Bob The Dog

I think it’s as soon as possible from what he said. I know nothing of this subject, but he’s told me it’s 63m and needs 4 binders on each run? If you could let me know an idea on price I can pass that on. The location is Lugwardine near Hereford. Thanks.

Thanks. Yeah, delivery charges may prohibit this.

Thanks. Will take a look 👍

Mate of mine has just had his hedge laid and is in need of a load of hazel binders to complete the job. Is anyone aware of a supplier of these in the Herefordshire or surrounding area? The hedge length is 63metres. Many thanks, Bob

Home - Hillcard Ltd HILLCARD.CO.UK Hillcard Ltd These guys are at Bodenham, just a few miles north of Hereford. Had some sleepers from them a few years ago. Prices and service good, and they had a decent range from memory.

It’s been a while since I did CS38, but the anchor for spike rescue was done using a rope lanyard. Obvs you’re spiking up with a steel core flip line? And also carrying a rope lanyard? Mine has a tied eye at one end and a termination knot at the other, with a prussic attached. Ultimately, the rope lanyard would be chokered off around the stem, above the rescue location (once you’ve spiked above the casualty),leaving the eye to dangle down and would have 2 carabiners attached to the eye, each in opposite orientations. You can then pass your climbing line through and use that to lower yourself to the casualty to perform the rescue. That was the way for my course, but perhaps things have changed since? Hope that makes sense! and I seem to recall belaying done simply by way of adding a clove hitch into the system at the belayers end to add enough friction to aid the controlled descent.

Did you manage to find / sort the issue?

Mine was doing exactly that a while ago. Popped off the fuel tank, air filter and the metal frame that the air filter filts to. You then have access to the top of the carb. There’s a jet (or whatever it is) that screws into the top of the carb, and mine was well blocked with debris. Gave it a clean, put it all back together and it ran perfectly. Also with these, check that the choke control arm clamp hasn’t come loose.

I’ve shared this with a mate who may have what you’re after. Based in Hereford if that’s any good for you.

Andrew Hewitt is south Herefordshire based. I’ve done some milling with him before and he’s a nice guy. I’ve no idea whether he travels as far as you, but you’d be within an hour I’d guess. www.hewittmobilesaw.co.uk

18” on my 550xp but I wouldn’t go any longer. It’s about the max you want to be I’d say. The 346xp (similar size of saw) runs a 16” and feels nicer and better balanced tbh.

Agree with this. Have a 10x5 Ifor and a 14 foot Nugent. The Nugent is silent when towed, and tows really nicely. The Ifor rattles like crazy! Both are great trailers tho.

I’ve got motorcycle comms kit in my Protos. Works well and connects with several others. Doesn’t need a phone app as it’s a stand alone unit, but does connect to phone to take calls and listen to music. Also has its own FM radio built in.

I used my L200 as an anchor for winching over a not too big conifer a while ago. Whilst it managed it, the truck was moving more than I was happy with. Even though there’s a good bit of weight in the vehicle, the 4 tyres on the ground don’t provide a massive contact area (probably a sheet of A4 size on each corner), and once that initial friction breaks, the vehicle will continue to slide. Unless it’s quite small stuff, I tend not to use the truck as an anchor these days.

Sweet chestnut is ok in a stove. It’s spits a fair bit and burns quite quickly I’ve found. I usually mix it with other stuff, but happy to burn on its own too.