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  1. Dean O
    managed to split 40 cube this spring for this winter but ive already sold most of it. Ive got plenty of fairly tidy lengths (for arb arisings) sitting in stacks. Its been waiting for me to get round to processing it for anything up to 2 years. Is it worth me getting in a processor to get as much done as poss for this year or should i leave it and do it next spring for the following winter? Firewood hasnt been a market we have exploited in the past due to us not having the spare hours to get on top of it and produce some. anyone used the Hakki 32xS + carry? as we can hire one in locally thanks Dean
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    team leader?

    Dean O replied to Dean O's topic in Employment

    just a quick bump.
  3. Dean O
    a light flick over with a dremel with stone attachment from time to time, just to take any burrs off and give a new edge
  4. Dean O
    Nice trailer Would it have been 'do-able' to make a rocking beam style axle configuration? what size is the steel box? 3mm x 100mm x50mm?
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    I had a recore done at about 1200 hours, im sure it was around the hundred £ mark.
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    Can anybody in the area recommend a good firm. Ive looked at a couple of jobs in the last few weeks where a crane would be ideal have tried Davies crane hire but had to chase them for two weeks to get a quote and still no luck.
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    team leader?

    Dean O posted a topic in Employment

    We are considering opening a post of team leader/supervisor. We are a small AAAContractor Based near Neath and Swansea with a wide range of clients. The suitable applicant should be able to demonstrate a high level of arb knowledge and experience as well as the ability to be responsible for staff and equipment. Common sense, efficiency of work, safety and speed is required. cs 30,31,32,38,39,40,41,chap 8, chipper & 1st aid. winblown, mewp and pa1+6 an advantage, as is trailer or pre97 test. I know i'm asking a lot but training to fill the gaps will be available to the right candidate if they can illustrate experience. Please email us with expression of interest and some of your details. many thanks Dean
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    Just a couple of pics of the tree in its setting. managed to make some time to positive the ID - Rigidoporous. I havent been asked to formally survey the tree but what would be the best form of further investigation? PiCUS? Dean. P.S - Steve you were right on your hunch
  9. Dean O
    Thanks for the replies guys.... hadnt considered r ulmarius - to reduce the tree 'enough', i think, will result in further problems. unfortunately theres little scope for 'soil fixing' due to the tree being virtually hemmed in by concrete. Unfortunately its either fell or leave alone.
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    what, in your opinion, would the outcome be if its applanatum - I appreciate that on a good compartmentaliser such as oak it may be a different story - but HC and applanatum? would a vigorous hc be able to wall up despite its generally unreactive heartwood (or have i answered my own question)
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    do you mind if i use these pictures to illustrate the potential risk to the client. an absolute ID on the fb would be best but i cant easily get back to the tree due to distance and work load
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    darn it - was hoping it wasnt australe - specially since its on HC. so given that the crown seems in good vigour i assume its approach is destroying the supportive tissue but not the conductive tissue.
  13. Dean O
    didn't know whether to tag this question onto Hama's Gano thread so my appologies. visited a lovely HC today. no sign of pseudomonas, a little leaf miner (but very little for these parts) good healthy crown, no peripheral dieback (suggesting little disfunction).... but with these two considerable brackets my first thoughts are that they are applanatum associated with localised damage on this part (tension side) of the stem (approx 2m from GL) and that the Gano is feeding on the wood in this damaged area alone - saprophytically (if this is actually a word). the tree seems to be putting on adequate reactive growth - but HC being HC... I dont like to knee jerk to say fell and I'd be rather upset to remove this tree only to find that it was unnesesary on disection (as would the client). its a dificult one to answer, i know, without microscopy and possibly a resistograph but its close to a road and a building..... so whats your opinions many thanks
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    hi guys is there anybody in south wales (or will travel) with a portable mill? three large beech buts to be milled clients after a day rate. (tho likely to be two days) intention is for us to fell the buts and you to come in and plank them. theres a small tractor with front loader on site. any interest? give us a call if you would like a site visit.
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    my advice was firewood to be honest but said i'd get a second opinion just incase you guys knew better from experience. unfortunately it wont be left lying around as they hope to renovate the coach house. but there are three other similar sized standing beech that they also hope to mill if anyone is interested? will require a large portable. will be posting another thread. thanks guys
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    I'm told the tree came down approx 2 years ago squashing what was left of this old coach house. suffered from Kretz. (but from the clients description possibly also merip) obviously some decay. my thoughts were that any salvageable planks may be poor quality - if only with interesting patternation. Is it worth the time (and cost to the client) milling it?
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    Iain H. - thanks yes if he wont mind you passing his details over that would be good. The site isnt helped in that its very steep and exposed - many trees have suffered from drought and the windblow is getting worse. - probably due to the the block to the north having been felled in the last couple of years. on the edge of the tip is sitka - which is doing well though it looks like it missed out on its last thin.
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    "The UKTC website has a lot on this in the archives" have had a look in the archives - cant find anything relevant - what did you type in to find? many thanks
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    the site has had trees present for 25-30 years unfortunately there has been little diversity so there is bareley a layer of moss covering the spoil. it would be preferable for the site to be comercially viable if at all possible. any ideas welcome
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    thanks for the replies guys. i would idealy like to fell and replant with hardwood. the site fronts onto a steep bank with "ancient" oak woodland and backs onto forestry commision land. what I'm worried about is clearing what is currently there and failing and repeating the process. I have the feeling that the trees have just been allowed to get too big for the site soil conditions as the root balls on those that have lifted are very compact. Fungus: great reply thank you what part of the wood industry would the timber be aimed at for processing? would the best bet be to restock and fell prematurely? rather than allowing the site to over mature
  21. Dean O
    thanks for the input guys the blades are changed regularly - and it seems to happen even when a fresh set is on - unless its an anvil wear problem perhaps? will check out the wiring as a possible too
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    Hi guys does anyone have any advice or anecdotal evidence/ opinion on forestry trees planted on disused coal tip sites. does anyone out there have any experiences from working on such sites? do they succeed. whats its like to manage them, work with them? will replanting be succesfull is ph of substrate influencial on species selection looking at a site which seems to be sitka and logepole pine (25-30 year old). lots of dead and windblown. and wondering whever the site will ever be succesfull and how. if the site wont sustain large trees would replanting with broad leaf coppice species be comercial viable/succesfull thanks for any input Dean
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    sprayer pa6aw

    Dean O posted a topic in Landscaping

    hi guys struggling to find anyone with pa6aw just need one site sorting now so a days spraying required if anyone is available or you know anyone: i'm in south wales area give me a call or email Dean
  24. Dean O
    occasionally the rollers on our tw150 will stop rolling (accompanied with a worrying gnnaaargh noise). the flywheel keeps spinning and rollers will resume normal use if you press either the outfeed or infeed button on the flappy paddle box to get things going again. doesnt seem to have any corelation to the size of material and the normal stress control works fine sometimes you have to press it many times to get things going continually but will take material in one roller turn at a time paddle button problem or hydraulic? any ideas greatly appreciated
  25. Dean O
    bump, still need someone to help out

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