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well have romsey this saturday lets hope weather is ok had a good show at alresford lot of interest and one hedgelaying job already from it may have one up north plus got to see a job end of week so looking good pictures from sparsholt we did back in may that was ok but nothing from it. agriculture shows seem to be were the work may come from

if on a bend maybe not lights but stop go boards at least you can control traffic. do not take notice of cones or signs.there all on auto pilot and do not see signs so if come round bend and something coming other way if they can not stop and hit the cherry picker whos going to be at fault. tick all the box,s for the cost of a couple of blokes in hi viz gear its cheaper than a insurance bill

have a double beacon but looking at fitting leds in front grill and rear plus a led on top much brighter than the flashers. need it as working on road council demand it. still do not see it blind bats. nor my high viz trousers and top with signs. latter they run over them just for fun:2gunsfiring_v1:

how big is the lake and do you want to ariate the whole lake or just have a nice effect. if its latter is the fountain going to be in middle of lake if so how will you clean filter on pump. unless you go for a fountain that is pumped from the shore with a filter box built in taken the feed and return.plus will need a largish pump with flow and return on it

does anyone know of anyone who supply the above around newcastle on tyne area. do not want to have to haul from the south coast up if i can help it. chestnut stakes would be ok but need hazel or willow binders. binders need to be size of ring finger not much bigger and about 14ft long longer no prob thank you

try harper plant lopcombe corner nr salisbury or wessex plant bristol i doubt if they have a second hand one but may have either a new one or may know were you can hire one.

its a hard job guarding the hedge had to have a couple of bevvies saturday to give me strength to lay my hedge doing 1ft a hour was such hard work had to rest:biggrin: will not be the same at melplash 10yard cant in 5 hours now thats going some. still bacon buttie and coffee should set me up for day. glad you had a good day Dorset jad a brill day at Alresford as you say the right people who want hedges laid. will speak to you on bone or at melplash.

with digging it up do you know you have got it all just one small piece can regrow. for £90 for stem injector with chemical just inject the crown 99% sucsess rate in first year may need a second dose but digging it if it spreads 7mtrs are you going to dig 7 mtrs around to try and get every bit, what a job and expence. as for 25year garentee how can you give that. all you can do is say will inject it and should be dead in a few weeks but no garentee

JIM E is your man send him a pm will let you have a price yes it was a farmi could not think of the name but cracking machine. wish i had the cash would buy one save me so much time sawing and splitting wood. still waiting on JIM E looking at hiring one so that would be my best option get a load in and cut and split into woodshed ready to go out.

being a parish lengthman have this come up with hedges etc over footpaths. it is the owner who is responsible as on there property. if they are a danger to traffic then it is the duty of the parish to inform the owner of this and to do remedial work. if not the council can get the work done. which i have done. so inform the parish clerk and let them send a letter to the owner. it is then all legal and if anything does happen then the owner will be responsible for not maintaining there trees. and the parish may instruct you to do the work to clear the highway.

touch wood i have been very lucky that by the time we lay hedges the blighters have gone and not found a nest same with strimming or hedge cutting been very lucky not to hit a nest. makes me come out in a cold sweat thinking about it. as did a hedge last week and was advised that there was a wasps nest but did not see any. only thing i did have was some bee hives near to were i was strimming and bee keeper said be careful as they may think you are a hornet and come out and take you on.

just treated a load of it with stem injector in to crown with neat glypho. see how it looks in a weeks time. but other bits that were injected all dead and not come back. think your find that injecting it by watercours ea ok with it as does not go into water. but i still would get a permit to do it cover my back

chap i know who is alergic to stings got stung thursday. got back to truck to get his epipen but ended up in A&E reacted badly to it ok now but groggy from it not nice

well it was nice today had some sharp showers but not to ruin day. but snow in november. need to get weatherman on this site to tell all. be a cold winter if so start getting thermals out.

+2 loose plug so letting compression leak out. hence will not fire

have had a few people asking over the time re doing a hedgelaying course.. looking to run a days course. in november nr winchester. cost to arbtalk members £20 for day all materials will be suplied. if interested please pm me so i can book you in max 8 people per day.

why do i use arbtalk for the firewood and landscape side but learn so much re trees etc and have made some good friends and contacts plus have a no who are hedgelayers or want to lay hedges. very usful site.

at alresford show today saW the woodmaster ws35 i believe. what a i know about these machines is little but what a cracking machine. lifted the cord up on to the deck self feed into shute pull handle chain saw came down was cut fell down on to splitting chamber next bit moved on cut dropped split and up conveyor. was very fast machine. and was having a go cutting 8inch wood but will do up to 14inch. and not a bad price saw the pto version working but do it with a petrol engine.. aprox 6k for pto machine and looked very well built thanks to JIM E who was manning stand for letting me have a go. and the man if you want more info.

hi if any local forum members at alresford show tomorow be good to se you and have a chat. by the members tent near main ring. saw a logmaster wood processor on show be interested in seeing it work looked a good tool. looks like it be a good day.

i know the motorcycle boys used a firm believe called american combined insurance. or like that covered in case they had a accident. do not know what it covered. need to find out for lads as now doing mx and enduro. so need cover if i find out will post up

blue diamond bearings eastleigh if you have the pattern no they will match it like for like very good firm

. hampshire you can get permits which alow you to dump waste 12 visits a year. or as other posts if you can store it untill you have a lot hire a shredder and shred it to make compost. there is a site near to me which take green waste called green otter you did say reading so berkshire so maybe a bit far to haul it just found out from son in law he is into recycling try county council berkshire have trade waste sites. mat have permit system or dedicated site but if that is what you are using a dear way to get rid of it.

you are in the right place join south of england hedgelaying society do 3 training days and a improvers day ideal way to learn the craft many a champion cutter in there ranks learnt a lot with them

i lay hedges because i enjoy it. i can go down into woods all on my jack and collect my stakes and binders. stopping on a tree stump for a drink and a fag. then there is the pleasure to see a hedge all gappy out of control to bring it back to a nice formed hedge which will last for years. s good for nesting birds for insect life good windbreak and stockproof fruit for birds or humans in the autumn. what more reasons do you need to lay a hedge instead of a flail or grub it out. as for price 15 year old hedge £10.50 a mtr to include stakes and binders plus pile up brash to take away by the owner of hedge extra if wanting it cleared. worse the hedge more it cost as less mtr per day. should be able to do 20mtrs a day on a good hedge. learn the craft and be one of many wanting to lay hedges. i knew a chap who was a master of hedgelaying and work followed him as i found out the more you do the more hedges find you but he earned £50k a year for laying hedges. but he was one of the very few who earn this sum. its a goal to reach by the time you are in your seventies. but yes the money is nice but i do it because i enoy it so i help with a group laying hedges get a free pint a bit of fuel and a lunch at christmas which is enjoyable. make your mind up. were are you in country if you can give me pointers can let you know of groups local to you who teach hedgelaying. once bitten by blackthorn there is no cure you will want to cary on doing it. i love hedgelaying.

if you have barriers up and signs saying do not enter and he does and get hurt then his fault. if he is not happy with what you are doing say go to council and lodge a complaint. by the time its gone through the departments jobs done. you must have permission to do job show him papers saying you can and send him off saying have a nice day