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Hi folks...started a re pollard today of a lime which is TPO'd. Got permission and all that, but when I got to the main crotch area I noticed that two of the five main stems have narrowed and become flat in the vertical plane. Almost like faciation that you see on Forsythia stems. After the initial flattening they return to large round stems and it looks to me like weak points.. Pics posted below but my question is can/should I remove the limbs as defects and tell tree officer after....should I abort work and let him have a look or should I just carry on and re pollard/ re reduce but ensure Im tied in to a better limb
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BTW just been to buy some Timbrel (Triclopyr) and found out its been withdrawn as has Tordon 22K (Picloram) the knotweed killer. Not to mention Ammonium glufosinate which was the quick acting contact herbicide that really took over from Paraquat. there will soon be nothing left but glyphosate
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Yeah and they'd probably have you going back for evermore saying it wasn't quite perfectly round lol
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Get a throw jet so you can blast over the tall stuff. Better to tread it down than strim it as the foliage is still connected to the roots. If you don't want to bother with dye then re treat in a couple of weeks. It will soon be obvious which bits you've missed. Also by adding a little bit of any broad leaf selective hormone weedkiller, it will show up take in no time. Top ends will start to bend over and growth will become distorted. Once it all starts to go then strim it
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Its a shame there isn't a more detailed description of what they did and what went wrong. Could learn something then. Presumably the guy wasn't a complete idiot or he wouldn't be used by the LA at all. One thing when a beginner gets it wrong but very sobering to think it could happen to an established firm. Or maybe if procedures are followed religiously nothing will ever go wrong..? -
Have done this. Builders bags have 4 handles...just a case of tying the two towards the chipper leaving a suitable distance and the outer two tied to two pig tail metal stakes to hold the bag fully open. Position spout to aim into bag. Just sweep up the little bit that misses/spills. As it fills it holds it's self open. Don't overfill if you've got to drag it far.
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Two lady gardeners "The Titivators" known as the tits
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Maybe another way is to bore cut all the way through, assuming trunk not that big. Slide through some webbing strapping (like ratchet strap stuff) then cut a chunk off. I would worry about threaded eyes just pulling out
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Need a bigger saw. Something equivalent to an old stihl 44 but a new Husky.? Thinking 24" to 28" bar length ? Which is the model to go for and who does the best price.
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Not sure I know what you mean.. but it is late
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Nobody's mentioned the petrol blower you carry to clean up on site..???
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If you do it let us know how it goes. Looks big to me and that fence is going to be lucky to survive unscathed..? better still make a video of fast dismantle so I can learn summat
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OOPs no piccys...Try again
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Got it cleared...... by the way the guy chogging down is not me its the proper bloke with a big saw truck and chipper lol Three of us got it cleared today. Three loads of chip and two loads of logs. Five man days in total but couldn't work like that every day
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Jack moody Ltd have arctics with moving floors 01922 417648 try nout to lose
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Buy aluminium spikes.. They're SO much lighter If you have tons of polystyrene to get rid of drop it into petrol ( joke ) thanks to nice man at Aspen stand No one is really trying to sell rope wrench and SRTWP yet Prices same wherever you buy Lots of thin with long hair can climb better than me Portaloos don't have to be disgu8sting.... swoosh Kplunk gone Horrendous traffic back to M5
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I have this saw and have to say only use it now and again but its reliable always starts and cuts viciously
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Think heres some pics?
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Well I did the Cedar and me and the boy got it to a fellable stick in a day.. mind you I know I done a days work lol... Should get it finished tomoz as tip sites for chip and logs are close
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Thanks Arran... think I've seen those at "rock" climbing shops
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Thanks Ian. I agree when I first started I instinctively tried cutting too close thinking it would snap easier which it didn't. Suppose time of year makes a difference too as now stuff is semi green and sappy. Maybe I need to go further apart with cuts. Cheers for reply
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Strim the taller weed off and allow sward to thicken. Apply selective when grass has established a bit more. Remember weeds which come up after cultivation and seeding wont sustain with ongoing mowing. The usual lawn weeds either stand up well to constant cutting or have a very low prostrate growth habit eg clover buttercup daisy self heal etc etc. Docks and nettles will disappear over time if you mow regularly, especially if helped along with a dot spray of selective.. maybe ticlopyr i.e. garlon / timbrel
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Best way to remove grass from gravel drive
NickinMids replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in General chat
Round up strim round up patience.....or hire front mounted mulcher to make it look brand new -
Just wondering as someone relatively new...is there a type of formula for making successful snap cuts. I mean any relationship between diameter of stem ..distance between cuts and depth of cuts. I find I'm very hit and miss and its a waste of time and energy to lower the saw then find the damn bit wont break off. Also, does anyone make some sort of adjustable foot sling to use in place of basic webbing sling when your getting a better stance for using saw. Don't think I've seen anything but surely it would be cheap to make a bespoke item that attaches to tree and adjusts to give exactly right length to stand comfortably.
