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Just approaching Glencoe Pete, then up to Ardnamurchan.
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Morning all, Heading further north today. Power had not been reinstated yesterday where we are going. Should be back on by this evening 🤞 Have a good week
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Morning all, Wife and daughter just off to run 10k. I’m staying in with the dogs and a good book. Happy Sunday
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Morning all, Real gales last night here in Glasgow. Oak branch across the road torn out above a row of parked cars, but wind blew it beyond the cars onto some grassland. I daresay others were not so lucky.
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Morning all, Heading north for a week to see daughter and her in laws. Wonder what the weather will bring.
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This 40 year old cedar was planted by the current resident. I have never seen anything like this before. On the left side of the photos the root buttress sounds a bit soft/hollow but otherwise the trunk base sounds pretty solid when knocked with nylon head hammer. The fact the tree has a fair lean towards a neighbouring house, and the dubious buttress is the most critical to counter the lean, the owner want the tree down. I think this is the right decision. The crown is not showing any obvious signs of distress/needle loss. Anyone any thoughts on the diagnosis?
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Morning all, Domestic chores today, and getting ready to head north. Going to daughter in Glasgow for the weekend, she and my wife will run the 10k. Then further north to stay with daughter’s in laws, doing some pruning for them.
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Lovely photos
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Morning all, Raining here but should clear soon. Nice conifer climb and dismantle to do. Even if it is raining it will be better than the M25 yesterday. Happy October
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Sorry to hear this. We never know what is round the corner. Fortunately the management of ischaemic heart disease has come a very long way over the last 40 years. One guy in the village had his stents more than fifteen years ago and returned to work as a roofer very quickly. At 85 he has only just stopped walking his dog, but due to arthritis, still no angina come back. Hope the stents happen asap and all goes well.
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Morning all, Early start, trailering the MEWP down to Sussex, 200 miles, to leave it with CMC men until the intermittent fault is sorted. Back home later today. Stay safe all.
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Morning all, Fine weather again. Hedge trimming today. Have a good day all.
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Morning all, Lazy day today. Going for a test trip with Rosiedog (chocolate lab) in passenger footwell of Hilux next to wife’s feet to see if she settles. Going on busman’s holiday soon to Scotland and need to know she will travel ok. She’s fine in the van but not tried the footwell option before.
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Looking for flail for small tractor
maybelateron replied to Alan Smith's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I have had the opposite experience. 20+ years ago briefly used a finger bar mower on a Forsdon Power Major, then a disc mower on same tractor, then a 6ft Major topper, well built and solid. For the last 15 years I have had a 5ft hammer flail on the back of my 40hp Kubota STV40. The flails have picked up a metal shovel, a 12ft metal gate, hit 8-10 inch diameter logs in the undergrowth. None of these events have damaged to flails. Today I was flailing a paddock and had to crown raise a sycamore at the edge of it. Maximum diameter of branch was 2.5 - 3 inches. I just put the brash and branches on the ground and pulverised it with the flail. Italian made, not Chinese. -
Morning all, Fine day again here. Wife’s birthday (state pension starts today), walk the dog, gardening with er indoors then meal out later. Happy Friday.
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Morning all, Fine weather again. Not a big job today, but part of it includes climbing and reducing a hawthorn. Ouch.
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Morning all, Blue sky day again. Even looking good for early next week. Enjoy it while we can.
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I have the 22ton road tow splitter with table. Never found anything it could not split. Use it horizontally in the yard, occasionally in vertical mode on site for rings that need making smaller to allow moving by hand if we can’t get bigger machinery in. It sips petrol slowly. I rate it highly.
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Morning all, Hilux frosted over this morning, yet the van isn’t. Parked at different ends of the house, makes a difference. Couple of regular autumn hedges today.
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Morning all, First real frost of the season here. Going to be a fine day. Finishing off a job from last week today. Didn't fancy doing the climbing when it was chucking it down. Have a good week.
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Morning all, Fine blue sky days ahead now. Mega amount of rain yesterday. Have had a lovely time with our 3 “children” and other halves. I’m cooking brunch then back to quiet house with two old goats and their old dog. Happy Sunday
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Morning all, Going to be pretty wet today. Family trip to go paddle boarding, but I’ll stay in the cafe due to recent ear infection. Cloud with silver lining then. Looking good weather wise next week.
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Morning all, Changing main drive belt on Jensen chipper. One of those with 4 belts bonded together. Was a pig to remove yesterday. I’m fitting 4 singles hoping that will be easier. Then got to drill out the seized bolts I had to chisel off to get lower cover off to get proper access. Still, rather do this under cover than have the old belt fail on site!
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Morning all, Hopefully getting my ear cleaned out! Infection hard to clear until all the gunk is gone. Otherwise pottering day mainly.
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Morning all, Rain today, job booked for customer to be on site. Going to to get wet then.
