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Our local hospital dermatology department had one consultant called Dr Byrne and another was Dr Tan. Years before that there was a junior gynaecology doc called Dr Overy, and when I was a young obs/gynae doc when training for GP I had a colleague called Dr Dick!!! Yes these are all true as well.
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Heavy frost yesterday and this morning. Chipper ignition barrel frozen yesterday. Last week had to abandon trimming tall conifer hedge - when we got to the top in the mewp (20ft) the hedge was moving all over the place due to the wind!
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I am interested that nobody has actually directly named the company, nearest was Khriss's allusion to "a northern supplier" or words to that effect. If what is being quoted in this thread is accurate I cannot see any reason for any comeback from naming the supplier. I have twice now had a similar experience from a southern supplier, and would have quoted their name if I was starting a thread - or is there a reason I should not? First time was for new spikes, paid in full as website did not say out of stock, took > 3 months and I had to upgrade to get similar without waiting longer. This time I am having to wait 2 months for a climbing rope, fully paid for, and then told out of stock and problem with supply.
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Busy with lots booked in, should be able to keep to timescales given if weather behaves reasonably. Got some stuff in for next year too. Had to give up on trimming a regular customer's tall conifer hedge today because it was so windy the hedge top was moving too much to get an even finish!
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Oops, typo, silly me should be "their"
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Ah yes, customers sometimes just won't listen. Did a commercial job back in 2004, previously pollarded Poplars being a small part of the job. I suggested leave them well alone or fell. I even went as far as to say you may end up with three fluffy sticks covered in whiskers. No, we definitely want you to pollard it down to the three main trunks. The time between the first and last photos is one year. To end the day well, we broke down at Newark in our brand new LDV convoy, that was only a few weeks old, 70 miles from base. It turned out to be due to the "free tank of fuel" they threw in (quite literally almost) - it was from the bottom of there oil drum of dregs and had blocked the fuel filter!
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I have had this same problem, however, after doing proper reduction work. We did a reduction on a Copper Beech, using my mewp. I had made every effort to impress upon the customer that we would not be "chopping lots off the top", explained the problems that can follow overpruning/removing too much foliage. The tree looked good when we finished, having had as much as we thought was sensible removed. Customer came home, clearly thought we should have taken more off, ie savaged a nice tree.
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I have two TPO applications with one of our local councils that are overdue for the decisions notice, one of them by 4 weeks. This is despite chasing it up twice. Bet they would be round in a flash if I started the minor and obviously needed crown raise to the tree! Another of the council Tree Officers I deal with really does deserve praise. I will never moan that he is behind with his paperwork for the simple reason he is so helpful and we talk about our long lost friend Mt Common Sense. I am sure the only reason he gets behind on paper work is because he is always happy to meet tree surgeons and tree owners on site, discuss any proposed work, give a feel for what is likely to be approved/what is not so likely. Makes it so much easier. None of the other 3 main councils I deal with are prepared to meet on site.
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Thick leather or welding gauntlets. I have done several Monkey Puzzles over the years. If a spike/leaf punctures your finger you can expect it to get very swollen and stiff by the end of the day, but then mine got a lot better overnight. Also had one of these beast nick a vein on my forearm, wonderful.
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the best water proof arborist jacket to date
maybelateron replied to markrufrider's topic in General chat
That about sums up the reality of climbing in bad rain. I can never justify an expensive jacket for wet climbing - nothing seems to retain its waterproof quality after a few days of friction contact with timber, be it when climbing or just carrying it on the ground. -
Think Wonky and I were typing at the same time!
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I might be asking a dumb question here, but to me there is no shame in ignorance, and plenty of shame in not asking: What is the issue about ported saw with respect to insurance?
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Rough stuff with plenty of knots sounds like you need to up your budget probably. I changed to the Rock Venom 22 ton road tow splitter after running a Brown's tractor mounted one for 20 years. The Rock splitter is absolutely fantastic in my opinion, and it out performs to Brown's one by a big margin. I would imagine that the Rock 12 ton V series petrol powered splitter is pretty good, and represents good value.
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If he is made to replant, that should stop the extra house or two.
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This is actually true, but you may have heard it before: Notice at one out patients department said "For Family planning use rear entrance"
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So true, to the power of n.
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How did you crack your stove glass?
maybelateron replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I was felling a 75ft Lombardy Poplar that was in my living room and it went the wrong way, taking out the stove glass in the process. -
When cutting cord I do it as previously described - tape the end, cut through middle of tape. Then I mount an old flat file in the vice, heat till red hot, touch the cut end of the cord onto file and voila - tidy heat sealed, without heat cutting the rope.
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Looking for advice on purchasing a wood chipper
maybelateron replied to Stu33J's topic in Large equipment
I run a Jensen A540 turntable road tow, and a Forst TR6. Had the Jensen as ex demo, short warranty. Dealer good, but Jensen Germany slow++ if parts have to come from there, but machine is fantastic at its job. Had the Forst TR6 from new, 3yr warranty. Had a problem with the ignition switch, the mechanic came to me and fixed it, as that's how they work. Whenever I have rung Forst with a query/ordering parts they are absolutely first class service quality. The machine itself is fantastic. -
It would be good to see a photo looking at the tree from the side, at a moderate distance.
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I had this same problem with my TR6, early on it its life from new. Forst changed the ignition switch under warranty and that sorted it.
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Agreed, Blakes better than Prussik. Both utterly evil once coated with Pine resin etc. ZigZag and other mechanical devices cope better with resin, but did a Pine the other week that still made these jam. Cleaned them with meths, ropes in washing machine.
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Bateson 8x5 high sided tipper, still going strong after 16 years. Holds 3.75 cubic metres. For silly large deiliveries the largest IW tipper (12 x 6ft 6) with high sides, althought never had a log delivery that big to do, just wood chip so far in that one.
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In principle I would agree. I was not VAT registered until my turnover meant I had to be. I dropped the contract that put me over the threshold after three years, and could deregister for VAT if I wanted. But I always have enough work coming in, despite being 90% tree surgery and tall hedges. Doing the quarterly VAT return myself is easy peasy, and I still get to reclaim VAT on most of my expenses. I would only deregister for VAT if I was losing too much work because of the the VAT. Flip side of coin is it is probably easiest to start off not VAT registered, and register later if you want or have to.
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I am in North Staffordshire, on the edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the east of Stoke on Trent. I have noticed several Sycamores recently which had normal sized leaves last year and have small leaves this year. I was looking at a couple with one of the local tree officers and we both commented on the small leaves and assumed it is related to last year's drought. Despite plenty of rain earlier this year our ground remains much drier and harder than usual. One field gateway that normally needs wellies most of the year is now hard and dry. I am planning to take water out into one of our fields to water some Weeping Willows we planted 18months ago.
