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I did the test a couple of years ago cost me about £450 to get through it. One day training and test that afternoon. It was relatively easy to be honest. It's like a long driving test but there not liking at things like hand position and minor stuff. Just do it.

I'll try to make a video soon . But im off to Barcelona In couple of days so won't be for bit.

It's ex grazing so only a couple of stumps over the lot from 2 youngish squirrel damaged walnuts we decided to fell before planting. Short term plan is to mulch around trees with plenty of chip and continue mulching. Yes we have a ride on but haven't considered mowing yet. Would prefer to just keep mulching with chip but not been as easy to come by as i thought it would be. There's lines everywhere you look. incredibly hard to make it random without massively varying your spacing.

One more from My lounge window. You might have to zoom in to see them.

All finished by 11 am Sunday. Many hands and all that. About 10 sweet chestnut left that I will plant next week when I have cleared some self set poplar somewhere else Here's some pics as promised.

I have the 18v dewalt. It's never struggled. Never used a different one though so nothing to compare it too. Not a massive fan of dewalt tools anymore but had this one around 12 years and never let me down.

Interesting. Ive only done one new build lately(last 7 years) and never tested it. Don't use council building inspectors either as their jokers who know nothing about building. Can't wait Till I can afford to build my own place and I won't have any of these idiot rule makers involved. How can you air pressure test a house with compulsory holes in? Expect people to seal their houses and only need ventilation through trickle vents and expect not to have a mouldy house. These people have no clue. The passive house initiative has it right seal the house completely and control the ventilation properly.

I use 2 coats of osmo top oil on my boards. Good stuff and easy to apply. I find you need too many coats of tung oil and there's the nut allergy danger.

They don't air test all new builds only buildings that are supposed to be hermetically sealed under the passive house initiative. That is unless they started doing it in the last 3 years since I last built one. Passive house building goes to a much greater extent to seal buildings than in standard building techniques. And in this method no trickle vents are required

Top job matey. Bet you had some fun with that chair in all the mud. Is your towing machine made for that job or re purposed.

We're planting randomly at around 2m spacings. I There going on the edge of an existing woodland in a field with a few maturec trees in. It's about .6 of a hectare. After checking it is actually only 900 not 1000. And strictly no herbicide.

But bio oil is much friendlier than red. I rarely chain mill anyway but do crosscut a fair bit. Any of these things getting into the water courses or polluting woodlands is no good for me. I'm happy that my lucas runs happily on water. Would be interesting to see a study on what sort of an impact these minor amounts might have. Maybe it's insignificant maybe its not.

The difference I suppose Is that your diesel doesn't get burnt and may find its way into water courses etc. Nor really sure of the impact though.

Thanks for all the advice. Started putting stakes in today. Got 700 trees with stakes and guards and 300 shrubs with canes and spirals. Not really at all interested in trying to plant 200. The amount of people said there coming to help we should only gave to do 60 a day each to be finished by Sunday. Will upload a pic when it's all done.

Thanks. Will give it a go soon.

Interesting Alec. Will this solution take all ferrous metalsstaining off wood . Like the big blue marks in milled oak containing metal. Cheers James

Hi. When you guys are planting with stakes and deer guard tubes, do you always hammer the stake in first or plant tree first then stake? Any other planting tips gratefully received as planting 1000 this weekend. Also how many trees with stakes and guards do you think is doable in a day for one man. Cheers James

If the stove us larger than 5 k then you need a vent. (I think) building control will enforce this Don't put it in the fire. Just in the same room as he fire

In my humble unbiased opinion,

Unfortunately she has moved to Arizona. Was a bit upset about the other six. For the record it was me she was looking at not you. Take it easy.

We are just outside mk to the south west. About 15 min drive from city centre. Thanks

I need some chip and haven't had a lot of luck offering a free chip site. So if you can bring me some please let me know load size and price . Cheers James

I quite enjoy cutting feather boards with my lucas. Tis a bit wasteful but I can rattle out boards as quick as an 7x1. As for the over cutting below just line up the mill with these on the next cut. I just use the exact dimensions on the lucas instructions and my boards are all +/- 2 mm or so. Which i think in sawn timber is pretty good. You just have to get in the rhythm of it. I've also slabbed dome big old 5ft beech but do find it a bit of a chore. Got a job coming up of 4 x 10ft x 4'6" Oak butts to slab into 2" boards. Not really looking forward to that but got some ideas to speed up the cut a little. I quarter saw a bit done a few plane trees and you have to quarter them yto get lace wood and i also like to quarter saw decent oak where possible. Don't do it 100% properly but 85% or so I guess. Will try to create an image of the cutting pattern I use. I also have the planer head on order which should be with me any day now. In fact I must phone fuel wood tomorrow and check it's where abouts. I will post some pics up when it arrives. James

Different guy. this was 2014 He climbed into the chipper to unjam it, Thinking it was switched off. It wasnt .

Its when the rope wraps round the flywheel thst it goes quick.