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yes and run over. and wrecked. and just look at you strange because it was half in road with cones directing them around.

+1 looked for a 576xp just out of interest but does not list it. be interested if there is a up to date list and review of garden machinery

i was clearing passing places on a rural road but a rat run. so did it mid morning. when not much traffic a bout. i had men at work signs up and had the truck with a banksman in it with lights on and flashing beacon. chap came up road moved truck in to passing place started ranting that i was impending the flow of traffic and was a hiccup in his progress along road. the banksman politely said if you have a problem speak to parish council. he drove off muttering under his breath. other drivers no problem put there hands up and some said doing a good job. just get the idiots who think its there right to do what they do every day and you are giving them grief doing essential work.

looks like eastec has helped .looked at what i have and to scan it there is 80 odd pages to each part but this is given out on the course. so maybe look at downloads just to give you the headsup then do course and get books. what may be a good litle book is from the chemical company's for free is a nozzle chart ideal to see what nozzle to use comes up in the exam

thats what makes me mad can bend down and pick it up then just throw it in hedge or brambles. if they can pick it up hen throw in bin its not hard. i will catch one of them one day and talk to them on the errors of there way. how would they like to have it splatter them if i was strimming and it shot out and hit them in face. hence helmet and full face visor stops it. still have to clean it up afterwards YUK:w00t:

no not at all but i use super chisel chain on my saws so less kick back. and i use it on larger bits to big for smaller stuff use little echo for them but thats not got the grunt need the 550xp which has more power then can cut smaller stuff with that one and big stuff with the 576xp.

thanks for info looks interesting will have a look when not half asleep

all for leaving some timber for wildlife but that amount. as pther post small stuff left but rest could have been pulled out and used for timber or firewood. sorry but those who want wildlife get into this bubble which has been created that. anything be woodland meadows grasslands can not be touched or you have to leave things for the bugs and birds. go back 100plus years when woodlands and the like were managed we had more wildlife than we have now. why because most woodlands are neglected or left to rot to keep so they recon the birds and bugs happy. do not agree i believe it has the reverse if the canopy covers a wood it dies so no flowers small trees struggle the old trees fall over as past sale point date and nothing to replace as stunted at birth by no open space to grow. same for meadows and grasslands left not mown for hay then have to put cattle or sheep on in the winter to eat grass down. then have to mow it like a grassland near me because it had gone hard and brittle and animals would not eat it. rant over

any agg dealer sell shear pins norm for baling equipment. and can get as many as you want.

i have a 576 xp on a 20 inch bar and that flies through wood. sometimes too fast. the new 576xp auto tune is supposed to be even better saw than the normal xp if i was going for a saw then it be that one. but have the 576 so next one on a 18 inch bar will be the 560xp autotune. and running on Aspen they run better on it.

well i have a echo E432 think thats right was pig to get it to run put it down aND IT WOULD STOP TO HAVE TO PULL IT OVER AND GO THROUGH SAME PROCESS AGAIN. sorry caps lock came on in full flight on keyboard changed to aspen. since running it all the time like rest of gear i can pull it over on choke starts push choke in and away it goes leave it ticking over pick it up and away it goes. changed saw now it runs on aspen and can not prove it but seems to run longer on a fill up. will not go back to pump fuel for any of my gear when new ride on comes will be run on aspen 4. and will time how long it runs on aspen to normal fuel. await news on the aspen derv when you hear Eddie. be interesting to try in truck

does alder have a red tinge round edge of cord and whitish in middle. if so have some in wood. one wood never came across before. is it a rare tree or does it like a paticular soil to grow in. the ones i have seen are poor specimens but are on a devide between chalk and clay gravel. and what can you use it for apart from burning be good to put it to good use got plenty of fire wood

plus 1 on the petzl mine has cracked not a year old but very good helmet. comfertable to wear. unlike the normal helmets. seen the one i want belgian fire fighters use them can be used on the ground or in the air £160 for one forest and arb have them

you can get a blade like a mower blade to go on sthil strimmers better than a tri blade. saw one in action on brambles made light work of them and does not tangle like a tri blade. if honda did one have it on my brushcutter. as for chain saw makes me cringe thinking about doing it accident waiting to happen. or other post get a flail mower or finger mower flail mower better will go through anything so no need to worry about hidden obstacles

+1 its the way forward there light no fuel to worry about a oil fill will last a charge. pull trigger it cuts let go its stops so no pulling or running saws. ideal up a tree for limb work. or hedgelaying as for models. i am still looking at the oregen Forest and Arb winchester doing them for £500 including spare battery inc vat.

thanks matt will order some and stick up they may then get the hint

got the photos of the hazel hedge on phone but will not sync to pc but some good cutters doing some good hedges. not your virgin hedge but real old hedge. and as digga said got to be careful with old thorn as brittle. chain saw and sharp side axe to finish. but got to get it untangled from the other stems first. nice to see different styles from around the country.not much time left and that be it untill september. enjoy laying hedges. and have to say doing them in winter in some ways is better if it was a summer job be a hot job to do. still got a demo hedge in may at sparsholt to lay. see if i get someone come along and ask to buy the hedge so they can plant it in garden:blushing:

matt were do you get the posters please i have a couple of areas i look after and they would be what i need to stop the lazy dog owners leaving it or bagging it and throwing in the brambles for me to hit when strimming. hate it:cursing:

the buzzards are starting to court again plus will have there yearlings in tow. this time of year with it being cold. they are rather lazy birds so if they can get a easy meal will so any carrion. but worms small invertebrate frogs toads will eat them. have red kites north of us but not seen any hanging around the fields. have a good no of Tawney,little owl,s. sparrow hawk i seen. but when its warm and thermals in air love to lay back on grass and watch the buzzards collecting thermals and just rise thousands of feet in air.

thanks for reply as near would have been worth going to look.

i buy plants bare rooted but unlike some i have had with very little roots sytem left the chances of getting them to grow is less lickley. so i buy mine from murrey Mc clean oxford all little plants have a very good roots system so need a hole to put in to get roots in not had any die as yet. his larger stuff is as good. just need to find a good grower who knows his or hers stuff. so you know the plants will grow

is it open to the public or is it a invite only event asonly 10 mins from sparsholt be interested in going

very sad news shows that working in woodland is a dangerous occupation. and need to be safe. thoughts go out to the family at such a tragic time so young. makes you think. stay safe all of you working with wood

if its not HMRC then its all the banks i do not bank with. latest was e bay saying i owe money that made me sit up so went to my e bay owed nothing. plus all the other rubbish including so called people i knew when i look its a spam to put a virus on auntie sorts them out

what do you need have my course manuals still do you need pa1 or pa 6 pa6 is more practical so can not see you need to read up on that pa1 you should get all the manuals on the course. and you go through all of it before doing a mock the next day before exam. most is common sense HSE, product data wereabouts are you if near to me more than welcome to borrow booklreading label what the active ingredients are when to spray but if you still want to swat up will try and scan them about 30 pages whereabouts are you if near more than happy to loan book and show course work i did