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Stere

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  1. Remember reading something about how much of south wales valleys were wooded until they swapped over from coppicing the wood and making charcoal, too using coal for industries etc so the woodland lost its economic value. Now the former extensive woodland area is mostly degraded moorlands rough pasture plagioclimax veg like much of the uk uplands Think it was rackham Also selective felling may kind of replicate the role of the extinct ( hunted to extiction in the neolithic) megafauna that plants may of co evolved with.... Links in with the keystone species idea
  2. Root of the problem: the brutal creation of a billionaire’s pleasure garden | Film | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM New documentary Taming the Garden follows an ancient tree’s journey to a Georgian tycoon’s property – a tale of...
  3. What model of moisture meter will they issue the new local council firewood police with? Suppose they will need to carry hatchet/axe also to split the logs for the readings.
  4. Used chain is cutting faster than brand a new one, and the lower rakers/plus angled front of rakers seems too of improved the chain most for boring and felling cuts, it seems like there is less "chatter". For snedding & cross cutting was abit less of a difference/improvement that I could notice Not very scientific, but that was just what i noticed since I tried that stihl progressive raker guide thingymajig 95TXL chain sharpened using file in a holder re doing the rakers took prob less than 5 mins on a 15" bar and is not needed every sharpen. No idea about teh science explainations in the carlton guide...or marketing Was cutting ok before but now its better. Thought the lower raker might of made it grabby but it didn't....
  5. Used to see them parked up in laybys sat in van. Pass by hrs later and still there.....? Not recently though are vans all GPS tracked now?
  6. What is being planted for SRF?
  7. Surprised by that, have a bay in the garden on clay & its slow growing compared to thoose ubiqitous cherry laurel hedges that all seem to grow like crazy. Least there not as bad as leylandi though i suppose as a hedge.
  8. Sell firewood by weight best to soak the logs in a pond before you flog them them? 🙂 One thing iv'e noticed dumpy bags are often sold as a 1m3 when a .8 x.8 dumpy bag is only .64m3
  9. Don't like the gortex etc lined boots if that what you mean by waterproof as they are sweaty. Had many fancy boots but atm using Screwfix dewalt bolster boots £40 and there as good as many of the more pricey ones i reckon...and leather with wax on is waterproof
  10. What uni course is it?
  11. Cherry grows alot faster but i much prefer Bay.
  12. The clumping type of bamboo isn't to bad at spreading
  13. Also crown raise the maidens and maybe single some smaller previously coppiced trees to convert to maidens (just keep one stem) to reduce the shade help hedge to thicken up....
  14. Heard of some people ringbarking trees to season wood standing in the US. Not sure if would work in uk climate....
  15. Some CHP info https://www.pace-energy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PACE-T1.4-Training-Documents-Module-1-Basics-FV.pdf
  16. Scale of burns like lithium in water to as flammable as a fire brick?
  17. The angled rakers from using the prog raker gauge one did seem to made a noticable difference after previously just doing then more flat Seemed to make it cut smoother & also and less grabby Was skeptical before I tried it. Could just do the same freehand though, but before I tried the gauge I never thought to angle the rakers as much...
  18. I didn't think the oregon type one was as good the last one. It files raker at a more of a slope also than the oregon does
  19. Stere

    New cheapo saws

    Vibrations high for a smalls saw ? Are decent springs expensive or is it something else with the engines that makes cheap saws have worse vibs?
  20. Stere

    New cheapo saws

    Theres a more pricey vairiant also: Efco MT-4110 .325″ pitch petrol chainsaw (39cc) (16″ bar & chain) – FR Jones & Son WWW.FRJONESANDSON.CO.UK Cost double the other one
  21. Wonder how they are compared to ms180 etc? Efco MTH-4000 petrol chainsaw (38.9cc) – FR Jones & Son WWW.FRJONESANDSON.CO.UK £165
  22. Why is it listed as weighing so much more than the orginal? *edit I see thats for bar and chain also.. listed as 8kg bare Fancied on of thoose D handle grips after my orginal pull grip broke L & S stock them
  23. Yes, I can hear you Clem Fandango

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