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Softwood does not necessarily mean logs very similar advert here but with pictures showing what people actually get. ONLY £15 FIREWOOD FIRE WOOD BURNER STOVE FUEL BULK BUILDERS TONNE SACK BAG LOGS SOFTWOOD ONLY £15 | United Kingdom | Gumtree Looks like some people put demolition waste through a branch logger/pilke or similar machine & sell it as firewood.

My free range locally produced 800 yards down the road goose only cost £20 then again I only wanted a little 5 pounder & I have been involved with it's welfare from the time it was a gosling right up to the day it got a broken neck. I do a lot of work on the smallholding it was produced on & look after the place while the owners are away so I get preferential rates on any meat I buy from them in addition to knowing exactly what the welfare standards are for the animals they keep.

Not sure of the acreage it is a strip approx 100' (wider in places) running the full length of the boundary of one side of a 1000 acre farm. Was taken to look at it in his landrover stopping at random places it is mostly Beech with the odd Oak & various self sown Sycamores, Alder, Hazel, Silver birch etc...

An individual who owned a woodland could fell the trees for profit themselves using dodgy Chinese saws with no chainbrake & no PPE if they really wanted to (although they would almost certainly require a felling licence) however they could not employ others to do the work for them unless they were qualified & wore the correct PPE had appropriate insurance etc...

Well that was a waste of time he had asked someone else to look at the job too and they offered him 25 grand for the timber as a standing crop subject to the condition they can get the tree officer to agree to the removal. He has accepted their offer as he views it as the least hassle.

Powys just off the B4518

What does beech sell for ATM? I have just had a call from someone who wants a load of Beech cleared & the area replanted. I am familiar with the site and access is straightforward but they are all covered by a TPO so it may get a bit complicated as the neighbours applied for the TPO & they will be as difficult as possible when i try getting it overturned. Reason for the work is because they are growing in just 6"-12" of soil then directly onto rock and keep falling over I'm told at least another 20 have fallen over during todays storms killing a couple of sheep that were sheltering under them. The trees are fairly densely planted approx 2 foot+ diameter perfectly straight and the main trunks are approx 80'. Landowner is insistent that I organise the sale of the timber too as he doesn't have time which is something I rarely do and I haven't got a clue what it is worth.

I do a lot of Widows Willows as other companies round here don't want them so recommend me instead . 9 times out of 10 it's simply a case of get the monkey winch out get them down & tidy up the remaining ones are always a PITA. Worst one i had was a straight stem with no significant branches for the first 40' then it split into 3 stems approx 18" to 20" diameter each & went up another 30' my mainline was in a nearby Douglas. First stem dismantled easily was halfway through dismantling the second heard a big crack & looked round to see the third stem falling away my line got caught so I was thrown about a bit, the stem that fell took half the trunk with it & almost flattened my groundie. No major damage done it just flattened the stock fencing on the other side of the river but it was quite an unsettling experience, that particular groundie won't work for me if I am cutting willows anymore. Basic rules with them is winch if possible rather than cutting or climbing. If you do have to climb then anchor in another tree if possible if not then as close to the main trunk as possible not out in a limb. Don't use a lanyard just hook branches with your leg to get a work position as whole branches can fall away for no apparent reason when you start cutting the tips off them. When cutting the trunk wrap a heavy chain or ratchet strap a couple of feet above your cut to prevent it splitting/barberchairing.

Salix Fragilis aka crack willow or widow’s willow as it is liable to shed its branches without warning and injure anyone who attempts to cut it down. Trunks are always hollow & they tend to barberchair too. If I have to climb one I always look for a neighbouring tree to attach my mainline to.

It's a Chinese MT9999 52cc saw by the look of the pics not exactly a fake because there are no Stihl logos on the saw but the listing describes it as a Stihl. If someone does buy it recovering their money would be a simple case of reporting to paypal as a fake once they discover they have been misled by the wrong description & blurred photos.

There is a smallholding I do a lot of work for that has chip from me. I just tip a big tractor trailer load (approx 20 ton) in a heap & the chickens do the rest no spreading required. They get through 4 loads a year but they have chip most of the year round not just in winter. If producing your own chip then hire one in as & when you have a substantial pile of brash it won't be cost effective to buy your own chipper.

As said you will probably start by working for someone else & getting all kit supplied. What would make you stand out is if you look after that kit properly learning to clean/maintain a saw properly, how to sharpen a chain properly. Not cutting through metal, dirt, stones etc... There is a young lad that has worked for a mate of mine for about 4 years he can sharpen a chain but he still cuts into the ground when ringing a trunk meaning time is wasted sharpening again, every pair of boots he is given are full of nicks from the saw within a week & last about 6 months tops. There are a lot of people like him who don't respect there kit because they haven't had to pay for it & they know it will be replaced when they wreck it. I'm self employed so do have to buy all my own kit so i don't abuse it. My boots are Haix Alpins so I always pay attention to where my feet are in relation to where I am cutting because if i cut them it will cost me the best part of £300 to replace them. when ringing up a trunk I may actively avoid cutting certain areas because it looks like there could be wire embedded in it & I don't want to waste time stopping to sharpen my chain again etc... Having an employee who looks after the kit allocated to them properly will always go down very well.

For anyone considering the X27 it is worth mentioning it is on offer at tooled up at the moment for £44.95 with the Fiskars sharpener chucked in free. Fiskars X27 Antishock Log Splitting Axe 915mm Long with Soft Grip Handle + FREE Axe Sharpener Worth £10.95 : Tooled-Up.com I can't comment on the quality of the sharpener as I don't have one but I do have the X27 & to be honest I have never been impressed with it. Yes it is incredibly light & you can use it for hours without working up a sweat but it just doesn't seem to be that efficient I can split much faster & more efficiently with a cheap maul or even with an old felling axe I have. I do wonder if I have a defective one as I don't think i have seen a negative review for the X27 yet if that is the case then hopefully the handle will break one day so I can get it replaced but if it is performing as it should then I definitely wouldn't recommend it neither has anyone else who has used mine been tempted to buy one themselves.

Perhaps I should of clarified the specific celox products I meant were the gauze pads not the granules. This in my pocket: NEW: Celox Rapid Gauze Z Fold This in the first aid kit. CELOX Haemostatic Gauze Z-Fold Version

I always have Celox both in an easily accessible with either hand pocket & in the first aid kit. I don't see that on your list.

Hiring a chipper with operator I could understand but requiring someone with a CS31 to do the job for you makes me curious as to the type of business you are running as it suggests you are not qualified to do the job yourself. If you are not qualified then I assume you are not insured either so the person who does it would require their own insurance too which makes me wonder what your role is in this job.

I try to use local dealers where possible but they are useless round here closest 2 are 18 miles away one is a husky dealer who i have never had much to do with the other is Stihl/Efco in fairness they did pricematch on my Efco 8550 Boss but on everything else they are ridiculously expensive. I picked up a 70 link chain there the other day as the ones I had on order elsewhere had been delayed & i needed one in a hurry they charged £20.30 for it then to top it off when I got home I found they had given me 3/8 low profile chain rather than the 3/8 chain I asked for so it was another 36 mile round trip to sort that out. My saws are either Echo or Dolmar so neither of these are able to supply them anyway the nearest Echo dealer is 20 miles away but never seems to have what I want in stock & they tell me it will take weeks to get things in and Dolmar seem to be non existent at local dealers so i end up buying saws online instead. I have never needed a warranty repair on an Echo or Dolmar saw so dealer support is neither here nor there. For anything else (climbing kit etc...) I tend to use another Stihl dealer 35 miles away as they are actually pretty good with the occasional item ordered online from someone like FR Jones if i can't get to the local dealers for one reason or another.

It is a "wish tree" the superstition goes along the lines of knock a coin in when you are ill and you will magically get better, take a coin out and you will become ill. There are 6 or 7 of them at Port Meirion.

Wirecore flipline gives more protection when cutting although I have never cut a rope yet I am not sure I want to risk it. I have also been known to climb with just a lanyard a flipline & spikes but no mainline. I know it is not best practice but I always have a point of attachment as having both allows me to switch between them to get past obstructions without leaving myself at risk of falling. The Hymac is a museum piece with a lot of quirks & always makes me nervous when going under overhead cables but the reach does come in very useful at times. I have access to a lot of machines at very favourable rates as I do all the tree work for a groundworks/plant hire company but I don't always get to pick the machine I want, it all depends what is available at the time so I have to be able to use every machine they own. Near Bont Dolgadfan identity of thieves is now known (opportunists from Drenewydd) but can't be proved & given that families reputation I certainly won't be approaching them.

Varying between windy & extremely windy here. Had to drop half a dozen 40' leylandii this morning (20' from the owners house) against the wind so Scottish power could put in a pole for a new electric supply for them. It was a bit of a nerve wracking job to say the least.

I have already bought the spiderjack & the spikes. Remaining items may come from local dealers too or i might just order them online as what's left is starting to sound more affordable now. The main reason for the spiderjack is because I work alone far more often than I should & I can ascend & descend so much faster with it than I can using a prussik when I am doing the job of a groundie too. Walking in spikes is not a major issue as more often than not i will be in a field in the middle of nowhere, halfway up a mountain or along a riverbank etc... it's not often I am in in urban setting. Access to the site is usually a bigger problem which is a good point I had better add a second rope & grab for getting up/down particularly steep slopes.

Despite the lack of interest I thought I may as well update this. Insurance company is not paying out because gear was not secured in my van at the time it was stolen so I am buying bits & pieces as & when I have a few quid spare. So far I have: Carbon fibre gecko spikes (familiarity) Spiderjack (familiarity) Petzl grillon 3m (secondhand from a mate) Assorted crabs (secondhand from a mate) Obviously not enough to climb yet so it leaves me needing: Rope (I'm thinking blue tongue again unless someone has a better suggestion for use with a spiderjack) Wirecore flipline Helmet Throwline Rigging gear That should pretty much cover it unless I am missing something obvious. Previously I had a lot of extra kit which basically did the same thing this time I am trying to keep it to a minimum to avoid unnecessary expense.

Good for carving (grain is similar to Ash) as it is slow to rot so sculptures can be left outdoors untreated, other than that nothing much as it never comes up in large enough pieces/quantities to do much with it.

You could just stick to conifer removals in the winter.

Shifting timber is a lot easier said than done the mills are not interested half the time, wood turners will have the odd bit & will tell you what to keep an eye out for but most have limited storage so they can't take much. Firewood will always sell so although it often seems extremely wasteful it is often the only way to shift wood. I know someone with a large quantity of oak beams (formerly ship timbers) potentially worth thousands but even they will probably end up as firewood as they have only sold about half a dozen in the last 5 years or so & they went out for next to nothing.