Stoke Wood Project

I've got 150 t of birch coming up. Mid Devon.

Very varied work available, self employed basis to begin with. Email cv or brief description of yourself to [email protected]

Whereabouts are you?

6 minutes ago, EdwardC said:

Only time and practice will inform you how many trees you can plant in a day on any particular site taking account of the conditions. Ground angle/topography, plant size, species, ground conditions, how far are the plants from the planting site, prevailing weather, soil type and so on.

 

Piece work is a lot different to day rate. On good sites I could get in 2000 a day, more on really easy sites. On the other hand I could be down to a couple of hundred where it was difficult.

 

If it paid I'd bust my bottom off. If it didn't...

We're getting 15 p per tree.  Does that sound ok?

Pretty fit.  Planted a little bit, but it was on a day rate, and can't remember how many we did.  Plantted lots of broadleaf in tubes.

Just now, Stoke Wood Project said:

Been cutting lots of rhody on sensitive sites. Stump treatment uses minimum amount of glyphosate.  I've just accepted that it's for the greater good.  Timing is crucial, has to be on very fresh cuts, <5 mins really, cambium needs treatment, not the whole cut face, so it's really small amounts.  Follow up in early summer with foliar application.

We use little handheld sprayers.  Each cutter has one.

20% glyphosate, plus blue dye.

Been cutting lots of rhody on sensitive sites. Stump treatment uses minimum amount of glyphosate.  I've just accepted that it's for the greater good.  Timing is crucial, has to be on very fresh cuts, <5 mins really, cambium needs treatment, not the whole cut face, so it's really small amounts.  Follow up in early summer with foliar application.

On 14/01/2018 at 12:46, Richard 1234 said:

Eco plugs

Er, you mean Ecoplugs, that contain.......er....Granular glyphosate?  

Hi All.  Got some work planting conifers.  It's a restock site.  Quite steep ground, all brash raked.  How many trees can I expect to plant in a day??

Cheers.

I reckon it's Richard Wale's motor B-)

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Is there call for a 'rate my injury ' page?? Looks like it! :-D

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Spot on there. Waterbouy

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Had you put the chain on the drive sprocket right ? Most likely cause.

Yup, sounding more like this!

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It's quite easy on those to put bar and chain on, and the chain isn't in the sprocket properly.

Reassemble, invert saw, check carefully that chain is in sprocket.

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Apologies and thanks. Yes it's iron sulphate. Brain tired today!

Brian is always tired.

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The trees are nhs owned and are pushing a large wall over onto a public footpath hence the reason they are being removed, Why do you need a felling licence? the way the application reads its under the assumption that i am felling hectares of trees in woodland???

And they aim to come back to you within 10 weeks!

Probably worth contacting the local rights of way team at the county council. They might be helpful with notices/ closures etc, if it's a prow.

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A 17 year old boy/girl with a car license can legally drive a tractor and trailer with a combination weight of up to 31 tonnes with absolutely no training and be perfectly legal.

500hp tractor (no MOT) at 25mph and 31 tonnes, but he/she cant tow a trailer behind a car without adequate training. Makes sense....

Yeah, that is a tiny weenie bit BONKERS!!! Near me there are always spotty lads driving silage trailers about like Nigel Mansell, in their £100k tractors.

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I would keep the tools , provided you can make them secure as possible ( and insure them ) . Fill them with Aspen . It would cost you more to replace them than you would get for them if you sold them .

Why put fuel that costs £3/litre in them? Better off draining the fuel, clean the tanks our, changing filters etc, and leaving them empty. Then when you or someone else uses them next, fresh fuel, ready to roll.

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Most people I have seen use a muck grab. Hedgelaying and the like.

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Aye. Can only explain so many times. Although I agree it's easier to see red if it's mixed or not than green.

I'm seeing red.

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Is good for the rest of us, who don't work with big machines to hear about how it is for you guys. Sounds tough.

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Thing is though bob no one ever does get together, I know of two friends that were friends with each other until recently are now in competition with each other to obtain work by undercutting each other,

Undercutting. Oh, the irony.

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I can't stand those "one life, live it" stickers you see on some pimped up landrover s

I'm with you there Jp. Did you manage to get yours off? Or have you not got round to it??

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Sorry to hear about your loss mate. Here's a picture of mine. I'll make an extra fuss of her today.

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