Duncansimpson
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Nothing you can do. Curtains for the tree I'm afraid. They can hang on for years but if there is any danger of them falling on something you should take it down. We stump ground one a couple of years back and the roots were complete mush, I was astonished.
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What make of firewood Vertical Splitter do you use?
Duncansimpson replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
Binderberger 20t Great splitter -
I've have a 235 for 20 years. It never lets me down.
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Seal it with a lighter and keep a close eye on it. It's well within the safety criteria for loler test imo. I did the test a few years ago and I haven't had a really close look but unless at least 2 strands have been completely severed it should be ok.
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Chalara fraxinea - Generic thread
Duncansimpson replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
The trees are in Tonbridge Kent. Some look ok but many looking dreadful. I'll take some more pics in a couple of weeks so we can see. -
Chalara fraxinea - Generic thread
Duncansimpson replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
Can this be Ash die back? If it is we are in trouble. All these taken within half a mile of my house, others around seem fine. I'm hoping they are just late coming into leaf but I don't hold out much hope.
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It's looks pretty severe for the poor old tree but actually I think it would be fine. Matteck states any hole or wound should be greater than 25% for it to be dangerous. I think that this would callous over in time and in the meanwhile be a great home for bees. I think harvesting honey would be tricky!
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If you want to know what grows best in your soil then have a look about you and see what's growing well. Mixed hardwoods always make lovely long term wood for a legacy but you are unlikely to be able to harvest your crop. We spent several years thinning out trees along motorways so had the opportunity to see how things grow. Willow and poplar had been used as nurse trees to bring the hardwoods on (make them grow tall and straight). This was a waste of time as they just swamped them. The best trees were without doubt ones grown in groups of the same species, so if you are going for mixed then plant in blocks of the same rather mixed side by side. Trees like to be with their mates, shared mycorrhizae no doubt.
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Zef jyyyri
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Jimpex uk. I bought 1000 same size £126
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Englebert Strauss full leather assembly gloves ice at £8 are the warmest most comfortable gloves on the market. I can make a pair last a month used nearly every day. You should try them.
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600 acres, sell or keep?
Duncansimpson replied to Arbtech Tree Services's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
A proper working wood is free from capital gains and death duties and any money you spend on it is tax deductible do I would keep it -
We use heavy duty tarpaulins over split billets and leave it for a year. Sides are open so plenty of air and it dries beautifully even in wet years. We tried cheap tarps but they don't last and any hole ruins the wood below. We put ropes through every eye, it's not worth skimping and usually hang logs rather than tie down so there is some give in the wind.
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We're only getting £3 per ton in Kent. However I've heard they are running short, they've phoned me every week recently asking if I have any.
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If you have an iPhone hit the 'details' then the 'i' and scroll down to 'block this contact'. Job done. I did it and never got another text.
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Mice always get the peanut butter before the squirrels and I've never caught a thing. We have a boundary with a 15 acre wood so there are plenty about. However I shoot about 20 a year On the other hand my dad has one in town garden and gets about 30 a year! Don't bring back warfarin though, it was found in many birds of prey and mammals further up the food chain. Bring on the pine martins!
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Honey Bros have pfanner type C for £110 that's £80 off. Bargain. Plus a pair of meindl airstreams and you are set for 2 years
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I'll have your number too! We charge £25 hr to process wood for customers, MF 35 plus hycrack and saw.
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You don't need to increase your prices by 20% as you are claiming that back each month on purchases. Remember you can back claim vat on everything you have bought to date as long as you still have the invoice and still have the thing you purchased (ie tools etc but not materials)
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Ive got a Rico 100 on a mog. Great bit of kit, never had a any problems with it, but then there's not much to go wrong
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I cut enough oak boards to cover upstairs barn floor (6m x7m) ranging from 10" to 14" wide and inch thick, all lovely straight stuff. I sticked it all up and stacked it in the barn to dry thinking it would be really straight forward to lay. How wrong was I. Every board will need re edging, even the straightest ones must be an inch out. If I had laid them green I think it would now look a right mess. I'll have to send them off to be done unless anyone out there has a portable planet/edger
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Silky gomtaro 300 for me every time. The natanoko was good but I went back to the gomtaro, perfect handle although it does occasionally drop out of the scabbard when up a tree and gets tipped upside down. The natanoko was held slightly tighter.
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Why ruin a nice bit of countryside with conifers, even if it is short term
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Which Lasco Cone splitter for knotty 4ft+ dameter butts?
Duncansimpson replied to cessna's topic in Large equipment
I'm thinking of getting one too. We've got a 25 ton binderberger but 4ft rounds are an uneconomical struggle. We have got a 530/70 JCB though so I'm hoping this will run it. I think the blacks splitter looks better -
I've had 220 for 15 years, never missed a beat. Bought a 235 tracked machine last year and that's pretty good too, although no better than the old 220.
