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+1 billhook or a slasher long handle bill hook. as for trees two places do very good native trees first choice Murrey Mc clean abingdon does very good native species and has some failrly tall or mill farm trees nr winchester does very good plants. as for felling need someone to survey the wood for you and earmark those which need felling. need to let light into the wood this will allow the native flowers blue,white bells. primrose. to flourish. see if you can find a charcoal burner if you do not need the wood good luck and welcome to this site show us your photo,s as you progress with the work.

keep going to the lounge but no beer in there. only time i go to pub is delivering logs and get a free pint so cheap night out:thumbup:

heard most newish saws chipped with owners name and address can plug a pc in to brains and it will say who ownes it. maybe boys in blue should get one may kit get back to owners

sounds like the same guys. had the invoices for them:laugh1: i was out but keeper was about. and landowner

what sort of wood is of interest. and if i have anything will let you know is blackthorn any good. sometimes get bits 5"dia

had cheif constable on telly tonight. not a mention on rural crimes all about asbo in town. we have had a spate of working dogs being pinched around these parts. one they catle proded one dog to shut it up. other a rare red collie smashed its head in with concrete block. about 7 dogs stolen. plus WGM a bit back 80k of arb gear stolen not found so rural crime is on increase. as had a guy trying to sell me saws no thank you good by. thats what needs the resources rural crime not all these guys nad gals in fast cars trying to catch speeding. lets have blue on off road stuff prowling around. off soap box

harper plant lopcombe corner nr salisbury very good firm Andy and co will be able to help you out http://www.harperplant.co.uk/images/hpl5.jpg

do you want a bog standard hedge trimmer or a long handle one. saw some danarms the other day have kawaski engines £350 if my mind is right. also do a multi tool strimmer,hedge cutter,pole saw £500. sthil is £1k plus

forest aND Arb winchester doing some good deals on boots at present. worth asking Richard or Jason give them a CALL.

+3 do not go there the council will get there legal begals on you like a ton of bricks. and the bad press it will make. not worth it walk away and leave well alone.

Greenlands insurance very good firm will help out

if its a ancient woodland with hazel.ash and other trees then the douglas are not doing the wood much good. he could make money by felling firs. have a coppicer renting the wood to make hazel products. if you want to keep the dormice you need to coppice it for its products so it is coppiced on a rotational basis not all at same time so there is wood to use again in 7 years time. now i am not a expert but the droppings from the firs are not going to do the ph of the wood a lot of good. plus bonus if firs go and light comes back in bluebells in spring.

cracking ax,s have a little one i use for hedgelaying so sharp. good investment. pity they do not make bill hooks. or do they or could they make one

if as the weather says we are in for a deep freeze this week with gales. sod mowing will need artic gear to work in:001_cool: may make the hazel slow up making catkins. and more log sales yippee:thumbup:

it looks as if i will have to buy a pair of these gloves rover says are good. just have to look after them. just saying using a pair of rigger gloves i bought from tool station for £4 working well only had them a short time and are starting to break down so may need to buy better gloves so rover will buy a pair of hes super gloves and let you know. if i get a thorn in hand do i send the letter from bodger and scarper no fee no win firm to you:laugh1:

have to both parts every 3 years. but they do it together as its only a rrefresher to see if you still know it

husky 576xp autotune have no problem with any f that work with a 24" bar cracking saw

only one place to buy hedeging plants Murry Mc Clean abingdon nr oxford best plants you can get. does all the sundries. as for planting double row first two boot apart then diag boot apart. has pace but still tight. and can be laid in 10 to 15 years time

good hurdle maker can make a hurdle in 2 hours. its having material ready to go. so its the time getting it splitting it making stakes to start them. guy i know cuts 2 acres at a time and takes back to his shed to make all the things he does

faggots are used a lot for river bank inprovments. get all my stakes and binders. larger hazel use for firewood or charcoal. so much you can get from a hazel wood if you can do it. make chairs and seats. list goes on need to sort out doing charcoal this year. as for making a living know a few old boys who can and do make a living from coppicing. its getting a name for the products you do.

as in my post i have just put on find the petzl are not for groundwork only arial work. as i found out today if something falls on your head not covered. i want a breathable hat but for ground. just checked there site and only do one for ground and its not ventilated so like the old builders hat

i bought a petzl helmet not so long ago as they where more comfortable to wear and had the chin strap. unlike the normal helmets. whilst in local arb shop meet with a trainer to find my helmet is not for groundwork but just for aloft and so would not be covered on my insurance if something fell down. on the box it say nothing only arboriculture helmet read the small print says only for climbing. bit miffed as it was not that cheap to buy. and only helmets for groundwork are those horrible ones like builders hats which after a day wearing your head is sweating it rubs on your head. only one i found that had a chin strap is £160 and meets with ce guidelines for working on ground. and is good to wear

i have a large area of hazel do not do it full time wish i could but use it for getting hedgelaying material. want to start making charcoal, faggots. depends if wood is old and neglected if so there would be a lot of wood you could not use for hurdles, faggots and binders but good for charcoal and stakes. you may find a wood landowner would be happy for you to manage wood. but would want to see a workplan and references

can any one recommend training for CS30/31 and climbing please in Hampshire.

re small claims send a formal letter that they have 7 days to pay full sum or you will take court action. to do small claim you can do online. cost £100 to submit. then £40 for it to be read by judge. when putting in a small claim make sure you put everthing down you want to claim for including interest. and small claim is up to £5000. over this is fast track. then you need a solisiter to act for you this will be sent to the defendent who has 21 day to put a counter claim in or pay what is on the claim. if they do not do anything then the court will award judgment againts them and will be given 7 days to pay full amount. thats the easy bit if they counterclaim then you have to pay for it to be heard before a judge depending on sum. if they do not counterclaim or pay the court you then have to pay the courts to issue a baliff warrent to obtain the money. do your homework if you can find out are they ok for money. do they own there own company. do a search on companie house to see if they are trading ok or in the do da. if private do they have a good job if yes then you can get the court to issue a garnie to who they work for for it to come out of there wages each month to pay bill. when its a fair sum and holding out paying it makes your cash flow harder. i quote for all my jobs i do. in writing so they know what they have to pay. and say terms 7 days from date of invoice. you can charge interest believe its 5% per month on money owing. good luck on getting you money. as for canceling job 24hrs before starting is a bit below the belt. but what can you do make a fuss and still not get job