RobRainford

I've mangled one (so far!) and it took some effort to get it out! We used a big hammer and shocked it, then turned it tighter, snapped two torx bits (thanks tengtools!), after doing it ever so slightly tighter, it came out easier.

What's wrong with a nice quick back cut? Powerful saw and small bar. I dropped a number of leaning willows on a site clearance with a conventional back cut. There must have been 25 degree lean on some. 660 and 20" bar with sharp sharp chain, the cut is done before the tree starts to quiver! I can see the methodology in your method, although I prefer to use the bore and release.

Driving a tractor gives you a bit more appreciation for them once you get stuck behind them IMO. You know what it's like. It doesn't bother me to get stuck behind them, I've driven to Lancaster fro, our place, 48miles, mixture of all sorts of roads. City centres are the worst, everybody wants to be In front of you at any cost I agree with the fact that some people are outright unsafe or dangerous, this is only a minority thankfully! An observation of mine, not aimed to be sexist or discriminatory, but I notice that female drivers follow closer to other drivers compared to male drivers, and at higher speeds the distances don't change much!

which firm? weve done some turf work in frodsham and nearby kingsley, been there a few times and driven through there a lot. Thats about as much as ive done there.

if its a long stretch with no safe pull over points, what can they do? its their choice to risk an overtake, and ive seen some bad ones! its polite to pull over, i had one wagon driver sarcastically clap, i pulled over at the first point for about 10 miles, with about 30 vehicles or so behind me. going over runcorn bridge is fun, i have to get to the outside lane to go to frodsham, it does go down to a 30, the best i counted there in a half mile run was 26.

only difference is colour as mentioned, and 11.7mm i have poison hivy for my lockjack, it is brilliant. very nice running rope, using a 12/13mm clutch, a lot smoother imo

woohoo id climb it if i was allowed, they are oing landscaping and want to relay the path in front of it, i dont think they will be thinking much about the tree! i alreay told them to move the path further than 2ft from a sizeable holly stem, the ash is at the path edge and they want to dig it up and do it all level. such a shame!

so i got some 2011 stretch airs, wore them all day today, already much prefer them to the hiflex, a bit warmer, but its getting colder so its not too bad, just means less shirts and jackets! i like having more than two useable pockets aswell!

very possibly, they looked a bit odd coming from a substation. there are some what apeear to be woodpecker holes in a vertical line on one branch, would that be an indication of its locaiton?

ive not seen that, so im assuming its just 'droid

Im sorry, but IMO thats a poor view. A short term damage to the habitat available at whip, such as this, could cause the 'blah blah blah bluebells beetles, bats' to find somewhere else to live, turning a woodland into just a load of trees. as for enjoying a woodland, shouldnt it be enjoyed in natural beauty of fungi, bugs, bats, wildlife, plants and habitat? I agree hazard need to be managed if they are an iminent threat to the public, but how much of an issue does it become? tidy up some deadwood, reduce the hazard, removing the tree altogether isnt always the best option. Its all the risk factors talking here, high target area, depending on how bust these paths are, maybe 1 person every 5-10 minutes every day through 8 hours of the day, maybe each one is under a particular tree for 5 seconds, that means somebody is under a particular tree for 4 minutes a day, not very long imo. minimal maintenance of the woodland would be sufficient i.e. remove major hazards, clear paths of trees and branches but leave them at the side as habitat piles.

No, the Pholiota this is the ash with the hispidus i mentioned at the school, we found other brackets today, yet still cant fathom where they came from!

download Pages, its apples version of word, it will handle .docx (wood 2007-2010) but will save in .pdf, .pages and .doc (word 2003) There is also numbers (excel) and Keynote (Powerpoint) there is openoffice which is meant to be ok but ive not tried it and its more expensive, but i think you get more programs with it.

Just seen this on facebook, dont know if anybody else has seen it. What a horrible way to go, thoughts to those affected! OSHA investigates fatal tree-trimming accident in Belleville; Alton man becomes entangled in wood chipping machine - Belleville news - bnd.com

oo yes you can read me like a book!

i found a fiver once

P. squarrosa on ash, explains the root flare, wasnt there a couple of weeks ago!

Search for a Tun-it chip. You get them for most diesel engines, weve had 2. One in a beemer and another in a navara, you cannot get them for tractors too, it's just a box with a plug that plugs onto the engine, adjustable and gives you a good jump in power. Roughly £300, but that's what you would pay for a pro remap and you can't just take off to revert back to stock.

Can't explain the blushing other than 'because it does!' Saprotrophic means it hosts on dead or dysfunctional wood. It's rot type is white rot.

I have to get back into Latin, all this dealing with customers shrubs and conifers and hedges and trees makes me lose touch! Armed myself with some more dendro books so I'll hopefully pick it back up!

I have to say I am jealous of Tom for getting such a position! You know how much I'd love to be working with you like that! Some cool body language in those trees for sure!

I recently sold 9 rings from the monkey puzzle I took down, ranging from 6-18" wide and 8-12" long. Sold for £6 each

We do use amarillotox as a fungicide mainly in turf and as a moss killer. It stinks! I don't recommend that clients use it near trees though!

It's actually been carved in, looks like nails have been out in and cut off the eyes. Shame thoug, as it's pretty good, that beech was 140dbh. Proper monster!

I remember the first two. The pine with what looked like a fruiting body but wasn't And a pic of some vets from my favourite group of trees.