Marc Lewis

Whether that was the agreement or not, I can't see how he can still claim from you, it was their actio s that done the damage.

I think that's called lions tail, have seen it warned against. Chance of sun scald on newly exposed bark, ends of branches will sprout more.

Customer always right, discuss...

This conversation should of been had at the pricing/quoting stage.

I remember when I started in the 90's it was quite exciting to see another van towing a chipper, now I see 3 before I get a mile up the road.

I find slightly less pointy than slightly too pointy cuts better

Well I knew not to, just didn't quite appreciate the extent of it

I thought it was quite well known not to breath in the steam or dust from wood chip piles, especially if there are fungal spores in there. It is relatively easy to avoid.

Lawson

I used tube off of an old trampoline

Douglas

Hi folks. In a similar position as my I’m looking to update my 02 L200.
It’s been great with a decent chip box but, as above, probably only carries 1.5m3. It’s a double cab and I’ve taken out the rear seats so it’s good storage. My question is do I go for another double cab Izuzu or Toyota and have a tall chip box made to increase capacity. Or get an extended cab but limit storage…or get a toolbox fitted into the tipper and loose chip capacity? It’s all one big compromise! I so want a small 4x4 for various reasons but what to go for to get the best of all worlds?? Perhaps I’m looking for something that ain’t possible!? [emoji57]

I have a 2.5/3m lanyard. I simply double it up and tie in a marlin spike. It's quick and pulls out easy. Works for me.

My clients 'Xmas tree' weighed 2.2t
Our local tip has a new weighbridge and I thought I'd make use of it out of curiousity.
I tipped first thing then returned for the rest of the wood later this morning.
Only the second time I've ever weighed an entire tree, chip, wood and rakings.
I was so thrilled that I posted this to 'The Dull Club' on FB 
  Stuart
 

A few from last week taking out a beech with a compromised root system and a rather large pipe of a sycamore

Skidding in pole length could be an option.

What time of year did the trees turn brown? How much of the trees turned brown/how far up and was it just on one side - was it actually the whole tree? Any other trees in the area affected? If winter and near a main road possibly salt spray damage but would be mainly on the roadside of tree, if springtime possibly frost damage, if summertime there are arable fields nearby could be herbicide drift damage. Have worked in that area in the past and a number of hedgerows planted got badly damage on more than one occasion by drift of herbicide from adjacent farmland. Stourhead/Mere area is quite a distance from sea so probably not that. Ask Head Garden and/or Head Ranger based at Stourhead if they have had a similar problem.

Like eating the muff for the first time (acquired taste) First time i tried it as a youngster you could have put a window in and i would have moved there and then. [emoji7]

"They don't put bay windows on shithouses" when someone called my Uncle Dave podgy!

I've thought this too Egg's. I would guess that over half of all driving licence holders do not have a clean licence. That is narrowing down your recruitment options somewhat.

Yeah very odd. The customer said to look at you would assume they were dead trees. Unfortunately I did not see them in this condition, only before and after and to look at now seem quite normal. I think I can 99% rule out sabotage and we are a good hour from the coast.

I am back there tomorrow to carry out some other work and will ask if they took any pictures.

Curious

A customer of mine lives near Stour Head where the ground is very fertile and some grand specimen trees on their property and locally. Now a huge mature redwood and a mature wrc turned completely brown for several weeks and then after some rain about 10 days ago they look completely normal again. Has anybody come across this before? No works have been carried out in the area. Also a young yew tree, approx. 5ft high turned brown also, but this has not come back.

Thanks in advance

The bark looks a little like sycamore though the heart wood does not

Could you ignore it and say you thought it was a scam. Mind you, it sounds like a legal scam.

My supply comes to my house via two neighbours gardens one has requested removal of the supply it’s going to cost uk power networks over 40k to reroute less than 50 metres of supply and they can’t say no