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how to tell if tree is 21 years old or less
Marc Lewis replied to aiden's topic in Business Management
as far as i am aware, the only way of truely telling how old a tree is, is by either counting the rings of a felled stump, or having a record of when tree was planted. there are certain characteristics that can give you an idea of age, like on spruce trees, count every ring of branches up the trunk would give you a rough idea of its age. like the stump grinding idea! -
Fortunately this was realised before doing the job!
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how many miles do you have to travel on a normal day? i wouldn't want to travel too far in a landy every day!
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As has been said, first thinnings is hard graft, but if this is what you want to do, stick at it and you will naturally get quicker and find little ways of making the job easier. Sometimes pays to give a lad a few quid to stack logs for you (alot of school leavers this time of year). In the 'clark's' catalogue there is a tool called 'tree pusher jack', looks like a nifty bit of kit. might work for you!
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Branches urgently needed for Devon wedding arbour
Marc Lewis replied to DaveA's topic in General chat
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Find an assessor in your area to assess you, should only cost about £100 (i say only!). Just watch out for bad habits like not using chain break etc. I had a similar thing after I passed, didn't send off the slip within 6 months and had to retake cs39.
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my brother bought a pair for climbing and said that they were really light and comfy to wear. Only thing was, was that they fell apart quickly. Don't seem up to the quality of their other chain saw boots. A problem that I have had with some haix boots is I get small holes from wear at the bottom of the tongue which small bits of saw dust get in and cramp up the end of your feet which is really uncomfortable. you then have to take out the laces and scrape it all out which is quite awkward and a right pain. I know of several others who have had this problem also. Apart from that I cannot fault haix boots.
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I used to live in cumbria and was told the same story hodge, that it was planted for his late wife
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i had a 7.5 ton one years ago and loved it. you could fill it right up and it would always tip. For such a large motor it felt quite small and easy to drive. The 7.5 ton ones are quite big for getting into driveways though. I got rid of it because of all the legislation that goes with 7.5 tonners.
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best mid range saw ever built imo:thumbup:
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top soundtrack, who is it?
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That is one nice bit of kit you got yourself there Steve. I have always wanted a mog and have often thought of buying an ex utility one. I've never seen one with a crane attachment though. What height and reach does it have?
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jensen 530 contractor 750kgs opinions please
Marc Lewis replied to treefrog's topic in Large equipment
The Jensen is a far better machine IMO. It has much bigger bearings and blades and you get 2 swipes with the blade on each rotation. I have owned a tw150 and have used the Jensen 530 contactor many times. You have also got a Jensen dealer (Redwood) just up the road from you who are very good. Worth speaking to them if you havn't already.
