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  1. Paul in the woods
    This may sound like a daft question but how do you all go about removing the throttle latch/lock when starting a saw? The instructions for mine tell me to have the chain brake on when starting and as soon as the saw is started tap/squeeze the throttle. Sounds straight forward although it's always puzzled me that the instructions also tell you never to use the throttle when the chain brake is on as serious damage/end of the world etc will occur. I ask as I'm setting the idle speed of my new saw and it stalls if I just gently tap the throttle but runs ok with a heftier blip. I'm not sure if I should increase the idle speed some more or carry on with a hefty blip. Do many of you start the saw without the brake on?
  2. Paul in the woods
    Thank's for the replies everyone. I'm in NW Devon. I did consider the DCS9010 but that's going to be too big for what I want in the woods if I'm honest. I know it would be better suited to milling but I'd have to get a smaller saw to go with it. I've been mulling over saws and mills for ages so I picked up Rob's ecomill offer and think I'll get the Mak 7900 to get started. If I get on ok I'll just have to upgrade at a later date, hopefully when I know what I'm doing! Mr Wizzard, are you using a standard bar? One thing I might consider is a lo-pro bar and I'd like to know if anyone has tried it on the 7900?
  3. Paul in the woods
    It's on the list of things to do. A poly tunnel will cost more and possibly need planning so I'd like to get something to be getting on with.
  4. Paul in the woods
    I'm not overly keen on a 2nd hand saw as I'm not that experienced so may not be able to spot a dodgy saw plus I'm fairly remote so it's going to take ages to go and see one.
  5. Paul in the woods
    Slowly here, it's been a cold, wet very, very windy May and June. Early potatoes are almost ready for lifting but other things such as courgettes are still in the greenhouse waiting to go out. Currently looking at buying one of those walk in windmesh tunnels for next year.
  6. Paul in the woods
    Sorry for yet another chainsaw thread. I'm after a larger saw for use around the woodland and for a bit of small log milling. This is just for personal use so I'm not looking for speed, logs will not be that long and mostly 12"-18" wide with the odd one being a bit wider. A mix of alder, ash, beech etc and the odd bit of oak. I've noticed the Makita EA7900P45E for under £600 and that seems like the cheapest I can get a decent sized saw for (78.5cc / 4.2kw power). I know many will say get something more powerful but I'd rather see how I get on and see how much extra wood I can find before investing in anything much bigger. It's more than I need for logging but will it cope with what I want to mill? Are there any better saws out there for £600?
  7. Paul in the woods
    That video is truely shocking, the stump is ridiculously high.
  8. Paul in the woods
    I will have a few areas to protect and shooting is an option in one wood. However, there's not a huge population of roe about, just the odd one and they can nip the tops off a row of trees in an hour or two. I want to give the hedge I'm planting a good start so I'd like to protect it for a couple of years. I don't think an electric fence would be practical in this case although I'll keep it in mind for future areas. It's good to see people have used the plastic mesh, any recomendations or is it all fairly similar?
  9. Paul in the woods
    Has anyone used anything different to the tall galvanised deer fencing? I would like to fence of an area to plant a wide hedge, about a 50m length, and I notice plenty of places selling plastic mesh deer fencing these days. Would anyone recommend it? I'm not looking for a permanent solution, just something to keep the roe deer off for a few years so the trees and shrubs can get a start. I've tried tubes and other single tree protection but found it tends to rub or get blown over on exposed sites so thing some fencing would be best.
  10. Paul in the woods
    I've used a Kania 2000. I found it a bit tricky to set and I only caught a single tree rat. Mine has a mesh tunnel and it has been suggested other squirrels may be put off the trap if they see a dead relative hanging out so you might wish to try a covered tunnel. I've had more success with body grip traps in these boxes: https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/fineren-bodygrip-box-for-squirrels/ I went on a simple cause with Dave Fineren and find the body grip traps easy to set (after a bit of careful practice) and successful if you bait the trap for a few days before setting the trap. I've had a new squirrel spring within minutes of resetting it. One thing that has helped is to start baiting an area now if you can, before setting the traps, so the young bark strippers get used to finding food.
  11. Paul in the woods
    If it can be done over the next week or two I can help.
  12. Paul in the woods
    Wasp beetle, Clytus arietis, or a similar longhorn beetle.
  13. Paul in the woods
    I have the Stihl MSA 120 and have used it a fair bit domestically for about 6 months but not seen the Husky. I like the Stihl, it's light and ideal for what I want which is cutting small branches, pruning etc. Much of that is down to the chain and bar, the Husky looks to have a wider chain which would put me off a bit. I do find the Stihl noisier than I expected, an annoying sequel when the motor starts and stops and I'm not keen on the tool-less chain tensioner either as it seems to clog up with chippings. I would happily buy another MSA 120 if I lost mine.
  14. Paul in the woods
    It cuts, splits and drys well, burns with a lovely scent but it burns quick. As for ash, I don't think you can buy seedlings any more but you could grow your own.
  15. Paul in the woods
    Is it worth planting sweet chestnut these days with it's various diseases? Disease also rules out ash at the moment. On my patch of young woodland the beech is dying off at about 25 years old probably because the ground is too wet for it. The oaks have been attacked by squirrels who have also killed the only hornbeam I had. Alder is doing ok, seems to be deer resistant as well as being ignored by the squirrels. Not a long lasting firewood though although good for wild life. Hazel, field maple etc are doing ok but not huge trees, what about wild pear/apple? I like sycamore but it's a squirrel magent, although some suggest planting it to keep them off your oak, beech etc.
  16. Paul in the woods
    Would you not need to deer fence it to establish woodland? Even if you just used tubes wouldn't the protection cost more than simply fencing for livestock? As for species, what's growing well locally?
  17. Paul in the woods
    Hatfield learner driver stopped for transporting tree - BBC News
  18. Paul in the woods
    Down here ash is very variable, some are still in bud and some have quite a few leaves open. The early openers have been hit by the frost last week, might have a bit more this coming week.
  19. Paul in the woods
    I've always used: https://www.freemaptools.com/area-calculator.htm
  20. Paul in the woods
    I'm a new bee keeper and I've not heard anything to suggest honey bees are protected, people are often removing them from lofts, walls etc. They would belong to whoever owns the tree.
  21. Paul in the woods
    My Thule bike rack can pivot forward when it's locked to the tow ball so I can get into the boot, doesn't yours? I've not had any problem with the keys provided the clamp is snugly gripping the tow bar ball, have you tried wiggling the clamp whilst trying to unlock? Sadly it sounds like a broken bit of key is stuck in the lock.
  22. Paul in the woods
    Does anyone use glove(s) with cut protection these days? As a novice I bought a pair and I've almost worn out in the palm area even though I've not used them much. I find they don't grip the saw as well as cheap rubber coated grippy glovers and I'm wondering if they are likely to cause more problems than they stop. This is simply for use on the ground, felling and logging.
  23. Paul in the woods
    I often wondered why any expense of looking after TPOed trees isn't paid out of the public purse. Perhaps they could then go futher and start insisting anyone with space has to plant trees.
  24. Paul in the woods
    Turned up safely yesterday. Thanks all.
  25. Paul in the woods
    Living in one of latestest cull zones has been fairly interesting. Farmers had to give permission for badger culling on their land and some farmers didn't give it which has caused friction between land owners. It took me a while to work out what was going on as you never tend to see police around these parts but during the cull there were loads milling about, sometimes blocking roads without explanation. Then there were antis milling about, opening gates, cutting fences allowing cows to escape some of which had to then be put down. As for the hounds spreading TB, perhaps they do, but again not all farmers allow hounds on their land and I know some who don't allow hounds but do have TB in their cattle. The simple answer seems to be many things spread TB: badgers, hounds, cats, people, farm vehicles, public vehicles, cats, deer etc.

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