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+1 to all you have said if you are there showing what you do then out of 8 hours on site you may get 2 hours max working rest will be talking and handing out cards. have some photos of work you have done so they can see your work finished. and have different hand tools you use to show what they do. word of caution on last keep them by your person or out of eye sight. little hands love to pick things up. last thing you want is a law suit for little johnny being injured. and have you PL liability cover most shows now ask for it. so if something happens on your pitch your covered.
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Fueling the Invasion
hedgesparrow replied to David Humphries's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
its like the american signal crayfish has become a pest in rivers pushing out the native crayfish yet the EA in their wisdom say you need a licence to catch them totally bonkers love to trap them and have them for tea -
get hold of your country watch officer sussex have them and tell him or her. trouble is if you go through the normal channels it just gets put down as a crime statistic. failing that get hold of the police commissioner. he is there to right the wrongs. let him know your feelings. and you want something done. 15k is not a small sum. re insurance try concorde insurance at eastleigh just done me a very good quote for all my jobs
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Harper plant lopcombe corner near salisbury ask for Andy always has second hand mini,s coming in. very good firm to deal with
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thank you for that you are correct ft/lbs not psi. sorry for any confusion
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as 0ther posts get a good second hand well known saw. you know it will work and keep going. farm sales on the go now if not sure find someone who knows saws to come with you and give them the once over. may pick up a good saw for same price
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can i ask. my family want to plant a tree in the local churchyard where the family are laid to rest. it will be on the boundary and want something that will not grow big and have colour to the tree. thinking a weeping cherry. or a magnolia. any suggestions please
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a very good show at netley marsh good to meet up with and thanks to Dorset hedgelayer and his wife for there hospitality and kept in brew all weekend and the scrumptious cake had a good weekend with a lot of interest in both our styles. Dorset and south of england. brought the art of hedgelaying to the general public, many said they had seen it on countryfile so that had brought it also to the public eyes good to see a fellow arbtalker at the show. will be displaying at sparsholt on the 18th if any one around.:thumbup:
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grazon will kill most weeds and if done at the correct rate not kill the grass. hence its name may make it go a bit yellow but will recover. re trees and shrubs not a good idea to go near with any herbicide i use a board to protect any thing like hedging if spraying near to them. grazon is soon if not already to be removed from the market. also may be a bit late spraying as docks,rag are now growing past the rosette stage so may not be effective on killing them
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What make and part of country. Not a stihl v husky thread. (Sort of)
hedgesparrow replied to Rich2484's topic in Chainsaws
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any fellow arbtalkers chain saw carvers at netley marsh this weekend saw them start work but on stand all day so did not get round to look. had a look as going out and some nice work under way
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i will be at matterley bowl in august for the british round of the world champs. good bit is i can get in for free. a bonus and good racing superb track
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and i kept to back roads as well bit bouncy on the back and round corners.
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very fortunate that i live near the test and itchen two of the best wild trout rivers in the world. have fished both being in the right place and talking to the keepers. nothing better on a warm summers evening with a small dry fly looking for the rise and casting just above hoping the trout will take the fly. use a 7ft6inch brook rod with weight forward 4 to 5 line. ideal for rivers. also good sport is fishing for grayling in the winter with a grayling witch or water hen boa. i believe better fishing than trout do they fight yet to fish for sea trout love to have a go.
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checked the weather on weather school best site for weather. tonight early sat light rain clearing away to leave rest of weekend sunny monday 20c but with a bit of wind. if you see a nissan navara with a large bundle of brash and binders hanging out of back going west on m27 it will be me saturday lunchtime. thinking bank holiday not a good idea will take back roads in. hope to see a few of you there
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it should say on old battery what it is but i would say its going to be in excess of a 100ampere per hour big old engine so will need a good battery to turn it over more so in winter
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need a new groundsaw again, 560xp letting me down :-/
hedgesparrow replied to jnoon's topic in Chainsaws
+1 for sthil blower mines a dog to start and now less than a year old the stop has stopped working so it still runs and heard its the norm. so there all as bad as each other. have some good kit and bad kit. if huskys out then what about a oleomac. very good saws -
do not know what part of country you are but in september october will be having a hedgelaying training day nr winchester hampshire. cost will be £35 per person for the day. this is membership to cover insurance and the cost of trainers and materials. cheap as some groups are charging £100 plus for a day if anyone is interested pm and will put your name on list max is 10 people per session. all hand tools will be provided just need strong trousers and welding gauntlets. i use my chainsaw trousers as ideal as padding kneeling down. if i get enough interest will hold a second day for those who miss out on first one. and hoping to have a comp early next year south of england style. just need some sponsors for the event. will be a novice class, open, and team so those who do not do much can enter the novice.
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countryside show netley marsh nr southampton about 2 miles from j2 m27 west. or same j1 m27 east will be well signposted. sparsholt is at the land base college nr winchester. and 3rd one is up A3 from portsmouth cheers hedge
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if any one local fancies coming to this show this weekend sunday monday myself and dorset hedgelayer will be there demonstrating hedgelaying. will try and have a brew on the go be good to meet up with forum members. or will be at sparsholt on the 18th of may. and the wood fair at butser hill 11th/12th of july
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my wife had one for peoples feet sanding off the hard nail i now have it and have grinding stones for touching up the axes and bills makes a cracking job. but want to get some more bits so thanks for the info on aldi or liddle will go and get some bits to have a go with my wood bits i am trying to make. trying the word. me and wood unless i have a saw in hand do not get on.metal for me but making something from wood is so nice.
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just a thought and if it works he takes it and plays up. how about filling it with aspen 2 try it get it running sweet. and let him use it with aspen. if it runs then it could be his mix. it eliminates your 2 stroke and his. and charge for the can for him to take away plus your time. could be as simple as that either his mix is to lean or too rich.
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5th/6th may countryside show netley marsh southampton 18th of may sparsholt college countryside day arb section.
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what age is your d22 and is it a yd25 engine. have one as for how much split wood in back i can get a builders bag full up in mine if i empty it. but i do it by the builders bag and can take two in back with tail gate down. makes it easy just pull off back leave bag and collect empty next time i deliver customers like it
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good buy and with heated handles right place right time. had a no of chain saws at farm sale mostly sthil but nothing less than a £100 at that price and no history bit chancey if they would be ok. shame as have got them before for £30. but deep pockets no sense doing a lot of bidding. so prices pushed up.still got a pedal grinder. will take some pictures of it now done up and post on heer
