Stere
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Cutting Fallen trees from public footpaths?
Stere replied to chuck norris's topic in Trees and the Law
Many local footpaths are impassible 10ft hight bramble or blackthorn thickets etc You'd need a carry a chainsaw or machette to have a chance of getting through some sections and a thick skin to ignore the farmers abuse/threatening behaviours if you did try. Since there not council bugdet to maintain many just got overgrown & fenced off. -
Any pics?
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Not noticed any signs of recovery they look alot worse than last yr. I reckon atm 20% healthy no signs 60% minor signs of dieback @ tips of branches 15% half dead. (Whole crown effected, only a very few leaves left on many) 5% dead.
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The makita ea4300 is similar quality & spec to a ms241 I think ,though iv'e not owned a ms241. The instructor on my cs32 actually thought it was "better balanced" than the ms241 Also reckoned the fuel caps are a better design. The dolmar version is the PS-420 SC Iv'e used a ms181 and found its a very poor saw in comparison to the ea4300, as its low power means it cuts really slow/ bogs down in any bigger diameter timber.
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dollys on sale atm for cheap £234: https://www.fastfix.co.uk/makita-ea4300f38c-43cc-petrol-chainsaw-38cm.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyoDohsz84gIVjp3tCh1m2QwaEAQYASABEgLr-PD_BwE crazy value.
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Boris is a Turk should send him back where he came from.
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£10 per hour is ok, but £40 a day why not least pay minimim wage even if he is claiming. (Thats a seperate issue) Wouldn't make a huge difference to overall bill. Don't you feel bad paying someone that? ?
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Modern day slavery ?
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https://www.makitauk.com/product/bhx2501.html Isn't this very high on the makita ? Husky is alot lower: https://www.husqvarna.com/uk/products/blowers/525bx/967284201/ Though a 4 stroke would be lower vibes?
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I reckon alot of it is down to inceasing inequality and maggie thatchers fault. Also the big demand for cocaine & other drugs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/30/the-white-stuff-why-britain-cant-get-enough-cocaine Don't reckon its to do with immigrants or race as highest murder rate is amongst "white" scots: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/958836/highest-murder-rate-UK-scotland-police-division-renfrewshire Common factor is poverty.
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I often carry a screw driver in pocket I use to remove ivy from walls & trees trunks etc whilst gardenning. Could be a stab weapon ?
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Therea a good FC booklet: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/winching-operations-in-forestry-tree-takedown-and-vehicle-debogging/
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Loads of boys used to take a knife to school Never heard of a "pocket knife" that boys used to carry? Just William wasn't getting all stabby though.
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Would seasoning the posts for a few yrs make them last longer than using them green in the ground? (Extra hassle & cost though) Many of of the old upland fence lines in Snowdonia are oak posts (fairly thin & rectangular in shape) some fences going on for miles across mountain tops and probably many decades old atleast All new fencing iv'e seen is softwood and only last about 10yrs
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Conifer don't usually recover once its gone that brown/dead?
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I have the same tree in garden its no problem suckers just get mowed so hardly even notice them/they haven't spread much & iv'e left some suckers that have grown to turn into new trees (the orginal tree died a few ys back.) Also potted several up fot other people. Personally if it was my garden i'd just let some grow to hide that eyesore rubbish & just trim the rest down. If you want to get rid of completely could remove tidy rubbish/rubble then cut mow or strim area like lawn & repeat. Or use a shed load of chemicals ? Eradication may be tricky though & take several yrs. Maybe swerve this job as not worth the hassle.
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Bought the makita battery hedge trimmer https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/makita-duh601z-18v-lxt-600mm-23-6-brushless-hedge-trimmer-body-only So far it seems good only used it once though. Using 5amph battery Apprently has the identical motor inside as the makita impact wrench (can't find the info now, but it was on the blurb on some foreign Makita website not the UK one)
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Why not just use a pressure washer blast them off?
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PLUM POCKET on blackthorn
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Prog was on last night, alot of the plasic the UK is "recycling" is ending up dumped in Malaysia alot burn't on a large scale... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-48572167
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I find using blade alot slower speed doing grass & also leaves less tidy finish. Also do alot of strimming along fences and walls. Blades cut straight though the pig netting if you catch it ? They should really made all new strimmer line bio though Scythe would be most eco ? I do sometimes strim larger open areas (but thats not really the job for what a strimmer is designed for)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysbaric_osteonecrosis#Prevalence Diving sounds like a cause from reading this ^
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Get though alot of strimmer lines every year so was just looking at the bio stuff as less plastic into the enviro etc. https://www.oregonproducts.eu/site/products/biotrim/Biotrim_flyer_en.pdf Anyone tried it compared to regular stuff etc? From some reviews it wears down at twice the rate, thus abit more expensive & hassle i suppose....
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Dome shelters could make log stores: https://bid.wattsauctions.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/615/lot/301390/?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F615%2F%3Fpage%3D3
