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First aid, the ultimate arbs kit?
born2trot replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
One of my heroes Ranulph Fiennes took a heart attack on a small aircraft that was about to take off . The paramedics there were the only ones in the uk at the time to have a defib and they saved his life.. The rest is history as they say !! -
A glow-worm.
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SPURS ! TC .. Always thought there was a bit of cowboy in you
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I agree with deerman , QUALITY of life in our faithfull friends is the single most important virtue we can bestow on them. Keeping things alive at all costs is a human trait , and simply has no place in the animal world. The fact that he has reached a good age for a pointer despite all his problems speaks volumes in how youve cared for him over the years . ..
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And another for FR Jones
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I totally agree with that. Early days into my arb career i definetely got the feeling from people that you were a labourer and still get that feeling from some customers today. 2 deaths in a week is a tragedy however.
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If you put in a 1000 whips thats only 8pence a plant. Your effectively doing it for half price. £80 is about 500 plants worth and will be a reasonable shifts worth. But once that 500th one was in thats it i would be off,thats only fair.
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lol! I didnt mean with the mother in law as well !
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Youve totally misread what i said. From an engineering point of view power to weight and the fulcrum point of a top handle saw , there simply must come a point surely when a safety margin is breached. Thats all i was suggesting. A diy -er ( or pro ) not recognising this fact is in danger.
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I didnt go into finances with people i was planting with but i could tell you now they wouldn't have a clue about paying taxes and that wasnt that long ago. As someone else said on here you were paid per plant for whips , 12pence i think it was.
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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!
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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 .
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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.
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Whereabouts volvo ? Definetly need some competition up here.
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Because you always come back with more than what you went for !
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Very much looking forward to hearing from you
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My dream one day is to train trotting horses in Scandinavia. I love Peregrines and my dogs.
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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.
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If you havent severed all the stems just try a small nondescript section first and see if it works?
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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.
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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.
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Heavy duty brushcutter recommendation advice needed
born2trot replied to arbwork's topic in Maintenance help
I agree, I tried the circular saw blades on my husky brushcutters and found them to be useless and very very dangerous . -
Just read that again, I dont mean broadsword as in excaliber!!
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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.
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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?
