nepia
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Jeez, you're never going to want to try mine out after that are you. There'll be no going back...
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Thanks; the only pump fuel I use is in the chipper - all saws, hedgetrimmers, leaf blower have been on Aspen for about 3 years now. Jon
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That surprises me a bit but what doesn't is the exact same thing being said about Clarkson by a relative who works in BBC Production. But I love Top Gear for its entertainment value. Surely no-one treats it as a serious car review programme...
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I'm with you now; sorry to doubt you! 3.45pm closing it does indeed say. Better put a fresh set of blades in the pencil sharpener... Thanks, for that, Jon
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I'm surprised by that advice. I've not met a farmer who doesn't keep his stock away from bracken. As for travelling residue from Asulox... not a clue. There are several references on the web but the most credible I found in 2 minutes comes from Cancer Research UK; http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancers-in-general/cancer-questions/does-bracken-cause-cancer
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And make sure the anvil gap's spot on.
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Smashing even if their website says £36 a ton to tip, minimum charge £18 for up to 1/2 a ton. But I'm not the one paying! I've PM'd Bigfellers as requested so things look good. Thank you both.
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I'd say that if there's enough bracken for you to consider spraying it there's too much for cattle. Yes, they prefer grass but can't be 100% selective (horses would never ingest ragwort if the animals could be). As for the risk of cancer being acceptable because the beast only has a limited life expectancy - I won't go there but it wouldn't surprise me if there were chemical residues in such meat that were deemed not suitable/pleasant for human consumption. That's just a guess. What about breeding stock though? Or dairy stock? Many cows milk to 10 years old.
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Not good; even if the beasts eat it it's carcinogenic though I'm not sure to what degree.
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On Friday Aug 7th I'll be scrapping a garden Leyland in Forest Hall, NE12. It'll generate a couple of loads of chip in my greedy-boarded Navara. I should be able to give the logs away to the client's friends etc. Helpful suggestions please as to where to lose the chip. To be up front about it the stuff will be green as I have a Jo Beau, not a whole tree chipper. Thanks in advance, Jon
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Sure. best of luck with it.
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Yeah, it was tongue in cheek though if you really wanted it I could store it until my next Devon foray (happens 3 or 4 times a year).
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Big T - I saw this and thought of you! CAR RECOVERY DOLLY/TRAILER | eBay
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Thanks Barrie; looks like that's probably the answer to my question. Do I take it also that you consider Aspen (shameless plug) less susceptible to temperature extremes?
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A few years ago my mate and I were on a job with several saws and it was 30C in the shade just for that day. We had to walk off the job because we couldn't get any of the saws going. How do the Aussies etc deal with this? 30C is pullover weather for some of them!
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Whats the current state of the industry workwise?
nepia replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
The Echo long reach machine has front handle vibe 5.1m/s², rear handle 4.8m/s². -
I straight pull my 145kg Jo Beau up 2.8m ramps: if your ladder rack's up to it could you set up a 3:1 rope and pulley system on it?.
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Ha ha; is that what you call it?! The Yanks invented the Jeep to deal with terrain like that.
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Agreed. I've done several. I hack a trench around them with a mattock, put a strop around the back and slightly underneath and winch them. The same for Phormium.
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I find that the easiest size of knotty ring to sell for turning is 12" dia Steve so a tree with an 18" base would have me scrambling all over it.
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I know of a large contractor that did just that; told the LA 'we're not doing them in summer - end.' I guess that once the LA has got over it everyone's happy, even H&S.
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Cinnabar moth. The caterpillar eats ragwort so sod the Surrey nags - let the caterpillars have it!
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That's one mutha of a ladder rack Ken; I thought it was a cage! Jon
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A couple of things to bear in mind. The chipper's weight; my Jo Beau comes in at 145kg; I couldn't haul the CS100 at 195kg. How is the ladder rack secured to the vehicle? Mine's an aftermarket one (Nissan stopped fitting their excellent ladder racks at factory to their shame) so is feebly bolted horizontally into the bodywork: to mount a winch on it the rack would need somehow to bear downwards on the gunwales of the buck else you'll rip the ladder rack off.
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Well mine's an M300; you just need a bit of rope with spaced knots for grip , stick one heel against the bottom of the opened tailgate and pull hand over hand. It'll cost you 15' of old rope!
