nepia
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What you can't see is the 60% depth gob and 1/4" hinge. She went over fine.
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Free to anyone who wants it. ~22'x15"dbh; small but straight as a die.
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You are bloody spooky Steve! I'm off to Newcastle next Sunday, returning Friday 8th after walking some of Hadrian's Wall. So it looks like me then... How big are the boards? Jon ....1500mm; no problem.
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Well, my 11-ton splitter (Thor) cost the best part of £2k so a 10-ton machine for £150... Then again it's only £150! If it falls apart you'll have learned a lesson. How about cutting your lime rings in half across the grain so you only have half the length of grain to split? If you do go for the machine above let us know how you get on with it.
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That doesn't sound good Stubby but don't forget that if you're working in the north of your county ATS at Lower Beeding keep it. Wouldn't want you running out now.
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That sounds more ominous. I encountered another naked cherry plum this morning 5 miles down the road. Just a handful of apparently healthy leaves hanging on...
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I wonder if the trees have actually died. What I have seen is young trees and shrubs dropping their leaves. The leaves have been green and I don't believe the trees I've seen (a cherry plum in my own garden) or shrubs (Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn' this morning) are dead; I reckon the plum will sprout afresh next spring and the Viburnum has apparently healthy terminal buds on bare stems. Any ideas as to why they should have suddenly dropped their leaves. Drought? - no way. We've had good rain since a long dry and cool spring. The above is all in East Surrey btw, not East London or Essex so perhaps there is something different there but worth pondering nonetheless.
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Could pick it up for you next time I do a trip to Devon Steve, Tree Man Tom willing of course. Hopefully that will be this year!
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Holy crap; that's not a hedge; it's a woodland.
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They seem to be heading south earlier than I've ever known. Numbers round here are hugely down on a month ago but they usually don't flock until the second half of September.
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Great stuff. You'll soon appreciate the benefit of sharp blades as you'll have to work noticeably harder to feed blunt ones. Get the blade changing down to a fine art and you're made. Ask if you need a reliable place to send them for sharpening; my Jo Beau's cost me around £80 a time for 96" of blade sharpened at two different angles.
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I'm already old and getting crotchety with it! 'Very nice but no-one thought about how it was going to be maintained did they' seems not to be what the client wants to hear. I've come round to the 'sod 'em; pay lots or find another mug' attitude. I'd rather not bust my balls on big hedges but if I do I want paying for the pleasure.
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Hedgesurfing works if the cut stems are thick enough and numerous enough to support boards. Rather than a pair of small boards (very dodgy!) I use a single 6x3' board; when it's time to move it I kneel, grab the leading edge and jump it forwards inches at a time. Watch your knuckles though.
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Thanks Eggs - that works. Steve, your links were way too short; they missed out everything after the item number. I've never seen such a tool before; excellent for those who regularly need to seal ends!!!
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...same. 'This item has been removed or is no longer available'!
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I've watched the Ceccato vid on Youtube. Apart from the lack of PPE on the company's own vid (!) it's not a gravity fed machine as it has an infeed roller which is nice. But there just aren't enough hours in the day for me to want to use it; my gravity fed Jo Beau's half the size and twice the working speed of it. Given that there are also no agents in this country is it really a good choice? Have you considered a used Jo Beau? Speak to Dean at Global. They're not common but you wouldn't be paying for the early capital depreciation (which is low) and the machine would still have considerable value when you came to sell it on. Things do go wrong with machines and you do need parts: opting for one that has no support in this country is a brave move. Of your current options the CS100 is the most sensible I think.
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What is it?! The ebay listing's been removed.
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I'll make some enquiries when I can make a phone call...
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I know of a CS100 that comes with a bespoke quadbike trailer; the owner's an engineer who built the trailer himself. I believe they come as a unit though, not separately. It's in West Sussex.
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...Made to Delek's spec perhaps but with materials of what quality? Sorry but I'm very suspicious of anything made in China though things will improve - viz Japanese products; 'Jap crap' in the 60s and 70s, brilliant now. Then again I'm a devoted Jo Beau owner and have no regrets about paying as much as I did. You get what you pay for!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum
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WANTED: Salix Alba Caerulea (cricket bat willow) trees min dia 55"
nepia replied to HWombat's topic in General chat
Out of curiosity do you mean diameter and not girth? When I was a kid my dad sold a tree or two a year to Gray Nicolls and their stipulation was a minimum 16' straight length of minimum 48" girth and no knots. -
It concerns a job last week Rich that Al ran and I was marginally involved in.
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A straight run through West Wickham to Highams Farm Al. The Warlingham commuter will have to shift a dozen sizeable lumps to block the drive again.
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Agree with all of that, especially 'go to a shop and try them'. Sizes vary between manufacturers so a 10 isn't always a 10. And where do I find the emojis for a Thumbs Up?
