daveindales
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A predominately outside and varied work life. How has yours been?
daveindales replied to Baldbloke's topic in The Lounge
Age 15. Took a job with EFG (Economic Forestry Group) in 1985, rather than a £25 a week apprentice gamekeeper. Lots of planting, fence maintenance, Brashing, and a thing they called oceanic thinning. Never was quite sure what that meant. But we just thinned the trees and left them in the woods. Got laid off in 1990, and made Wensleydale cheese for about a year. Got my old job back, with the forestry firm (name now changed to Tihhill Economic Forestry) Different name,same job. Always looking at the clock waiting for home time. Lasted about another year. Left and did NC Arb at Myerscough with Gerald Bonner et al. Left there and did HND Arb at Houghall for a couple of years. Left in 95,and started up by myself. Been doing it ever since. -
Yes, it is. But my daughter had it when she was only 14 or 15.
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Had shingles a long time ago.19 at the time. Started with a severe pain in my left upper ribcage. Felt like I was being stabbed every time I coughed. Then, blisters appeared, not in left ribcage, but on lower right kidney area.
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iv'e got solar iboost. Great idea. Bought mine separate from panals and local electrician fitted it.
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I've noticed the dyneema flatten out. Don't know if I dare check the drum now? would this happen with wire rope if it was not coiled in perfect?
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Could you elaborate why you think dyneema would damage the drum. Im a bit lost, or possibly a bit thick!! The wire rope just did my head in with linking, and I much prefer the dyneema, but I don't want to recommend it or use it if it may damage the drum.
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I have one. Run it on a 372. Had it about 8 years now. Very reliable. I think I made a few comments in previous comments. Try doing an arbtalk search. Their fine for pulling trees or piles of branches up hill and for aiding the felling of small trees. Swap the standard wire rope for dyneema rope. This avoids the wire rope kinking. Don't try felling large trees with them. Stick with the tirfor as you have more control.
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Looks like some type of Ganoderma to me Chris.
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Husqvarna 154. Back in 1985. Was working as part of a forestry squad. Rest Of the lads were running husqvarna 444's I think
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I'm sorry, perhaps it's my age, but British comedy isn't a patch on what it was years ago. Rising Damp re-runs still take some beating. like someone else said, American Comedy shows are streets ahead at the moment.
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is 6p straight planting, in rows on ploughed ground, no guards, spirals etc?
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First attempt with the chainsaw mill. Small lengths of walnut
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Apparently,its very toxic to horses
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Totally rotten at the base. Multi-stemmed with lots of cavities. Not a lot of nice straight lengths. Coming down before it falls down.
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As walnut is toxic, (juglone) is it ok to burn as firewood? Has anyone experienced any problems burning it? Felling one tomorrow.
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I use sage one, the cheapest sage package. Suits my needs, but it took me quite a while to figure it out.
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I have the chance to buy a used avant 420 loader. Its a 2013 model. Done 2000 hours, and is a bit rough looking, with a couple of cracked panels. Has anyone a rough price for what its worth and what to look for as far as wear and tear? It comes with no attachments.
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I too have National Grid in an Isa. Taylor Wimpy has been good for me. Just sold them. Bit more riskier, but I also have Sirius Minerals and Hurricane Energy. Got Lloyds in a SIPP. Not all good though. Got one down 97%
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If your just dealing in shares, £5 a trade is great. I use it all the time. With regard to funds, you can set up a monthly direct debit. I'm not sure, but I think the minimum might be around £25 a month. Im late 40's now. If I was early 20's, then funds and dividend paying shares over the long term would be my preferred choice.
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I could be wrong, but I don't think I pay any charges, apart from a £5 dealing fee. With iweb.
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Your always going to get loads of different answers when you ask a question like this. A lot depends on the level of risk you want with any savings. a cash isa is safe, but pays rubbish interest rates. a stocks and shares isa is riskier and you may lose money. Stock markets are at all time highs at the moment, and many predict a correction happening. if you start a personal pension, you can manage that yourself if you feel competent. This is called a SIPP. I do this and invest in funds mostly. Perhaps the safest way to invest in shares and funds is to drip feed your money each month. Or you could just put it in the bank, and use it when needed. Deciding on your level of risk is the first thing to do. Once you answer this, your half way there. Hope this helps.
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Not got one, but mine stopped working and it was replaced by a newer TW no stress. Works fine now.
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There's been a conservative club in the small market town where I live, for as long as I can remember., but a few years ago, it dropped the word conservative. Was also a liberal club.
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Defiantly not Swedish whitebeam. I will take a photo of the tree next week. Might help a bit. There's a couple of them growing in an old Victorian garden.
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Not a tree I see very often in the Yorkshire Dales, but am I right in thinking this is Sorbus torminalis? Tree was about 50ft high, rough bark on lower bole.
