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Hi Sorry why is that? Because its the 'market value'- what they can sell it for, or because of the costs of getting it roadside? Thanks Charlie.

My thought exactly... and if your glove gets pulled off and through the machine before you have a chance to press the stop bar surely your hands are far to close to the rollers?

Does that not look alot like this fungi Hamadryad was excited about? http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/fungi-pictures/13479-hamadryads-fungus-diary-46.html#post380145

Never tried the 261, but i LOVE my 346xpg compared to a 260. Had it 18months and only had problems when i've done silly things! Better feel and lower vibes than MS260. Cuts plenty fast for me with 15" bar, I don't think i'd use a 18" bar all the time, if you need it and don't mind the weight get a bigger saw? Charlie.

Thanks, I'll see how much I can get it for he never uses it! I don't think it can be more than 8 years old. I'll let you know how I get on. Charlie.

Is offering £250-300 fair? Not sure how hard it will be to fix the fault with the off switch. Thanks Charlie.

FR jones website £521.50 + VAT for 16" bar. Chainsaws | F R Jones and Son Charlie

Not sure to be honest, i guess a few years old, its not very new but not seen much use from what i gather. Thanks Charlie.

... with a 24" bar. in 'good condition' except off switch doesn't work and needs a sharpen. Thanks Charlie.

Thanks for your help this week, really helped me out. Customer is well happy, so am I! Anyone with big lumps of wood- get Rob to come and mill them. He has done a top job, my customer loved him! He even managed to sort out some tricky neighbors when I wasn't on site... Thanks again, hope the wood was worth the hassle. Charlie.

I know, and you do it very well! Hopefully you can set yourself up so you can do surveys soon Thanks very much for visiting the tree, and for posting this thread, hopefully some will learn from it as well as me Thanks. Charlie.

I'll let them know, but when are you going to be a self employed surveyor so i can give them your details to write a report.....

Very helpful, thanks. She is a bit bigger than i remembered Glad you found the Phaeleous (and identified it!) and not Honey fungus. I had not noticed the butt swelling until you mentioned it You've got a better eye for it than me! Will pass on the information to the customer, I didn't hear what you said about nearby trees, they may be 'under threat' aswell? Thank you very much, I will call the customer tomorrow. Charlie.

That will be a fantastic opportunity for someone getting into arb! Very jealous! Wish i could have started out with that kind of opportunity! Hope someone really makes the most of it.

I'm removing a dead walnut on monday the 15th, in north essex. does anyone want it!? would have to be milled on site with a chainsaw mill due to access. PM or ask for more info if your interested. Charlie.

The only 'tripe' i can find is this : Tripe Fungus | Wild About Britain but your not talking about that? Lol, thats fine. Thought it was a weird one when i saw it.

ok might be passing during the week if you want more pics? forgot the pics

If you are interested in the toothed fungi i can probably explain where to find in Epping theres actually 2 about 6 foot apart on different trees see other one below Polypore- If you are talking about the orange one in the last photo, there were quite a few on a fallen Beech in Hatfield. cross section of one below. They were small 1inch max. Thanks Charlie.

And a few unknowns you could maybe ID 1 and 2. Small Mycena ? 3 and 4, Strange 'spiky' underside growing out the base of beech. 5. under dead fallen beech 6. on (ash? oak?) stump 7. Closest i could get is glistening inkcap but i don't think so? 8. large white, on fallen ash 9. small, on fallen beech Would be interested if you know any of them

Could it be Chlorophyllum/Macrolepiota olivieri ??? Some from today: 1 and 2. Fly agaric Amanita muscaria (A first for me, thought it was too late to find them this season ) 3 and 4. Beech Jellydisk Neobulgaria pura 5. Butter cap Collybia butyracea 6. Horn of plenty Craterellus cornucopoides 7. Common inkcap? Coprinopsis atramentaria 8. Amethyst deciever Laccaria amethystea 9. Peziza cerea?

I might even have time to go to both I will go back in a couple of days and take some more shots of the parasol if that helps? Charlie.

Thanks for all the replies, i have been reading just not sure what to reply Sorry i should have said i was not asked to look at this tree, i was working i their garden and noticed the merip- i said i am not sure of its affects on oak, i'll try and find out for you, and pointed out the 'thin' crown. too right about the money- thats all it comes down to with many people and trees. I am very grateful for your offer to visit the tree, I just don't feel you should be using your time to try and help a customer of mine who won't appreciate what you are doing for them... i will PM you the location of the tree and you can visit (for your own interest) if you are in the area, but its the wrong end of herts for you. Bundle- I couldn't see anything on the AAIS website. I will email. Saw the customer again and she seemed to imply she wouldn't spend any money unless it starts looking sicker/dies. I have decided to email her saying something along the lines of: tree may not be safe, recommend air spade investigation at rough cost of XX... and just explain there is little info about it on oak- but give some info of what the effects can be on beech (ie say the tree could fall over while it is still alive). Thanks for the opinions Charlie.

Surprised you had a frost this morning, didn't seem that cold I've got a day off this week, any recommendations where to go hunting? I'm thinking epping, or burnham beeches? Heres some from hatfield and nearby woods Struggling with focus, and ID's! 1 candlesnuff - Xylaria hypoxylon 2 Clitocybe gibba ? 3 Ganoderma appalatum ? 4 Ganoderma australe ? 5 Giant puffball - Calvatia gigantea 6 Oak maze gill - Daedalea quercina 7 Shaggy parasol - Chlorophyllum rhacodes 8 and 9 Porcelain - Oudemansieella mucida 10 Shaggy scaly cap - Pholiota squarrosa 11 Yellow stagshorn - Calocera viscosa ? Charlie.

I will recommend a report but not sure they would like the cost... Very kind offer, but don't see why you should go out your way to help. Thanks for the offer though Charlie.