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my neighbour is looking for a PTO chipper up to 6" if anyone has a decent one going spare. Preference for one in or near Gloucestershire if possible.... If you dont ask you dont get

bit late in this year, but finally got some tickets Well done to Steve and his helpers as always for their efforts And not to forget the all important sponsors - very generous list again! Terry

Hey Jon - Mendiplogs, hows you? Your messages are full Have you sold the tractor? Terry

Is that your security plan??

That feeling of discomfort will keep you safe - it will make you check everything, twice. It means you are sane and appreciate that gravity sucks and that you dont bounce very well. Not tree related, but in my experiences in hangliding and paragliding, the people who had accidents were quite often those who had got comfortable at their particular level to the extent that they started taking chances or lost focus on what they were doing.

seem to recall someone saying that the ash affects the PH of the soil, so will favour certain plants and work against others

lots of us who dont climb or do pro tree work, but find these things interesting

Who is this 'guy' you speak of? Just an individual who might have miss understood the regs - certainly not unknown of around here for officials to jump up and down full of their own importance until you produce the actual regs for them to read?? Sometimes its a power trip sometimes an honest mis-interpretation. I dont know the regs on this issue, just a thought.

Have to ask, what is a 'Trading Standards Technician'??

Sorry I was rambling and this would be a bit of a hijack of the thread so will take this elsewhere sometime - apologies to the op

ooo, nice beasty! How would this cope with 6-8 foot high bramble..... on a slope? Terry

not a threat Dan, he really does throw in something Mind you if you forget to put in Arbtalk you don't get something good service was good enough for me

Correct me if I am wrong, but does Huqvarna not market Aspen as well, albeit rebranded? Came across another positive comment on aspen in the camping section of a motorcycling forum. Seems it is popular in multifuel camping stoves as it burns clean and is apparently a quarter of the price of the normal branded camping stove fuels. Perhaps another market to investigate Eddie - if you have not already.

sag will depend on incline of the wire as Waterbuoy has pointed out. With regard to getting the logs down the hill I shifted a few tons by cunningly harnessing gravity by tossing them down the hill - simples My braking system consisted of a level area about 10m wide at the bottom that seemed to stop most of the logs. The few bouncers that went beyond only went as far as a few dodgy hazel bushes and an old fence that needed some repair anyway. Didnt do any damage to the fence in the end. To turn the question on its head, suggestions would be welcome on how to get similar logs UP the hill using simple rigging and a small powered winch ??

certainly do - just looking at a new 42" that was delivered with the Alaskan. For what its worth, my ten year old thought it looked the bees knees, although he might be getting confused with viking swords as he was supposed to be drawing one for his school project

Cheers Eddy Had guessed at the 25 .063 bit based on the chain that came off it and te numbers, but good to have it confirmed as I had a 038 off the same person with mismatched chain/bar Had thought there may be some other significance to the rest of the numbers so was curious. Am familiar with the newer Oregon codes. Any how, its going to be put back in service attached to an Alaskan once its been checked over

Hi Eddy, thanks for the info. Yes it is a hard nose off an old 075 - pre chain brake. Where can I get the info to decipher the code - current Oregon info has a different coding?

Afternoon all Have a bar on an old 075 which does not match the normal ID codes. Info on the bar is : 18283 2563B1819HY OREGON made in Canada Would be grateful for any info that can be derived from this Terry

sounds like a good excuse to buy yourself a radio controlled drone ?? Look forward to the pictures, which ever way you go. Have to say, Mr Blairs suggestion to fell in a oner would make for some good video

about the simplest idea. Dont forget to repair the cow shed roof while you are up there then the dogs can be in the dry and the water wont do anymore damage to the rest of the structure

It the tree industry you are ahead of the paper pushing, office working types in as much as you get regular exercise out doors in the elements, but too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, so TCD's post is a good summary of the various bits of good advice already given.

A geotextile membrane such as Teram is not particularly expensive and serves to separate the gravel from whatever you have below. The only reason you have to top up is because without the separating membrane, the gravel migrates down into the hardcore which in turn migrates up - regardless of compaction. After 5 years I have not had to top up mine at all. An added benefit of the membrane is it limits weed roots to the extent that when they inevitably grow, they are very quick and easy to pull out - takes me about 5 minutes every other month to keep on top of weeds I have used the plastic grids as I am on a slope, so no option not to and it has not moved at all. I do drag a bit of mud onto mine from time to time, but the plan is to lift the grid, sweep/rake the gravel off the membrane then get rid of the mud and relay. The area is broken up by brick retainers following the contours and edging which makes for managable areas and the grid is 40mm deep and only filled to that depth so not a huge amount to shift when I do need to which might be after another 5 years ... perhaps, but probably longer.

the good, the bad & the ugly by Hugo Montenegro As I was born late in the day I must qualify as the ugly

ditto

thats a fine job - and just glancing across to diver 1 camera screen as he looks at diver 2 through his hat cam, I can say it is very realistic. Mind telling me who the client is?