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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Nice though. I am sure we’ve seen that before or the same setting at least.
  2. I’ll tow it with the Ranger, so 3.5t is doable. I’m not looking to transport it around regularly and mill for clients, too many time wasters, who want it done for the love of it. In my mind I want a diesel 35hp ish, so the LT40 looks about the size I need. I don’t want it static, we’re only looking to live here 3/4/5 more years so I don’t need anything permanent, I will build a shelter over it to protect it from the elements however. Nor am I looking to establish myself as a sawmill, too many big boys round here, who would blow me out of the water if I started to go big. I see it as a side hustle, tree work for the most part, some milling for rainy days and cos it looks fun.
  3. Use a stub.
  4. Why not just use climbing line?
  5. Hi fellas, new on this sub forum (giggles coquettishly) I’ve been bringing home arb waste for years in 1.7 mètre lengths, purely because it unloads easier off the tipping trailer. Now it wouldn’t be too difficult for me to load it lengthways at 3.5 mètres using a roll log and my Avant 760. Also I have a half dozen decent oaks on the property as well, so iI was thinking a decent Mobile sawmill might be a solid investment and a bit of a diversion. WMs seem ok, hold their value, I know there are others. Bearing in mind I get some decent size stuff coming along, cedars, pines, oaks, what does the milling brethren think would be my best bet? Also bear in mind I like having enough power and money is not my critical issue. Pic for attention, I won’t be milling that!
  6. This is mostly a British/European site, we very rarely use sprayers and the like on trees in the same way as Americans. Google ‘Treebuzz’ and/or ‘Masterblaster Treehouse’ and you’ll find a more US-centric crowd who can better help you out. And put some photos up of the trees for their perusal! People are more likely to make the effort to help if you’ve made a bit of effort as well.
  7. Possibly Phellinus Pomaceus in resupinate form, but you need a real fungi guy to be certain.
  8. Look at that, sun about to make an appearance, going to be a beautiful day. Imagine spending it in an office. I’ve got trees to climb!
  9. It’s a pretty destructive tool, not surprising it takes some collateral damage I guess.
  10. Wordle 1,308 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I dint do nuffink rong!
  11. I believed Mark (displaying admirable brevity) voiced my thoughts. I didn’t see the point in piling on, but.. Yes, you will need at least a years experience with a proper tree firm. After which you’ll be unlikely to want to return to your current boss, and the feeling will probably be mutual.
  12. Glad you managed to get out of the sink, no shower in this hotel?
  13. Well, it’s news for me! Walter Koenig, Chekhov from Star Trek liked my post about the Gorn episode. whodda thunk it!?
  14. Obviously I have an Avant not a mini skid, but it seems dodgy to follow the machine up. Safer to back up, if things go tits up, you’re not underneath.
  15. I’d say reversing up is a better idea.
  16. @Stephen Blair what’s the story with the Makita battery cutter thing?
  17. Wordle 1,307 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After drawing a blank on the first line, I’d call that a good result.
  18. Beautiful day today, few bits and bobs at the same property. 1st job a ‘roundover’ reduction on a hornbeam performed by yours truly. 2nd, a repollard of a lime that I first did 5 years ago, performed by an increasingly competent young fella in my employ.
  19. Wordle 1,306 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  20. Asian hornets and mosquitos are our summer companions. Good luck, don’t take offence, we’re only having a laugh (well most of us) I know @5thelement has done a fair bit of ponticum clearance. Put up some photos of before and after, should be interesting.
  21. Fantastic opportunity to be involved in the resurrection of ancient temperate rainforests, basically it’s like working in Jurassic Park (without the velociraptors) Spend years on you hands and knees in the pissing rain, you won’t be eaten by the velociraptors but more slowly by midges cutting rhodies for buttons.
  22. Do you think there will be any disadvantages. You’re going to need more hydraulic power to turn the wheels perhaps? Raising the COG?
  23. Wordle 1,305 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Obvious error, but probably wouldn’t have affected the outcome.

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