born2trot

Love the heading of this thread .. brilliant

Got a whole list but i remember a popular one was if your dog pee-ed the carpet you rubbed its nose in it and that was it cured ( if not scarred ) for life!

There is some very good points being raised here, and no gardenkit i dont think you are going off thread at all. The power to weight of the 200t is immense and most people will simply not be able to stop its kickback. I wonder if there actually should be a limit on this .

I'm no monkey (no offence meant, other primate-related insults are available:biggrin:) either, but I believe the risk is mainly due to the decreased control.

Because you don't have a back handle the saw has much more leverage when it kicks back, which makes it a lot harder to stop. You're holding it near the pivoting point, whereas with a rear handle you have the leverage of the handle away from the pivot. With a relatively powerful saw like a 200T in a small package that could easily catch the unaware.

I do think the price difference between a 2nd hand rear handle of similar size/power would discourage the unaware from buying a 200t as a first saw though.... I hope!

Exactly right rover Its got nothing to do with anything else other than what you have said . Price etc has nothing to do with it.

Ye and he know's the correct price to charge but hes got competition now with buchan saws and gammies both main dealers.

Whereabouts volvo ? Definetly need some competition up here.

Why Huntly?

Because you always come back with more than what you went for !

I thought as much but best to ask instead of throwing more money away. Cheers b2t for the kind offer think il use it as a good excuse to take the new truck for a run to huntly when I get the insurance sorted out. Hopefully getting another quote for insurance tomorrow so will let you know when I'm all sorted

Very much looking forward to hearing from you

My dream one day is to train trotting horses in Scandinavia. I love Peregrines and my dogs.

If its a new helmet i would inspect it for any damage and if it looks ok i would keep it for a couple of years. If its an old helmet and you think it has taken a heavy blow you may as well get a new one. Dont see yourself stuck , I would sort you out ok if need be.

If you havent severed all the stems just try a small nondescript section first and see if it works?

Like I said in my first post, I know sweet FA about poisoning stuff:001_huh:

 

I thought it may still work on the Ivy as it's still in full leaf (obviously)

I dont think there is any chance of it killing the ivy completely at this time of year even though its in full leaf just now. It would be better to use a stonger dosage of say 4% but i would try 2% just now and see if you get some sort of dieback. You can then make a judgement from there if it needs stronger. A wetting agent as has been said will improve the effectiveness but try and keep it on the ivy leaf. Also a good bright sunny day.

Thanks guys, some really helpful stuff there.

 

So: Just dousing the lot is likely to affect the hedge itself but will it kill the ivy? If it does, it may be worth knocking the hedge a bit if it means it's recovery will be ivy-free?

 

There is also another section that's equally or even worse affected and still upright. Would the same go for that or would it be safe to treat as no large cut surfaces?

 

It's about 500m so the hoe, Dutch or other can stay in the shed I fear. The owner cares for his hedges but that would be taking it a bit too far. The same goes for other manual means of attack really.

I've severed all at the base when laying, and removed where appropriate but I'm worried the Ivy might grow back quite quickly as it was very well established.

I think you are exactly right... a 2 % mix of glyphosate at worst will stunt the hedge not kill it. Remember roundup is translocated at maximum leaf coverage time and when used in winter is almost ineffective.

P.S It's absolutely growing like wildfire up hear at the moment I guess youse are the same, so it will need dealt with ultimately.

I have the big back pack brush cutter, when I got it they gave me a circular saw blade with it, useless!!

this was a good few years ago, they must of come on a fair bit by the sounds of it, I may give 1 a try.

keep us informed on how you got on:)

I agree, I tried the circular saw blades on my husky brushcutters and found them to be useless and very very dangerous .

I would foliar spray IF the ivy was dense enough with leaf and with care, or sever stems if practical to do that with broadsword.

Just read that again, I dont mean broadsword as in excaliber!!

I would foliar spray IF the ivy was dense enough with leaf and with care, or sever stems if practical to do that with broadsword.

I think he is only talking about spraying the dense ivy leaf , not the whole hedge ? If only a minimal amount goes on the bark it DEFINETLY will not kill the hedge. Overspraying with roundup in winter is standard forestry application i believe?

Dont think there would be a problem with that , glyphosate not nearly as effective this time of year but wait for a nice sunny day if you are using it. I would personally use broadsword as my chemical though.

From what I've been told these axes and other tools were made in a Welsh stoneage 'factory' from suitable stone found there. They were then traded across the UK.

There is a flint quarry up here that dates back to neolithic times ' Boddam ' near Peterhead, its still being used today.

Thanks, and still really old.

easy-lift guy

Thanks for taking the time out to show the other one, much appreciated.

I think this is the one, it may not be older now that I think about it after all, however it took a lot more work to create.http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/lounge/32153-guess-what-i-found-yesterday-11.html

Hi ELG, No Grahams is much older 10000-4000BC. The other one is bronze age 2500-500BC .

I would have shot it to... Dead though.

No wonder it hated humans!! The poor things full of lead shot!!!!

I think the one jammy found was a bit older.

easy-lift guy

Can you explain that ELG , as i havent seen the other one.

It is so highly polished i think it has been used to scrape animal hides.

Just a thought ? Fantastic find.

How do you get 10 deer out of a remote Swedish woodland Mike ?

Regarding yesterdays post I have discovered that using my tape sling as a foot stirrup holds me perfectly in place when I am cutting sections off branches which makes things a million times easier. How stupid can one get! Novices honestly!

Thats great you got it sorted .. but.. you will still need to get comfortable eventually without the footstirrup.