kevinjohnsonmbe

Good on ya! We should occasionally stop and take a look at what and why we do things the way we do. I can say, directly as a result of your post, I’ve re-thought the proposals for a Beech dismantle I went to look at on Saturday. In this case it is edge of woodland, plenty of space and an environmentally ‘aware’ landowner. If it was a garden, fair play, it’s go through the chipper and away (and that was the auto-setting for this one) track the chipper in, bosch it all through and leave a chip pile - but why bother if there’s no need?

Up until the point when they put a greenhouse/ conservatory/ fence /shed/ car/ house where there wasn’t previously one!

It’d be like a snakes wedding ???

All I could think whilst watching that was - imagine being naked in a large vat of lime jelly with those 3.... ??

First rule of GreenMech club.... Gotcha! ?

I don’t want you consuming sub optimal product though Egger! See, beneath this rugged exterior there is a soft, caring, compassionate soul.... ?

There’s a GreenMech owners FB page? How did I not know this ? Membership pending! @wicklamulla did YOU know Ken??

Man-kini & flip-flps - living like a Viking!

The ‘downside’ to PPE is that it emboldens the incompetent and affords protection to the careless thus prolonging their presence in the workplace / world. What is truly staggering is where blind adherence to‘procedure’ and ‘PPE’ actually make things MORE difficult and potentially dangerous than assessing them OUT of the equation.

That would be a technical and culinary error Egger. One shouldn’t ‘prick’ ones sausages during cooking since it allows heat, moisture, fat to escape from within the self contained cooking environment. The sausage casing is intended to remain intact so as to create an even cook of the product as one might expect in a mini-casserole type scenario. Retention of steam is essential to the cooking process as retention of fat is to flavour. This is only really essential when using ‘quality’ sausages. Bargain basement sawdust and ground sphincter variants, meh, don’t make much difference what you do with dem.

Worth considering: Invest (at least) as much in yourself (training & build experience) as you do your equipment. PPE may lessen the adverse effect of an accident but confidence, care, strength, focus and knowledge is the best combination to avoid one.

I got hoofed off a LR FB page for posting a pic of a 110 in a lay-by with a recovery truck seen whilst travelling up the A38 to Exeterer to collect my new Hilux.... You’d think the miserable bastards would have had a sense of humour at least - they do drive LRs after all ?

That is my contender for post of the year (possibly even best post of all time - certainly in this category) The law does not specifically have to relate to a tree / Arb scenario in order to be applied to one..... ?

I’ve got the black splitter version for my multione. Don’t use it often but it’s there if I need it and since it simply bolts onto the rotator head it’s easily inter changeable with wire brush, riddling drum, auger etc. Main difference between mini loader / mini digger with a cone splitter, I’d say, is blade is really useful on mini digger as a ‘stop’ to prevent chunks from spinning. Not too tricky to get around with a bit of practice. https://www.exac-one.co.uk/black-splitter/

It was that GP. Not going though... Couldn't afford the time penalty of a potential quarantine on return, couldn't justify 'not essential' travel at the moment and not overly interested in GP. Under different circumstances I WOULD have jumped at the chance of some late sun, cold beer and hot chicks though. Prob best not start a new Brexit thread - not sure it would generate much interest - might be worth piggy-backing on a well established pre-existing one though:

Your written response very much mirrors the collective, coordinated sharp intake of TO breath which caused a noticeable vacuum in the room when Dr Mynors expressed a very similar view to that Jules has presented above during his lecture at Barcham Trees 4 or 5 years ago.

OK bud, all the Brexit stuff has been done to death in the plethora of previous Brexit threads so best not open that box again here - we’ll get banned or booed off the forum ? That said, I am genuinely interested to hear how you interpret the “Brexit effect” and how it has effected you / your area - just not in this thread. I had an invite for Portuguese Grand Prix which is just 10 mins away from my mates villa (I’m not a GP fan but would have suffered through if it wasn’t for C19)

Ah, are you a recent arrival at ArbTalk naturarbo?? If so, I may need to break some bad news.... My “complaining” about Brexit was heavily marinaded in irony. I remain and have always been very firmly in the pro Brexit camp.

Even the financial overlords can’t fail to see the Ponzi scheme can’t last for ever.

Rough times ahead Mark. The Rona may simply have accelerated the inevitable. Why the great minds of government (all sides) didn’t grasp the opportunity of ‘real’ change will, I think, come back to haunt us. The greatest opportunity for UBI has passed us by without any great notice or apparent interest from Westminster.

Prob’s K. Im a bit old fashioned (in many respects) but esp money. No doubt it’s held me back but I don’t want Bank (or Gov’t Covid) money. I DO want a tracked MEWP though and I’m well on the way to getting the dosh set aside to buy the bstard - if Brexit doesn’t bung a load extra on top (bloody Brexit!)

Been busier than a 3 legged cat trying to bury turds on a frozen lake. What happens when the redundancies kick in and the money dries up is a question for next year.

If you think professional tree work is expensive wait til you see the cost of an amateur!

Not that it’ll help in the slightest, but I’ve just had a bombshell which has seriously knocked my confidence in human intelligence. @maybelateron will know what I’m talking about since he very kindly went and had at look at it for me (it’s been a while but you may remember) Ive been meaning to do some tree work at in-laws but time rolls on (several years) and I haven’t been up there. Maybelateron, had a look, gave ‘em a quote and I was happy they’d have a pro job. Time rolled on again and I’ve just heard, everyone (including the wife who will feel my wrath later) have kept me in the dark about the work scheduled for next weekend. Father in law has found a ‘good lad up the road who’s got a mate that’ll climb the trees because the “good lad” (a ground worker - I mean digs holes on building sites not Arb groundwork) doesn’t like heights.’ They plan to pay cash and have the work done at the weekend. For the love of God, if even I can’t inform and influence my own (well, hers) family, what hope is there for Mrs Miggins. I can’t begin to describe how angry / frustrated / pi55ed off I am with them right now. PS whilst I doubt the ‘main man’ will be a subscriber here maybe the ‘climber mate’ might be - know this! If this goes ahead (despite my best efforts) I will be there at some point and if you’ve bulloxed it up I WILL find you and I WILL extract at least 2x the cash value gained in pain! (Watch ‘Taken’)