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Stere

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  1. Cheapest husky brand helmet & trousers & some oregon boots should be about £200. Purchase Husqvarna Chainsaw Protective Kit (597432201) from - Radmore & Tucker WWW.RADMORETUCKER.CO.UK This Husqvarna chainsaw protective kit is a pre-packed kit containing the basic protective equipment that is needed...
  2. If trees are only 12ft 14ft a jap tripod ladder and a silky saw & loppers etc and a cheapo saw like a ms181 is all the kit needed?
  3. Could be the bearings on the motor maybe? Replaced the motor bearings on cordless makita trimmer cost was less than 5 quid as they were a common standard size.
  4. Whats drainage like? Having some french drains 2" -3" infill gravel with large plastic pipe at bottom is ideal otherwise surface flow from rain may wash away plainings on a slope On sloping driveways with plainings they often get washed out even on slopes that are not that steep
  5. Its amazing how fast you can run when they are chasing you. And they can chase you a good 100 meters away from the nest.
  6. If OP said fell/get rid of the tree would be real shame imo to loose the old apple tree. People pay thosands for similar lookin old gnarly olives so what not value the old apples "beauty" also? Potted Triple Trunk Olive Tree No. 317 - Olive Grove Oundle WWW.OLIVEGROVEOUNDLE.CO.UK This gorgeous large mature olive tree is between 250 - 350 years old and is ready for planting in a container or in the...
  7. Water shoots can be thinned out in summer but easier to see whats in winter as the mass of leaves makes it harder to see the underlying framework of branches. But summer prunning also helps surpress vigour so u get less new water shoots Either way will work imo but im no expert. https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/apples/managing-watershoots
  8. Similar mauls can be had alot cheaper Adler Bison Muller etc all good quality german ones with hickory handles Adler 3KG Log Splitting Maul With Metal Shod 7LB Axe, Splitter - Made in Germany WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Adler 3KG Log Splitting Maul With Metal Shod 7LB Axe... Bison Splitting Hammer Maul 850mm - Chelford Farm Supplies WWW.CHELFORDFARMSUPPLIES.CO.UK <p>The Bison Splitting Hammer Maul 850mm is the heavyweight of all splitting tools. The Splitting Hammer Maul... Muller Hand Forged Splitting Maul | George Carr Power Products GEORGECARRPOWERPRODUCTS.CO.UK The Muller hand forged splitting maul is the ideal tool for splitting, and also for driving in plastic or aluminium felling... I liked the cheapo fibre though seem to absorb shock better than hickory Seems some youtube axe bloke agrees hickory fat handles are not ideal...... Vintage axes (there usually felling ones) have alot thinner handles - better at aborbing shock
  9. Stubai have similar one 6770 STUBAI Lastentrage
  10. Yeah I always think not many about then a few weeks later can't sit outside to eat dinner without being pestered by the buggers...
  11. Still using veg oil from lidl. But if wanted a mineral oil would get were ever its cheap so ebay etc
  12. Thats weird maybe its one of thoose crazy council spend it or loose it things? Here the council (or whoever) has just emptied the salt boxes on hills out dumping the salt in piles into the verge adjacent to the boxes. Assume they will be refilled or more likely maybe it means the plan is the boxes are all gonna be scrapped?
  13. Stere

    £15/hour

    The way inflation going £15 an hr is worth alot less compared to a few yrs back Inflation calculator WWW.BANKOFENGLAND.CO.UK Use our inflation calculator to check how prices in the UK have changed over time, from 1209 to now.
  14. Japanese maple? Olive? -4C will kill stuff in pots i think unless well insulated
  15. Didn't the village idiot stop charcoal as no money in it versus firewood.... Call it Biochar though & it seems the skys the limit for pricing "black gold" etc? 😏
  16. Try theese ones? Suffolk Archives - Coppice Products COPPICE-PRODUCTS.CO.UK
  17. No idea but drought does seem a likely influence How about early frosts? Beech trees often come into leave at different times so some may of being frosted and set back whilst neigbouring tress were unaffected..... https://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/275413/1/Differential_response_of_oak_and_beech.pdf
  18. Im guessing malus baccata or Malus hupehensis.
  19. I don't fancy jumping between adam and eve now on tryfan but thought nothing of it when I was a teengager
  20. I used metal snath-ed one on a free scythe open day i recall I did didn't like it as much as seemed less ergonomic & adjustable versus the wooden ones Instrucutor didn't rate it much either. But maybe it ws a cheap badly designed one as there seems various different metal snath versions scythes about...some have chinese made blades fitted....other come with austrian or italian blades. Italian bladed one: Falci Steel 150cm Scythe Snaith & 70cm Grass & Trimming Blade - Forged in Italy WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Falci Steel 150cm Scythe Snaith & 70cm Grass & Trimming... product list.html THESCYTHESHOP.CO.UK
  21. The euro style snath looks alot lighter than the traditional UK ones wonder if anyone around still making them in the UK? The English Scythe Revisited – The Scythe Association SCYTHEASSOCIATION.ORG
  22. Needs to be sized to match the ladies height Yeah theres a few places that sells different sizes handles e.g Adjustable Wooden Snath - Scythe Cymru WWW.SCYTHECYMRU.CO.UK Adjustable curved wooden snath, inc movable hand grips, clamp and wedges for fixing the blade. The position of the...
  23. Autine looks like a brand priced for "lumbersexual" hipsters 🙂 How bout this one alot nicer looking than a x27 Bison "1879" Splitting Axe 2200 g WWW.CHRISFORESTRY.CO.UK Bison 1879 Series - hand-forged using artisan skills with high-quality steel. The cutting edge is forged narrow and then... With a hickory shaft id want an overstrike protector some come with then or u can use some bike inner tube etc This one has same head weight as the x27 in the 1800g version: Stubai Super Splitting Axe WWW.CHRISFORESTRY.CO.UK STUBAI Super splitting axe Clean forged, ground, polished and lacquered with Ash handle, with new log splitter wedge ribs...

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