timbernut
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Your not pouring enough diesel on it
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Never had a problem with saw shy workers just ones who don't want to do any labour unless they have a saw running!
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Looks hungry!😧
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What a great photo!😀
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Horse chestnut reduction subbing to another firm, poor fellas on the ground had horrible, narrow drag to the chipper.
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Wow that much!😂😂😂This time next year.....
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😀 the bit in the picture was about 10" at its widest and 20" long, there were couple o bits in the truck but don't know what else is left,will ask. Out of interest what do people think a 5m length (with mid diameter of 550mm) of rippled/fiddle back sycamore is worth? Gun barrel straight
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It's not feckin lime!😀 the timber and leaf are definately from the same tree. After lookin at Australian Blackwood it looks likely, or another acacia, he sent me a photo but not much better than mine I'm afraid and yes it was in UK (sunny Lowestoft) Steve what size chunk would you need?
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Not mistletoe leaves😄 bark does look lime like but no stringy baste fibres and much too dense, wood looks vaguely like some disease elms I've seen in the past, by the way the leaves n log are definitely from the same tree😃. I did think it might be a euc but have not seen one with this sort of bark. I will try and get him to send me a close up pic as I'm not working with him tomorrow What about hornbeam?😎
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Hi everybody, was wondering if any one can ID this wood please. Chap I was workin with today took it down last week, this lump n leaf was al that remained on his truck n he dint hev a clue😀 oh its evergreen n very hard n heavy! Thanks in advance😀
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600 acres, sell or keep?
timbernut replied to Arbtech Tree Services's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I agree with with what MattyF says, even though value may drop for a bit but long term all land increases in value. We bought 40acres in 2003 at 1800 an acre and is now worth between 4.5 to 5.5 k an acre. A lot can depend on age of 'crop' as well. I'm pretty sure most woodland works are NOT tax deductible because of the other benefits (no one mentioned you don't pay tax on profit from the sale of round timber!) Incidentally, that's a substantial block so why not sell part of the wood after assessing where there is a chance of a good return with minimal input harvesting wise. Seems win win that way -
Twice the money for 5 times the ease of use, once you've used one it's unlikely you'll want to pick up a bow saw again!😀
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Not totally impressed with husky can the storage bit is good as tools don't fall out when you upend it (unlike the Stihl BUT mine is under a year old and the fuel spout leaks if you don't lock it when filling oil and the oil leaked round th neck and when I tightened it it cracked, (so then put 'manual' spout on but the dog has developed taste for bio oil and chewed the end😫), have broken Stihl spout fillin 540 before now but feel the it's the better can.
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Could the AOD affected trees, in the car park mentioned above, have been weakened by ground compaction/root damage? I only ask because on a RFS visit to an estate last year AOD was brought up as the owner was losing a few mature trees to it, a site warden (and ex cutter) from the FC said in few woods he had been to AOD only seemed to be affect trees that had machinery passing by (no closer than 2m reapetedly (harvester and forwarder). There was no visible damage but presumed root compaction below surface. I then had a look in a couple of blocks we had thinned of syc 18mths or so ago and sure enough found 3 or 4 dead and dying trees all within a few feet of extraction route, all with agrilus holes! Sorry for slight derail but I thought it might be of interest, to you more learned types
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I use those 2nd hand 20/25ltr blue tubs with screw top lids from agri n country side suppliers about a fiver each, maybe too tall. Ones for bull ropes I've drilled hole in to feed rope out n a rubber bung when not in use.
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7.30/4.00 or til the jobs done, this doesn't include going quoting, paperwork or other woody inclined activity (including charcoal production which has taken up to 20 hrs)
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What about the entec ch25 on arbtrader?
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I use a mowi 300 the parallel movement is brilliant particularly in tight spaces, good trailer n crane but the bolsters on this one are weak compared with its predecessor (same but older) although having said that they looked heavier duty at APF,
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Some neighbours are just total sphincters. I'm by no means an expert but surely your client is fulfilling his 'duty of care' and could not be accused of negligence but could you not apply for removal of the tree, knowing full well this action would be refused but giving your client iron clad protection in that he has pursued every avenue?
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Either but as Starscream said good footing as sport when using Ds
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Some confusion here I think it's fine to use BOTH side D's with a flip line only ( wire core if chogging down ) but not to be hanging off one as your main anchor. I had a lad work for me for a bit whose previous boss made him use both D's for his main line because he said the bridge was weak link in the system and only suitable as secondary anchor😕
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Just avoid giving chip from diseased / dying trees you've chipped and just from healthy trees
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Think it was bill n Ben taken off air cos muffin the mule wasn't legal
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Have found they often more responsive after bein muffed😇
