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if its being nicke in lengths then i had a thought on the chain idea - it would require fecking long chains - but, instead of what i originaly thought of which was ancoring the chains in the groun or to trees, lay the chains flat with excess either side, then once the stack is done you can pull the chains over an lock em up. how about sticking a sign on your log stacks saying these logs are private property and to remove them with out permision is theft #(this is more for the situations where people come loading up when your on site - this will put off a few people, and then if you catch some one nicking your logs, grab em and call the cops, it may be a hassle but it will stop people nicking your logs - your getting paid to remove them they arer your property - and when the old boy with the wheel barrow starts kicking off just ask him - would you walk onto a building site and nick a pile of bricks? i'm just thinking about how to stop cheeky beggars comming into ur woods and cutting up your timber - big dog??? tyre spikes? cover the stack in a blanket made of your old chainsaw trousers?

Last year i got some thermal insoles and ski socks - you can buy heated insoles and heated socks - run off a battery - a lad out in stockholm got frost nip on his toes a few weeks back...

Earth quakes appear to be happenng more often in the uk over recent years, it doesnt look good....earth quakes, volcanos erupting all over the place ice age happening over night..oh crikey!!!.THE END IS NIGH REPENT ALL YOUR THINGS AND SEEK FORGIVENESS FOR NOT GETTING YOUR MISSUS THAT THING SHE REALLY WANTED FOR CHRISTMASS THAT YOU FORGOT WHAT IT WAZ COZ YOU WERE WATCHING DIEHARD 2 AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION...REPENT OR BE CAST FOREVER INTO THE STEAMING BOWLS OF THE COUNCIL OFFICES WHERE DEAMONS SHALL TORMENT YOU BY FOREVER COMPLAING ABOUT A 200 YEAR OLD OAK THAT IS BLOCKING THEIR TV SIGNAL AND ENCOURAGES SQUIRRELS INTO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BUT THEY WOULDNT MIND IF IT WERE THE NICE RED ONES BUT ITS THEM GREY IMMAGRANTS OVER HERE STEALING NUTS FROM THE LOCALS! REPENT THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE....... do they still make kendal mint cake in kendal?

it sounds like you have an idea of the culprit - do you reckon its one gang doing this

how long is the stuff left for? which iklnow must vary from site to site etc - but couldnt you find some sprog to pay £50 to sit up and guard it? or....booby trap some of the logs! nothing too nasty like - paint bomb or similar, or..... what about chaining it down? burry a couple of blocks either side with a chain running over - it wont stop the determined but will disencourage the opportunists - i can only speak from the arb side of things - there has been times when it has worked out to deliberatly leave neat stacks in view for a few days, and then we wouldnt have to spend ages loading stuff up as we didnt have much room for a storage so we'd only take quality wood. I had a bloke pull up to me when we were on an emergancy call out tree falling out on a bend, i was on stop go boards he blocked my site of the other guy, he wanted some logs i told him to go forth and fornicate with as much haste as possible and hes well come to come sniff around after we have finished working. - we had a good theft on the rails last winter in Skane (south sweden) 2km of copper wiring ripped down from above the rails and vanished along with all the forwarder batteries and and harvester head, to my knowledge nothing was ever found!

knew there would be a coffee brake in there some where..... Awesome stuff - the horse sledging looks mint! would love to have a crack at that!

its a poor FD or accountant or infact anyone who will pass up on the chance to reduce their bill if they can, but i see the problem having to wait on other people to get their act together is no fun, and trying to get part payment upfront is only probably gonna get a few laughs from who ever you are dealing with.

that looks about right for the Svennas - probably off on their way to get a coffee and a cinamon bun

i say lets fell it and find out

Where in Lincolnshire? have you considered contacting Riseholme agricultural collage - its where i did my ND, they have all the the kit and it would be good experience for the lads on the forestry / arb course and they'll probably be cheap.....

begining or end of january?

whilst the boss has suddenly relised he has an important report to right up in the office - and then tells the lads when they stagger back in frost bitten and sore how much he wishs he was back on the tools....

Chainsaw Rated gloves (which i think are rated class 0 i.e they wont stop anything!) are a required piece of PPE and your employer should be providing them if you have a job and you will need them for your ticket and training. - boots buy Haix pro protectors - they cost a few quid but are the best work boot ever

Would a picus reveal anything inthis scenario? or a core sample? i have seen similar buckling on horse chesnuts before - are there any trees around showing similar growth? it would be strange if it was the only one in a group like it which would point more towards structural defect rather than graft..... Also anyone think that altertaions in ground level may have caused it????

What work will you be doing / are your career plans?? jacket - i was given one - lovely for bucket work and standing around in but i wouldn't buy one - Depends on your budget - if you intend to start climbing at any point get boots and type C and a climbing helmet e.g petzel - husky Helmets are good and you can get them with a chin strap and they are cheaper than the petzels. The Wellies are sound if you doing forestry not so good for arb work i reckon. Gloves come in a pair and they only need protection on the back of your left hand, will be explained on your course why...I never bought type A trousers becuase i always set oput to be a climber - they are warmer and stop crap sticking into the back of your legs but you will get toasty in summer.... There are so many different things out there you can buy but the best advice is buy the best you can afford and once you narrow down your choices you can always check on here but what works for one bloke wont work for another and often it is jsut a case when you start of buy and scavenge what you can afford and you get use to it soon enough

Awesome pics. the moon still looks good tonight, shame my camera is broke...but here is a little trick for ya - the moon right now is massive isnt it?! so get a piece of paper and cut a holw big enough to see the moon through it when you hold it at arms length. Keep your moon spieing paper some where safe - then in a few months when the moon is full but high and tiny again take the piece of paper and hold it up at arms lenght and look at the moon and you will see how much it has shrunk.......

- tis the same genus as O .P . moth - nasty critter! - go for it! Travel broadens the mind and will give you a set of new challenges. Make an effort with the lingo and remeber, you'll be giving people an impression of what British Arborists are like ( and i dont mean show the fact that you can drink all night and still get your spikes on in the morning!)

i like the voices - they keep me company when climbing and i'm lucky to have enough sense to save my money when the work was really comming in - i'm currently on brake for a couple of months to recover from dental surgery which at the mo is still giving me hell - deal with death and illness in my family, visit my lady who is in the states and generaly rest up after what has been a rough 6 months - and be ready for when the work starts flooding in in spring - the money that i'm owed would a - mean my savings stay saved and b i can treat the missus when i fly out next week - looks like i'll be hoping on the back of some pick ups with a bunch of mexicans whilst i'm over there to earn my beer tokens - My old man is an accoutant ( well he has 3 more mornings of waking up being an accoutant and then he retires ) he advised me that in the really real world of work you should try and have enough funds to exist with out earning for 6 months - incase of injury lack of work, redundancy, and many other things including not getting paid.... and this advise though hard to follow is well worth it ( even if like me you havent got enough for six months i got cash for a few trying to obtain 6 months cash) so subbys dont piss all ur cash up the wall! i seen a fair few young uns looking a bit pole axed when they get told with no warning they are going home and they dont have the cash for a ticket.

Its been so long since i had them i can remeber, i think the biggest issue i had was that i'm long in the leg - and the ankle isnt hi enough so i got boots full of saw dust - then my boss bought me a pair of Haix p.ps - once you get over the inital moon boot phase of they are super flexible great for spiking they are infact the dogs dangly bits. i'm not sure how to take people complaining they are too heavy when we lug and saws and logs around all the time - we aint on a trail run here....

any one know how to build one?

Just used google translate - awesome! every tree worker should have one!

Petzl Ovals - keep it neat, good krabs

Yup its still there - its around that time in between the first and second coffee of the day usualy obtained from McDonalds so you can relieve yourself from the laxative effect of last nights ale and the first coffee Hunters moon eh? Awesome - its gonna be cold so should be clear skies! brutal! Gonna have me some fun!

We get a couple of hardfrosts in the uk and it all turns to a big pile of poop! panick buying, idiots forgetting how to drive....People demanding heads on sticks for the weather - The weather is like the tax man - you can do anything about it and every now and then it can be a real pain in the arse but you just got to get on with it. I feel sorry for the folks who are stuck at the airports having been there myself - volcano anyone? (although i was trapped on a tropical island for an extra week and i tell you not a day went by that i didnt curse the planet or the airlines for not wanting to risk my life and the lives of others - i like to think of it like that rather than 'to risk my law suit and the law suits of others - by flying a plane in dangerous conditions -) get some duty free get merry!! Though i have noticed - we have had harsh wether in Sweden for a while and last years was rather harsh.... the only trouble at the airport was the lack of sadwiches and the over priced bar. I think the Transport industry should look to its scandanavian cousins to get an idea of how to be prepared.

I doubt that will actualy stomp this guy so i aint worried - however in the big boy grown up world this isnt the right way to go about it i know and getting people like this in the wallet is where they gonna feel it most