nepia
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Everything posted by nepia
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...Western Red?
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Spares are easy; the major arb suppliers all do them I think - certainly Jonesie and Honeys. To clean it just pour chain oil through it - the more the merrier; you cannot over oil them. If that doesn't do the trick you then get someone else to take it apart and work on it! And as you probably know 'any old cable' won't do; make sure it's suitable for Tirfors. That's not any kind of swipe at Essex Arborist by btw: I'm sure he knows his cables.
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My life has been so empty...
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They're steel and have rectangular cross section bottom ends that slot into the 45 degree blue diagonals. Don't worry about their strength or anchoring; not an issue. There are 1001 alterations, extras etc that could have been done but as the developer - RCO from here - explained they would involve extra weight. The trolley is already fairly hefty out of necessity but still manouevrable.
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Yeah I love the stuff; flowers virtually the whole year round and as you say the pollinators love it. But I'd suggest thinking carefully about planting other stuff: gorse thrives in poor soil where other plants don't, probably to do with it being a legume - broom is the same - and hence fixing at least some of its own nitrogen. Leave it alone and keep enjoying it.
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Not yet but the mother-in-law says she wants me and my saw at hers next to Periana in the autumn!
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...but book your trip; they're not fond of people turning up out of the blue, unless things have changed recently.
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Nice idea but he's in the wrong country!
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Wrong winch entirely. We will be referring to a Tirfor winch or similar but don't buy one - they're hundreds of pounds. You can easily hire one. I'll send you a pm with my mobile so we can sort you in fell swoop! And you're not near East Surrey are you?!
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I'm no hippy - waaay too old - but I like that a lot.
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..completely agree. Forearms etc heal overnight. Man up!!
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If you've got the patience, don't mind the work (which seems to be the case!) and there are stone/rock issues get yourself a mattock and keep the smaller cutting blade sharp. Use the wide hacking blade for stones and soil, the cutting blade for the roots. Remember that the further from the trunk you cut the roots the smaller they'll be. But a 30" tree is still a fair stump to dig out by hand: any chance of getting a winch onto it as well? If you can cut a big root a couple of feet from the trunk the stub could be your attachment point to get a bit of leverage. Every little helps... Where are you - nowhere near me I hope as I wouldn't want to get involved!
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Give 'em my details for the hedge trimming year after next!
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My cousin started with a 60 acre dairy farm near Tiverton that he bought fresh out of Uni in 1968. He's bought and rented land since so has 221 acres now. He's raised four kids, has eight grandchildren and has been virtually penniless the whole time: he would never have survived at all financially if it had't been for a large bequest from his late wife's father 20 odd years ago. Does this give an indication of the potential reward from conventional farming?! Jon
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Have a look through http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/35225-fiskars-wood-splitting-axe-swansea.html?highlight=fiskars
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...made my day that! Excellent...
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Lovely couple of FBs on that one!
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCmlxhVLtjY]Entec treebusta in action - YouTube[/ame]
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That machine on ebay is a resprayed Entec Treebusta - a brilliant machine. I've got one (made 1997) as have several on here. Mine's the 13hp Kohler-engined one; there are some 15hp machines about. Weight; 218kg for mine. If you're planning to drag it across fields you may want two but better to have it on a small trailer behind a quad or similar. They are very simple machines that will easily handle a 3" log, can manage a 4" but 5"...? The chip gets thrown out of the side onto the ground. Have no doubt that it would be more than man enough for a few hedge prunings, small brush etc. Oh - it was designed to go through garden gates. Jon
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Woodland..? Hamadryad..? Woodland..? Hamadryad..? There's only one way to find out...
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Oil. Fraxinus is a genus in the Oleacae family, which also contains lilac and olive.
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Hope the guys weren't fighting over it - or anything else:blushing: Be ready for all those black rubber bits to be gone by Friday but that's not a problem. Agreed re ATS (Horsham) Treedom; v helpful. Jon
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The info I got from a local garden machinery specialist was that Mountfield on their own were great - rugged with metal bodies etc - but some years ago an Italian company bought them. Enter the age of plastic... not what they were I'm afraid. The same guy highly rates Honda.
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Like it (but then I'm easily pleased)
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Cousin Jack you have a very loud voice - either that or you're telepathic: I was at the place today and the decision has been made to stop spending £3k a year on annual seed :w00t:and to go native perennial! Well done mate - The Force is strong in this one!
