JimM
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Big thanks for that. I'm split between doing my own work and a local estate which means I'm slowly building up knowledge of the arb work needed on it. It's also a fung hunters paradise at the moment, which has the estate guy who works alongside me roll his eyes in despair when I find another one. The owners have reacted positively to the bracing concept as its a fantastic looking tree in flower. I am under no illusion as to its risk of failure at the split as it has had a long time to get to that state before being noticed. If its not braced I reckon a bad winter will split it.
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They were great last winter. Time to order more
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Talented singer, 23, killed by falling tree that crushed him to death as he helped a friend chop it down | Mail Online A real shame when someone with an obvious lust for life is lost. Thoughts with the family.
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That white marking on the trunk is the same as the pics I posted on the fungi thread of a beech with Pleurotus just the other day. I believe the white stuff is caused by an insect. Looking forward to more informed comments on it.
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Sorry. I didn't have one with me when I removed it. It looks like the nature of the tree to interweave a bit as there was another that was getting towards doing the same.
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Tickets gone to an Arbtalker. Arbtalk got them shifted faster than Facebook
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Peeps, I've 2 tickets to see Ultravox this Sunday 7 Oct (8pm) in Glasgow. Unfortunately we can't make it. If anyone in the area wants the tickets FOC please pm me. First come first served, as opposed to a brothel where it's the other way around. PM me with your postal address. I'm in Elgin so if I post first thing you may get them Saturday morning with fingers crossed. Please note that even though I'm posting from an exotic location, I won't charge for postage either.
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Brilliant!
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Thanks mate. Going to drop the guidance leaflet on the customer and see what they say. Good info for me too. Cheers
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Thanks Skyhuck, my terminology was pants. I'm looking at the Cobra stuff right now. How effective did you find it?
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Somebody out there must have strapped up tree stems?
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You'll want this to go with it, Old Mill. Adult Classic Red Power Ranger Costume on eBay! Has anyone trialed it in the UK, Jonsie/Yve?
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Breakfast: porridge with a layer of sugar on top. Means I'm good to lunchtime and a bit beyond if I need to work through. Lunch: two rounds of sarnies plus an apple and banana. Sometimes a cereal bar from Lidls (can't remember the make) Flask of coffee and 3 litres of water in my camelback. Seems to work. :-)
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Already given it top marks Steve
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Likewise used it today.
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Working my way around some trees on an island in the estate I'm working at. Found a Eucryphia tree, about 45ft or so, fantastic blossom on it right now. 15ft up the main stem it splits. A some stage in the past a third small stem has grown through the gap about a foot above the split. It's growth has evidently kept the split from healing and the ears are quite large in relation to stem size. To halt this process I've removed the third stem, but obviously need to do something to allow the main stems to "heal" as much as possible at the split. Stem diameter above the split is about 10-12 inches Strapping them immediately came to mind, but how high above the split should I put the straps and what's the best kind of strap to use? Cheers.
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Good advice - thanks. I carted my 576 up a tree last week, and while I was comfortable cutting with it on spikes, I wasn't comfortable with it hanging from my harness.
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I noticed last nights thread and took a while to put together a carefully worded response. By the time I pressed go I guess it had been pulled. I have, and still get, massive value from the Arbtalk forum. Whether its fungi, kit choices, working methods, humour from the lounge and the lunges, it works for me. And now I understand why Huskys are better than Stihl. Challenging threads have their place and also add value too. It can provide a wake up call to those who maybe need one, and educate others who maybe haven't been exposed to situations discussed. I've read a good few on here. But sadly last nights thread was poorly started. A better explanation of circumstances to start with might have got things off on a better footing and the thread may have stayed alive and the subject explored further. I would be surprised to read of someone who doesn't get value from Arbtalk.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
JimM replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Pleurotus I think, plus some hangers on. This is a nice tall beech, but next to an estate road. No other fungi around the base at all. Hoping it might last a good while yet. ?
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:lol:
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Best wishes for a quick and healthy recovery. Good of you to share your story. For those of us just getting started its a good reminder to keep doing all the checks our instructors drummed into us.
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Woman dies after being hit by falling branch in kew gardens
JimM replied to RobArb's topic in General chat
Got a phone call today on the basis of this sad event. Remove some medium sitkas before they fall on our houses please. All healthy, but the bases are 20ft up an embankment at the back of the gardens. Only about 40footers. They're edge trees too. Pity, but I can see them coming down. -
Exactly what I was going to say.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/aspen-fuel/18110-try-aspen-fuel-arbtalk-offer.html Maybe it's worth them doing this again. I know it's better for me, I know it's better for the engine and I'm completely sold on it on these aspects, but I also know that it's too blasted expensive to use constantly. I am going to try the Aspen with Bio oil angle with a company I want to be selected as an Approved Vendor for. It will be interesting to see what the response is in relation to that.
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I love using the stuff, especially when doing a lot of crosscutting when the exhaust is forever in your face for some time. BUT! I cant be spending £18 on 5 litres, and at the moment I can't store a 200 litre tin of it to bring the cost down to still over £3 per litre. I wonder when they last did some market research to find a price/litre sweet spot that would significantly raise its take-up by a large number of arborists here in the UK? Or a trial pricing period to see if we go for it in numbers that can justify a reduction. Bring the price down to around £2 - £2.50 a litre and I would be using it every day.
