Essex arborist

Im struggling to hire a compressor larger than 150cfm, ive tried Hewdens but their 250cfm machines arent readily available. Any suggestions where i can get the right machine on a daily/weekly hire in the Essex area?

I have to say Ive always found money brothers a bit pricey - FR Jones is the one to talk to.

Thats a good point - but what can you do except buy your own machine so you know full the history and they dont come cheap for a 165cfm machine.

If its Dale Hire it'll be 141 cfm thats the largest they have. How did you find that compressor did it produce enough power? I know Sharon at DF Clark used one of their compressors for a demo at Braintree Council and struggled to get enough power out of the machine. What nozzle are you using 150cfm?

What size compressor you using with your air spade? Largest I can get locally is 150cfm. Did you purchase your air spade from BTS?

£178.00 will buy you a copy of the new British Standard or if youre quick £89 + VAT. Is there a loop hole in which people could join together to share a copy and naturally the cost? Legal copy with legal ownership - anyone interested?

Does anyone have an air spade they would like to sell? Must be in good working order - DM contact details cheers.

Ive got three brand new 20m x 16mm winch cables complete with eye for sale - pm me if youre interested in buying one. Cheers

Does anyone have any experience with timber cranes? I'm looking for a lightweight crane ideally to fit onto an Ifor Williams 10' tipping trailer with high caged sides. Preferably able to lift approx 500kg from roadside or 250kg at 3.2m boom reach over trailer sides into trailer bed.

In 12 years of trading we had one of our vehicles tank tested for the first time recently - all good passed with flying colours!

Lol it is a game at times with some suppliers, but I knew if I used that heading it would get more attention.

That ebay price is way over the top for a second hand Timber Dragon with no CE mark. Atkinson will sell you a brand new Timber Dragon for £4k plus vat (£4800). Im watching this item to see if some mug buys it.

We're all quick to moan about poor service or bad products but not that good at saying thanks when suppliers go beyond the call of duty. With this in mind I like to say a big thank you to all the team at FR Jones in particular Justin for his fantastic aftersales service with a recent issue concerning our Jameson pole saw set. Ill see you guys at the Capel Manor Mini Arb Show end of April.

Likewise when i contacted Atkinson, earliest date for CE mark September 2012 but i dont hold much hope. Theres a few Timber Dragons on the second hand market with many having very little usage leading me to think they are built to a price and dont live up to expectations. Im looking at the Vahva Jussi 320, anyone have any experience with these machines?

Is that witham in essex?

We have a job in High Beech taking out 17 conifers approx. Height 11m 400mm diametre stem. We need somewhere to off load 7cubic metre loads of wood chip using our Unimog plus cord wood within the next two weeks. If you have a suitable yard between chelmsford and High Beech please let me know. Thanks

Thanks for your help guys. Ive decided to report exactly what my findings are which is sadly recommend the tree be felled based on reasons already stated above. If the LPA decide to ignore my recommendation then its their liabilty should the tree fail or suffer windthrow in the long term. It really goes against the grain to condem a perfectly healthly tree but the LPA leave me no choice.

The LPA have requested a detailed method statement but with the design already agreed and rpa *set and agreed prior to my involvement its almost an impossible task to safe guard the life of the tree. Yes the plot is quite small so the tree will have the road one side and building right up tight to the reduced rpa. Most of the build is underground so loads of excavation work around the site. The rpa was created by somebody else nobody seems to know who and no previous Arb reports so we can draw our own conclusion to who set it. My understanding is as you rightly said the offset cannot be applied because the tree is not in open ground. The pedestrian path will involve no dig operation plus root pruning and retaining wall installed because the level of land will need to be excavated couple of meters below current depth. The site has been managed for Japanese knotweed for the past 4 years by specialist contractors. My concern is if they *carry out root pruning and continue to spray its more stress for what is going to be a doomed tree. Just not sure which way to go on this one to cover my own back & without upsetting too many people along the way - *HELP!

Heres the situation: Mature Sycamore with rpa of 8.0m already reduced by someone to 6.4m standing on a building plot roadside boundary with say half the root plate under pedestrian path & road. Tree in good health with no previous works standing around 21m tall.* Site slopes to downwards towards road. LPA has already granted full planning permission to develop the site building right up to the already reduced rpa which will require approx. 2-3.0m depth of earth to be removed around remaining rpa to install retaining wall. Not only that on one side approx. 1.5m into rpa is a proposed pedestrian path to be cut into the plot leading directly from the roadside requiring more root pruning and removing earth to approx. 2.0m into an already reduced rpa. To top it all the site is covered in Japanese knotweed to which the specialist contractor suggest excavating 1.0m depth of soil from whole site including removing the TPO'd tree. The LPA really dont accept this as a viable option. Clearly this design should never have been approved by the LPA but they state the tree must be retained and protected during construction but what chance has it got for the future?* My concern would be potential windthrow with so much root pruning.* Crown reduction would only put more stress & drain on stored energy and being a mature specimen i dont think it would cope very well. Can the LPA remove planning permission after granting it if they realise the tree is under threat? What can you do with the tree to safe guard its future, bearing in mind the building design constraints already granted by LPA? Advice & comments would be welcome.

pics taken last week.

Thanks Dave, No sign of any black bootlace type tendrils in the grass or under the bark, the fruit body was found around 12-14ft away and only two of them, all a bit of a mystery. We were originally asked to deadwood because the client had noticed dieback in the canopy during the summer months, the bleeding on the stem is very recent and clearly causing soft decay around the stem base. There is a high target area around the tree so have advised fell and grind. Client would like to replace but until we know what the cause is difficult to advise further.

Anybody know the cause and effect of this (see pics)?

It's within 2m falling distance of busy main road but if it suffers windthrow it'll damage some nice specimen trees around it plus young family play in the garden the tree currently stands in. Apparently second season with fruiting bodies. I have suggested root investigation to determine condition but it's inevitable that the tree will eventually come down isn't it? I'm not aware of any treatment for meripilus giganteus are you?

So if youre paying £150 a day for groundie what are you paying for a good climber?* Essex is way over supplied with tree contractors, I see new companies every week and prices being driven down by complete clowns which doesnt help anyone because business is unsustainable at such low contracting fees.

That could have been a real close shave - with an 880! Not recommended