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Just reading Oliver Rackham's (RIP) The Ash Tree, where he points out that ash coppice was traditionally cut at about 2ft high. Interesting observation.
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Insurance is about £170 per year I seem to remember. Go for it!
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In Norway every petrol station has containers of Aspen on the shelves. Good prices too.
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But I thought the sale of non ethanol petrol was illegal ie it all had to have ethanol added. I'm not aware of any exemption for marine or any other use?
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I'm not aware of anywhere in the UK that you can legally buy non-ethanol petrol. Its a big problem for the old bike and car hobbyists and they are keen to get it but can't. Maybe different in the U S of A.
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As said, totally inspirational. His books are some of the few that I've re-read several times, always getting more and different things from them each time. Sad loss.
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How do you define slightly? I find it is fine for 3 months or so at least but I've not seen it tested by a reputable organisation to validate their claims.
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I use the ethanol shield stabiliser which I add to a container of standard petrol. I then fill up a 5L can from this and add 2 stroke oil. The standard I use in my lawn mowers and four stroke engines. The stabiliser is good value as it is used very dilute. Does it work? Well hard to say. I used to use the Briggs and Stratton but it is a lot more expensive. Guess that unless one of my saws seizes up then I'll keep using it.
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How many litres of petrol does it treat?
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Now Red Line racing 2T oil smells lovely. I'm addicted.
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Yes the rust has two parts to its lifecycle. One on larch and one on poplar. So not a good combination planting.
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Bear in mind that most older varieties of poplar if grown in any number will quickly succumb to rust disease and fail. Fine to grow the odd tree but if you want any numbers then you need to buy the current more resistant varieties. Just trying to help!!
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If you are growing logs rather than chip for power stations then its better than willow with a similar dry mass per acre. I put in 100 x 1.5m cuttings last year into a very difficult old farm tip area. most have grown 1-2m this season. They will be coppiced next year. Important to get the right variety and if planting lots to use several varieties and not plant near larch.
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I grew a small viminalis plantation for about 15 years before having to grub it out for something else. The growth was always 14-15 feet and between 1-2 inches thick. I've recently replanted with some more modern hybrids which should do better. Also using a couple of poplar hybrids that grow scary fast.
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" a ham hock that's vomiting claret " is horribly accurate. -
Coppicing with a clearance saw
woodyguy replied to Dorset Treeman's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Good post Mat. Clearly I'm using a brush cutter which is very very long. It does the cutting but is really cumbersome. Can't see me shelling out just for that though... -
Sounds like there are some sensible, well prepared people out there. Personally I've never seen a life threatening Chainsaw injury and no doubt PPE helps. I did however, over 30 years ago, see an apprentice butcher (before the days of steel mesh aprons) slice his femoral artery when his razor sharp knife went straight through the meat. Thankfully his boss was ex-forces and rapidly improvised a tourniquet. After 2 hours with the vascular surgeons he made a full recovery. Thanks to the tourniquet his leg was fine and more importantly he was still alive. Sort of sight you never forget!!
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Coppicing with a clearance saw
woodyguy replied to Dorset Treeman's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I'll try it at the weekend to see. They're not actually very nimble at all as they're heavy and hard to reverse but with well laid out regular coppice I could see it working. Yes they will drive over a stool but the bar will be all over the place so you'd have to position and attack one stool at a time not just walk up and down. Interesting idea though. -
Coppicing with a clearance saw
woodyguy replied to Dorset Treeman's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
That's a good idea if the area is really "clean" ie no raised stumps and pure coppice for cutting. You'd also need regularly spaced coppice for the wheels to pass comfortably. -
Coppicing with a clearance saw
woodyguy replied to Dorset Treeman's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
When I tried it in dense coppice on my fs560 it was terrible. Yes I cut a huge amount in the first 20 secs. I then had fallen stems everywhere at all angles. Try clearing that with a 6ft many kg load strapped across your front. I soon gave up and used a chain saw and silky where suitable. If you've got one, try it. I love my fs560 and would use nothing else for brambles. For dense coppice stools it was worse than useless. -
£15 that will save your life. Money well spent imho. By the way, anybody who thinks they can descend a 60 foot tree and control that descent whilst they spray paint 6 pints of blood on the rope and pass out after the first 10 foot is dangerously deluded. You only need to see one person with major arterial bleeding to understand how many lives have been saved by tourniquets. With most ambulance response times outside cities being over 8 minutes, so say 15 minimum in country areas, you are on your own with only your tourniquet for company.
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If I cut my femoral artery with a silky up a tree, I'm dog meat in less than 60 secs. So a tourniquet is life saving. You can't be rescued or lower yourself that quickly (you are losing consciousness remember). Leaving a tourniquet on for more than 20 mins might harm the limb below but no good having a perfect limb if you're dead!
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Coppicing with a clearance saw
woodyguy replied to Dorset Treeman's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Tried it and not impressed. The large spinning blade gets choked up really easily. So unless you are clearing as quickly as you are cutting (not easy with a large strimmer strapped to you) then it's really slow. Might be better as a two man job. Always fall back on a 211 with 12 inch chain. Pick it up and put it down really quickly. -
A tourniquet is probably the most vital.
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How do you cut your hand if not drunk? 3x the legal limit isn't just a few mouthfuls of gin. Stopped for traffic offence of not stopping at a stop sign. As learner, had nobody with him so not insured. Can't say I'm over sympathetic.....
