Marc Lewis

Have a look/google pleaching trees Emma.

Another 9 weeks and he'd been 100 years old and got a letter from the Queen.

Ftr I've not noticed hardened teeth on Oregon chain.

I honestly don't think there is a bad rep to ignore on Oregon chains bud . Some of the peeps will say shit for shits sake . I am an old git and have been at it longer than some and in all that time I have never had a duff Oregon chain . Or a Stihl one come to that but I have used probably , at a guess 80% more Oregon than Stihl chains . 

Exactly the same here Stubby. I don't get it from preference (though i have no problem with it whatsoever) just whatever my local stockist has and that is usually Oregon.

Or just take the Cornish approach and give it all a DGI!
 
There are many hereabouts that still haven’t bothered with basics like vehicle RFL, MoT test & insurance. 
 
This creature turned up on site last week to remove timber. Nothing to do with me - my work was done! Private arrangement between landowner and local ‘log merchant.’
 
Every stick fell off 4 times before he got them all onboard and then he drove off through Callington on the public highway!
 
I felt sorry for the dog!

Nice tyres!!

Pretty sure that is goat willow

I suppose my gripe was just aimed at a more competitive price angle. But of course I'll just shut up and pay !

I agree with you. All the other manufacturers can sell theirs cheaper for profit. Like others have said, if they can sell at that price, why not, Smells a bit of greed to me. It is one of the reasons i won't purchase a treemotion, they won't be bothered of course.

I still climb in a willans and its got nothing to do with cost, i genuinely find it the most comfortable harness i have worn, the tree motion does come a close 2nd. I did put the 3 strand away some time ago mind[emoji3][emoji3]

I just used to use any old leather rigger gloves. They're only going to get nakerd anyway. I tend not to bother with gloves these days though. Let the rigging device do the work, it's why it's there. 

I know what your saying, but i always rig with gloves just in case. Friction burns f'in hurt

If you are going to be feeding 6" diameter logs through as it sounds like you are, you may want to think of a bigger machine. That will be alot of stress on a 6" chipper.

I've found its always come and gone in waves.

I was once told if you walk away from the tree bending forward looking between your legs back at the tree that when you’re at a distance that you can see the top of the tree, that distance will be height of tree! I guess there are many variables there but it would make me a happy man if there was any truth in it[emoji846]

Sounds like a wind up[emoji23][emoji23]

As Mark and Stubby asked, why did you not have it felled when you had the opportunity?

Even organised last weeks job whilst on the move.(Dismantle crown to where the tree could be safely felled into the yard).Targets-9 BT wires,a couple of roofs,chimney pot,walls etc...No chipping as the owner would organise someone to stack the branches.I agreed to do it from a Platform and use only battery power.A good chance to showcase the Amazing 161T.

Who put those phone lines there? What a pain.

Its absolute bullshit how police wont help in some circumstances, even when you tell them who and where. How can this be right!!
God, talk about making your blood boil.

That sums it up nicely, she even tried to justify the cost because a wagon and two operatives were involved in this major environmental clean up!
 
I asked her if she would be happy to pay £800 of her own money to have that amount of rubbish taken away... she never answered.

Good question[emoji106]

Here ya go.
 
 
 

Bloody hell eggs, thats nearly more criminal than the original offence! I don't know how they can justify such costs.

Bang on, I've got a screenshot of the cost. Have a guess.

Well it should not be any more than £200 and that is alot, but i know you are going to say more than that eggs.

That looks nice Mark

Or whack yer spikes on and climb right over the annoying stuff.

Absolutely hilarious! 

Comedy gold

I’d rather take it off green than cut and wait for it to die turn to hard ,brittle dusty nightmare....start at the top and roil it down and it falls off under its own weight and is supple enough to manipulate around branches than when it’s rock hard and dead .

I find this can and cannot be the case. Sometimes ivy will pull off fine and orher times it can grip on very very strongly, especially around branches and unions.

Be careful when using tools such as screw driver or crow bar, that you do not damae the bark.

Good luck, it can be very infuriating

If you are in no major hurry, just cut the stem and walk away. Wait a month, then pull it down. 
If you need it done now, then cut the stem a month ago. 
Using chemical is pointless, but I would say that because I'm a smelly hippy. 

I think longer than a month, closer a year or 2 ime

North and North West London 
 
I have done that quite a few times which does help but its not a perfect science as I fear we would he held exactly to the shape/cut 
 
Also, here are 2 pics where I tried this on recently. Mine is in red, theirs in yellow. 
 
I sent the red, they sent back the yellow!

Cool, much easier to do[emoji16]

And only use modern synth oils. Never use the stuff for mopeds and lawnmowers etc

Do you guys still have those timber wagons where the whole rear end is like a bogie only connected to the tractor unit via the timber it’s hauling? i used to spend 6 months a year up in Timmins doing the cold weather testing, ontario... great place great people [emoji106]

I went to Oregon in mid 90's and they had these wagons you speak of. Once empty, the trailer/bogie is loaded on the tractor unit and driven like that. Very cool.