Fisherman
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Thanks for your comments Sloth but I've got to say I liked both firms that came out and felt they wanted what was best. I've been around trees all my life, cut down hundreds and planted thousands. My own feeling when the branch first dropped was that the tree was doomed but have thought hard about it and may well try to save it. I won't deny that the fact that it's cheaper to try and save it rather that cut the whole tree down is a factor as well.
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Second tree surgeon recommended cutting the whole tree down but felt crown reduction/pollarding might work. We haven't decided what we're going to do yet but will keep you posted.
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The track is used every day as it's the only access to my house. At the moment I'm leaning towards cutting the whole thing down but have not decided for certain. It's about 50 meters in front of the house and I'm not sure I want to be reminded every day what a stunning tree we used to have. I know it will still have tremendous value to wildlife but we are surrounded by trees. I have a second guy coming out tomorrow for a look and will make a decision after that. Thanks for all your replies so far.
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Herefordshire
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There is still one large branch over the drive and we can't move the track as on the other side of it is a pond of about a third of an acre. If it wasn't in our garden I wouldn't hesitate to just take some weight off and see what happens. I've just got in touch with another tree surgeon for a second opinion.
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Thanks for the replies. Can't really fence it off and it hangs over our driveway.
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I do want to save it if I can. Had a tree surgeon out today and he felt it should all come down.
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Came down during storm Doris. The crack goes right down into the trunk. Had thought about pollarding it but feel the damage and age of the tree might be against it.
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Very true but now we're feeling bad because he's on his own for New Years, even though we know it's not our fault.
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Father in law came for 3 days and amongst his gems were, Wife says, " what would you like dad, beef or turkey" He replies, " don't like turkey" Wife says, " so beef then" He replies, " don't like the way you cook your beef i'll have turkey" We walked on eggshells for 3days and then stupidly asked if he d like to stay for new year. His reply " no. Enough is enough I'm going home" Ungrateful grumpy bugger.
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I've been trying to remember how I got the ram out. I'm pretty sure I disconnected the hydraulic pipes and removed the splitting box and ram together and then took the ram out of the box. It was a bit of a fiddle and as I remember it was easier to take apart than put together.
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I'm sorry yebaws but I don't have the machine anymore so can't take a picture. Once straightened I welded some 8mm plate inside down the whole length and with the flap on the end I welded a plate across the whole back of it to effectively turn it into box section. I didn't find riko any help at all. In fact they just annoyed me by saying I must have dropped a log onto it as that was the only way it could have bent. I never loaded it with the tractor, don't have a crane and everything that went through the processor was picked up by me or the log lift.
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Not too bad to take apart as I recall. Once straightened and strengthened it worked fine again. I agree it's a design fault. Mine bent when a log came back with the infeed plate and hit the Y support. With no where to go it bent. Easily done and I kept a sharp eye out not to do it again.
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If you go back to page 2 on this thread, you'll see some pictures I posted of my wp36. If yours looks like the first pic, then you may have bent the infeed plate and will need to either replace or straighten and reinforce.
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Fiskars x27
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Yep, apart from a little sting when they bite I get no reaction at all. Not even a red spot. Lucky I guess.
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Take care with this condition and make sure you get the right advice. If you have had a lot of acid reflux it can cause a change in the cells of the lining of the oesophagus and these can become cancerous. I don't want to alarm you and you're probably fine but it might be worth asking your doctor about it as if a change in the cells is diagnosed, it is important to stay on the omeprazole.
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Hello Dean, we had a chimney fire about 15 yrs ago and like you we closed down the fire and controlled the burn until it went out. Two days later half the house burnt down. It's a very old house and a floor joist too near the chimney had started to smolder and two days later it found oxygen and up went the house. Four months before the house was habitable again and that chimney is now lined. Thankfully no one was hurt but it was one hell of a scare.
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Hello Jonny, pics are on the "Riko farmi mastersplit wp36" thread.
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I wouldn't call it a light machine for that price bracket. Alhough I haven't used the Hakki, I have seen a demo and given a choice I'd buy the wp36 again. The log lift is very simple and effective on the wp36 and I've got to say the log lift on the Hakki Carry looks a little flimsy. It's not an easy decision to make and I would suggest talking to as many people and trying as many machines as possible before buying. Good luck!
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Yes, I bent my wp36. Hasn't put me off the machine but I would suggest being careful with larger/heavier timber. I've not had any other problems and on timber up to 12" it works very well. It's quick and easy to set up and take down. If Steve from Riko happens to read this, I did what you suggested after our chat at the Royal Welsh last year but didn't hear back from you so assumed you changed your mind.
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Thanks for your replies. I thought there was about 3.5 tonne in the trailer. Possibly more but not much. I've got about 50 tonne of oak stacked in crates made out of pallets, each one a bit more than a cube and the tractor picks them up easier than the 600kg bags of fertilizer. ( not very scientific I know ).
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Hello everybody. A chap called in a couple of days ago with a trailer full of oak that had been standing dead for some years. A lot of the sap wood had started to fall away. He reckoned he had got about 7 cubic metres on there. It was logged up into various lengths but not split. Now I usually buy wood by the artic load and so pay by the tonne. How much do you think 7 cubic metres of oak would weigh?
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Thank you for your replies. I had a chat this afternoon with a farmer who has got one and he has had a lot of problems, much like you Goaty. Think I might give it a miss.
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Has anybody got an opinion on the Case 4230xl. Thinking of changing my tractor and have been offered one of these. I haven't come across one before and any info would be welcome. Thanks.
