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  1. wildflowerbill
    What about the Eurotunnel?
  2. wildflowerbill
    Ah the great ignorant British public, and the lying press, bless. Nice free advertising. The speeded up bit could go on your website and I liked how during her interview one of you lot went to the truck and banged about a bit. Nice touch.
  3. wildflowerbill
    Wow. I wonder if it's a coincidence that all my clients have a compost heap now. I have built them for somewhere to take a piss and mark my territory. No dermatitis either.
  4. wildflowerbill
    what's the problem they all look vertical to me. My neck hurts. I need a beer.
  5. wildflowerbill
    ...one of my thumb rules is the customer is always right, in the end, unless I'm doing it for free, then I'm always right.
  6. wildflowerbill
    No. A smile is very disarming. I have just confused a local estate owner too by offering to do his three fallen oaks for him by renting one of his small barns from him. Other people were asking thousands. Me and him now are going to have plenty of firewood for many winters to come and make some money too. And the rent is free now.
  7. wildflowerbill
    That's settled it then. You can always trust a man with a husky. I'll keep doing it the old fashioned way and say "well it's been the perfect weather for moss hasn't it" and shrug a lot. And yes, counter productive. Will just bend over and dig the bits of moss out here and there instead. Plant the right seeds in its place.
  8. wildflowerbill
    Well whenever I have been "caught" I usually remove some of my PPE, smile and explain to the landowner how I am doing them a favour, really. Otherwise I wouldn't be there. Local stuff ignored for weeks, months, that's dangerous usually. I have even gained clients from clearing up wood here and there, including this year when some guy accepted my apology, fair do's they were on his land, but as I guessed he didn't want the wood anyway and so in return for it I cleared up the rest of his lovely mature ash woodland, leaving some standing deadwood for the thriving woodpecker population. Gave him a tree survey and habitat survey, all free of charge, and gave him a five year habitat creation work plan. I might even get some of the work Everybody was happy! As I say to my kids "If you can't be good, don't get caught!".
  9. wildflowerbill
    Well I don't mind learning new tricks. I'm liking the look of this, especially the organic bit. I can see how this can be more cost effective. Is there a spray equivalent? And this could be useful for killing moss in early wildflower meadows. Hmmm
  10. wildflowerbill
    nope my money is on the otters, bigger, stronger. Nasty buggers otters.
  11. wildflowerbill
    Everyone does realise that Otters drive out mink, don't they?
  12. wildflowerbill
    I'll second that. Though, will add that you can use the compost you made in your compost heap to mix in as the fertiliser. If shady lawn, use appropriate seed for area and rather than hire a scarifier or fork out hundreds for one, buy an oregon scarifier blade that has spring tines on. Fits on most rotary mowers. Does the job great and costs £15.
  13. wildflowerbill
    I'm getting to do this for a new client soon. Can't wait. There's an old small pond there already with frogspawn and frogs protecting it. Client wants a bigger pond dug now when the digger to do the drive comes. So, post some pics please. Would be keen to see how you did it.
  14. wildflowerbill
    hermes around £12.50 collect from your door. All done on-line print your own label
  15. wildflowerbill
    glad I took the day off. Out all afternoon tomorrow with the chainsaw instead. Taking my tarp just in case though.
  16. wildflowerbill
    I'm not doing it by hand, bollocks to that, chainsaw and power drill version. It will probably last a couple of years, or four, depending on how many accidental nicks it gets.
  17. wildflowerbill
    Now c'mon it will take three/four smaller logs at a time, but you WOULD say that, you have truncators to sell truncator. They look very good by the way. And true, it may be a touch slower than your system, or anyone else's here for that matter, but speed isn't everything. Mine will be FREE, 100% bio degradable and I bet I will sell a few too, because they look cool, and no plastic, no metal. I don't like metal anywhere near my chain. One of these down at my log store and thrown into the truck for odd jobs will do me fine!
  18. wildflowerbill
    yep my thoughts too. I'll see how I get on with the rest of this ash tomorrow though.
  19. wildflowerbill
    I know. That's the trouble with this site. Too many great ideas. I'm already making furniture with a chainsaw, and I've only been a member a month and I want to make planks. It's madness.
  20. wildflowerbill
    seems this thread shatters some illusions lol as you are indeed living in a society where if you leave wood lying around it will be scavenged desperately by the locals in order to heat their homes through the colder winters. Think on that. Though this wasn't me, this time, officer. I'm a free man of the land.
  21. wildflowerbill
    I'm making one of these. On a job slicing up a big ash tomorrow and some of it will become one of these, maybe two. I get paid for this, ridiculous [ame] [/ame]
  22. wildflowerbill
    As much as I would like some of the previous mowers mentioned, a cheaper and more versatile option, is one of these. Used, and a lot dirtier, they can be picked up for just over £100. I have had one for over a year, requires several man pulls to start but always does and mulches, collects, and side chutes. Copes with cutting lots of long grass, wildflower meadows, and some big lawns. A McCulloch 3 in 1 something or other.
  23. wildflowerbill
    I was originally thinking 18" bar and already had a newish 18 oregon pro lite and chain that unfortunately didn't fit, but I have been impressed with the 15" bar with this saw, seems a good balance. I think with an 18" it would bog the way the saw is at the moment. When I send it to spud though, then I might put an 18" sugihara on. Unless I get a 262xp next and stick a 20" on that
  24. wildflowerbill
    Excellent. Glad to put the word out. Mine has paid for itself already
  25. wildflowerbill
    I would convince them to plant at least half of it as a wildflower meadow. Less maintenance, only need to cut once a year, not 50, and no spraying in future, a million times more beneficial to the environment, and wildlife. Far better than boring lawns. But that's just me Or, spray it, kill the lot, then cut collect debris, and rotivate. Spread 1/4 inch of topsoil, add fertiliser, then lay turf, or at a fraction of the cost, seed. It's almost the perfect time.

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