Goaty

Thanks for the update, I see ponies in a sorry state like that in the picture, pallets in hedging to block gaps with twine etc. Glad you kept us informed. It is a blight on the countryside and the human race. Well done on your perseverance.

Just my thoughts on what I would do if I got this kind of opportunity and the location/land was suitable. Plant a managable area with trees with a view to leaving for woodland, initially plant it very closely in rows a tractor width apart, preferably a compact tractor to maximise use of land. thin as they grow either by buying/hiring equipment yourself. Or get in with a Nursery stock producer who already has the markets and gear. After a while, 8 years or so if maintained you will have some high value trees that could be worth a small fortune. Remember to plant mixed and strategicly to leave some for your woodland. Relatively it would be low input, long term, a good pension fund if done well. If you can afford not to receive income plant the lot up with thinning types of timber for firewood, maybe? My other suggestion free range egg production. Rent the rest until you can utilise it yourself.If your job you do now is well paid you could employ someone and do it yourself on a weekend.

How did it finish or is it still ongoing?

If you aren't after the job mention it to the Local council and then they should chase it up.

Still no definate verdict on the Species, I was curious to find out, what flowers that early in the prunus family that looks like that, (i.e autumnalis is very different) thats why I through Pyrus foward although Its not any Pyrus Ive seen.

Ditto and the people on the Parish council went on to get their requirements and now stop others progressing or just getting along quietly.

Me too! wanted chain I couldn't find Rob soon pointed me in the right direction, When the website is fully established, it will be The encyclopedia brittanica for the sharp end of the saw. Its already a brilliant source of info, and it doesn't have a load of trash and ads like alot of resource sites. Well done to Rob from me too.

The small hole and water approach is brilliant, we fence using a tractor mounted knocker and have dug little holes around 6x6x6 inch the day before where we couldn't get a post in due to them shattering, the following day go back and they go as they should, its as though its a different place. You can do this if you have lots you can be doing otherwise. A bit annoying if its only a small job you hoped to do in a day. Lazy now rarely use hand tools

Type watchdog in search box or scroll through channels BBC1 on the 15th and 8.00pm

Its available on iplayer now.

Which ones on amazon?

This is a funny one, We've just done a 1700 tree job and a 400 job. Based on planting and guarding all by hand bareroot transplants. On average to do job properly, not just shove em in bending roots up to dry etc. You get around 10 trees in per hour over a day per person. The sites are usually hard going either roots from previous timber crop or a rough patch farmers dont touch with machinery. However on the 1700 job we used a tractor and pto Auger, this saved 40% of labour time. Also it was a natural interspersed planting so no marking out was needed. I reckon at around a £1 per tree. My view is if people dont want to pay that, they can do it themselves or have an inferior job done by cheap labour that might need redoing. I take pride in the establishing. Do it well once and people love to say "We only lost 21 out of a thousand" etc. Sorry about the yarn but there will always be " £1 a tree! I'd do it for 50p." Another tip make a mini post rammer for the stakes, alot easier on the repetiveness and aches.

That should be good Dean but a couple of hours would be enough, best in ASAP and were most fail is watering in 1st year after planting.

Could be a pyrus (pear) I assume pictures are taken this week. Maybe pyrus communis,

i.e cm3 instead of m3.

I know of at least one incidence were gloves pulled someone in and caused the injury. As you reflect Steve you can decide which toy to buy next to help you back to work whilst recuperating. Maybe a huge crane on a unimog should do it! Save using you bad arm. Hope you recover without hassle. We know you don't like watching football and sale shopping for nice clothes. I too hate the itching to get back to work feeling.

Not to derail the thread. It is tragic and should never happen ideally. But I looked at the newly released map of traffic accidents near me. All deaths in my area were. Youngsters. Motorbikes and the elderly. So the rest of us have to obey the new speed limits. All the factors involved in this incident are probably not quoted. Wet logs take ages to get going. If they identified the species of wood, will we no longer burn that particular type of log. It can go on and on.

A tough one I mostly seem to have negative experiences with Horsey folk. Alot of them can't afford to keep em properly and are territorial to the extreme. When on the road flick the V's and abuse because the horses aren't competent. ( Owners fault) If shes is one of these she won't like you from the off. Everything you will do will be wrong. No barb wire obviously. They don't like net wire either because horses weave their feet in to em, then damage the legs etc, they fuss if you use electric fencing wire as gee gees don't see that either. If you use the tape she will probably get your electric fencer damaged or nicked and battery as well. Also horsey types get a weaker type of energiser. You need to tell her firmly if needed to take her grievance with your customer if she proves to be hassle, also its the only time you can lay hedges it cannot wait. Could she cooperate by keeping the horses in subdivisions of the field where you are not working. If the horses are neglected in any way RSPCA may work wonders and take them away for you. Keep us posted or let us know the results at the end.

Yes have a look on here lots of threads already on it. If you get it need to cut back on whatever affects it to manage it. 23 is a raw deal. Hope you have a fast recovery and the op works well. I get bored as well just after a day off sick. I scheme ideas, invent and scrutinize myself, It helps me set up goals, I do achieve some of them. I don't last long on video games and dvds either.

I think you are on to something, 20 years ago trees got painted with pruning compound until it was realised it seem not to help natural healing processes. This must protect from wind frost and strong sunlight all which weather wood. To be biological about it, the center pith would be the best bit to leave attached as it is the deadest material and the outer would callous all the way round evenly. Bit of a tedious cut to do though. Excellent initative.

I buy oregon replacement bars. I take it the bolt holes are different with stihl and husky, never owned a stihl even though Ive maintained em. Not noticed anything apart from bigger nuts on holding plate. Same situ with the £s I want an alaskan, one day maybe 2012 I hope.

Impressive Rob well done I cannot find Husqvarna under guidebar selector tool is that to come later? Good ideas to give lots of accessible info, should save alot of web trawling for people.

Trucks used to have their own airlines to take off the brake air tanks, most manufacturers don't seem to provide them now. I think because these days its not viewed as people can check their own tyre pressures. Only mechanics qualified etc. Yet you are responsible for your vehicle?

I would seriously from a cost and mortality point of view suggest replant with new at this age, You have put it to a conference of national (maybe international) professional opinion. You are going to do alot of mess alot of work and expense for a poorer result. The feeding roots at 15years of age are going to be well away from hedgeline. Or grub it right back to ground let the hedge regenerate itself. If possible.