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Bobcat with pallet forks. Ours does everything and will lift and shift just about anything. Plus the range of attachments is staggering.
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hippytyre, if you have an iphone then the treeID and wintertreeID apps are really good. Probably for android phones as well I 'spect.
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Anything need doing to this oak?
Stereo replied to Stereo's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
No worries Andy, sorry if my post came across as a bit arrsy. Wasn't meant to be. -
Anything need doing to this oak?
Stereo replied to Stereo's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I've no intention of cutting it at all if not required. I've just seen so many big oaks with all the dead wood taken off, I wondered if there was some new thinking that it was good for the tree or somesuch. In terms of the view, I suppose you can argue that it's clutering it up but then you could go on and knock over the ancient woodland behind it, flatten the hill and then the next and the next and the next until you get to the midlands. Not sore the LEA would agree though. -
Anything need doing to this oak?
Stereo replied to Stereo's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Probably a lot more lost in bad karma though. -
Anything need doing to this oak?
Stereo replied to Stereo's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Thanks all. It's a stunning tree but I've seen so many on national trust land hacked right back lately. I guess they have to worry about targets. -
I've got this oak on my land. No targets so no real worries about falling limbs. It's a bit of a landmark and many people have said it looks like its reaching out to grab the sky. I just worry about all the dead material on it.
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I like my 345e. I put a 13" bar with narrow chain on it and it really sings through little stuff, goes ages on a tank and is really nicely balanced. Plus once it's warm it starts on the lightest pull. I got it with an 18" bar but it's not up to that really so I'm looking at a 575 now for slightly bigger stuff.
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G Wagen if you can find one and afford one. I really, really, really, really, really wish I still had my 300GD. Slow as a dog but there was literally no stopping it anywhere. Brilliant machines.
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Any plans for the south west?
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It's in Devon. No idea on price. Sheep love a bit of ivy. I believe it used to be used as a medicine for livestock.
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I've got about 5 ton of decent billets out the end of the valley, all hazel and alder but I can't get out there to pick it up. I did try but the hilux just wanted to slide down into the river and I was lucky to get her out. Hoping nobody nicks it but I figure if we can't get in there, neither can they.
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Probably could send it on a pallet I guess. Not sure on the costs of that. Also not sure if it's any good to anyone. I spose it's something you would need to cast a skilled eye over?
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Big old carbuncle on it too.
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We've have an old dead oak on our land which has been left as it's covered in ivy and probably habitat for all sorts. Anyway, last night it fell over in the wind. We went to have a look today and found that it's hollow to about 10' up inside the trunk (about 4' dia I would guess, maybe 5'). So, we've effectively got a big oak tube. Now it's down, the sheep will strip the ivy in a day or 2 and it will go for firewood but I'm trying to think of a way of using the stump in some way. A planter or something? Coffee table with a round glass top? Not sure really. It may all collapse when we try to shift it or cut it up.
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Have you ever had a chimmney fire
Stereo replied to predator's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
We used to put tins on too. Must be something in it. Probably not very Eco though! I've got some stuff off eBay and it really works. You chuck a couple scoops on a low fire every few weeks and it makes the tar hard and brittle. Ideal for stove pipe on our esse which can get very tarry. -
Have you ever had a chimmney fire
Stereo replied to predator's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Salt works the same doesn't it? I had one once in a really old cob cottage. Stove going into an open chimney. I just shut the stove right down and it went out. I believe subbing wet wood with coal is a big cause of fires as the coal soot mixes with the creosote to make a highly flammable sticky goo which is impossible to brush off. I must admit to doing this before I knew better. -
Only problem I get with softwood is no ember bed if you leave it too long. Other than that it's fine by me.
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My grandad told me the whole thing though. Rain 'fore 7 stop by 11. If it ain't stopped by 11 wait 'till 2. If its still raining at 2 wait and see what it will do. It has never failed me.
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Funny, I'm in South Devon and our ash is out but the oak isnt yet.
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My Silverline one cost me £6 and has lasted about 5 years with no probs.
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Maul.
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Buying, managing and living in your own woodland
Stereo replied to Jon Hartley's topic in General chat
I'm not so sure. There is now a presumption in favour of sustainable development so it may mean that if you can put together a viable business plan (coppice, charcoal, public amenity etc.) it may be more possible than it was. It may also depend on the local plan which are being re done now. -
I just think about my bank while I'm working away. Speeds up the hacking considerably.
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I've been having a go at brambles the last few days, clearing some patches in the middle of a field we are selling. Had a go with 2 brush cutters. Little cheapo Mculloch one with a tri blade and a big Stihl with the circular blade and both times ended up with a long handled bill hook / slasher. The problem I find with a brush cutter is that you can sweep away at the base but you cant shift the brambles on top. With a light hand tool you can bash it all out the way as you cut the bases out. Good for getting some frustration out too! Plus quieter and cheaper. I found it just as fast at the end of the day.
