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  1. The avantgardener
    I have a good collection of the main plants that we encounter in the South East but I have been training RSBP staff who travel from other areas and want to expand on my data to suit other areas. Will take a look though, thanks.
  2. The avantgardener
    Where is the location?
  3. The avantgardener
    I replanted a site that had an ALB infestation at Paddock Wood a couple of years back, planted Sycamore as they target Acer’s first, the FC have been monitoring it since, definitely needs reporting.
  4. The avantgardener
    I use a Husqvarna 555rxt for heavy stuff, 4mm nylon or mulching blade, clears anything but use a 335rxt for lighter duties, light and nimble but powerful enough to go some, best AV in its class at the time, great machine.
  5. The avantgardener
    Hi, can anyone recommend a good reference book or specific website for information to identify toxic/harmful/irritant UK plant species? I am looking for images of young and adult foliage/flowers so that I can create something to put in the Risk Assessment pack for Brushcutter/Trimmer Operations.
  6. The avantgardener
    The 365 is not even in the same ballpark as a 462 on performance, the 462 or the 572, that’s the real choice, the prices are similar.
  7. The avantgardener
    I did some work for Cantankerous old bugger, believe me, he did nowt for free.
  8. The avantgardener
    Pretty sure LANTRA do a Windblown Tree Course now, the would be a Generic Risk Assessment for that course. I would pre empt the work by having your experienced guys do a survey of the trees along the track and remove any obvious trees that could create future problems.
  9. The avantgardener
    That’s a nice neat job, what is the species? I watched tree pits being constructed from scratch on a huge arterial road in Bulgaria’s Capital a good few years ago. They built them like a dry stone well, came one metre out of the ground then backfilled and planted with large Lindens, pretty impressive when they where finished.
  10. The avantgardener
    Where you cutting this week Steve, I have a 572 in the shed you can use.
  11. The avantgardener
    Check out the Instagram account video of Copfordsawmill, they have just sawn a massive London Plane Butt, 12 tonnes I believe.
  12. The avantgardener
    Take it to Copford Saw Mill at Horam near Heathfield, East Sussex, they have one of the biggest woodmizers in the country and can mill that size and kiln dry it for you if required.
  13. The avantgardener
    That’s because they have a massive penalty clause attached to the bio mass supply contract.
  14. The avantgardener
    It’s for ‘Ticket Collectors’
  15. The avantgardener
    hi @Rough Hewn All explained above, there is no upper limit on 301 (CS32) a bigger tree just need a bigger saw and maybe winch assisting rather than wedges. The CS33 Felling over 760mm is still available from NPTC but not required under law or HSE, the only reason you would need it is if you are a ‘ticket collector’ type. The fact that we don’t take down such large trees in the numbers required to run training and assessments very often made this ticket largely unworkable. I have never been asked to provide a copy of mine in 25 years of Forestry.
  16. The avantgardener
    I have a quite large document downloaded from the FC website pertaining to the high value of dead wood as habitat, it discusses the value and ratio of standing dead, dead on the floor and dead lying in streams that is beneficial for wildlife, check the website. I had a similar knobhead talking bollocks to me last week. I had just finished clear felling 300 tonne of non native Western Hemlock, Lawson Cypress and Silver/Grand Fir, all massively fast grown, the Fir was 4’ at the butt, 45m tall and only 50 years old. The idea is to replant with native hardwoods, enter knobhead who used to work for the ‘Trust’. I tell him the plan and he replies, “that is such a cliche”, I asked him to explain what he meant but he couldn’t as it was just something he had heard banding around the office and something he repeated as often as possible to sound like he knew what he was talking about.
  17. The avantgardener
    Ligustrum microphylla is the perfect alternative, great for gaps in box hedges, doesn’t suffer from blight or moth attack.
  18. The avantgardener
    My mate is an assessor, he passed two yesterday CS30/31, Passed two today for CS30 but both failed CS31, you still have to pass the requirements, it not pay your money rock up and get given your ticket, never has been.
  19. The avantgardener
    You might know a moody assessor that will write tickets out for cash but I bloody earned mine!!!
  20. The avantgardener
    Around 80% of all chainsaw training in the UK is carried out by LANTRA, NPTC just do the assessment of competence, LANTRA are now doing their own training with assessment which is the equivalent and transferable, exactly the same as NPTC tickets so I fail to see how they cant be recognised.
  21. The avantgardener
    The LANTRA tickets are exactly the same as NPTC and are recognised by anyone who knows what they are talking about. NPTC tickets also have a 5 year shelf life on FC land or anyone else’s land that has signed up to FISA,a one day refresher solves the 5 year shelf life.
  22. The avantgardener
    The Seventh Seal (Bergman) Naked (Mike Leigh) City of God (Meirelles) All crackers in there own way, lighting, script or pace.
  23. The avantgardener
    I would do your CS30/31 (felling up to 380mm) first then CS38 (using a rope and harness /aerial rescue) next, they would be the most expensive initial outlay. I would then do the one day LANTRA ITA courses for chipper and stump grinder. You should certainly be able to get your foot in the door as an all round groundsman. Learn the climbing/rigging techniques on the job from the experienced crew and back it up with your own research, NPTC assessment schedules can be downloaded and studied in your own time and get assessed when you know your stuff, best of luck.
  24. The avantgardener
    From someone who was at the 550 mk2 launch in Sweden last week.
  25. The avantgardener
    The 390 and 395 are being replaced by a 592xp later in the year.

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