Matthew Arnold
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In that case then a one foot monolith a.k.a. A stump.
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Might be worth turning it into a monolith. Even if it regenerates from the cut point its height will be greatly reduced and will pose less of the threat to the garage.
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During the summer we pull up ragwort every 2 weeks on the sites where we have hay crops taken. 1 day before the hay crop is cut we do a massive sweep of the site and remove it to our fire pit. it is left in black bin sacks so when the sun gets on them it turns them to compost or sludge.
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What's wrong with the saw? Advice needed.
Matthew Arnold replied to odd_bird's topic in General chat
Sounds like you need to give it a few pulls on closed choke to draw more fuel through. If that doesnt work what about half choke. -
What's wrong with the saw? Advice needed.
Matthew Arnold replied to odd_bird's topic in General chat
Does it have a manual fuel purger (rubber nipple normally next to the choke lever)? If so purge it enough times for fuel to fill the nipple and a few more times to put fuel in the carb. If not flick it to closed choke and pull a few times on the cord to get fuel back into the carb. -
Basically to warn people that the fire is still hot. Sadly i nthe world of H + S we have to put it up after a member of the publics dog ran through an ash pile that had only been out for 2 days. We put red n white tape around the tops of the stakes. When the ash pile has completely cooled down we pick up the ash and take it to our "fire pit" and put it on the fire site.
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Pics from today at Butts Pond.
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Old School tune. Like some of the old R n B. Not so political and they can sing about what they want without fear of being jailed. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZXc39hT8t4&feature=channel]YouTube - Dr. Dre - The Next Episode ft. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg[/ame] DMX - Not for people who are offended by swearing [ame] [/ame]
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I left school at 16 and went straight into higher education. I did a two year course to get my National Diploma in Countryside Management. Since then i've worked with my work expierience placement and made my way up through the ranks. I started as a standard volunteer and stayed that way for almost a year, then became Volunteer Ranger and stayed that way for nearly 18 months. Now i am a field worker (one step below assistant ranger). Basically i have started from the bottom and made my way up. My boss has paid for my PPE and additional training since i left college. Since leaving college my CV/Portfolio has almost doubled in size. Field worker pay isnt brilliant but it keeps me going. Going to be on a pay freeze for 3 years due to cuts.
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Probably gonna be too short notice but we are doing some hedgelaying tomorrow. Its in Sturminster Newton next to the Butts Pond Industrial Estate. If ya want any more details PM me
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We keep records of what herbicides we use and in what strengths and amounts. It can be a pain but it is all neccessary when/if somethings goes wrong and HSE want to check records. It doesn't sound particularly safe but our chemicals are stored in an old fridge. We have a pipe coming out of the top to remove vapours but acts as the perfect bung as well. It is completely separate from our powertool and hand tool container.
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If you closely in pic 7 the black bridge is the orginal one when the station was there (now underneath an old peoples home called Station Court). And the section of wall to the left is the old coal and water store. The original mountings for the buffer are still there. The small cottage next to bridge is called Station Master House and is the orginal from the station. Here is a link with pics of the old Somerset and Dorset Line. Some of it is open to members of the public. The longest being Sturminster Newton to Stourpaine (6 Miles). http://www.nevard.com/sdjr/blandford.htm
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If you buying the normal stuff neat/premixed from a garden centre you dont need to show a ticket. The Pesticides ticket is only required to cover your rear end if something goes wrong and the insurance company want proof that you have a relevant ticket. Otherwise every member of the public would have to be applying for PA1 and PA6. It would overrun NPTC.
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lol. Tunnel was already there. Pic 1 was showing the 8 year old Ash and Sycamore regrowth ready to be removed. Pic 2 shows the tunnel. If you look closely at the last pic you can still just about make out the soot marks from the steam trains before the line closed in June 1966 thanks to Dr Beeching.
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Another thumbstick with a twist- pictures
Matthew Arnold replied to the crafty weasel's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Now thats a nice stick. I saw a few nice ones in a wood i was shooting in today but typically i didn't have my foldable silky with me. I will go back next week and get them. One of them is only about an inch or so thick but where the twist is it is about 3 inches thick. -
Should have told the full story i spose. Basically i went up the slope with the chainsaw turned off, chain brake on and scabard (guard) on. When i had a firm footing i removed the scarbard and got the saw running. As i went to make the first cut i slipped and as quickly as possible turned the saw off. It sounds dangerous and stupid but let go of the chainsaw about an arms reach away from me as i will go down the hill quicker than the saw. The banks were covered in ivy and the ground is relatively soft. So the worst damage the chainsaw would have got is a blunt chain and slightly bent bar but on this occasion no damage sustained to either me or the saw.
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Oh yes. Every 15 mins we had to put the chipper to idle and had to keep the footpath as clear as possible. The slopes were the major pain though. Several times i would get up to the top to fell a small tree and would then slip down on my backside before i even made the first cut.
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Becuase my dad has been a paramedic for 30 + years he has been to spectacular crashes o nthe main roads and even the little country lanes. The usual story is "I was only doing 60". My dad normally says "yeh and the rest". He knows the local roads very well and knows that most of the corners if you know what you are doing you can go round them at 60 no problems. We just had another fatality on Dorsets road on a minor coast road at Langton Herring. Ive been on that section of road and although there are some nasty bends the place where the 17 year old girl was killed is nothing more that a kink and it was resurfaced 5 years ago so the surface has de-oiled.
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Over the last week we have had a team of guys come from Weymouth. The are all on the Future Job Fund (FJF) which give people who have been o nthe dole for 6 months the chance to work. We've had 3 people via the job centre who are paid by the council through the FJF. We had two days on a section of old railway line (trailway) at Charlton Marshall. We cleared out a section of small trees with chainsaws, bow saws, loppers and clearing saws. The following two days we spent on the Blandford section of the North Dorset Trailway. We got them to clear the smaller stuff so we could get in with chainsaws and remove the bigger bits. Here are the pictures before and after two days of work. I was only in one day as the first day i was ill.
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Tracked have an even lower centre of gravity unless it was one of those new fangled self-leveling jobs but still all of the weight on the chipper is pretty central especially on the tracked ones. I cant get on with tracked chippers for some reason. Prefer the wheeled ones.
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I'm trying to figure it out. Their centre of gravity is relatively low. We use a 530 at work and we can get it on the same angle at the truck. The towball coupling must have been knocking on the limit. If we are going to move the chipper whilst it is running we put it down to idle so it isnt moving around at full speed.
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Rather rare thumb stick with a twist.
Matthew Arnold replied to Matthew Arnold's topic in General chat
I will defo stand out from the usual hazel and ash sticks. -
Rather rare thumb stick with a twist.
Matthew Arnold replied to Matthew Arnold's topic in General chat
My dad had said to me that it would sell for alot if it was stripped of bark on the lower foot or so and then have a roe antler attached on the top. -
Whilst at one of our woodlands removing holly and silver birch i found a nice peice of Holly with some honeysuckle growing out of the top of it. As i removed the side branches i found a nice twist caused by the honeysuckle and promptly put it in the back of the truck so it wasnt burnt. I find loads of Hazel and Ash twist sticks but never found a Holly one before. I spoke to a friend of mine and he said it would be worth in its current state about £30. I'm going to dry it out in the garage so it dries out naturally and then remove the stubs and round off the handle.
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Looks genuine enough as it has a stihl casing but a completely unbranded bar. And if you look really closely the chain is on backwards. Other than that its a good looking saw. I dont think the 066 was replaced by the 660. The 660 is the modern, updated version of the 066.
