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  1. Matthew Storrs
    no, but i do like the look of those cobra bracing kits, waiting for a chance to use one
  2. Matthew Storrs
    as far as i know, trees within garden, orchard, churchyard are exempt from the 5cubic meter rule.
  3. Matthew Storrs
    250 stakes by hand- happy christmas! good price though:thumbup:
  4. Matthew Storrs
    Interesting you should say that, i wonder why they bother with sawn posts if split is cheaper and longer lasting. know what you mean with the splitting, even putting a staple in can split it!
  5. Matthew Storrs
    Hi I recently did a job using chestnut stakes, with telegraph pole straining posts, when i added it up the materials were hardly more expensive then if i had used standard softwood stakes, the chesnut was quarter sawn each stake was quarter of the original stem. looked much better then usual stuff and im sure it will last much longer. If your down this way then phone mole valley they can get them in as a special order about £2.10 per stake if i remember. Not sure where you could get split chesnut from tho but i bet it would be alot more expensive. hope this helps
  6. Matthew Storrs
    i got some bf MTs at the begining of year, are very good and quiet on the road, someone told me that they still use 100% natural rubber as opposed to part synthetics and therefore wont perish as quickly as cheaper tyres which is reason my old tyres gave in, plenty of tread left but perished as i dont do mega miles, meant to be better on ice too, part synthetics = oil which doesnt mix with water. have no evidence to back this last statement up tho!
  7. Matthew Storrs
    would this be tim batchelor?
  8. Matthew Storrs

    Hi

    Matthew Storrs replied to hiluxstihl's topic in General chat

    hi. i would have thought by the time a quad has a timber/crane trailer on the back it wouldn't be able to pull bugger all. just a though?
  9. Matthew Storrs
    yes and at least theres no chance of tipping it over on steep ground by the looks of it.
  10. Matthew Storrs
    I agree, handy yes for the right job, but i have a mini digger with a small grapple and i reckon i could get it almost anywhere and it will do a lot more stuff for similar money. but then iv never used the horse.
  11. Matthew Storrs
    Iv recently become quite disgruntled with stanley, had two of their flasks that suddenly didn't keep the heat, brought a cheapie from tescos and it puts them both to shame!
  12. Matthew Storrs
    didn't think it would be long before someone picked up on that calculation:blushing: going on 6 hours planting plus a few hours to allow for any prep work/ unknown factors, breaks etc
  13. Matthew Storrs
    I would say between 15-20 per hour, roughly 4 mins per plant, so about 100 per day depending on how much tea you drink!
  14. Matthew Storrs
    Really nothing beats standard soup flask i find, obviously if time wasn't a factor id use something i have called a DK rocket stove (made locally by a blacksmith but he sells online, type it into google) which runs on twigs (dry or green), very powerful when it gets going. can cook, fry, boil, warm your hand etc. brilliant.
  15. Matthew Storrs
    shame, thinking about it the mog might have been just right, but not high enough, I feel there is a shortage of powered access down in these parts. stuggling to find any tracked ones over 14m meters anywhere. Saw a fastrac and timber crane setup the other day on the moor, might be the same one. i think its owned by a local chap who does biomass
  16. Matthew Storrs
    cheers for the replys, seen max bayles one, dont think i will be able to manouver it onto site being quite long and two wheel drive. _Tc, do you know how high the unimog one will go to? and width? although could remove granite gatepost if neccesary its something i want to avoid!, wheres he based? thanks
  17. Matthew Storrs
    Hi folks I need to hire a cherrypicker for the day maybe more, needs to be 17m high and under 7ft in width so ideally tracked or road tow. If anyone has one or knows of one in the dartmoor area would be very grateful for details. operated or self op, not fussed. cheers, matt
  18. Matthew Storrs
    true, I think it would look a bit odd if you just turned up out of the blue, but maybe you could put it to him over the phone. I think that offering a free day just shows you got a bit extra in you to prove your a hard worker, other wise you wouldn.t be offering it. And he wont lose anything for taking you on for the day.
  19. Matthew Storrs
    just a thought, why not turn up in the morning ready for work and offer to do the first day for free then work your nuts off dragging brash etc to prove your worth employing.
  20. Matthew Storrs
    Landmark trading do somthing called a swedish strop which is what i use, very basic and heavy duty but its nice to have the weight in the strop to knock bits of epicormic growth out of the way etc when pole spiking. bout 40 quid i think, looks like a shipping cable though!
  21. Matthew Storrs
    Surely its got to be a Landy 130 if your used to a crew cab tranny lengh anyway. 130 will take a fair bit of chip, could convert to a tipper, wont get stuck much and is built a lot tougher underneath than a navara. I have driven a navara and it did tow quite well but the 4x4 system is pretty cheap and useless cos you cant put it in 4 wheel drive without difflock. stick to landy.
  22. Matthew Storrs
    its free, but I reckon i spend more in fuel draging everything to and from there all the time, not to mention the time expense, takes 35mins to get there through small winding lanes etc. not conveniant:thumbdown: yes £120 was about what i was expecting, I'm hoping a nearby farmer might help me out but didn't know what ballpark i should be looking to pay.
  23. Matthew Storrs
    hi all, need to rent a yard 1/4 - 1/2 acre with either barn space or the option to bring in a shipping container (or just be a secure yard), just wondering what the rough going rate is monthly, as currently use my parents farm but its a bit far away to be conveniant. Any info much appriciated. Thanks Matt P.s doesn't need to be hardstanding nessecarily.
  24. Matthew Storrs
    No I wasn't saying it was bad, I wouldn't grumble for that for a days thinning but, some other posts made it seem like it was quite a bit more than standard. i was just curious, all relative to site i suppose.
  25. Matthew Storrs
    Am I being a bit thick here? but £11.50 per tonne doing 10tonne a day comes to £115, I w'ouldn,t say that was overly good if your paying fuel too, or am I missing something?

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