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Haironyourchest
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I'd braze it with aluminium alloy wire. All you need is the filler wire/rod and a map gas torch, there are plenty of vids on YouTube how to do this, and it's nearly as strong as a weld.
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New Trailer and how to secure it and its contents
Haironyourchest replied to forestboy1978's topic in Large equipment
Build a little shed for it and clad the exterior with 4 inch sawn off logs. It will look like firewood stack. -
When you say "Cut down an apple tree" do you have pics? How long did it take? What level of post-fell processing?
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In all seriousness, just take it to your local waste disposal/ recycling centre, in the original container, and they will dispose of it for you in the hazardous waste area. Probably for free.
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Yeah there would be, if the hinge was starting to go. Also as the tree passes vertical and falls, there could be a shock load on the system, depending how much of an angle of bite you started off with.
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Maybe someone peed in your Gallup container?
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True. I was slightly worried about this. I'd like to hear more opinions as well. The cable was pushing/sliding around about a quarter of the stem, producing one assumes, axial torque on the hinge and some side loading. I left a very generous hinge to account for this. Impossible to know how much unwanted directional force was produced, but given the cable is slippery steel, I wasn't too worried. I suppose you could sleeve the cable with a meter or so of waterpipe, and spray silicon lube to reduce friction.
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Yup, definitly an item on my long term wish list. I maight get around to fabricating a proper ground anchor at some stage. So far I've been pretty luckly with nearby trees and extension cable.
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That would definitely work if you needed to lay the tree down very gently. As soon as it reached the tipping point, it would be caught in the reversed bite, cradled, if you will, and you could then slack off slowly and lower it to the ground, assuming there was enough length of cable. I doubt it would damage the pulley, not mine anyway, but likely the pulley and the tree and the cable all jammed together would damage the cable.
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My latest project. Chunked down to the crotch. Then felled against the lean (bout 17 degrees). Leaning over septic tank, had to go the other way. Used a trick I came up with, and it worked. This above was the state of the lean. This after making the cuts and cranking the tirfor, tree was at vertical. And down. Tirfor cable slung round the back of the stem, so the stem was in about 45 degree bite. There was no anchor point in the direction of pull, so I "pushed" it instead.
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Try the soul patch. Proves you could if you wanted to.
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We (Europe) were once a serf/master economy. Workers were tied by birth to a landowner and we're basically slaves for life. Then during the enlightenment we moved to a trades based economy where workers committed to a trade in early life. Then the industrial revolution, unions, etc, and workers committed to being an employee for life. Now we have the gig economy culture, but at the same time we still have the old "loyal employee/employer" culture. There seems to be a friction between these two paradigms. People increasingly don't want to be bound by the duty of employment, but still want the security. Never been easier to enter or change trades, because of accelerated learning tools, access to info and mechanisation.
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Could be he's not a "morning person". Is it standard procedure to ask employees to confirm their wages/hours? I have no idea, never employed anyone, other than the odd day here and there with friends.
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Help on clearing newly owned woodland
Haironyourchest replied to Judith Davis's topic in Landscaping
Definitely shredder blade. Also called a mulcher blade. Different to the regular blades for strimmers and brushcutters, more expensive, heavier, and much better for brambles etc. You'll need a strong machine to run one as well. -
That was probably a Lewis or Simson winch, you can get them in the UK. I'd quite like a worm drive skilsaw.
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...Gimp's sleeping.
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I went for the budget option a few years ago. They were ok, but yesterday aloft for about 4 hours, they were killing my lower legs. The problem is a metal component eventually makes an indentation in the leather and wool felt pad, and creates a hotspot. I fabricated some inserts out of sewer pipe, sanded the edges, and heated and slightly flattened the end that pads the offending metal protrusion. Now, I haven't tried them, and will need to spend an afternoon on them to report success or failure. Anyone else tried this? Here are some pics.
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The enjoyment this guy experience is contagious!
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Cherry = lethal hazard. A child could choke on it, be given the Heimlich manouver, cherry could shoot out and blind someone, then in the confusion someone could tread on it and slip and fall and crack their pelvis. And that's just the beginning...
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I think it was Epicurus who, when asked by someone "What is the greatest pleasure in life?" - replied "To succeed at something". I chickened out on this tree a few months ago. Oak, compromised at the base, with some dead wood. Didn't want to climb it, the idea was to use the tower and cut off tiny chunks...didn't work, not enough room, too windy, just a bad idea. Backed out and suggested contacting the localish big outfit. Well, long story short, they called me again a few days ago and urged me to have another crack at it, so I bought some more equipment andattacked the job again. Didn't take pics of the rigging setup, unfortunately. Bought a 1.6 tonne Chinese tirfor, and set my dyneema winch rope up chokered to the right hand limb close the the crotch. Then across to a snatch block about twenty feet up a huge Scots pine, then down and mated to the end of my tirfor cable and the tirfor way down in the woods achored to an oak. Left a very generous hinge, three inches, and just pulled it over. Flawless fell. Even missed the small trees in the dropzone. You can see the Scots pine behind on the left. Should have taken more pics.
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Yup pretty much. They'll be queuing up to get into the Matrix. I think the next big thing will be internet synced fully animatronic sex dolls. You'll ware stickers on your joints and cameras will track your movements, then the data will be fed to someone else's sex robot somewhere in the world and it will mimic your movements. And vice versa, so we will be able to share "intimacy" with human controlled robots. As long as both parties own a robot, they can meet and connect through dating sites. Presumably articulate mouths and audio as well. Software will compensate for hight and obesity differentials.
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Yeah, ground clearance was nil, very annoying. Got 2 inches now, plenty!
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Ankle weights?
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My splitter weighs 110kg. In and out if the shed tilted back on the tiny wheels through gravel and up gradients etc was a real chore. Made me not want to go splitting. So I moved the origional wheels to the front and replaced the origional axel and wheels with a beefier version. Whole deal cost about €60 inc. bits and peices, grinding disjd, drill bits etc. Well worth it, I can pull and push it about with one hand now, zero effort.
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(sign on a gate) "Access to my land is free, but my bull charges!"
