RobRainford
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I had blaze (11mm) but found it hurts my hands and I couldn't grip properly. Got a 13mm and it's nice. I have a shorter 11.7mm poison ivy which I use with a lock jack and I love it.
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I suppose it could be as simple as that. A hard winter and then the long dry period has done a lot of trees over round here. I'm not looking forward to dealing with it though!
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I've watched this tree die within a month. Was tempted to go and knock on but then I got phoned up about it. I suspect honey fungus could be to blame but there were no FBs around the tree. There is sap oozing out all over. Any ideas?
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That's great
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I have a precision tooling speed sharp. It's basically an Oregon one with a different badge. It's good if you set it up right. You can fly through chains if they are just having a little tickle. And can get badly mullerd ones back razor sharp quickly. Be careful now to push too hard or you blue the cutters and they lose their hardness!
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Wife: Hi, did you eat? Me: Did you eat? Wife: Are you copying me? Me: Are you copying me? Wife: I love you! Me: Yes, I already ate.
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Ive done 2 years at university level in arb and will be doing a 3rd. My climbing isnt world class but i can get the job done. My tree knowledge is good and i can tell the difference between the two native oaks fairly easily, thats not much to say but i know a lot of people who struggled with it! I know basic info on the legal aspect of things, enough that it helps me with my work and i can explain to customers and neighbours whos tree is whos and what they can do about it! a 2 year arb student should be able to identify an ash from a distance and be able to give you its latin name no problems. There are gear monkeys everywhere, they get into the game just to use the gear but it takes more than a love for shiny stuff to be good in this world. i admit i like my shiny things but do like the job as a whole and shiny stuff makes it fun!
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wow, that makes me want one. the thought of not having to dig chip out is a nice one!
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for that money, is it not worth looking into a newer truck?
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Anybody near st helens can use our farm for chip and logs if you want to give them away! There is a site near me that will take anything greenwaste. I'll search for the details and get them up.
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i tried going down the paperwork route of this at a park near me, phoned up and had to speak to the head ranger which then started on emails and he wanted to see proof of insurance tickets and risk assessment. i asked him why if its recreational and we are out the way of people but he never answered! that was a while ago too!
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its not the prettiest thing i have to say! although it could have been worse! i did a couple of plums this week, one had been topped and butchered a lot and to get it looking any better i had to cut it hard, looked very sorry after it but the customer was pleased. they wanted it topping like the conifers next to it anyway! The one at the front was tickling phone lines so i took a lot of the long growth out and reduced the width and it did look good, no cut thicker than 3", even then, the ones that were that thick there was only one or two that had to be taken as they interfered with the driveway space.
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echo the above comment. for the occaisional user who may use a chain or two a year, a file is much easier. Portek do a chain sharpener thats mainly plastic and you do get what you pay for at £40, however ive not used one so dont know if they do a good job or not. i use the equivalent model to the oregon pro bench mounted one and it gives good results, its good for sorting out mullered chains and is about as quick as a hand file when just giving chains a tickle. it keeps angles and the amount taken consistent so the chain will cut straight, which is handy!
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Usual stuff. Ive got it all. Bring your saw if you want.
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That'll do me!
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Yes I do Sam. Want me to put you down for it?
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Need a hand tomorrow. Got a few trees to sort out and ones on a house not particularly difficult. Let me know Cheers 07841128366
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It might stand out too much then though! I'll get some red bits fo whichever one I do end up with!
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That would be the plan. The lights might help me see them wabbits. I hope they keep hold of it for another 4 months and then I'll get it. Then I'll haggle them down to £10k!
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As a toy. Would replace my French tin can! I'd use it for work related stuff. Maybe dragging things round for fun and using the winch for useful things!
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This toy has not long finished on eBay. I can probably find a quarter of what they want for it. Might have to wait forna few months I think! eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
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I agree with you Mark. I set up on my own half way though college with very little experience. I've made a few cock ups on jobs where I've run low on pay for myself or it's taken longer than I wanted. But I've never lost money. Seems to be a lucky guess most of the time and it does take a few tries to get the pricing somewhere on the money! Price for a quality service aswell. I do emphasise this too sometimes when people umm and arr on a price. I say if you get a gardener or someone cheap in you'll get what you pay for. Get an arborist who knows trees and what to do in and you'll get lsome tidy looking stumps at the end of it!
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Hamadryads foray-Whippendell woods 17-9-11
RobRainford replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Fungi Pictures
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along banks of rivers you want to stem inject as it contains the chemical. Stem injection is highly labour intensive but is effective if you get all the stems.
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we grit liverpool seaforth docks. will be the 3rd year running this winter. It gets crazy, we shifted 150 tons of grit a week last year! aswell as that we sell christmas trees, thats been going around 30 years now.
