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    I think it wouldn't be possible to do it in full kit in under 4 so I''ll donate the fiver as even at 6 hrs it would be twice as fast as I could get round. My grand daughter says SJA attended 5 cardiac arrests, I expect she'll regale me with the gory details when we next meet. Well done Andrew
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    Yes and it pops and crackles a lot when dry, burns quick because of the low dry density. I like it and have access to lots of WRC slabwood, I wish there were a branch logger available locally to save all the cross cutting.
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    Back on page 3 I said I would check on a patch I pulled 20 years ago, I did and found no regrowth but wondered if I was still a bit early in the season. There were no standing dead stems and plenty of nettles had taken their place.
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    The 30ha by me that went up last month had 5 kites circling over it last week. Not only after all the reptile bodies but also getting any newly emerging animals that now have no cover for many yards.
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    Local knowledge trumps expensive consultants
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    Look at the nearby area, I expect you will see a lot of self seeded birch and scots pine typical of a former lowland heath site on fine sand. If you do opt for removal @joseon here is a good chap.
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    Yes it does seem to have outgrown its situation. Mind I would have guessed the soil was an acid sandy soil rather than clay. In which case not much chance of subsidence or heave. Nice load of logs from it would suit me ?
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    The simple answer was no. You were both right in your treatments given differing circumstances so no need to argue. Most farmers would leave it be and carry on, a land manager more concerned with keeping veteran trees and encouraging regrowth from this retrenchment might follow Gary's advice.
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    The dead wood is a symptom of the root problems, so removing it won't do the tree much good and it is a good environment for invertebrates and birds living off them. The problem probably stems from the trough and gates, animals gathering there and puddling the ground have damaged the hydrology and reduced the roots ability to breathe.
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    One of the snake bark maples, A Davidii?
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    Well chances are it was one of the plugs was duff, probably the black one. There is still likely to be an overheating problem.
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    Left hand one has been running over hot, maybe weak mixture, right hand one is carboned but not oily so rich, why I cannot guess. When it is running pul one plug cap off to see which one is missing.
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    It's a while since I did MEWP but a simple restraint as you are not going to be walking around. I used my climbing harness clipped to the basket and passed CS48 (using chainsaw from MEWP). I also took my climbing rope up with me as I never trusted the things wouldn't leave me stuck up there.
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    From a lay perspective it would have made more sense for UK to have spent all the money it has invested in solar panels and put them in southern Spain (even more logical to have mounted them 500km further south in the Sahara but less political stability). A 1100kV DC line would have lost about 6% to southern britain. There's probably a lot more places for pumped hydro storage capacity in the mountains too. In fact it makes more sense for pensioner like I to migrate to Spain to eke out our final days, it would contribute to their economy and reduce the need for new houses here.
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    From the smell I'd guess waxoil is just carnuba wax dissolved in white spirit. I used to sell to a buyer who had worked at the sawmill since before WW2 when much extraction was still done with horses and farm labour did the forestry work when the agricultural side slackened off. Oaks were felled in late winter to early spring, extracted when horses had finished the hay and corn harvest and then not milled till December so the initial drying was slow.
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    They're not pine, look like spruce to me and as it happened over winter my guess is spruce aphid.
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    If the ram needs more than 4.5 litres to fill and fully extend it then it won't tip up as far, also the motor will spin the pump dry and sucking air.
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    As Phil says you need to check the alternator output. Some chippers ust the rpm sensor of the alternator for the stress control.
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    interestingly the Consumer Rights Act superseded the Sale of Goods Act for sales by businesses to consumers. Business to business sales aren't covered under the Consumer Rights Act but I think they are still covered under the Sale of Goods Act
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    A man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest- there's a song there
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    Unless something has changed the "reckless" word only applies to schedule 1 birds, none of the woodpeckers are in schedule 1. So as the bloke in the red fez did not intentionally disturb any nesting birds and no schedule 1 birds were affected no offence occurred. Of course the only way of not being reckless is to survey for schedule 1 species first
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    Having used an ms200 back handle and a 181 I agree. Back in the day I had a old Ford 4000 and a friend had a brand new Belarus. There was no way I'd drive the belarus as the ergonomics were bad compared with the Ford, similarly I couldn't bear to use a 181 if the 200 were available.
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    I only met him once but used to correspond and seems a great bloke.
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    Husqvarna 357

    openspaceman replied to adw's topic in Chainsaws

    Are they a press fit? Why no key?
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    Padus?

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