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A couple of lads working in the woods in Ireland ,one would dig a hole, he would dig, dig, dig, the other would come behind him and fill the hole, fill, fill, fill. These two lads worked furiously. One digging a hole, the other filling it up again. @eggsarascal watching from afar in his van with his feet on the dash couldn't believe how hard these men were working, but couldn't understand what they were doing. Finally he had to ask them what they were doing. He said to the lad digging the hole "I appreciate how hard you work, but what are you doing? You dig a hole and your partner comes behind you and fills it up again!" The lad replied, "Oh yeah, must look funny, but the guy who plants the trees is off sick today." Bob

Quiet in this department so I am going to bore you shitless with a stake knocker Mick made up for the landscape lads. Over 1000 450mm wooden stakes to bang in on hard old ground to support the timber edge of a footpath. Just a big slide hammer, initially was not heavy enough so added another lump onto the hammer, works a treat , easy to keep upright , dont need to bend over , dont need to trust the other guy with a hammer and wont damage the stakes. You can go back to sleep now

About £300 for the kit my mush, that includes new bolts. FRM truck and trailer spares http://www.frmspares.co.uk/ Bob

Try before you buy Simon, I would suggest hiring or at the very least trialling a machine with attachments for a few days.There is a big difference using a 360 with a flail vs a mulcher, almost all machines will run a flail with some degree of success but a mulching head will need a few more HP behind it, flow rates are meaningless without the HP to back them up and most 8/10 ton machines run in the fifty to seventy HP bracket. Take off pumping losses at the lions share of 25% plus twenty HP for just the machine and there is not a lot of poke left for a mulcher. There is a very good reason Justin runs a bigger 360 with a relatively small mulching head., it has the power and the flow rate.to do the job. Bob

A huge improvement and a lot kinder on the eyes Bob

And there`s me looking at the thread title thinking its was all about client totty Bob

Personally I preferred the old tabled format of the forum page, it was so much easier and clearer to navigate. The few members I know that used to log in now dont bother as a direct result of the changes. Bob

Without seeing it I would say forget the "rate" , if its only fifteen man days total work back off of that . On this type of work we use one cutter to three/four labourers and get the sprayer to run a day behind the cutter so they are not tripping over each other. Bob

I think the landscape lads have been overdoing it in the crewcab transit, one spring broken and the bolt pulled through the bush in the other, changed for the gypsy three plus ones Mush Best part of two ton ,

Had a quick chat to my mate that made that small vid and he said that there is a flight recorder that is gps linked so positioning coordinates are linked to the rolling vid which can be downloaded. He does not know about the commercial use or associated costs but for your own use its free.He will be down next week to give me demo so will make notes, he mentioned a drone that has all the bells and whistles that is available for £600 all in ready to fly inc the camera. Bob

I like the sound of this Mike , not so sure about the gps side of things but with a running commentary would make explaining the jobs to the guys prior to leaving the yard a lot easier. A friend of mine has been messing with them and pieced one together. He has about £700 tied up in this one complete with camera , it has about half an hour flying time. A bit of messing about

Not so sure about the range thing Dan, some of these leccy cars have a 300mile range. That for 90% plus of road users must surly be enough, for the inner cities they are a nobrainer and its just snobbery/status/oneupmanship thats holding back the uptake of these cars. The government should force electric cars on inner city dwellers where they are all choking to death. Bob

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She reduced altitude and spotted a man below. She descended a bit more and shouted: "'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know where I am". The man below replied "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude". "You must be a technician." said the balloonist. "I am" replied the man "how did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you have told me is probably technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information and the fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip with your talk." The man below responded, "You must be in management". "I am" replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?" "Well," said the man "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fucking fault!

If you are serious about saving the trees just get the new services impact bored in, they go along under the roots and wont disturb anything. Ours have duct pulling attachments on the back and will pull in pvc pipes as they go along. 30mts is not an issue, you will only need a hole each end of the run. Bob The small one, 50mm with duct pulling attachment.

You could impact bore under the roots if you dont want to disturb them, Grundomat moles will do both the service cables and soil pipe. Or if you want a machine to slice through the roots rather than rip them out you could use a chain trencher. Bob

The cats way to smart for the muts Mick, must have been around a lot longer than I thought because she knows all the observation points . Anyway managed to get a wormer down her throat after an hour long battle, also managed to get some flea gear on her and she is getting fat. Bought her a new bed which she wont go in and found she developed a penchant for the cheap tinned salmon from Aldi`s Seems a fair exchange for the mice she catches . Bob

I think the problem is the size of the woodland, in planning to qualify for prior notification you need in excess of 5 hectares. Under 5 hectares requires full planning for just about anything., being in a national park and an AONB probably wont help either. The LPA may well regard the storing of logs on this site a commercial enterprise, its worth a visit to the local council to try to get them on your side rather than fight enforcements.. Bob

Could not cope with that colour so had George paint it again , what do you reckon then @TIMON , @eggsarascal and @john p ( just an excuse to play with the new @ gadget Bob

None of the ones I have use a relay for the dump valve, solenoid for raising but just wired up to the pendant/switch for dump/lower. It may pay to look at the switch. Bob

I like all the new gizmo`s but preferred the old page layout, I am getting the hang of it but think its scared a hell of a lot of folk away. Bob

We clear a lot of rough old sites for developers and as above the kit will take a bit of a battering. I am not sure what head these bobcats run but if you can set the shoes/skids down ( providing they have them) you will probably get away with a high cut, you could then clear whats cut and take another look. Bob

The industry needs a shake up on this, signs and warnings are not really adequate. Stacks need to be left safe. Remember this ? Bob

Lost all my emails, any way of getting them back? Bob

Quite right Woody Transit and chipper is fine if its complimented with a 4x4 and trailers. Add in a bit of mechanical handling like a mini loader and you are on your way. Next step has to be a truck followed by a bigger truck, keep away from Mogs unless you need one Bob

And the answer is.....................................................................Forget mogs , transits, tractors and 4x4`s with trailers, get a truck instead. I`m off Bob