RobRainford
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I agree with the other people but agree with you also, beech are my favourite trees, theres just something about them! But when there is a large amount of copper/purple beech in one area it darkens the area too much. Ive observed down at the local cemetary, there are a few 'normal' beeches and a few copper beeches, including one impressive copper beech, (almost perfectly symettrical, open grown and unmanaged, how it should be.) The copper beechs havent grown as large as the others, would this be due to the lower ratio of chlorophyll to carotin, whereas the normal beech have green leaves and hence a much higher ratio enabling them to photosynthesise more efficiently?
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i did mine over at croxteth hall liverpool, some nice big sycamores there, enough to use up a 45m rope!
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A while ago, about april, i was carrying my silver bull kit bag to the base of a tree, i put it down using the rucksack strap and as it went from my shoulder into my hand to put it on the floor the stitching along the bottom of the bag ripped out, which was highly fustrating as this was meant to be a tough wearing bag! I can use it if i clip a carabiner to the bottom of the strap and through the tie down metal rings either side, but its more of a nuisance as when the straps are out they hang down a lot and get caught on everything. I woudlnt expect this from a bag like this, especially a silver bull one! Probably a silly question but do freeworker.de deal wtih anybody in english? i know minimal german and a translator doesnt always choose the best words.
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yeah but arbtalk gives me answers on what i ask for, google finds a lot, although i do know how to find what i need, its late and im tired. Plus theres trees here!
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It's only another reason to look really flash and pro! A £529 reason if you want the 3G though!
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Pardon my ignorance but sequestered iron? It's in a back garden and it gets reasonable sunlight but I'll tell the lady to find something for shade. Is it a virus of some kind or just a mould? Or are they the same thing?
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That was a concern also. Keep the stuff safe or maximise advertising. I'm not all too keen on doing it full time or even for it taking up my spare time. As I prefer to tinker when I've got nothing else to do.
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it is just like a sort of sooty mould, its dry on the leaves and will come off with a rub of your finger what would cause it? excessivly alkaline soil?
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I had heard of this from college but never seen it, it was hopefully going to get pruned out, i was only there briefly. thought id take a picture. ive seen copper beech trying to revert aswell
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Ive been asked about this disease that is on this shrub for a customer, im unsure of the species, she said it was a Flame of the Forest, a Pieris 'Forest Flame' She noticed it had a black deposit on almost all of the leaves late last year, and some of the newly emerging foliage has started to get it aswell. Thanks a lot
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Saw this whilst helping to take down a conifer, thought i was rather interesting! An A. platanoides 'Drummondii' which had a branch deciding not to bother with conforming!
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Plus the b& brigade won't exactly know what is the best sharpening technique and the grinder does a good job anyway. The only tool I need is a compressor.
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If your bath has a shower head and the showerhead has a 'jet' setting use that on nice and warm. It will turn the sap to goo and it will all come out nicely plus the power of the water gets between the fibres and makes it sparkly new. Works with normal ropes aswell and make them come out really well!
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Nice one. I got 8 minors on mine. Two for not checking my blind spot although I did! Have the insurance demons devoured your life savings yet?
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If I sort mygrinder out then I only need two sizes! I'll have to start being able to guess the chain gauge and pitch and type now. Very steep learning curve in this game!
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Well I have adverts out already after domestic tree jobs but I'm in two minds about adding a couple of lines or making a separate advert! I have a grinder which needs the fan as it got dropped so currently I'm using a guide bar mounted sharpened. But I actually prefer using that although it takes longer. For the depth gauges I use my dremel with a stone and the guage tool from stihl. It's a good combo! Maybe even a sign on the road outside?
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I had that in mind, people who are qualified for the saws will do it themselves and if anything goes wrong they will go to their dealer. Im still earning carb and engine stuff as im teaching myself, looking to even buy old saws from ebay, tidy them up and sell them on and hopefully make a few quid on it. ive done both of these without a compressor, as our packed in a few weeks ago and we are yet to buy a new one, having to use brake/clutch/part cleaner for now and a brush and a towel, working well as the cleaner evaporates. But never as good as a compressor!
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Just came in from putting mine and my dads old saw back together, cleaned them up well and gave the exhausts a little opening up and a lick of paint, the 039 needs redoing, muppet here decided to put laquer on it, forgot about the heat properties, melted it all and now its covered in bits of wood. IM thinking of starting up doing chainsaw servicing for local people, get some ads out, what do you think i should charge for: 1 saw clean and sharpen 1 saw clean and sharpen more than one chain more than one saw? im thinking of charging by the hour?
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want to see something amazing?..watch this
RobRainford replied to Czlowiek Drzewo's topic in General chat
do you think he has even used a flight of stairs for their actual purpose? -
What length of friction cord for a VT system?
RobRainford replied to Ben Saxton's topic in Climbers talk
i found that a 4 wrap 3 braid works well on the yale 13mm ropes with 8mm OP, i prefer the security of the system over the fluidity, although its still nice to use, i can be sure it will always bite, i weigh 11st and im confident in the system, but each to their own -
What length of friction cord for a VT system?
RobRainford replied to Ben Saxton's topic in Climbers talk
I always found the pre sewn e2e length to b too long. So I buy my own sand cut it. So much easier. I'll be trying the 42" method though! -
It depends how badly the rookie gets the tree hung up! I needed it once on my training. Ed: sounds like a plan. Could use my dads navara as I'm insured to drive that and I'm used to it with a trailer aswell
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Youwill probably benefit more by getting your b plus e as not many people my age have it. So it would be a massive advantage over other young people. I'm saving up to do mine ATM but it's 600 Inc training and test
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im surprised it wasnt done with duct tape and glue! maybe he wanted a 20" bar but only had two 15" so had a brainwave?
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i wouldnt use your landy though ed im looking to do my B+E, with local jobs requiring a trailer to be towed that exceeds my licence, it makes it awkward, soemtimes ive just done it myself, ive driven a tractor with a large trailer, a car and trailer is actually easier! i would choose B+E and chipper, you are trained in 31, may aswell get some practice or some use out of your kit before you can get your assessment again
