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maybe you need to go down the route of the worshipful companies. do not become a member until you have the years and qualification behind you then you are accessed by members who are top of their profession before you can call yourself a master and belong to the company. hedgelaying you can be a accredited hedgelayer. Dorset will be able to give more info. but you have to have done national comps have to won and be assessed by the gods of hedgelaying to be accredited. yet to get there. one day. re spraying you say you have a driving licence yes but i joined tNOROSO so i could keep up to date and keep getting points so i was familiar with what is going on and not be out of date. the whole nptc needs overhauling. to stop people walking out after qualifying and say they are trained
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re qualifications do those of you who carry out tree work have a organisation that only allows you membership if you have all the nptc papers. i have nptc PA1 PA6 i am a qualified sprayer but to keep it i have to earn 30 points over 3 years to still be a member of NOROSO and NAROSO. i then have to do a refresh every 3 years to get my certificates up to date. maybe that is the way forward for arb work that you have a organisation which you can join with certain criteria placed and you go to talks practical days etc to gain points to stay a member this might sort out the good wood from the chips.
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if you are collecting grass then a builders sack is ideal fill it up untill it can still be lifted then fill up in back of truck. have a toro zero turn mower 42inch. job we have is collection but it does such a good job mulching as yet have not need to collect, customers happy. saves us having to take home grass may pay to have a look at one of these. we got a very good one very little hours for under a 1k. we have got the side deflector if needed and the collector but thats just sitting in shed. ideal is mow every two weeks then does not get too long
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you can get diamond wheels to fit bench grinders but not cheap i had a universal sharpener for doing all types of tools and made a holder to do stump grinder teeth. but angle grinder just do not have the pressure to sharpen them.
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im left handed and to start found it hard to use right handed but now use it righ handed with left hand on handle on right hand on trigger. does come naturly after a while and you think why did i struggle trying to use it left handed. now its hard work using left handed
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can do two things find a broody hen sitting and put them under her and will hatch or put them in a incubator and do the same as chickens when they have there feathers in early september can be released back into the wild. but do not be surprised if they do not come back for there feed
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when i had a sharpening service i used to sharpen stump grinding teeth. the ones i did were tungsten so very hard. so use a diamond wheel for getting them back up. but its the angles as well that need to be spot on. i know that the ones i did the cost of sharpening them it was cheaper to buy new teeth. normal grinder will make them get to hot and as very hard normal grit stones do not grind them just wears the stone out and can melt the solder holding the tips in.
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love swifts old house had them such a joy to watch them as it got dusk screaming around the houses and as you say so sad when they leave at the end of august. still its spring so look forward to see our summer visitors. and by by winter keep away for the next 9 months:001_tt2:
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are you doing at a college all books supplied and its a day with trainer going through it with a tooth comb. then do a mock exam as such he asks questions and its a open house you give the answers back. then the test is multiple choice. so do not panic mr manaring you will be ok. re multiple choice if you may have trouble with this get hold of them now and ask for a reader are you doing your PA6 aswell as without PA6 not much use pa1 as thats just how to use it not use it. very good course learnt a lot. do not believe half of what you hear its not that hard just have a note book and pen to jot down things.
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go and get some aspen and run it on that from the start premixed and will run better on aspen than normal 2 stroke all my kit runs on it and works fine
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i know one swallow does not make a summer but saw our first one today. normally have a couple of pairs turn up. so looks as if this is the first of the two pair that turn up. and early this year fingers crossed good summer. i know Matt has already had the house martins. is the winter of discontent poor yoreth over. i do hope so not a nice winter. some day been so cold. nearly had frostbite one day hands so cold.
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nissan as other posts i have posted d22 yd25 be careful they blew up big time. so check to see if it is a yd25 if so has engine been replaced if not then up to you but i would look for one with a new engine cracking trucks good on fuel pulls my plant trailer with ease. now mine is fixed will keep it untill it goes no more. toyota hens teeth ford ranger maybe at tat price look at the auctions see if they have any coming up may get a good one at the right price
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+1 like mine but son in law wants a pair so looking at letting him have them and get the new Sip trousers very good £170 from forest and arb bit more streamlined than the pfanner and let you breath.
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get a mini with a auger. the sthils are dreadful n stoney ground last one i used it threw me across garden had bruising down one side where it hit me never again. the hydraulic ones are good as they have the long bar. but on ground round these parts hard work. if i had a lot would use a mini. saying that put in 50 dragons teeth concreted in in a day 3 of us and that was hard chalk flints and roots galore.. we use a string line get our line then use marking paint to mark holes then just dig them so quick.
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what do you want to use it for and what size bar do you want to use. if its just general logging then the 550xp is a cracking saw 50cc and that will do most things and its lighter than the 560. if you want a bigger saw then look at the372. i have the 576xp but the 372 is a better saw.
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going to have my navara done by having a tipper fitted to back. all aluminum and being built by hand by a aircraft builder. cost £2.500. but the navaras are a good truck just watch the D22 yd25 models. if they have 70k plus and no new engine be warey they do go bang. D40 earlier models had problems later ones believe are ok. but my D22 pulls like a train good on fuel. and tows well. now mine has a new engine will keep it
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if you are going to use a brush cutter a lot then get a good second hand Honda or a sthil brushcutter. forget that thing how long it lasts hard to say as for harness. best place in bin get a husky pro harness £80 but you will not know you have it on and can work all day with a brush cutter without tiring.
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have your gear marked with smartwater its has your own unique bar code for your postcode so if stuff is picked up and torch is shone on it it lights up like a christmas tree. also do a spray you can put above doors if they break in get sprayed if nicked shine up like a christmas tree not expensive to put in and some insurance companies give discount for fitting it
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Keep eyes peeled for transit tipper Chichester area!!!!!!!
hedgesparrow replied to tjp1972tony's topic in General chat
+1 as my post before the police have a country watch team hampshire have a team based in Petersfield not far away. i am a member and have there poster on front of property. they take all info and as said compile it to get a better picture. and then pass it on for the local police to keep a eye out for sus trucks. so get hold of your local countrywatch officer and give him or her the details. you must be just into west sussex so sussex police -
Keep eyes peeled for transit tipper Chichester area!!!!!!!
hedgesparrow replied to tjp1972tony's topic in General chat
get hold of your countrywatch team and let them know. bound to be seen about more info they get a better picture they have. -
what a lovely colour yew is such a beautiful wood.and so underused. maybe because not many yew come around for milling.
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every time i stop using saw brake goes on its habit i just knock it on and when carrying it any distance i switch it off. then restart when i get to next job will not change rather be safe than sorry
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as for digging posts in if i used a auger around here it would spit me across fields all the ground is chalk with large flints. have a large wrecking bar newcastle shovel shoveler, and a spade and fork. 3 of us dug 50 20 inch holes for dragons teeth in a day and concreted. as for a borer on a digger talking to a friend as was looking at using one and he says they bounce when on stoney ground so have to keep hand digging to remove stones .so just as quick to hand dig. will post photos of dragons teeth that was stoney ground plus roots from trees. next job should be better clay and gravel so bit easier digging.
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i stand corrected but have not really noticed it spreading that bad its a pain. and a lot of work is field hedges. next one i do will look. maybe be able to get some plants to grow on.
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after reading all the post it makes you take a hard look and makes you be extra careful when using chainsaws. hedge cutters.strimmers. latter have to say without chainsaw trousers and full face visor and helmet the no of stones that have come back and hit legs or hat or visor glad i have had it all on without on torso will hurt head and face could do some damage. they all need the deepest respect and to be treated with care and maintained. a bad maintained saw with a dull blade worse than a sharp one. same for the other two.
