kentjames

Great video, you might not know it but Youtube is grainy when you first upload it and the quality improves once its fully propagated - seems fine now!

Thanks guys, it is annoying and to a point dangerous since it doesnt fit properly when it slips, and its only 15 months old I think (without looking ). I'm going to visit Jones's tomorrow so I'll see what they say.

Has anyone else found the cog has / can disengage with the sliding mechanisms of the adjuster? One side is fine on mine but recently its stopped tightening on the other side as if the teeth aren't engaging? It seems a sealed unit with a one way screw thing holding it together which i assume can be undone?

Very enjoyable programme this week, feet up with the open fire roaring with countryfile on makes for a good sunday! Nice to see hedge laying getting mainstream telly coverage.

stump grinder?

Build one out of polycarbonate sheet - could always make a temp cover for it each winter Tis a great looking specimen you have there tho

Yeah scrap my last its definitely Araucaria heterophylla / Norfolk island pine which by all accounts is not hardy in UK / most of North America

I am thinking Athrotaxis - possibly laxifolia? Athrotaxis laxifolia - Summit Cedar native of western tasmania Is the bark dark brown / orange split or peeling into flakes?

Cheers Frank, its located up near Lenham / Maidstone area. J

Thanks Alec, food for thought there. Any other carvers care to comment?

Great to see some new vids Reg, nice catch of the wedge!

+1 subscribing to this one, would happily pay money for a new 200T

We were originally going to pollard or heavily reduce it but the tree is barely 20ft from the house and leans around 20 degrees towards the house. So even as the tree grows out again with the weight of the epicormic regrowth it could fail and with its proximity and faults everyone is agreed it would be best to remove it. If the house and young children were not a direct target for it then it may be a different story.

Hi all, I have a regular client who as a large Walnut in the back garden of their farmhouse. The tree has just been condemned by myself as it has a major issue of rot and hollows around 6ft up where an old branch ripped out some years back, its cavities sound even worse than the visible hole so its coming down. They would like, if possible, to provide a long lasting legacy for the tree by having the remaining trunk of the tree carved onsite into something (they have no idea what yet!) Also perhaps using some of the larger timber further up to construct a bench for the garden also. Questions are: 1/ Is Walnut a suitable candidate for carving in this way? The tree is around 30-36" DBH and the wood from the ground up to around 4 - 5 ft sounds solid. (No guarantee it will be until cut) 2/ Being that the cost of removing the tree is significant, is it fine to leave the carving of the trunk for a few months after removing the tree? (I think it would be but knowing absolutely nothing about carving I thought it best to ask!) 3/ Are there any chainsaw carvers in Kent, or East Sussex or Essex, who might be interested in the job of carving it and if so can you provide me with some images or websites with your work so I can show the client? Many many thanks in advance James

Probably worth bringing all the saws and nickable equipment indoors till you do? Although its unlikely they will return, you can never tell these days!

Lucky you fell asleep on the sofa really! Did they get away with anything at all or did you get there in time? Time to bolster security maybe

Thats some serious outreach for something so compact! Here's another video of the same chap setting it up:

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Having done the MEWP IPAF course for 1b and 3b categories I can say without hesitation that I can recommend doing it. Once you have the qualification, if the need arises to hire a mewp you can do so with confidence of knowing what your doing. Personally I would never use a 'tow behind' / infeed roller chipper without doing the training as they are so dangerous. Going off the back of the thread about leg injury from stump grinder I now believe the same to be true for those as well! At the end of the day courses and qualifications provide you with the knowledge and understanding to be 'competent' in the eyes of the HSE and only goes to confirm to prospective clients that you are a professional. Also many people should check their insurance paperwork! If something happens and you dont have the certificates and training then you risk voiding your insurance. Personally, I dont think you can have too many tickets or qualifications or knowledge within our industry

Some family members have remarked it looks like an Ark Oh how I look forward to the day I can have a bench and vice

When I get the man shed finished (its getting there ish) I got a 242XP to rebuild. Im looking forward to the challenge and even more so to letting it rip once done! Great restoration!

Looks like Yankie TOWIE to me

When it comes to landscaping and indeed the building trade it is hard work these days. I think its mainly down to the B+Q's and Wickes' and people opening accounts with their local builders merchant even though they are only members of the public. The result, everyone knows the price they can get it for. Profit is a hard one to build in. Most work is done to gain a wage from the labour and that's about it. I do put extra in on the materials where possible. One thing I have done is price a job before on a unit price for something (eg Marked retail price of materials) and then when I have come to order it then the quantity discount makes up a profit. This works well on things like fencing and paving. Also knowing your local supplier really well makes a huge difference as I get great prices from one guy as he has dealt with me since I 'were a 'lad standing next to my father ordering materials! Another good way to 'hide' profit is to avoiding breaking the quote down and to lump all the materials in one column and don't quantify individual items - that way they find it harder to check the price themselves as they don't know the quantity required when the merchants ask them for it. Its all a game really, at the end of the day if someone questions my prices for materials supplied I usually turn and say I'm in business to make money. Having said that I think the most I've made on materials is 30% I do less and less landscaping, admittedly I haven't pushed it in the last 12 months but most clients seem to want to maintain what they have and not spend the extra money on bettering their gardens.

If they are lombardy's then perhaps aim for pollarding? I somewhat suspect the most the TO will allow would be thinning. There is no right to light in gardens, only property (to my understanding anyway!) so it could be difficult to argue otherwise.

Now that made me chuckle