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I recognise the handle - i think i have a couple of their gouges. Alec the best of luck with those floorboards. By the way i have 6 greenguages on the tree this year if you remember the early blossoming tree thread i put up!
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i take the view that a selective cruel cut - to initiate a growth response - and a thinning of the remainder according to the DDD & crossing is a good tonic. Once you start pruning, you'll need to go back again and again. These trees are probably at the peak of their ecological diversity so that is something you could bear in mind. There are many questions and many ways to come at this......what is the objective? any more land available for new trees?....are bearing levels important? are these your trees or a clients?
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thanks mr - i cant see the ones i need on their website but i'll call em as they seem to have knives for most models
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does anyone know a retailer / manufacturer of chipper blades for echo bearcats in the UK. mine are the 4" part no. 70739 - i know the main distributor is countax in the uk but they are bloody expensive - i tried importing from the US and that wasnt any better! cheers mark
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rob i totally half beat you there - youre slipping son
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harrows-r-us make a hydraulic one for about 450 - made in southwest - buy it and tell me if its any good!!!
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is this too basic? it does for us grunts! detectiontest
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one sympathises! isnt it just that the oil is cooling in a pipe or something - i guess you need to keep the whole system warm - wrap it in something to insulate it.....fear not somebody who knows better will be along.... be interested to see how this one goes - my truck is getting a little flakey.
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the square pie iron looks fantastic, and your post reminds me that i still havent had a decent bonnynbarby yet! I tend to just grab stuff from the kitchen but i guess the decent kit is more fun. Birthdays coming up soon...... cheers for posting
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sorry been out enjoying the sunshine, well site visit.... in the sunshine. great work guys - give yourself a pat on the back, in fact im going to knock together a second 'markito' to toast your success. i'd invite you round but it'll be the last of the rum.
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yea thats getting close with the winch handle at the top but it definitely has a cable and a spike collarded around the main pole....... i cant believe he could have made it but it worked very well, as long as you kept your feet clear.....
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hahar yes we are getting closer guys but it has a winch on top and the cable runs down to the spike and pulls it up with said spike in a log - usually the endgrain i guess - its not a cranking action, you wind the cable drum.......
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its good but its not right!!! Its on a single pole, ally i think.....the spike is attached to a collar that runs up and down the pole..... cheers tho
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I once worked with a guy who had a cool one-man lifting jack that he used for lifting large long logs, say about 2ft dia x 10ft long quite happily. It looked a bit like a hilift jack at first. It comprised of a pole with a foot and a drum cable winch at the top. The winch wound up a spike that you bash into the endgrain of the log. Once the log was raised, you could then tip the log off to the side and repeat this until you had it where you wanted. Does anyone know what this is calld or where i can get one?!?!!
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PROW strimming work - anyone got a RA i can have a look at???
arbmark replied to arbmark's topic in Landscaping
pm'd ya TCD -
PROW strimming work - anyone got a RA i can have a look at???
arbmark replied to arbmark's topic in Landscaping
thanks pedroski - good advice - along the lines i was thinking. i do need to check the insurance - it is pretty broad but need to be sure, or at least notify. i'm not totally green to rights of way stuff but any advice appreciated. i do other countryside stuff aswell. essentially safe distance from public and planning of route and signage/barriers seems to be key to a safe execution of works. famous last words..... cheers mark -
another big fan here - awesome piece of work - lol'd at the hidden bracket. cheers for posting
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Hi All, Grovel.......As title really - plus i am not sure how best to manage public safety and the most efficient way to tie this is in with work patterns for a team of two. Any help appreciated - the footpaths criss-cross a nature reserve but there are a couple of long stretches (700m and 400m). My arb RA's dont fit too well! Cheers Mark
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cheers guys lots of possibilities there......much appreciated
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cheers also guys - will look at the flail mower idea
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cheers guys. i have a tri-blade but was wondering if there was a dream attachment that shreds really quickly that anyone can recommend. sit-ons arent really an option due to slope and heritage of site. plus there is some path strimming to do on site anyway so i think economy-wise it needs to be a brushcutter type solution to avoid the cost of hiring.........?
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cheers farmer rod, vehicular access and chemical application not an option....im wondering if hedgetrimmer plus another guy with a rake might be quickest but i want to bash it a bit really and shred it to bits at the same time.......
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......on foot.....spec is to cut or bruise allowing other flora to grow, about 1ha to do. I have 35cc brushcutter.......has anyone got any tips/tools/attachments they can recommend? cheers laps and chasses:biggrin: Mark
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i thought there was an AAAC sticker on your truck, but its hard to see with all the mud
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bad juju. hope theres some good newju round the corner
