Mr Org
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Well, the base did look more like this http://http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4462255960_dfd89af5dc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ressaure/4462255960/&usg=__h9-zWqBwN1YAXf3H7lOOm-yDh9M=&h=333&w=500&sz=140&hl=en&start=57&zoom=1&tbnid=rm6IVVg1rpPRnM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=187&ei=7FFVTcndGYe94Aa45PGXBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphellinus%2Bigniarius%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1265%26bih%3D577%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1320&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=949&vpy=179&dur=3451&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=178&ty=120&oei=qVFVTfa9F4SGhQeTptDUDA&page=4&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:57&biw=1265&bih=577 Blimey, not sure that the above link is supposed to do that! I will call by and photograph on MOnday and re-post (don't want to dig a deep hole for myself and attract a G. ignoramus joke........
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Thank you Monkey-D, the G Applanatum was my original ID but wasn't sure as the FC diseases book and Roger Phillips pics look very different with uneven edges. Thanks for all the replies I think I will go with my original ID (but will post pics as promised) Yes, should have checked pics on here first ( I did search but 'foolisgly' spelt it wrongly) - Nice pictures Monkey-D Thanks
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Thanks for this. I don't have any good pictures but we are working only a mile away from the tree on MOnday so will take my decent camera and post pics of the tree and decent shots of the fungi. Like your web site profile by the way, I am probably coming from a similar arb direction as yourself (got an environmental science degree almost some 20 years ago). Only just starting to get into IDing fungi and trying to tailor our work accordingly, it is the way forward but I find a wealth of knowledge is needed to persuade customers if the tree is in an urban setting. Hopefully will post pics on Monday. As it is a cherry we will not be booking the work until after it has flowered and is active so have time to decide.
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Thanks for the reply, (just remembered where my Roger Phillips book was so checked in that as well). Underside is almost pure white, is this common for this fungus - I thought it could be Phellinus nigricans until again discovered that it is birch specific. If it is a Phellinus I assume it will be spreading white rot within the trunk so the tree is in a slow decline and needs monitoring rather than reducing I assume. From your picture hamadryad you must be quite into your fungi, any suggestions on good id books? I only have the Diagnosis of ill health in trees and the Roger Phillips Mushrooms book. Thanks for any assistance
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Anyone know what this is? Apologies for the poor mobile phone pic. I thought it could be Ganoderma adspersum or G. applanatum. It actually looks like a birch polyspore Piptoporus betulinus but with a conicle stem, when I tell you its on a huge cherry trunk (1m+ diameter) it rules this out. It has been on the main trunk for around 1 year, approx 600mm up, 2 fuiting bodies one above the other. The cherry is seriously old and begining to show signs of reduced vigour, customer wants it reduced but I am hesitant until I can ID the fungi. Thanks for your opinions
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Hi Flamming-Ace, just noticed your post. Pm me with an offer as I don't really know. I do go to the Forest of Dean to visit family and friends so could try and get it nearer to you as well.
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Sorry, bad english by me, by starting it I meant lifting the mill and getting it to cleanly start cutting due to the weight, not starting the saw itself. More and more I think an alaskan for the 070 is what I'll do.
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Thanks for the helpful replies. The 070 is .404 so I think the 'helping hand' may be the answer, I realised the 660 wouldn't work as soon as I borrowed it this morning. The same mate I work with has an 880 so we were looking at using that when talking today but I understand what you are saying about the slower reving high torque of the 070 even coupled with the 880. Doubt I'll ever find another 070 and even if I did I would need a timber crane to get the thing started on the log! Helping hand looks like the way, or maybe put the LSG on ebay and get an alaskan for the 070. Thanks again.
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Answered my own question by the use of the forum search! I will plank it for weatherboard and a log store. Still interested in opinions of the mill though.
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I have a monster of a grey poplar to take down in a few weeks, biggest tree to date. Just put together a Stihl LSG950 (I think it is anyway). Have an 070 on one end 660 on the other - 660 missing in pic. Not done any milling before. Just wondering if the poplar will be any good for weather boards on the outside of my workshop (if treated). It is such a huge tree and turning it into 6 billion matches wil take too long. Any suggestions on use for it wlecome. Finally, comments on keeping the twin engined LSG or shall I ditch it and get a 36" Alaskan? Thanks
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Hi, Can't help with above but just to let you know, the paypal you set up for the payment of the dead eyes is in dollars so if a buyer clicks through to buy it converts to £23.10. Tried to call you (answer machine) as this will mess things up seriously for buyer and seller. I did buy but you may want to change things before too many pay too little!
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Everything (excluding the other half) has a price on it so open to offers if you feel the need. If this is the wrong forum please remove but I am not offering it for general sale (yet). I did buy it so know what I need for it.
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For anyone who is vaguely interested, here are the pics of the 070. Told you it is mint:001_smile: Too good to bolt to the mill really. The twin engined sthil mill looks like it will work but a little too large for my needs, will probably get a 36" Alaskan instead. Anyone used a twin engined mill? Comments would be appreciated incase I am making a mistake by geting rid of it.
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I'll take pics of both and post them on later today. The oldest saw I ever used was one we had at home that came from my grandfather. It was powered by a Wolsey Merry Tiller rotorvator from the side PTO. The 'flexi shaft' from engine to saw was madly heavy. We had a hedge cutter set up the same. It put my dad off buying a chainsaw for years so spent most of my youth with a 2 man bow saw and axe - he did of course buy a modern saw the moment I left home. Only sold the rotorvator about 5 years ago on ebay to a collector with all attachments and the original sale ticket etc. It still ran.
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I picked up an 070 just before christmas in absolute mint condition not even a paint scratch underneath, even has the original supplier sticker on it. Replaced the fuel and away it went third pull!!!! (I did know its history though). It has huge torque, sounds like a motorbike but certainly has those 70's vibes. I got it to run on a big stihl planking mill that requires two saws (one on each end), but the whole set up may just be too heavy. It is an awesome saw and a jaw dropper when used, but give me a modern saw any day. If you want one for the occasional fun outing or as a collector great, apart from that I think their position in the modern work place has certainly been and gone. (All said though it is a little like older forbidden fruit when you're a teenager - you know it's unlikely and wrong, but you want to get your hands on one)
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Thanks Geoff, was my first post on here (been reading for ages), crackin' responses great to share the knowledge. So......another question, anyone know where you can get a Leonardi speed wrench, or am I going to have to weld up an old tyre wrench to make my own? I can only find them on websites stateside. Thanks in anticipation
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Does anyone have any experience of these, i.e How long do they last? Do they work? Is it only Saturn seling them? Thinking about getting a couple to save removing all those teeth each time, but is it a bit of a gimmick?
