Gilly
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Hi guys I'm after some advice! I've been in the industry 6 years now, 4 of which have been self employed. I have extended national diploma level 3, distinction level, abc arb, a range of CS tickets, trailer, telle handler tickets etc and the RFS arb certification. What are you opinions on the next qualification to do? I'm aiming eventually to consultancy level. Is the ISA cert worth going for? Or a level 4 qualification of some sort? The only thing is I don't want to go to uni. Looking forward to hearing from you Thanks Gilly
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Burr oak Coffee table I made for my girlfriends flat. I have no idea, but what do you think it would be worth if i was to sell it? Gilly
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Thanks for the advice, going to take a bit of head scratching I think! :001_huh:Fortunately the log is facing downhill so agg221's idea should work. I use a ladder as my first cut guide though. So getting that square on a 6'' thick slab will be tricky, but cheers
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After some advice guys. I've got a couple large oak stems in a steep inaccessible woodland, can't really reach it with anything but a quad bike. Ive done plenty of milling planks with the alaskan, but never really any square timber. The customer wants 4 6''x 6'' x 10' long posts for a log shed we are building in the bottom of the woodland. I have a small log mill on a MS 461 and a 36'' mill on an 880, but can't work out how i'm going to be able to turn 6'' thick boards into 6x6 posts with either of these tools. I don't really want to buy a mini mill. I guess i need to be able to hold the boards vertically, mount the ladder on the side (which would then be the top) and rip through that way with the small log mill, but how do you hold a 10ft long 6inch thick bit of oak upright on a slope?! There must be a technique i'm not thinking of. Thanks Gilly
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My spaniel Tilly
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Hi guys, Whats the crack with selling second hand climbing kit? Can you do it, what happens when it comes to LOLER? I have a spiderjack, never used, that iave had for a year, and want to sell it Thanks Gilly
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Another groundbreaking stump-busting release from arbortec forestwear
Gilly replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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Hi where abouts are you?
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thanks for all the input guys. Steel it is i think I would try to say im not lazy.. but in the end i know i will be!
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ive searched it :/but cant find anything
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I felled an oak stick yesterday that had a lot of massive burrs on. I've cut them off, and going to let a mate turn them into bowls. I don't know anything about turning, can they be turned green, or how long do i leave them to dry? Thanks Gilly
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Hi guys, about to order a winch for my landie, i dont know wether to go for synthetic or wire rope. The landy forums and people (not in tree work) i talk to all say synthetic, being lighter and safer and easier to work with. But im not so sure, using it for work, if you are not careful the synthetic would burr up quickly? What do you guys use? Thanks Gilly
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thanks for the input, its only a little thing really, one man, saw.my quad and trailer for extracting logs, etc and its in the same village so travel doesnt really come into it. and its for cash. \soithink il say 13/14 hour.
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Hi Guys Just been asked by a guy in the village if i could do some work in his small ( 4/5 acre) oak woodland. Theres a bit to do, fallen trees to log, take out some trees, clear rhododendron, a bit of aerial work by the road. Enough to fill a couple saturdays a month. We agreed on doing it on an hourly rate. like as and when i do it. But how much to charge per hour? Fuel, equipment, labour etc obviously all comes into it. I was thinking £13-15 Any advice from you more experienced bays?
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Im from east devon, so firstfour 4x4 is my local shop. Thanks for all the advice, but i think going down the hydraulic/pto way is just too expensive, and i think it will be the synthetic rope, as its lighter , more workable and safer than the metal wire
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i would love a hydraulic or pto set up, but even the cheapest hydraulic setup is £700 +, before you think about a winch and bumper, bit out of my price range
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Hi guys, looking at getting a winch the my defender, and decided on superwinch talon range. Just some advice really (if this wants to be in a different forum, please tell me which ). Firstly is 12500lbs (5700kg) enough pull for general offroad recovery use, or pulling the odd (small stick) around the yard, or for assisted tree felling (where you would use a pull rope) or do i want to look at a bigger one? And secondly, synthetic or wire rope? The synthetic is lighter and much safer if it does snap, it doesnt act like a high speed cheese wire! Or for pulling sticks etc, would a synthetic be likely damaged? This was the winch i had my eye on Superwinch Talon 12.5SR Just some other peoples experiences, ideas etc would be nice Chrz
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Hi guys, looking at getting a winch the my defender, and decided on superwinch talon range. Just some advice really (if this wants to be in a different forum, please tell me which ). Firstly is 12500lbs (5700kg) enough pull for general offroad recovery use, or pulling the odd (small stick) around the yard, or for assisted tree felling (where you would use a pull rope) or do i want to look at a bigger one? And secondly, synthetic or wire rope? The synthetic is lighter and much safer if it does snap, it doesnt act like a high speed cheese wire! Or for pulling sticks etc, would a synthetic be likely damaged? This was the winch i had my eye on Superwinch Talon 12.5SR Just some other peoples experiences, ideas etc would be nice Chrz
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Thanks for all the advice guys, all taken on board, chrz Il keep you posted as to how it goes.
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hi backandpack, your suggestion is basically what im aiming to do, but like in the picture in the link, i want to let the armrest pole into the leg pole completely, thus having to bore a 4' hole into the leg. Is there anythingon the market that will bore a 4' hole into wood? ...Or am i going about this the wrong way?
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Hi guys After putting up 2500 m of deer fencing this summer, we have left over a huge amount of of cut 4-5' and 5-6' posts, i want to make something like this out of them: Lodge Pole Pine Log Armchair I am stumped as to how they have jointed the arm rests to the legs, I cant find a 4' drill bit . how would you do it? Just some advice please? Chrz Gilly
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Can you do one for a 110 hi cap?
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Hi guys, thanks for all the suggestions. Il prbably get 2 spring bolt type things for the indide of the tailgate, and padlocks through the droplinks. Making sure i wled the nuts on, as they can just be unthreaded! chrzzz Dave
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yeh they are good ideas, that wont stop the tailgate from opening though
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Heloo Just bought a 110 hi cap defender with an ifor williams canopy, there is no way of locking it all though! Any ideas? I though about using a hasp and padlock, but i can work out where to put it? Any ideas? Heres a pic: http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/14/77/76/75/sam_0213.jpg Chrz Gilly
