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  1. richy_B
    Any recommendations for companies for Jo Beau chipper blades sharpened? Got 3 sets from my m200 thay need doing. Postal ideally.
  2. richy_B
    Water right after planting then nothing till Spring. For heavy standards (mainly RB) we do 12 waterings as standard. More for hot periods or particular species (we often get Metasequoia glyptostroboides for example.
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    Police said that every time it snows. I'd love to see how many people actually get ticketed. What's worse is people setting off with a tiny 'sniper hole' bit of their frosty windscreen cleared.
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    Work is west London, home is Oxfordshire. Home has had a reasonable amount of snow. I just took the day off today rather than get involved with the chaos. It snows so rarely in the SE you might as well take the time off and enjoy it rather than fight it. Built a snow man with the little one, watched some films, had lunch out. Best Monday I've had in a long time!
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    I've got my 900L avant bucket but the yard is totally fine. Almost disappointed!
  6. richy_B
    I am wondering whether it is better to buy one with rotation set up then disconnect, rather than buy without and have to add on later.
  7. richy_B
    Thanks. I thought BMG was a specific brand. I posted a Hywel Evans one a few posts back. I am going to have a chat. Appreciate what you say about the 'knockabout' usage but would hydraulic rotation be better if cost was less of an issue?
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    Finally got the float valve. Now to work out how to fit it!
  9. richy_B
    I'm picturing something like this :
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    Who supplies BMG grapples in the UK?
  11. richy_B
    Yeah. They do to do quite a lot of good attachments.
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    Saw this today. https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Avant-Multione-Log-Grapple-Grab-And-Rotator-Forestry-/172831003303?_mwBanner=1
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    This is exactly why I stopped hiring and started buying. Initially a mini digger - I used to hire in from Hewdens and it cost sod all, maybe £200 with transport for the week. The thing that got me was I had to arrange it atleast a few days in advance, then hangabout for hours waiting for it on delivery day. Sometimes there was a delay, once it got pushed back a day. So on and so forth. The lost time was the biggest financial issue, not the hire cost. Having my own mini now I grab it out for an hour to do this, a couple of hours to do that. Stuff that would be grueling and take 3 hours by hand can be done in 20 mins. Hook up the trailer and away whenever you need makes my working life so much easier. The same case for the MO now.
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    +1 Mark. You have to look after yourself and machine likes this will do that. With my MO there are often situations where a large petrol hedge cutter will be just as quick as using the hedge cutter attachment. The difference - feeling a bit lazy sitting in my nice comfy chair or achey hands from the vibrtations sore shoulders from the weight. I know which I prefer.
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    I hadn't but it looks like it had been crushed before I got it. Obviously it hadn't quite burst but when I had the flail on high flow for a week it's been enough the finish it off. On the side shift flail there are a lot of hoses and they are far too vulnerable in my opinion. The 'adaptor' had been made up by the previous owner as well from cutting it the HD muck grab. I use it to run that and my auger torque head. The problem was whoever had made it up put into too much hose so instead of sitting nicely it was bending and really tight when in use. This obviously buggered it as both pipes has split at the same spot at it's most torte (sp) point.
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    Hose burst on my flail. Got it replaced as well as another damaged hose from a connector the previous owner had made up. Learnt a little bit more about the particular connectors from the hose guy. Apparently not unusual sizes but uncommon on the side shift flail. Pretty pricey and I'm a bit anxious considering how many hoses are on the unit.
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    Depends how you treat it. PA6A if it's with a spray pack. PA6D if it's stem injection. PA6AW if it's near an aquatic environment. Additional units if you work from a ATV or tractor as well if you need them.
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    I don't think this is specifically correct. There isn't a license for example so a licensed contractor does not exist so cannot be a legal requirement. Works carried out by a 'qualified' person with nationally recognised certification is probably more accurate. Although that said there is no legal reason a land/home owner cannot treat JK themselves. 'Legally' you cannot knowingly let it spread. It is not 'illegal' to have it on your land. The issue nowadays is civil action and people making a claim against you for costs. Residents claiming costs from a neighbour for damage to a patio for example. You still need to be able to demonstrate on balance of probability the infestation started on their land and not yours. Not easy to do in all cases.
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    The 25 year guarantee isn't necessarily that it won't regrow. It is that the client will not icur financial cost / is indemnified by your and your underwriter for that period. I treat a lot of JK and I find after 2 years with no regrowth you are unlikely to see if re-emerge. Unlikely not impossible though. I've seen patches come 'back to life' after 10 years when it's been disturbed.
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    Depends on how extensively you intended on surveying/reporting. Crucially it will depend on how valid your report is and if it indemnifies your client against future costs etc.
  21. richy_B
    What grade hydraulic oil does the MO take?
  22. richy_B
    I'd be there a while with my throw bag then.
  23. richy_B
    I did a double take myself - 45m Rowan!
  24. richy_B
    Consider me suitably scared!
  25. richy_B
    Scare us - whats the price tag on that?

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