timbernut
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We used to call em wank nests, I haven't seen one f years! A friends band did a song recently called 'Mousehold Wank Nest' about growin up in the 70s A colleague told me that years ago in Surrey he dropped a birch on a rhody clump while doin scrub clearance on a heath and and a wank nester came running out pullin his troos up n legged it[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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Aha! Thanks Steve, for some reason I had an 'old style' home screen but have sorted it now?
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Its not just me then![emoji23]
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I beg to differ re. Cord think you'll find it's been an accepted volume measurement in Britain for centuries, although it may not be an accepted measurement in modern forestry most woodsmen/foresters know what it is[emoji849]
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I had a few tonne of robinia pseudo. thinnings (from an fc experimental plot, along with some other oddments like tulip tree and London plane) I and my customers loved it! Also made a load of draw pegs with some of it for self supporting roof (as seen on Amazing Spaces) as it has very strong sheer strength
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Think this tosser fitted the bill and he didn't want any immigrants regardless of skill or education, the world is a better place without him
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Gotta love Johnny cash, and if were travellin down a country road here's somethin more contemporary
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I'm replacing all the trailer lights on the ifor as they're brighter n bein thinner, slightly, less exposed being recessed into th cross member
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Ha ha, yes I do use the mirrors, didn't say I couldn't it's just easier! Yep in the dark can b a nightmare, the Landy will have a lightbar when back on road and I'm puttin led lights on the trailer board
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Why can't I search..... ANYTHING! Am on iPhone
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Currently using cabstar crewcab tipper with 2 cube & iW tipper with 3.5 don't have a problem reversing, but manouvreing unladen on greasy tracks can b problematical. Favourite was defender crewcab with same volume but it's in bits awaiting rebuild and reversing visibility not so good
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In the grip of the beast[emoji23]
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It was a very bitter pill because although my turnover had increased hugely my income hadn't, but no one to blame but myself and luckily about 50% of it was for estates/farms etc that I went to cap in hand got the VAT out of them!
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I had to go VAT registered retrospectively £18000, wasn't much fun
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I've, personally, only seen it on mature trees, and am certainly not expert on pathogens, they just looked the same! I thought I'd seen pictures of young trees infected but after goin through bits n pieces they are of saplings deliberately inoculated with bacteria and some with Agrilus larvae ( Bangor university I think ) It was in a report on AOD research mid 2015
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I have an old 30" turner metro mower still goin strong apart from needin new fuel tank (just have a little plastic garden mower one bungees to it at the mo)
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AOD another possibility? Exudate often smells sweet, kills mature trees in a few months
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Thanks Wes, it was the bulkyness puttin me off, but now I've handled it a bit it feels ok though not used it yet. It was that or a zigzag and not bothered by the zz recall as friend has mk3 and loves it. It's more that when using LJ I always was tempted t use thumb like brake on descents and felt SJ would suit. I've taken on board that it's not great for small trees so will keep a shorter rope with LJ for conny hedges etc. The slack tending on the LJ is not so good except when lots of rope beneath it. Hav a cocoon but will have to start installing from the ground which I haven't tried as always got in a pickle tryin it with old type cambium saver[emoji15] Incidentally does anyone know a good splicer in Norfolk who could do me a new loop for the cocoon with cable in it as it often catches on retrieval, Thanks john
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Hey Wes, did ya do a review of SJ3? I currently use a lockjack but hav been offered a brand SJ3 for £150 n seems like a bargain but they seem a 'fair old chunk' to have in front of ya, so interested to know yours or anyone else's experiences Thanks John
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The thread seems to be mostly about airstreams now, has anyone actually got a pair of timberkings? Are they a climbing boot or more forestry like the woodwalker, very interested as husky technicals need new soles.
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Lone working: leg trapped then saw ran out n had t use silky, squirrels ate toes etc
