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  1. mcmoonter
    I've got an Oak that needs to come down. It has a good straight trunk for around twenty feet and its around 30" at the base. Rather than burn it, I'd like to get it milled into some big square posts to build something with. It might take a bit of handling but I could get it onto the trailer and take it to the sawmill, or is there some sort of portable mill that can come to the tree? Does anyone have any idea of typical costs for milling/planking a tree? Are there any other things I should consider? I'm near Kirkcaldy in Fife.
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    Rereading these replies, I'm surprised Kirkcaldy has such a bad reputation. I grew up and went to school here. I never thought of it as a ghetto.
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    Here is my home made offering. It's only ever me that uses it, I doubt it would pass any H&S examination. It was really a bit of a scrap heap challenge, but it works a treat. It doesn't use the Fergie hydraulics, I have a portable hydraulic power pack
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    Thanks for the replies folks. My original post was simply a request where I could source (buy or uplift) material I could process for my own needs. Between the sawmill and what we have lost here we have been self sufficient in wood for a while, and I have a lot to keep me going. Ultimately, I was hoping I could find some of the guys who work for the council who cold point me in the direction of stuff that is being cleared before it reaches the council yard. I had heard there was a community project to do something similar, but I cant find the link to it.
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    I was really looking for stuff I could cut and split myself.
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    I've mostly been burning slab wood from the saw mill at Inzievar, but our new stove burns it pretty quickly. I looked in at Fife Council's parks yard at Dunikeir a while back to see if I could buy or uplift logs that they routinely shredded. H&S said it was a no go. Sad really as I'd put it to a better use. Is there anywhere/anyone in Fife (I'm near Kirkcaldy) I could try to source some wood? Peter
  7. mcmoonter
    Try these guys. Scottish Wood suppliers of sustainable Scottish oak, larch, elm, beech, sycamore, ash and yew
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    Its what happens when you go to art school.
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    Bit of a thread resurrection whilst googling for some new storage ideas.
  10. mcmoonter
    I'm looking for some wood to top up my store for next year. I'm near Kirkcaldy in Fife and have a 4x4 and trailer. I can cut and split it myself. Is there any surplus after January's storm? Thanks, Peter
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    Thanks for the images folks. Darn, I should have asked here first. I paid £40 for three spikes and carriage this morning. Fed Ex were only £10.50 for the carriage. Could you contact him and see if he does want to sell them? I might be able to cancel my order if it hasnt already been dispatched.
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    Do you have an illustration / pic of that set up?
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    I bought three of these Tirfor ground anchors to recover a windblown tree. I want to connect the three anchors together in the middle of a lawn to pull the limbs out. Chain would be better than rope to link them using shackles. I dont know owt about chains, but thought it would be worth buying something like a recovery chain that I could use elsewhere. Ex Army Ground Anchor Pins / Tirfor Pegs | eBay
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    I'm planning a bicycle trip down the Oregon and California coast for September. I'm loking forward to seeing some of these giants.
  15. mcmoonter
    Have you seen these? Richard Preston [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JoXKpHKgUg]James Taylor - Wichita Lineman - Grammy Nominated - YouTube[/ame]
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    I will call the Livingston depot tomorrow. Baird's aren't much further away. I will compare prices. What is the going rate fir a pole these days. I was getting them free initially from BT, then £5 a pole.
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    I trying to find around ten telegraph poles to build a wood store with. I used to get them from the BT depot in Kirkcaldy, but due to their creosote content, they can no longer sell them. Is there anywhere in Central Scotland I can buy them?
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    It's a Tirfor. I bought it at the auction mart in Kirkwall Orkney for £30 or so. Couldn't believe how expensive they were when I checked out the RRP. I gave it to a friend when I moved south, before I found a dozen uses I could put it to. He kindly posted it down for me. It's a great piece of kit, and more versatile than a vehicle mounted winch, when access is restricted.
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    " i applaud nothing about this except you came here looking for advice, fair enough you 'had a go' but luck and not much else saved your pool house, and your skin." Fair comment.
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    Thanks for the crit guys. My retreat was hasty. I thought my initial gob cut was wide enough as I could feel the bar being pinched. It's clear the back cut wasn't level. It's easy to see after the fact. I'm surprised the tree didn't fall before I cut through the hinge, given it was under such tension with the winch. Would under cutting the hinge by so little on one side wholly affect the fall direction? I agree wholeheartedly. It was way more dangerous than safe. I don't plan to do any more felling, this was a one of.
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    Here is the stump hinge, viewed from what I hoped would be the direction of fall. It in fact fell at a right angle (to the right) of where I planned. I dont know if you guys can read stumps like tea leaves. I can see I failed to keep the saw level and match the mouth cut with the felling cut. Over to you....
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    Helpless with laughter. RLF now in the lexicon!
  23. mcmoonter
    It did fall at a right angle to the hinge. I cut the stump down to near ground level, I did preserve the hinge, I will take a picture tomorrow in daylight for a crit. It would be good to know where I went wrong. I was very conscious that the root ball could shift, so at the first sign of movement, I made good my escape, so I don't know what path the tree initially fell in. The tree was near vertical when winched up, if anything it was bending towards the winch. That may have put some extra strees on the cut. This was pretty much a one of, usually I only ever cut stuff that is already on the ground.
  24. mcmoonter
    Tree Surgeons? Will I die if I try this? Singletrack Forum Yep check out page 5. I'm alive, the Pool Hoose lives! It didnt fall exactly where I hoped. But no damage done to life nor limb. I'm off to audition for Fred Dibnah's stunt double. My mum took fright and ran off with the video when it fell.
  25. mcmoonter
    Arbtalk I imagine is a lot like Singletrackworld. Only with chainsaws and Unimogs. I'm sure I'll be back, just for the chat, if not 'mog envy

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