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Someone the other day told me they were thinking of stopping making the defender. Anyone else heard of this?

It's true last orders for defenders need to be in by June for the last production run in December

Your thoughts folks. We are going to be mainly using it for small fallen trees, pointing of posts and small scale felling and using it as a training saw for this years apprentices.

 

Is it any good for the above?

I work rights of way in hampshire We use one with a carving bar on, it comes in handy when doing bridge works. And for small trees or branches that come down .

I was told about this at college (to many years ago to mention) as a way of climbing conifers so yes you heard right, as you climb you go round the stem pulling your line with you.

Now that IS an Operations Manager. :-)

 

Russ

He always finds the high spot and just sits and watches so definitely ready for management:lol:

My border x Lakeland terrier 15years old still going strong he even has is own high vis coat

Hate the stuff . It gums up your saws if left for any length of time

First company I worked for had one, that was an eye opener feeding one them at the age of eighteen.

(Not sure if this is the right forum for this one, so if not can mod please move it to it's rightful place?)

 

I've been asked to quote for building and installing a bridge across a smallish pond to link the bank with an island. Only ones I've done before are relatively short (single) span, around 14–15 feet, so haven't needed a support in the centre. This one is around 30 feet, so will need a central support of some kind. The pond is clay lined but the owner doesn't know how deep the clay goes, so isn't keen on driving pilings in. I thought if I had the supports sitting on a flat base, akin to an inverted pi-shape, this should spread the weight and not sink into the base too much. In this part of the pond the water's only around 2-3 feet deep. (Or at least that's what he's said. Not got the chest-waders out yet!) Not sure how firm the base is, but it ought to be pretty good.

 

What do people think?

1. will this approach work? can you suggest a better solution?

2. would it require more than 1 pair of supports?

3. what would be the best wood to use, both for the supports and also the bridge itself?

 

Thoughts and suggestions welcome.

There is no reason the bridge will need supports in middle the largest bridge we have done unsupported is 85 feet, made of larch poles cut from Wales and transported to Hampshire to span the river avon near ringwood.

For A 30 foot bridge we would have a beam of at least 12 inch depth. 3 of them but that's just the specs for a bridge on a highway, we have to work to strict guidelines. We get our beams from sydenhams timber as they are stressed tested

Notice can be served under the highways act (154) for encroaching vegetation to be done within 14 to 28 days or the council can do it and bill landowner costs. Last year we were sent on course and we are supposed to check trees within falling distance of rights of way but this would be a full time job for a team of blokes just in the area I cover. It is a bit of a grey area and generally we just clear when the trees have fallen if we dont know who the landowners are

Tell that to a load of jobsworth ramblers and see who ends up moving the branch/limb.

Ideally, local authority would move it, but depending on location, access etc, it usually falls on the landowner to keep the PROW clear. I know the textbooks prove me wrong, but in reality and all that.

I've dealt with cases exactly like this and most of the time nobody notices, but if you get the passionate ramblers involved, they're all over the landowner like a rash, even if the offending bough is nothing to do with them.

If it is a nice bit of fire wood and we can get our van right to it then we do it

I work for hampshire rights of way and From a rights of way point of view the liability lies with the owner of the tree, but if land owner can not be found then we would clear branch or tree and make safe and return the arisings off the footpath and back over fence:001_tt2:

A group of us are going Friday the other half is coming so may curb the spending lol

we are going to shropshire for a few days, wheres the best places to go then?

 

we leave tomorrow morning

 

any ideas

 

thanks

Some good walking around church Stretton up on the long mynd and wenlock edge went there a few years back stayed in a little farm called spingbank farm nice cossy little camp site

Dont know if they do a bow saw model but that woud be a tool and a half.

Got a report today of tree across path on river itchen path,report said it was a small tree no location just somewhere between eastleigh and allbrook. So of we go with silky in hand find the tree and it is a large limb about nine to ten inches in diameter. So we set about it with the silky 15 minutes later tree cleared path safe. Or it would of been half hour back to van to get chainsaw.

Apparently it is a kestrel dont know who did it though

Thought it looked more like a dove lol

Worst landi ever made wouldn't take it even for free lol

Ok brilliant where abouts are you?

Sholing 07557096156 is my mobile give me a shout and we will have a chat once I have got enough at home I'll direct you to another place you can tip the wood

If it burns It goes in the fire

Anyone know of any good tip sites for chip and logs in southampton?

I'll take your logs

Did mine last year got an old six by six oak post and used the Alaskan to face it up turned out pretty well. Then rubbed in some danish oil. All for the price of a tank of fuel and a morning in the garden. Mate I know bought one of e bay reclaimed and paid 350 for what in effect is something that looks the same

Im in desperate need to hire a mewp tomorrow in southampton any ideas anyone???

Cutting edge hire colden common Chris delivered one round for me on Saturday and stayed to help put my new flue in nice chap couldn't recommend him enough:thumbup:

Had the t4 for work,four wheel drive version no complaints they upgraded to the t5 three years ago and this year alone it has been off the road for ten weeks with clutch problems, the diff lock not disengageing electrical burning coming from dash, the rear springs came off the axle mounts. So my experience with the t5 has not been good but would have a t4 any day

I'm only in Colden common give me a call tomorrow on 078180 33394 I can help u. I'm chris at cuttingedge tree surgeons and cuttingedge hire

Cheers chris ill speak to you tomorrow