Paul in the woods

I'm curious to know why it's bogging. I have the same saw and it might not be the fastest but it doesn't really bog at all. Took down a fair sized ash this week, 16" diameter at the base and logged it up in a couple of hours without any bogging. Best of all it only used a litre of fuel. Mines had over 100 tanks of fuel through it and I'm sure it's improved. I keep the chain sharp and don't lower the depth gauges too much. Also a wedge in the top of a large cut helps. Apologies if that's obvious.

You say young but is it not a small, old, piece of shaggy bracket - Inonotus hispidus? It's a bit hard to tell from the pieces.

....from the makers of Lassie and Hammer House of Horrors, we bring you.... "Igor Come Home." (Yes, I think he did).

Run out of rooms to paint?

Ours is still in the veg bed as I put a temporary row of Norway spruce there for a few months whilst I sorted out somewhere to plant them. That was a few years ago so now they can be harvested and Christmas trees.

Anyone seen anything like this for sale in the UK? Internal Thread restorer with 3 Metric cutters WWW.VICTORNET.COM Internal Thread restorer with 3 Metric cutters

I've done that but the cheapest one in the UK seems to be £40. I was getting a bit fed up searching for taps as even searching for M30 x 1.5 the taps that turned up were M30 x 3.5. Google was just as bad but it looks like many shops don't list stock in a way google can index. Hence my question. I don't know what sort of shops to look for.

Many thanks. Did you google them or know the shop? I assume the taper tap would be best? I need to clear/recut the first couple of threads, the rest seem to be ok. I assume/hope the end of the taper tap would follow some to the good threads?

Can you post up your recent Euc planting photos again @Big J , they've been lost from the planting thread due to the site maintenance.

Where did you get them from? I can find one for £22 on the slow boat from China.

Doesn't look too expensive, but I'd need to spend a few hundred on a decent drill. Thankfully the thread isn't that far gone. I've also seen some rethreading tools for £200 each which would be cheaper.

That is/was my plan B. I'm worried why you thing it's inappropriate? (Or a bit rude!). I thought I'd try clearing the thread first and if not then I'll ream the entrance. I have found a sump bolt that's the right size. It may be small enough to be able to screw it through from the back. (There's two arms at the back with only a 28mm gap, so I can't drive a long bolt through. The is a bit of room that might mean a short bolt will fit). If that's doesn't work then reaming or I'll take it to an engineer. (Yes, it's removable from the machine).

Have you tried contacting a local councillor? They may well be no help but it might be worth a try. If you don't know any it might be worth seeing if there's a council meeting being broadcast on Zoom so you can get an idea of who to contact. Do you have legal cover on your house insurance? If so they might be worth a try, although weight up the fact you may not want them involved. The other option might be to look at taking legal advice, CAB might help. They may even be able to put you in contact with a solicitor who offers some initial free advice. At least the offer of £5k would seem they are accepting liability.

The indemnity insurance is something your solicitor should be able to discuss with you. A quick google shows loads of similar questions about missing TPO trees. Personally it's not something I'd raise with the council at all. With regards to heave, if you're feeling bored there's plenty of threads on here such as this one: https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/121421-the-inevitable-tree-too-close-to-house-on-clay-soil-question/ As has been said, take copies of the evidence of the missing tree.

I've tried growing a packet of mixed Euc seeds from here: https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_562A_eucalyptus_hardy_mixed_species I followed the instructions and got a large number to germinate and they grew on quickly. My only problem is they outgrew their pots before I had anywhere to plant out - so ensure you have somewhere ready to plant them out. Mine have become a little stunted but have now flowered after about 4 years.

I had thought about getting an undersized bolt, but it would need to be M29 which doesn't seem to exist. I'm currently looking through some plumbing fittings as they around that size.

I know a few people locally that might be able to help but they're both sheltering from Covid at the moment. Many thanks for the offer Doobin, I do have family over there but will not be that way for a while. Thankfully I'm not in any rush and I'd like to get something sorted as I can see it happening again. Thanks for the warning Bob, that is also my main concern with a normal die, and making the matter worse. I couldn't find an M30 rethreading tap and I'd expect one would cost and arm and most of a leg. I might go back to the file thread restorer to start with. I had thought about going in from behind, so to speak, but I don't think there's enough room to get the bolt through. I'm sure the might be something else I've not thought of. There does seem to be a few sensors and even sump plugs that are M30 x 1.5 but not many bolts or other tools. Ideally I could do with a min 60mm long bolt even if I use the file, so I can test the thread.

Thank you for the suggestions. I do have a micrometer and thread gauge, and it looks like M30 x 1.5 but it may not be an exact match. The part looks to be cast iron and it screws on the end of a piston on a cylinder. So, I don't have a bolt to force in and I don't want to damage the cast part. I've cleaned out the threads with a metal pick and that has removed some of the loose parts. There is about two turns where the thread has become flattened and could do with reshaping. As the iron looks fairly soft a bolt should do it, or worth trying first. If I can't find one laying about I'll order one. Even a single M30 x 1.5 bolt is expensive and not the easiest thing to find. Noted about cutting slots in the bolt.

Glad it's not just me, I'm feeling a bit like Captain Kirk stuck in a parallel universe after suffering a transporter accident.

Just raising this here in case anyone else is affected. Steve, I seem to be able to see two different versions of the forum! Each version has a different set of posts on it. An example: One has my thread restorer post on and one has updates on this thread: https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/120819-maybe-the-uk-should-plant-more/page/12/#comment-1840098

I need to clean up an internal thread on a part for my mini-digger. The part worked it's way undone and damaged the last few turns of the thread. There's plenty of good thread to work with. A quick measurement suggests it's a M30 x 1.5. I would normally buy a tap to do this but a M30 x 1.5 tap seems a bit expensive and I may not have the measurement spot on. I bit of a google shows 'thread restorers' such as this: https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/cutting-tools/thread-restoring-files/thread-restoring-files/f/61 Sort of a file you align with the good part of the thread and clean out the damaged part. Anyone used them and are they any good? Does anyone have any suggestion of anything else could try?

Yes, thanks for all the hard work Steve. Don't break it again. ?

Going back to the original posts I've also seen fully trained arb companies make the same mistakes. Dropping trees across an open road, having half a dozen people pull a tree over rather than get the felling cut right etc. I'd also be careful what you wish for with licences. Would you also be happy to take points on yours if you get something wrong? What happens if you get a six month ban? Or perhaps it would work like a FAC, sorry sir you already have one top handle you don't need another. (Oh yes I do, ones for every day use, ones for classic tree topping).

Well, to me, those time lapse takedowns remind me of films of caterpillars munching their way through something.

I've not seen anything like the lilac fungi either but a bit of a search suggests Lilac Fibrecap, Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina, as a possiblity. Apparently common and deadly.