RMB68

Keep the blades sharp and they are fantastic machines.Maintenance is everything,even more so on small chippers.I had a new 125 for 5 years with no problems.I traded it in for a Greenmech 130 and although this is a great machine too I still miss the manoeuvrability and ease of access of my 125.

Hi Skyview

Whatever option you go for please bear in mind that theres a utility pole in the foreground of photo that appears to be LV. Overhead line.

Can anyone give me a rough guesstimate of what my timberwolf tw125 chipper is worth.2011 model 300 hrs excellent condition.Not looking to sell at the moment but just interested to get a ball park figure.

Thanks:biggrin:

Does anyone know how much a new greenmech 130 costs.Looking for one in January but cant find prices readily.Im based in Scotland but distance no object for the right dealer.

Thanks:001_smile:

Easter eggs are on the shelf!

I live about 10 miles from the hedge.Looks like its due a trim soon.I passed when they trimmed it in the nineties with a lorry mounted mewp and a pair of loppers!

Admission is free to kelvingrove museum anyway.

I'm pretty sure with how you surveyed your span the cutting team would of gone home safe that night. Hardly a critical fail!

Hi Spacey

I received a private message from you regarding ua5.I think I have replied but not sure if my message has been sent.My no. is 07789818776.Please give me a call tomorrow if possible.If no answer leave a message and will return your call ASAP.

Cheers

Roy

Thanks Tree 79.Just thought it was a bit harsh to fail me on that but thats life I suppose.

Id rather not mention who it was on the forum.I will certainly state Live/dead hours on my resit.Thanks for your comments:001_smile:

I assigned eleven men to the job for 3 spans of LV and 2.5 spans of hv.Anymore would have been dangerous.Thats why we offered a generator.

I explained it in depth with him but he didn't get it.

Hi Folks

I sat my ua5 surveyors course yesterday.I sailed through 5.2 but failed 5.1 as I plotted one tree on my sketch plan wrongly(silly mistake) and indicated that all the work was to be done dead.No excuse for the first mistake but I feel theres a grey area on the second issue.A few large trees were present on site with included bark and dangerous overhangs plus a few more CAT A trees which required an outage.There were also a few CAT B and D trees on site.I identified the correct categories for each tree but decided to do the whole job dead.(This was because the assessor wanted all the arisings removed from this woodland site and I thought the extra staff required to remove the arisings could undertake the other work whilst climbers/mewp operators could do the definite outage trees.These lads would be on site anyway but would not be able to remove arising until the others had finished dismantling the overhanging tree.With this scenario there would be no increase in customer hours/minutes lost from outage.)The assessor stated that the power to his house could not be off for more than an hour so I asked for a generator to be supplied.I was told that it was unacceptable to do the whole job dead although it would take no longer than the original outage work.This contravenes the Electicity at work Regs(Reg 14) in my opinion.I would be happy to hear anyones view on this,for or against.

Thanks:001_smile:

I usually date them to the age of the church/graveyard but that doesnt always work.Cut it down and count the rings.;-)

A Breitling colt chronograph II......lovely!

I use the Husqvarna 250PS hydraulic,telescopic pole pruners.They are streets ahead of anything else on the market(and still are) although they were discontinued a number of years back.

Hi "What a feller"

A large forestry based company in Perthshire are currently looking for trainee arborists.If you need more details give me a call on 07789818776.

Antigua or Barbados for me:thumbup1:

"Tiger in the bed" by Claude Balls!

I use a silicone gun to fill the bolt heads with white silicone which saves alot of time picking the crap out.The silicone comes out easily with a pin or similar and prevents the bolts rounding.

Possibly blossom wilt on the prunus.

Thanks for your advise lads!

Hi all

I have half a knapsack sprayer full of diluted glyphosate which has been stored in my garage since last Autumn.Will it still be affective or does the active ingredients diminish over time.

04.30 to midday shift works for us although its only practical in remote areas and can be difficult to maintain over long periods of time.

Have you bent or pinched the bar?