Bolt
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You could paint it orange ......... ...... but you would then just be turning it back into a Dolmar .
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Fantastic saws (with one major flaw....... .......they are blue). For some reason, most cutters think a proper saw can't be blue.
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Not in my opinion no. A properly managed street tree pollard will be pruned back all the way to its 'cleanched fist knuckle' every few years. The appearance of the tree will be much the same from one decade to the next, as pollarding is not exactly artistic. In many species, if you do a reduction, so the tree is the size you want it, then in a few years later, you wish to reduce it back to that size, you will have limited good pruning points. Solution - reduce it a little more, or a little less than last time...... but what happens for the next cycle, and the one after that, etc, etc. At some point, its going to be loppin-and-toppin time (and I don't think thats in BS3998 any more). Pollards..... love 'em. You know where you are with a proper regular pollard.
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Not quite as easy as that. Holly is evergreen (hardwood). Larch is deciduous (softwood). I agree with you though on balsa as being a [very soft] hardwood. As for softwoods bearing cones, I think this is closer (cone bearing tree = conifers). Hardwood / Softwood, Conifer / Broadleaf? ah, the confusion. Alder is a Broadleaf Hardwood that is deciduous. Now then Yew, which ever is that???
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1) He was snowed off. 2) It has a fair bit of compression. 3) Its always nice to experiment. Be sure to tell us if it works (or, more interestingly, if it doesn't)
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With some equipment, like, for instance, MEWP's the situation is not too bad. You have choices such as NPTC, Lantra, IPAF, IIIITSARRR (or whatever they are called). I wonder why NPTC have got the monopoly on nationally accreddited training when it comes to chainsaws. It is very annoying, especially when you consider that certain types of chainsaw (and here, I particularly mean top-handled saws) there is NO NPTC assessment. How can you prove adequate training there (which amazingly you are supposedly required before you can purchase a 'topper')? You couldn't make it up.
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If you find yourself in 'in the dock' because someone you 'put to work' injured themself using a woodchipper (a civil claim for compensation by the injured party I think ) The bloke in the wig, sitting at the front would probably spend his time considering if the operative was 'adequately trained and competent'. If the operative was given an inhouse training session and certificate by some old geezer that was simply a more 'senior and competent operative', then (considering an injury has occured), he would no doubt feel the training was lacking somewhat. How are you going to prove otherwise
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well now, there's a lesson in marketing. You should have called this thread 'nice boobies'. That way you would have had more than twice as many hits .
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There arn't many 'floaty' pictures on the web site slide show though are there? I have seen hairdressers 4x4's doing everything seen in those pictures.
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IOSH and NEBOSH do training courses for managing safety and 'putting people to work'. If your are involved in issuing work to others (both employed and self employed) and you keep having little incidents, maybe it would be worth increasing YOUR level of competence?
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never bothered (But only because I would forget to flick it back once the freezing had passed)
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Well, the snow wish certainly came true . Any word, robbo, on how well it performs in the snow?
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I think there is a top job going spare for a company that produces boooooooootiful turkeys.
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Easy, shiney sharp things that are good for cutting stuff. I'm with him.
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Gloves. How can you all be to manly too wear gloves, and then bleat on about hand cream. Kids......
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hillstarts not too bad as 1st is quite low, but reverse is geared too high for towing. honestly, get a disco.
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eeeerm, you could have a look through this.... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/22725-landrover-freelander-td4.html most of it was posted yesterday
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On their own, even in deep sticky clay, I have too admit that they are surprisingly good off road. The one I am using only has silly road tyres on it, because that is all that fit the rims . However, the traction control trickery really does the trick. Of course, the ground clearance is pants...
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Got one. Don't do it. No low box. If you want to do any reversing a trailer up an incline, get used to the smell of burning clutch.
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Devon Winch based in (or near) Taunton. Whats the world coming to . I wonder where Somerset Winch would be based.
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Going halves on a chipper - the pitfalls?
Bolt replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
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Nasty. I guess part of RM's office duties will be informing the HSE under the RIDDOR regulations due to more than 3 days away from normal duties. What a drag. Hope it all grows back nicely for you.
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Weeing on them is why they freeze in the first place. Put some antifreeze on your key.
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About 250 quid?
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On the tree end, I prefer a knot you can get to and untie quickly before someone sneds your rope. I think the tradition is a running bowline one end, and a normal bowline the other
