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Fair point. Buy his winch someone...!
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Yew's springy stuff. Most of it's probably gone back to where it was or thereabouts. A trim and some judicious weaving of thin branches may be all that's needed. Better to let the hedge support itself rather than start introducing artificial support so if you approach it with that in mind you'll probably have less work to do now and a better hedge in the long run. Pics would help of course but that's my penn'orth for now.
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Yeah, the 5 ton bodies are heavy but not as big a pain to lug about as 100' of 16.3mm rope when you only need 30'! So I got myself a 10m rope too; darned good value for stump pulling as I nearly always manage to anchor less than 10m from the target. If you're only getting one winch I'd suggest going for a 5-ton; you can pull 4 lbs or 4 tons with it, but you can't pull 4 tons with a 3-ton winch.
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i had a new navara and put a plastic liner in which skidded about and scratched paint which then rusted. Likewise; the gunwales under the lips of the liner are all shiny metal now. But the liner was £165 and two years on doesn't have any damage. £500+ is a lot for a liner but no criticism; it looks better than a tray, is as tough and won't harm the metal. Next time round I'll probably try one of the less expensive acrylic liner paints. Does look good though Steve. Have you thought of putting a mesh screen or similar over that rear screen?
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So that's the book; when's the film out?!
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Trackers (good ones) definitely work. I know of two examples: a chipper stolen in Peckham was tracked the next day to a lockup in New Cross and in Reigate some years ago the Old Bill tracked one to a yard that was full of JCBs, diggers, other plant - all stolen. You'd like to think that you'd get an insurance discount for fitting one. Whether it would be a big enough discount to cover the cost of installation and maintenance may be down to negotiation but look at that Reigate example; hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of gear recovered thanks to one tracking device. A good hit.
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accelerating cavity creation in even age stand woods
nepia replied to Charlieh's topic in General chat
Follow the Scots and blow the tops off trees with dynamite. They do it for martens I believe. Not practical in your situation maybe but where there's a will there's a way and don't forget the camcorder when you get there. -
...Your branch will be Ashford!
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Mine's got the Kohler engine I'm afraid but you could ask the manufacturers to run you off a copy. Failing that Lister Wilder are agents, your closest branch being Thornbury.
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I think you'll find import duty is payable on just about anything and everything. The only way you'll find out for sure is to find the helpline phone number in the HMRC website. Any other line of enquiry will probably produce a dozen different answers and you'll still be none the wiser - and that includes trying to understand the info in the website; it's jargon.
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I've warned people of the risks with (sweet) chestnut and every one of them has looked surprised and said they hadn't noticed. But I dry it better than most wood; the drier it is the less it spits. But have you ever put semi-green willow on an open fire? When I was a kid the lounge carpet looked like it had been machine gunned. Now that spits!
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Streuth. We used to run around there; I had twisted ankles, got lost and even got cut off by the tide near Birling Gap but never got buried in snow. And the sea's just yards away - amazing for that location. Enjoy.
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Wow. Was schooled in Eastbourne and never saw Beachy Head like that. Is the snowplough on the road just below Belle Tout?
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Couldn't agree more. Spoke to friends in Newcastle yesterday; they have 16" lying on their garden, we've got 5". Last week and next I'll be in Oxfordshire where there's about 9" of lying snow and you're right - all the yahoo is about the South grinding to its halt. But watching all those BMWs and Mercs is good entertainment value. Steve Bullman; those General Grabbers are proving their worth now eh?!
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I've been surprised too at how quiet it's been but have taken two orders today for tomorrow. Always good to get the pocket money coming in again.
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Jon:
Sorry this is so late but only got back from Devon Sundat afternoon, then Arbtalk died, then I went away 6.30 Monday morning but heartfelt thanks for your help at the farm. It is hugely appreciated by all there; they're fully aware of just what a bargain they got! I expect I'll be back with it in the summer extracting the boughs up into the orchard and working them there!
I think I picked a good week to go away; work must have been a struggle for you - not funny.
Al the best,
Jon
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Go Outdoors currently doing £140 Garmont Nebraskas for £80; got some for Crimbo and they're very comfy. Take a look at the website as they have loads of boots.
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Slippery wooden bridge- suggestions?
nepia replied to Kat1e's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Product info but not price. Applications for Protecta-kote (or Protectacote) the advanced anti-slip coating -
Slippery wooden bridge- suggestions?
nepia replied to Kat1e's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Given the horsey involvement chicken wire may not last long. I don't know what your budget situation is but could some heavy duty plastic sheets be fixed to the planks and painted with acrylic bed liner (e.g. Protectakote) or similar? That's textured paint used for lining pickup beds instead of plastic trays. -
Morning Jon. 07763 226729. Are you OK with the directions? Easter Ridge Farm is the name of the place for when you reach the top of its lane.
Hope Santa was kind; brought me a combi can and a rope bag!
Cheers,
Jon
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Hadn't thought of embankments in that way before - good for you. Any pics of those reactions would be good. Trees of course don't know about looking balanced or pretty; they just react. I like the positive thinking; looking for benefit from apparent butchery.
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Might have found a load of stolen saws... PLEASE read...
nepia replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Stolen Equipment
Yep, you're absolutely right. Capitalism sucks sometimes! -
Self defence and retaliation are very different things. It's not the actions here that need be up for debate - it's the sentence.
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Arb Assoc. critcises BBC over tree planting programe.
nepia replied to Andy Clark's topic in General chat
Does the AA not employ media relations staff then? In this day and age I'd say it's a must if they're serious about...media relations.
