Dryar123
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In my experience starting with the old DMS boots many years ago it is nigh on impossible to keep feet dry with leather boots. Eventually your favourites will give up on the stitching or crack despite treating with all sorts of waterproofing products. I use seal skin socks as distributed to the poor bloody infantry.Warm inner layer and goretex type outer. I find they work brilliantly and havent let me down yet. Dont have to worry about boots giving up the ghost and they aint that expensive a pair. ..
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<p>Andy, hope all is well. I'm still looking for some Timber to collect . I'm free all next week if there's anything going. Really looking for Ash or firewood friendly rounds . Cheers Simon.</p>
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Not passing judgement but I got a point. Stuff gets nicked big time to pay for a fix, a smoke, a trip whatever. How often do we moan about kit going walkies on this forum. Beyond me how you can condone misuse when in the mix people using aren't that far away from those that are nicking. Can't stand it personally.
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<p>Hi Jon,</p>
<p>Hope all is well. Can't think your seriously going into Bath to watch Mary Berry start up Christams lights !!! . I'm after a leg up if you are able. I've just got the go ahead for a nice little job in Limpley Stoke. Couple of take downs and a tidy round of a nice plot. Unfortunately there will be no butts as the customer wants to keep wood for fire. I'm going to have quite a bit of chip and am wondering do you know where I might be able to tip locally. No rush as the customer is happy for me to do job over into new year. Any help appreciated.</p>
<p>Cheers. Simon.</p>
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<p>Cheers</p>
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<p>I don't know him personally but there is an Bobby local to the Taunton area who has just binned the job . He's working as a TS and was doing so, before resigning. I'm told by a Ds who knows him that he's making more now than he was when in the job. I can't wait to get out and start developing my business. For job related reasons I got to keep my head down until then. Take care Simon.</p>
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<p>Arnie. How do . I'm in the job in A&s and retiring at a youthful 51 next June. I'm doing Arb work on the side but will be doing more when I retire. I've got some good local contacts and a few lads to call on. I live South of Bath . Might be worth keeping in touch if we are ever in need of a leg up. At least you can put me down as being trustworthy .</p>
<p>I can't wait to get out . Keeping a low profile until I leave. I cant believe how busy I am with no advertising whatsoever.Speak soon . Simon.</p>
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Shire, Mate. Not only is it a bstd. You got favourite kit and time/ money is going to be wasted why you sort yourself out. Had tools nicked from my place a few years ago. Word to the wise.. Change your methods of storage. Don't just make good and start again as the low life's know the crack and what you got. I am paranoid now and stash everything big time. Best of luck getting back up on your feet,.
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If you're over six foot beware. The drivers door window winder handle digs into your right knee when driving. Couldnt have been designed better in my case to really piss you off when driving. Otherwise great around town, good on fuel, but no traction off road.
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<p>Jon,</p>
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<p>I know you're always after large Butts. I,m quoting on taking down a large Cedar on the outskirts of Bath. Would you be interested in attending site if I get job and shifting what would be several tonnes of wood that I can cut into manageable size. </p>
<p>Nothing will happen until tree officer accepts application. </p>
<p>Ta</p>
<p>Simon.</p>
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Anyone recommend a hotel in Lucca, Italy?
Dryar123 replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in The Lounge
Spookily, just got back from Tuscany and Lucca. Stayed about hours train ride North. Not much good on the hotel front but we had a blinding meal in square near Puccini museum. Place itself is buzzing with plenty to do including bike hire and path around city walls. Have fun! -
Another alternative is to take the initiative and stick a tracker on your chipper. Plenty available at relatively low cost. Take a look on e bay.
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I got screw , shaft and pulley off e bay and fabbed bench to fit. I run a direct belt off a 12hp Kohler engine which runs the screw at just shy of 500rpm. I,ve found the splitter holds it own with upto about 7 inch diameter wood with no knots or complications. Anything bigger than this I've found motor struggles through lack of grunt. I've had a few jams and ended up wedging the wood off. When I remain within the above parameters the kit flies out split wood. With a bit of common sense you quickly develop a safe technique but need to keep switched on as no doubt it's got the potential to bite. I tend to split larger rounds down using hydraulic ram and then reduce further with screw splitter. Might not suit all but it works for me.
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<p>Andy, hope all is well . Is there any chance we could sort out me getting some Ash from you. If not available no problems . Cheers Simon.</p>
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I know this seems daft and I get the science. The site is an enclosed garden with boundary well away from any public access. I stacked the brash and had a cuppa with the customer before leaving. I'm told the fire was seen burning at 6.30 am this morning and the seat was in the centre deep within my pile. I'm positive I left nothing combustible anywhere on site. Not worth worrying about but neighbours are as good as gold so no worries there. Anyway no harm done and in fact saved a bit of legwork. Cheers..
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Does anyone have experience of anything similar. Did a job yesterday reducing and felling a large landi. I stacked branches intending to chip when I returned to site this morning to complete job. I took a call from customer at 8.30 telling me my pile of brash was alight and burning well in garden. The site is nowhere near a footpath and there are no reasons to think anyone chucked a fag or deliberately set light to the stack. The wood was very dry as tree was heavily dying back. It's been warm and sunny over past couple of days. I can only think all conditions combined have created right circumstances to smoulder and then burn. Lesson learnt chip as you go! .
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Don't know if there has been any previous discussion about this. When Dutch Elm struck I seem to remember Biological controls dictated felling and local burning to stem the spread. If this is to be mirrored with Ash dieback on the scale being predicted it seems like there is a potential to destroy a huge natural resource. I understand the need to slow the spread but wonder what could be done ,if anything ,to both harvest and protect the remaining healthy Ash. The computer modelling shown on Countryfile predicted a pretty catastrophic spread over the next few years .
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This Radstock boys going. Not sure why I've bought a ticket as I can hear it from my garden!
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Looking at Bbc news it looks like Countryfile on at 7pm tonight might have a report about Ash dieback. Looks interesting.
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Thanks.spoke to Yandles . They were really helpful. Order placed with them. Cheers for the advice.
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All, I am looking to buy a retirement present for a good mate who is intending to start wood turning. I have about £130 to spend and was thinking about buying a decent chisel of some description that will see good use of the years. I have absolutely no knowledge of this dark art. Couple of things. What would be recommended and where is best place to source. Thanks for your help.
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Thatchers Gold is mothers milk. Everything else makes you cycle into hedges and cut open your nose on stock fences. I got the T shirt!
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I,be taken a 50% hit on my hives. Lots of factors which affect the strength of colonies. I reckon one of the major problems is poorly mated Queens due to early spring and bad weather last year when the bees should have been flourishing. Everything this year in the beekeeping world is delayed by a few weeks and seems to mirror the seasons. I reckon about 6 weeks late. At time of writing my bees are starting to flourish in the hives and Will be visiting a garden near you.
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Andy pm sent Ta
