spandit
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So I have to buy the whole set & discard the rest? Can one not buy the clamps individually? I like the look of the Speeco Farmex but they're only available in the USA
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Been busy removing loads of buried fence wire from a patch of land we're going to put pigs in. With the Jimny anchored to the Hilux and with me stood on the brake, managed to stop the winch pulling both vehicles off the hard standing (it was buried pretty deep & tree roots had grown through it). Anyway, some of the other bits had to be pulled out individually so couldn't use my tube/angle iron clamp with the winch, but resorted to wrapping the wire round the winch cable hook. I see you can buy chain wire tensioners but can one buy the clamps individually for use with an electric winch as I feel this would have saved a lot of hassle?
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Will it survive? (Cobnut tree)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Hoping the hawthorn cuttings I stuck in the ground when I trimmed the hedge will also take. I think that's what "quickset" means -
Will it survive? (Cobnut tree)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Happy to report that a couple of the prunings have buds on them and there is a tiny, tiny bud on the stump so hopeful that at least some of it has survived -
Apply for all 3 at the same time. Also go coterminous & get a .410
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I'm after a load of bamboo if anyone in East Sussex is digging any out
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My alder are covered in catkins. Still holding off my planting schedule until February, mind...
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Whereabouts are you? May be someone closer who will take the chippings?
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Glad you said that about cinerea - it's the predominant species here and I have a row that need pollarding every year as they're close to a power line. Trying to streamline my processing - tend to tie up bundles of twigs as faggots that I cut to kindling length once dry. Do normally end up with a big pile of brash, however
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Are these for sale?
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Before I buy any, wondered if anyone local has some rampant variety I could propagate? Can swap for osier cuttings
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You people have some odd holiday plans
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Arboriculturist Didn't have time to film it, once I'd done the risk assessment, got the necessary permissions, set up the rigging and actually began the epic struggle of truck vs. tree, a good 5 minutes had passed and my coffee was getting cold...
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Had a grey willow growing close to the foundations of my house and it needed to come down. Rather than pay one of you fat cats to deal with it, I took matters into my own hands and pulled it out with the Hilux... Reckon the base must have been at least 3" in diameter, a real monster
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I had an old Mule. It was knackered when I bought it (fool & his money) but amazingly useful. Nearly bought a new Chinese brand as they're high spec but unknown quantity & still quite a lot of money for what they are. Ended up buying a Suzuki Jimny - maybe a bit heavier off road but I feel smug when it rains! It's also heavy enough to hold a decent winch without needing a ground anchor
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I can see why you got confused. You're an idiot SC leaves when young look like smaller SC leaves - spiky ovals. Wish I'd planted a few more now
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Best protection for newly planted trees from a horse?
spandit replied to Sharpy92's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I think you can buy longer tree guards but otherwise you might have to look at fencing the area off -
Is that seaberry?
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Bamboo - thick, evergreen, virtually impenetrable...
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Rigger boots are pretty good and really come into their own when you drop a big log on your foot
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I like Tegera 17 gloves - more for handling logs than chsinsaw protection - they're cut resistant but that's more for thorns etc.
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How many & where?
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I'll get a photo of my father's mistletoe tree in due course. There's a bit of apple in there somewhere but otherwise it's completely covered. Reckon the apple tree is about 60 years old - I used to climb on it when I was younger (over 30 years ago ) so it must have been a reasonable age back then (to support 5 cousins at once )
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I do take your point about brambles. The ones I have aren't specially high, about 2' but it does tend to get tangled in them rather than chopping them to bits. If they get in the way of the blade, then there's no contest, especially as I've just sharpened it (it may "cut through a brick" but it doesn't like it very much). There's a bladeless cutter attachment available - turns it into a giant trimmer. Would this be any more effective against brambles, do you think? Might get one anyway as there is one area that I suspect is full of old bricks/rubble etc. and it should stop me wrecking the blade again - there was a lot of filing to get the nicks out of the edge!
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Just to clarify, I'm not offering a free log splitter. I was boasting about my own good fortune, sorry for any confusion
