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Awesome. Hope that's true

I've had a play with the Stihl MS 150. I must admit I scoffed when it was handed to me; "What is this? Stihls latest toy saw?" I lightly pruned a few birch with it, no probs, then I reduced 3 large pops - chewed through 10in stems easily. I also used it to deadwood some mature oaks - plenty of ancient staghorn of 8-9in diameter. As Adam says, you have to let it do the work, but it was quite happy chugging through this iron-hard old stuff. The best thing about it by far is the weight. It's so much lighter than the 020s I generally use, so much so in fact that I hardly knew it was on my belt. I'm going to get one of these babies, use it for pruning thus prolonging the life of my trusty 020s.... Good work Stihl....

Chainsaw operators required. cs30 cs31 Cscs card. Start Mon 10 feb 5 days work 0730-1630 Phone Steve: 07885 680412 Email [email protected]

Thankyou for your help. At first I ID'd it as American Honey Fungus. There was an araucaria next to the cherry. I thought maybe the spores had traveled with the monkey puzzle rootball. However wielding Occam's chainsaw made this seem pretty unlikely! Chris

Try as I may, I cannot get any milk from the things... I think the rimroll is a more likely candidate (thanks fellas)

Present now around the roots of a mature flowering cherry. Please help..

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FULL TIME POSITION available. South Wirral. Tree Surgery, Landscaping Overview Tree work, gardening & landscaping. Chainsaw & aerial rescue tickets essential. CSCS & 7.5ton/trailer licence will put you at the top of the list. On behalf of: [email protected]

Watch out - I think there's a troll hiding under my post!

I've been working in Cheshire for the last 20 years Chris. I think your best bet (if you haven't already) is to pick your nearest dozen or so arb firms & contact them via sail-mail. It's a fairly radical approach in this day & age but it may pay dividends. Offer to work free for a trial - the best way to meet the faces behind the companies. If you impress your name may get put about, it's a fairly small world round here. Beleive it or not; there are people in this county who've never heard of ArbTalk:001_tongue: Treefellers in Broxton down the A49 are always on the lookout for hard workers (you can get in touch with the general manager here: Spoolos) http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/employment/56035-workers-required-cheshire.html Good luck.

(Thanks for that wonderful bit of advice Felix)

PM sent matey

I had one the other day: "You and your mates have done a great job, I've given them a tip. You can't have one though as you're self-employed." (WTF?)

Yr mesage box is full Rob... Email sent.