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Did that search and found -- "Environment Agency officials visited on July 7, 2011 and saw a pile of smouldering greenery with tree trunks and soil on top. "There were orange flames under larger logs and smoke coming from several places in the fire." Wow - these EA guys know their stuff.

Just doing a bit of research - read on the bracken control site "Asulam concrentrations in hand-held equipment Note that under the asulam label issued with recent Emergency Authorisations the concentration of Asulam for use in hand-held euipment has been restricted to 1 part of Asulam to 100 parts of water. This is different to the uses that had developed prior to the change of status of Asulam at the end of 2012. " Does anyone know what concentration people used prior to that and why has it been reduced? Here's the link http://www.brackencontrol.co.uk/Application

An ten minutes if they use a ready made web template, a day if you pay them to design you one from scratch. You'll also need more than 4 pages, cheers. TTS

Mate, don't go down that route - pricey and you have to rely on and pay someone else to design it, manage it and keep it fresh. 1. You can get web space from somewhere like easy space inc domain name registration for 30 -50 quid. Easyspace are not that customer sensitive - there is another web host I use as well think they are based in Durham 2. Microsoft expression web is now free to down load (use that to build and post your site). 3. You can find any number of dynamic web templates (ready made site templates) to get you started for free on line. Best - if you can do it yourself then you can maintain it whenever you want - a site is a living thing, you need to keep updating it to keep your google ranking and communicate with customers. If you pm me I'll send you a link to mine - all done by me using the method listed above. A lot easier than you think - easier than my first web site in 1994 which I wrote in html code using notepad!

Just saw this ebay item 261760815286. Bolt through the existing hole in the foot might work? Wouldn't damage the chipper and rated at 250kg?

Because if I ask it here the answer may be useful to other forum members. Doing my bit for the community.

After an unplanned day of listening to the cricket and od-ing on neurofen i've decided I need some sort of wheel on the front of the cs100 for loading it up the trailer ramp on my own. Bit of a hot topic at the moment on the forum. Something like this http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachments/large-equipment/172672d1419326351-cs100-winch-mount-photo-1-6.jpg I want to un-clamp the wheel once it's on site because I need to use the existing the rubber foot to stop it moving around - hence can't fabricate a new front stand so want to mount the jockey wheel to the existing front foot. Q - as I'm drilling two holes into the front support foot and not interfering with the mechanics of the machine would this invalidate my warranty? Cheers.

Sorry - will add - this was a 24hour planned project, did give them some whacks to shock them, before during and after the gas torch, acetoned, wire brushed the heads and got the compressor on them till they were squeaky clean. After all that shouldn't have to go out and buy an impact driver just in cae. Life's tapestry may be rich but I'm not - at least not after buying a new cs100.

Well here's my contribution to the thread - the aftermath of my first CS100 blade change - even with heat and releasing oil first, that's a good quality star drive set ruined. I think one of the small bits that shattered is currently embedded in my trailer tyre. An otherwise great machine.

No mate - chip is free, unprocessed is £36 a ton. At least it still was two weeks ago! They don't make it clear on their site. Straight from the horses mouth. You will need your waste carriers licence - which is free anyway. Give them a ring - but they close early something like 3.45 pm.

Sandhills next to the metro centre will take it for free.

We've got a pro rata payment clause in the contract and a section on laws (inc wildlife) to be obeyed. As it is we didn't enforce the pro rata payment clause because the chap has used us before and we'll be back in a few weeks to complete. The other option is killing them and that ain't going to happen either so we wait.

Had a 150 for a year now - purchased new. Like all Stihls loosened up after a dozen tanks of fuel. I'll use it to cut branches as big as the guide bar - okay, so at those sizes it takes longer then a 200 - but speed up a tree isn't always a good thing - it has stopped me mid cut on a few occasions, just by giving me more time to think about whether what I was doing was right.

Cheers - I'll keep checking back till they're gone.

Sorry - I meant in total. They already look reasonably mature.

From now ?

Sorry can't find a wildlife section to post this. On Friday while fifty feet up a conifer I came face to face with a (very well hidden) wood-pigeon next replete with two chicks. A recce climb hadn't indicated the nest was present. I've pilfered a photo from the web to show what sort of stage they were at - maybe they were a little more mature, the yellow juvenile feathers were still visible but so was the adult plumage. They were as big as chickens - at first I thought they were the mature parents. They were quite cute things really. They clearly weren't going to budge so we stopped work and arranged to come back at a later date when they'd gone. The parents were still around and went back to nest when we came down. How long do you think before they are likely to fledge?

Just got the screwfix titan as well for the same reason - surprisingly happy with it. Plenty of grunt. Very small oil reservoir though.

Also - it's best balanced with the in-feed hopper fully extended (make sure it's LOCKED in place don't want it folding back up at the crucial moment), and all the bits on. If you remove bits then it gets unbalanced and you have to wrestle it just to stay upright. It's a heavy bit of kit to lose control of on an incline - real leg breaker. Easier to pull up backwards with two guys than push up forwards but use that middle ramp and rig up some sort of progress capture.

Take a plank or similar as a third central ramp to stop the front support leg dropping or it will pivot up and down like crazy, think you'll need min two guys and a winch?

That drives it home - you've got to take unexpected reactions/unknown species seriously. I understand the ensuing photosensitivity from hogweed can last for a very long time? How is your friend now?

I believe the sap from giant hogweed, which can cause agonising and serious damage to skin, only does so when exposed to sun light - the advice if you brush up against one is get your skin into darkness asap until you can wash it off. I worked on a couple of conifers a months ago and picked up a fungal infection on my arm, took three different treatments until they found the one that sorted it. Think I also had a mad 24 hour reaction to an oak once which was sorted with an antihistamine tablet. I get so many little skin odds and sods with job that I barely register them. Most clear up on their own. Did have the laburnum thing with my eyes - now that was freaky!

That is very, very useful.

Was a titan pro thing - only had it six months, fine as far as it went, but had to replace a few poor quality bits - e.g. exhaust studs working loose and snapping off, with better quality. Didn't get the feeling it would stand up to long professional use, but it's lot cheaper than a cs100 and did dismantle really easily for transport. Decent starter machine but be prepared for a bit of home mechanics to fettle it and don't expect a timberwolf or greenmech. If you've a lot of heavy chipping to do then view it as a stop gap/home machine.

Evening all, There was a good thread a short while back about the rock Original Stump Grinder. I've had 4 requests in the last week for stump work and like many I'm looking at a small model grinder to add a bit more to what we can offer clients. I'd rather have something smaller, new and cheapish, rather than something like a HB20, just to test the water - if I get on well with it and it fits into my business then I'll look to upgrade. So it only needs to pay for itself. I know it's mainly for conifers, and the 3 foot sycamores stumps I'll still have to walk away from. It's a model which worked well with the chipper (cheap Chinese generated income so upgraded to new CS100 within six months and haven't looked back). I see there is a newer Rock Stumpmaster 2 15HP JD . Is this better than the original - worth the extra cost? It would be trailered with the chipper so fold down handles aren't a buying point, but it does it work better/last longer, is it cheaper to run and maintain? I know there was some discussion about teeth differences (which I don't claim to understand properly). Is one type better than the other? Anyone have any views? A bit of experienced advice is needed here! Cheers, TTS.