

i have pretty much went the same way mate, i used to run a 6 cylinder valmet and big mog. now i have a van and tiny chipper and mostly use loppers and silky. it is the way forward:001_smile:. i do have a monster chipper and a big truck coming soon, but that is just going to be on standby for my midlife crisis:lol: