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  1. openspaceman
    Too many reasons but the basic one is the culture of investment here, we have a high wage economy and a desirable living environment that has attracted a lot of inward investment in property. The capital gains have been so high that it has provided better returns than investment in production. This has gone on so long that manufacturing has failed to attract investment for decades and now will never catch up. Simply put our wages mean manufacturers cannot compete with imports, thus there are better places for the wealthy to invest their money. Those of us who work in rich peoples gardens realise we are servicing their wants because it pays us better than being involved in production or manufacturing. PS I have never worked in a factory and never wanted to.
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    This bit is right
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    I haven't driven the Kona much, it bleeps at you if you change lanes without indicating but I didn't feel it affecting the steering.
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    I think collision avoidance and applying brakes may be good but something that can alter the steering is worrying. I would readily replace the diesel and transmission in my fiesta as it has no gimmicks but until a simple EV comes out... I was asked to move my daughter's EV, no way could I get it to go, I had to go back in and ask how to do t, I hadn't fastened the seat belt.
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    Fixed that for you. So true
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    Where the wood is the yield class is likely to be 8m3/annum and up. Five acres is 2 ha so the increment is 16m3 and thinning is going to take 70% of that every 5 to 10 years, so even if you don't sell it you would be thinning 10m3 per quarter and thus in felling licence amounts.
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    @QuattroKev is in that area and into harvesting
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    Hard to tell from the pictures but the problem is simple rot where the tree has tried to occlude the initial damage but something, presumably squirrel, has been nibbling at the phloem of the wound wood. Picture attached, the initial wound in pink, the wound wood attempting to grow over the wound and green the extent of decay from organisms that entered the tree following the initial wound. Can you make out teeth marks on the bark of the wound wood?
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    Looking at the pump picture; is it actually using the vehicle's steering pump? I did hear of such a thing many years ago and it didn't strike me as a particularly good idea then.
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    It is true that oak resists water migration, which presumably is why it was used for barrels. However I picked some Q robur pieces off an arb job three weeks ago, felled that day. I cut and split it small and put it in my log stack, took piece out yesterday and tested it with a meter and it was 15% on the outer faces and 30% in the middle so drying reasonably fast and will be fit to burn by October. I agree it is not an exciting wood to burn compared with softwoods, birch or ash for instance but then I always mix my woods.
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    Friendlier to add some ammonium sulfamate to aid composting the root.
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    Yes those pictures look like it has gone on a bit too far for cleaving. She should also consider asking if Inwood developments are still taking sweet chestnut for finger jointing at Lewes. A felling licence will be required.
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    Thanks, I shall have to cut back really drastically to try and cut off the fungal infected wood. Trouble is I know nothing about fruit trees and if this were another ornamental I would not expect it to recover from this sort of decline and would remove it. Now where is @Peasgood when you want him? PS I would also mention that in the last two years my black mulberry has only produced a handful of fruit whereas it was quite prolific in the past, the flowers seemed to drop early but no sign of shoots wilting.
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    Santar? I think that was banned in the seventies.
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    Some must be to do with the changing face of forestry, a lot of the new kit is so much more desirable and useful than the 40 year old technology I used.
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    That's what I thought, plus dent a car expensively. Yes I am sure it wrecked solar panels, it wouldn't put me off but I would cover them with polycarbonate sheet and accept a lower output.
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    This tree shows no particular signs of decay, a few hollow branch stubs, but has deteriorated over the last few years with blossom wilt and codling moth resulting in much premature loss of apples. Up till now there have been enough to eat, I often juice the windfalls, the apples do not keep. This year it looks like there will be very few left to fully ripen. First picture 2017 second now. I had made some feeble attempts to prune out the dead shoots. Tree was here and mature 45 years ago but is probably much older as the house was built in 1862.
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    Total what family? 😀
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    Yes of course but even if that is the reason it can run up against the rev limiter when it does so it will send neat fuel out of the exhaust . If it runs lean then the exhaust will be hotter anyway.
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    Firstly if they are over 6" diameter at breast height you will need a felling licence. Other than that I expect any of the fencing firms dealing in cleft chestnut fencing would buy it, though that tall may be a bit large and some may be sawlogs.
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    I have not dealt with a saw with a catalytic converter but as you say it will get hot because the catalyst oxidizes out any unburned hydrocarbons, which are a bigger part of a 2t exhaust. Also it will be worse if the saw id rev limited as this dumps fresh petroil out the exhaust on the limit.
  22. openspaceman
    It's an ugly tree in an unsuitable location near to houses, apart from the expense I would have it out.
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    As I understand it he is going for the standard decompression valve , part numbers suggested by @adw. Adw also suggested rubber boot and clip part numbers to seal the pipe but had said earlier to screw a self tapper and sealant to do the job, KISS, which is what I would do . In fact being tight I would probably blank off the valve hole and do without, I seldom use the decompression button on saws less then 80cc.
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    Stubby I know you would be looking after your dog, it's just I have a thing about this because my dog was badly affected by it.
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    I expect you called her gummy, The number of times I have told kids not to throw stones for dogs, we rehomed a fantastic border collie that had stumps for teeth because the previous owner threw stones for him to fetch. He lived four doors down so I knew how this had happened.

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