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Hi guys, some help if possible would be appreciated. I have looked after the garden of a very good friends mother for the last two years. The back garden is about 120 foot long by about 36 foot wide. There are borders down either side and two huge pine trees at the bottom. The right hand part of the garden is always extremely wet. There used to be seven trees down the border but these were felled last year as they had died. The stumps and roots were left in place. The border itself is about two foot wide and is always wet. The soil is just like thick, wet concrete that does not want to let go of your shovel! When it did try a little bit last summer I managed to clear some of the weeds and long grass that had grown there. The wetness extends to the lawn as well, it squelches when you walk down that side. The owner thinks there may be or has been an underground stream that runs along the bottom of the garden and we were wondering if this could be the problem. The neighbour on the other side of the fence does not have the wet problem. Somebody told me a while ago it may be possible to dig a field drain, ie dig a few feet down, lay about a foot of gravel and then soil on top. However, given the condition of the soil it would be a real dirty job digging down so much, the tree roots would interfere and shouldn't the water be drained away somewhere? Any ideas would be gratefully received.

I always thought "SAFE ARBOR" would be a good name for a tree surgeon.

There is one of these on ebay at the moment Chris firewood processor on eBay (end time 12-Mar-11 18:40:54 GMT) Might be worth a look.

I received assistance with funding last year for CS30 and 31 through Northwoods - there are funded by RDPI and I just did a subsidised first aid course in January. I think there is a Yorkshire version called Yorwoods so it may be worth contacting them.

That has to be the biggest winch bumper I've ever seen! I hope the Land Rovers got heavy duty springs!! 2003 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 TD5 WHITE on eBay (end time 11-Mar-11 16:06:02 GMT)

Our local fuel station seems to increase its price by 1p every few days regardless of what is happening with the general price of oil so I boycott them out of principle. I was also not very impressed when I went past a few weeks ago and saw two members of staff outside, leaning against the kiosk.....smoking! A garage on the way to the shoot I was in was selling diesel at £1.48 back in January so god knows what price it is now.

Roof rack for Land Rover truck cab may be of interest to some of you LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 HI CAP PICK UP BREAKING on eBay (end time 21-Mar-11 09:52:34 GMT)

I would be very surprised if you were given a grant to assist with the purchase of a JCB or similar. The grant will only be sanctioned for equipment totally specific to the task, ie. you cannot do anything else with a saw mill other than cut timber but with a JCB loader you could use it for agricultural work. In my own situation, even though I was buying a pto firewood processor that obviously required a tractor to run it, the grant was only given for the processor as I could have used the tractor for other purposes. Good luck

I don't think you need to make names up when the manufacturers of done such a good job to start with - Ponsse, Kockums and Bruunett come to mind. Ponsses strapline is "A loggers best friend"! and my mate just says hes going out to work on the Bruunett - luckily his wife's understanding!

Hi Darren, Get in touch with a company called Cordstrap. I saw them at the APF and they arranged for their local rep to visit me. Their band is softer and more pliable than normal plastic strapping, is very strong and is used in conjunction with a buckle. Their rep is Richard Charlesworth and his number is 07977254603.

Before deciding have a talk to Jim at Caledonian Forestry. They sell the Palax range and I have been very happy with both the service and the machine - I decided on a KS35 Ergo after doing much research. The Palax seems heavier built, more robust than others I looked at:thumbup:

Was out on Friday night having a meal with some guys I shoot clays with. One of them commented how he had given his chainsaw to the lad who works for him so he could do some work in his garden and when he got it back it was not running right. I said that I hoped he had also given the lad his ppe (knowing full well he does not have any). I could not believe the reply I got - "What do you need all that safety gear for? I wear a pair of goggles and have never had an accident in 30 years of using a saw. You're just like those namby pamby health and safety types." Whilst I am no pro, have only had CS30 and 31 for just under a year, I would have thought commen sense would tell you to use full safety equipment when using one of the most dangerous tools in the world. When I told him it was more good luck that he had not had an accident and that goggles would provide next to no protection, he shouted me down and then proceeded to state he was flabbergasted when he took the saw in to the local chainsaw specialists, they refused to sell him a new saw as he had no proof of competence, ie CS30/31. And I used to think he was intelligent!

As I said to my mate when we were at LAMMA the other week, chainsaws are like guns - you can never have too many!!

Thanks for the kind comments guys. I'm beginning to feel like a bit of a Jona - thats two syndicates now that my mate and I have joined only for them to fold within 18 months!! Getting a bit of a complex:001_huh: The last one stopped because the farmer started riding his trials bike through the woods and holding little events for his mates. He could not understand why we were unhappy with that. He didn't think it was a fair comparison when I suggested opening the field gates and borrowing his bike so I could drive round his sheep fields. I said "I think you'll find the sheep will do the same as the pheasants have - run off!!":confused1:

Whilst Tuesday was a glorious day weather wise and enjoyable shooting wise it was very sad as it was the last day ever for the syndicate I am in. After 34years the National Trust has declined to renew the lease, although it has allowed two other syndicates on the estate to remain. They stated reasons such as allowing greater public access, not good having shooting when there is public about, etc. A load of balony as one of the other syndicates is right near the hall so could not be closer to joe public and in the last two years I have been in the syndicate, I have only seen 4 walkers on our patch, who were all happy to stand still whilst a drive went ahead.

As per the mixed reviews, I attended an Emergency First Aid at Work Course (Forestry) last week and the instructor briefly mentioned Celox and his advice was not to use it. He stated it should only be applied in certain circumstances by professionals and that bandages and pressure should halt most bleeding.

A few years back I used to regularly carry heavy loads in my Ninety which caused the back end to sag. After e-mailing Land Rover Owner magazines workshop section I got a reply from Anthony Varrell who runs Famous Four - he advised me to replace the bushes if necessary and then replace the springs and shocks with standard Land Rover items,as they are designed to carry the specified weight. I decided on a complete rebush with Polybushs, new standard springs and Monroe Gas Magnum shocks and never had a saggy bum again! You can ask them the question at [email protected]