Blackbriarwoods

Howdy doody folks

Does your eldest like watching you dance then? Morning peeps

Wendy fest From a time in my life that was excellent for many reasons

Latvians do appear to have very shiny helmets

I've surpassed myself today. saying morning at 17:00, in my defence I was up at 04:00 and couldn't be arsed to turn the computer on at that time

Hello, hedges today, I hate hedges. Got to be done as they're my old mans.

Pot them up, sell em on 😎😁

Did 12 years when young, all of which seems a lifetime ago now

Not sure if this is the right place but, been there, done that and it's the best feeling/reaction ever.

Guten Morgen

Afternoon morning people

Something has gone wrong, I'm posting in the morning thread while it is still actually morning

We worked all over the UK, clear fell 5m back then selective fell (certain species) back to 10m. I was felling all day with a gang feeding the chipper and stacking/securing any larger trunks that might be cleared up later or left, provided they couldn't be moved and laid across the tracks. Most of it was up to 18" although plenty of bigger stuff on certain jobs. Had to take out some lovely old oaks, about 48" across base on one job. A pedestrian crossing in the middle of nowhere that had had a couple of near misses due to drivers not seeing the people about to cross because of the branch cover being so heavy. Network Rail (at that time, not sure what they are like now) didn't do half measures so not wanting any possibility of risk, wanted them felling rather than any form of reducton. The farmer was selling firewood for years off the wood he collected from that job.

Those two are having a great life 😎

I could climb but in no way was I a good climber, so I used to work and ground for my mate (he was one of those people that just took to climbing and seemed to know exactly what to do from day one), he would climb when needed I did the felling as I loved doing it. As a team we worked very well. Over the years we worked for electricity companies (some line clearance) mainly clearing sub station sites that had become overgrown (tree climbing, felling, hedge cutting and strimming). Telephone companies clearing out new line runs and clearing branches off existing lines. The one I enjoyed most was on the railway, winter spent felling, summer spraying, strimming and yard clearing vegetation. All of them had tree felling with a mixture of other activities. Railway had the most felling involved. We cleared mile after mile along the tracks, clear felled whole woodlands when a new yard or line was to be put through and stock yards. Sometimes if a line had been neglected it was closed, we took possession and felled over the course of a weekend, chipping whole trees using some road/rail unimogs. If any of that is of use to you, remember that a lot of it will be small stuff, not like what you're up to at the moment. Can be a decent way to work although different to what you are used to now

Here, not in any fit shape to do anything, thanks to the heat and humidity

I nearly made checking in the morning today, mainly because it's to bloody hot in the yard

hey up

660 back on the bench, been using it today and I love the thing (when first collected I wasn't certain it was any good but got it cheap and spent money doing it up with genuine bits). Only on the bench to make sure everything is still tight, where it should be and nothing is catching.

Started early this morning to avoid the heat, here now though

And if she didn't wake you, you would get up anyway to check she was ok. I know, I do it

How do chaps

Always here, always late, easily distracted and could try harder (my school report stayed with me through life).

I second what IronMike said. Had great service and easy to order from both.

I'm here, late as usual, and doing my best to cling to the good bits and let the crap flow by.