Crazy Cutter
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Pollarding was to stop cattle from eating the regrowth by cutting above their bite. That is what wood pasture is all about!!!!
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Pollarding has produced some of our best and long-lived trees in this country. It was only carried out for one reason to stop livestock eating the re-growth. Wood was very important and livestock numerous so was an important practice like coppicing. The countryside would have looked different to today, with far less 'mature' trees, almost every wood coppice and lots of pollards within fields and hedgerows. Wood was more valuable than corn!
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The same here, lots of new people appearing 'having a go'! The weather isn't helping but have given out over a 50 cards within the month. The first frost will bring them in.
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Go felling for someone on a sat morning. Use a small bar so all cuts have to be bored and then do one after another.
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Practice. If you watch Heli-loggers, ax-men etc they all cut level. Look at old oak stumps in woods and they are always level! I can only presume they are/were bollocked for poorly presented timber? When you feel the saw is level, level the back handle a touch more its always worked for me.
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Granfors Bruks splitting Axe or Maul ??
Crazy Cutter replied to combined tree services's topic in General chat
The new husky axe and maul aren't bad at all. They are forged, have good handles that don't continue to season and are a touch cheaper than the bruks ones. Just don't use the axe on wedges!! -
At roadside sawlog oak has been going for 5 to 10 pounds per cubic foot recently here, bit less for hedgerow. And firewood 20 pound per cubic metre standing which is around the metric tonne. Tilhill price seems a little cheap?
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Yes have found three this year, usually in the ground when i drag a log over the nest. The last one i was stung about 40 mtrs away where i thought i was safe!
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I would say customers still aren't asking the right questions? The first question should be have you got any seasoned but it never is. I'm seeing a lot of fresh stuff being delivered which can only be a disappointment to most people. I'm always worrying is it ready will it burn prehaps i need to be more heartless or business minded!
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Is red diesel being phased out in jan 2012?
Crazy Cutter replied to Essex arborist's topic in General chat
Did the military ever perfect the multi-fuel engine? I know the L60 in the chieftain was a bit of a pig. -
Is red diesel being phased out in jan 2012?
Crazy Cutter replied to Essex arborist's topic in General chat
I need some for my landrover!! -
What are your loads a cubic metre? Yesterday the phone went nuts for half hour one after another.
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Its maybe the same with this new saw. It does feel what ever you buy these days there will be something that goes wrong, mobile phones, trucks, tv's etc..... Is it poorer quality materials, development or just a rush to get the item to the market?
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Used a 357 nearly every day for three years now with no problems and very little servicing.
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Is red diesel being phased out in jan 2012?
Crazy Cutter replied to Essex arborist's topic in General chat
The EU are talking about making it the same across the board. They need all the money they can get at the mo! -
Thankyou.
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If you get a chance look at You Tube. Search under 2002 tree work or rbtree (sorry no good at links!) then the fell he does at 1.14. Would anyone attempt it? No ropes or top removed. I know from looking at other cutters stumps round here they wouldn't leave any holding wood!!
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I haven't as yet had a rubber cheque but i'm sure it will come!! Another thread said about firewood merchants being cash based but i can see it being the only way soon. Cheques are costing a lot to pay in and the same if i used a card machine. Half these people i don't know and once you have delivered you have no rights to return and remove the goods. I thought maybe of a xmas club or installments like the old days but it all relies on trust!
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No problems with horse c/nut it has been given a lot of bad press. No complaints from my customers about it the same as beech or sycamore but very light. The orders are steady which is no bad thing but was expecting more! Lots of calls but people are holding off comfirming orders which is maybe cashflow problems?
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The clutch has gone my 357 has done it twice.
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Norfolk ash 20.00 to 25.00 standing alder less but wet so extraction difficult.
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I'm with Big J we are now building 6 stables using oaks l have collected over the last year. Eight 30 inch butts from 8 to 12 feet have cost me 500.00 and milling about 450.00 into 1 inch boards which is a bit cheaper than 5000.00 i was quoted for weather boarding! Just waiting for final planning permission, yawn? I'm quite looking forward to building something out of trees i felled.
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Geoff your boat pictures on flickr are fantastic!
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I take it that is cubic feet?
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Make sure your case is water tight. it all depends what judge you get on the day! a county court judge isn't really a judge and at times don't know the law, so get it checked by a lawyer before you start the process.
