RobRainford
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We have 1 in the house and it goes up 2 days before Christmas! We are so busy selling them we don't get time for anything else!
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That's only 2/3rds. There's another field been planted early this year with another 10000. We are planning to be completely self sufficient within the next 10 years.
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That included my dinner break. I'm not a speedy climber but I'm getting there. Today was a good climb for me. Ignore that one branch in top middle. I don't know what happened there!
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Euc from today. Been pruned badly on the car park side so was very bushy on that side and bare on the other. Quite a few branches were dead so took them out too. Biggest tree I've reduced so far. 6 hours of climbing. I'm pleased with the result.
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The chute of the chipper was at the same level as the roof of the chip box. Some bits went over the top, others bounced off the crossbeam and when full bits were bouncing back out. There was a lot on the floor!
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Corsham Court and Kingston Lacy - fungi finds
RobRainford replied to armybloke's topic in Fungi Pictures
I'll second that comment. If left this one would see veterancy! Odd to see it so big on a small stem! -
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RobRainford replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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A nice hazard beam from our woods. I will climb this tree eventually and get some nice close up shots
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RobRainford replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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I don't recommend it for anything other than little garden trees. I mean having a climb while your climbing system is loose. Not technically free climbing but is a good way of getting a feel for balance.
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It's environmentally friendly too! 6. Chain oil: Motor oil SAE 10W30
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i was in a similar position but not as severe, i didnt like climbing onto my own feet on my first days of the climbing course, i always liked having my weight in the harness and it would take me ages to climb anything, now freeclimbing is fun and makes the job a lot easier sometimes. i found it was trust in kit, but go up to a nice long branch on a tree and go out a little bit, then jump off and swing back in, do that till you feel good about it then keep increasing the distance you do the swing up to a safe level where you arent taking tarzan wings across a tree, but doing nice controllable swings where you wont hit anything that could hurt. pushing your comfort zone is what its all about!
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take about a 1/3rd of that off in the pic, we left some on site, but what was left took about 15 minutes including resting, its not too bad, although i am now thinking of converting it into a tipper.
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A job from Liverpool docks this morning. On site for 7am. Off site at 9.30am. 6 alders. All came down well with rate-my-hinge thread worthy hinges No I did not drive home with a truck that full. I needed some room for kit so we left some in a flowerbed
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Pics of our trees. Only got a few
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THanks for the extra photos Annie, its probably a trick of the camera, but does the base of the stem around the buttresses look swelled slightly to anyone? its tricky to tell but may not be. the crown does look thinner than it should be in the shot of the fungi and two holes, looking along the stem, there is an 'indent' this could indicate some decay caused by the fungi you see, and a sign of a cavity behind, however, i may be corrected by more experienced folk on that bit. Not that we are trying to frighten you, these are all professional observations.
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if its that realistic in 2017, i cant wait for the zombie shooter games
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7.5t with a grab would be great, as that means you can grab peoples wood. which is where a lot of the labour comes in, i dont think theres a huge market for brash as most people have their own chippers for that.
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Im after a guy who can ground for me tomorrow, got a tree to reduce and would like a hand. Can have a jump around up there too if you like, if you have your own kit. Need own transport as there will be 3 of us and ive only got two seats! let me know on pm or 07841128366 cheers
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there is a good chance there will be a cavity inside the stem which links the two holes, depending on the size of the cavity there should be some management required on this tree, although around where the fungus is emerging there is a 'donut' of growth sealing the pruning cut, the cut is obviously too large to be sealed in good time and that is how the infection has entered the tree. Can you get some more pictures of the area around the tree? to show it in a bit more context, a picture that shows the squirrel nest would be handy too. Where are you located?
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very sad RIP to a great rider He died doing what he lived for!
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Hi Annie, where is the fungus location on the tree in the bigger picture? is it on the left hand side towards the house? From the shape of the stem around the top of the window level it looks like a branch used to be there. P. squasmosus as pointed out, is a deadwood feeder (saprophytic), however it does cause cavities and can lead to part failure in long term. FOr the colour of the canopy, i would suggest it looks a bit thinner than it should be, although the time of year, and the time of the photo being taken, could be the major factor in this.
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i prefer to have the chipper idling then stack it up and chuck it through. I find that can be much quicker and saves legwork IMO, if theres two you can get the pile chipped between two of you and when its 50% gone one will go and get more brash if theres bits left. I think having a grab and a trailer or a mog/chipper with a grab would be most effective, the chipper would have to be a good size to be efficient and with a grab you could feed the chipper. However as others have said back garden jobs will probably make it a no go as its always in small bits and logs are just tricky. I have had a few jobs where big kit would come in handy, i think you would have some market in site clearance jobs helping to remove logs.
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Get a splitter. We got one because most of our stuff was knotty and an axe was good but a splitter on the tractor was 5x quicker at least. Went from a cube an hour to 5 cube an hour average. Still didn't manage to get all what we have split. Got a big pile. I would put the quick energy loss to the difference in rhythm. You are splitting well and then bang it doesn't work and you get tired quickly doing that. It's the same with me.
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Do you reckon it would manage with towing my cs100?
