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Waterlogging? Should be easy to rule out at least.
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What the hell is that????!!!! We had plates at school for a start, and on those plates was food. What on earth has happened to the world?
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I was within a mile of an oak I planted in about 1986 at the weekend - and stupidly forgot to have a look at it. It's in Ireland so opportunities are rare... I did have a look at a post and rail fence I creosoted in 1987 though and I'm proud to report that it's still standing
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Alan Mitchell's books are informative, well written and contain lots of supplementary information for guide books. Amazon.co.uk: Alan Mitchell: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions
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Whixall Moss? I did some survey work there in 2003 - lovely site it was good to see Andromeda growing there. Criminal (literally) for the contractors to act the way you describe.
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I've dealt with this guy before - could be useful on sensitive/awkward sites: Horse logging equipment
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The bud-burst reminds me of magnolia flowers - very graceful tree.
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Can't really answer your question, but I see we have the same surname
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Live axles will almost always have better articulation than independent suspension, the exception being the rare extreme vehicles usually built for competitions. However, a wheel in the air can be mitigated for by an lsd or a diff-lock - note mitigated. One wheel in the air with a locked diff will still be less torque on the ground than two wheels in the dirt. Live axles still need articulation though. I had an old SIIA that had such saggy springs that you could pretty much get a wheel in the air mounting a kerb. Tyres are crucial though. A Fiat Panda 4x4 on the right tyres will get further than a Land Rover on the wrong tyres. In 14 years of driving off road for work I found Land Rovers to be the best all round, and easily the best off road.
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A mate of mine wrote one of those reviews - I trust he didn't actually use it though. Though thinking aboutit, he does look like he uses it on his bonce. :lol:
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That seems an extremely expensive way of dealing with the issue and at quite a high environmental cost too. I can't see many people paying to excavate old root-pates.
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Rockets on the Roof? What's the problem? Huh?
HCR replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in The Lounge
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Does it work on anything other than AutoCAD?
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Thanks, that's very useful. I've been out of this line of work for 2 years and have just come back - just goes to show the value of CPD I guess.
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Anyone going to the AA training day from the London/Kent/Sussex area? Willing to split costs if someone can offer a lift.
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Dead, dying or dangerous trees are excluded from the legislation - a courtesy call to the tree officer at the Council and a a few photos of the tree before you start work won't do any harm though.
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All of God's arboreal creations are lovely.
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Pretty cool.
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Glad to see it can be stored on the SD card - the phone memory is always full!
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My guess would be home made - perhaps he had a job carrying something that required that specific width. Complete bitsa
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A tupperware box full of geocaching stuff. This was around about 2000 ish and I had no idea what geocaching was - it was just a box full of bizarre random stuff until I found a little note inside explaing its purpose.
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I haven't done any sawing for several years now, but I NEVER did it alone. I'm sure lots do and get away with it, but it's a fool's risk.
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Good post. I'm going through the same process at the moment and there's some useful stuff in the thread, so thanks to the OP and others. I haven't got a website yet, but have a friend who is a bit of a whiz and also happens to run an architectural/planning consultancy, which is nice.
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I used to burn a lot of sitka in a little Squirrel stove and in many ways preferred it to hardwood. Firstly my house backed onto a 45 hectare plantation so the supply was unlimited. Secondly it disks up nice and evenly and splits very easily and thirdly you hardly get any ash. I prefer the smell of hardwood smoke though
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Dependent on how you foresee your future relationship with this client, I'd be tempted to tell them to shove it! (quite politely, obviously ) They engaged you to carry out an activity that intrinsically results in wood fragments mixed in with loose soil. Unless there were any conditions about the end result you have carried out the task to a reasonable and acceptable standard!
