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Thanks for that, I knew I’d read it but then couldn’t find it again for some reason. should be difficult to argue roadside trees don’t pose a credible risk once showing advance signs of dieback.

Just to follow on from this - would you need a felling license to remove dead and dying ash trees from the roadside edge of a field. There would be considerably more timber than 5m3…

Excellent read, lots of good info for sure. Does anyone have experience with the cormidi c85 loaders as well? Obviously that’s moving to tracks rather than wheels, plus it’s an extra 100+kg so I’m guessing ground impact would be worse? It’s also 4” wider than narrow wheels…but seemingly that generally is less of an issue. On the plus side, it can move more, but still might struggle moving a full ibc of fresh firewood? Sadly I don’t have the space for an articulated loader, but need something to help around the yard and on jobs (mostly domestic but some small commercial)

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I have a beech log, approx 12-15ft long and 36" at the base to about 34" at the top that is still standing waiting to be cut in the new year. It has been dead for around 2-3 years already and I was wondering if anyone was keen to come and mill it? The timber is dead and solid - there is potentially one patch of soft rot near the top but otherwise I think it is fairly solid throughout with some good colouration based on a slice I took off the top. Access is pretty poor as it is in a back garden and everything needs to go through a 3ft (3ft 6" if the gate comes off) gateway so sadly it can't just be loaded onto a lorry easily! It can be milled in situ though. Are there any interested parties before I just cut it for firewood for ease of extraction? Location is quite close to the middle of Leicester city.

Access is fine. You can drive up to both stacks I know of. I left some chunks there that would be anything up to 24” maybe? I don’t think it’s very processor friendly. It’s probably a couple of days worth. I can put you in contact with the homeowner if you are interested and he’ll be able to supply pictures etc?

Does anyone know anyone who offers mobile firewood processing around the midlands area, Leicester specifically? I have a customer who has got a lot of timber that has been left from various trees he's had removed, but now wants someone to split it. Nothing is overly processor friendly but it just needs a saw and a decent road tow log splitter. If anyone knows someone who can help, please let me know and I can put them in contact with the customer. Ta muchly

Specified a 4-5m oak tree, not great access with pretty heavy clay to dig through, all by hand. As long as it’s not up to me to fix it once I’ve removed the tree I’m happy. I just had an idea that they were planning on moving back to Australia in the next few years and didn’t want to end up some how liable.

Cheers guys. It’s not that the customer is being particularly difficult but (especially with the current virus issues) money isn’t a bottomless pit so if they can delay having to pay out another £500 or so for another 6-18 months they will do. I just didn’t want to end up with being responsible because they chose to ‘forget’ their responsibilities!

I’ve been given permission to remove a large oak tree for one of my customers that was covered by a TPO. With it came the usual replanting stipulation. Now, as the permission lasts for two years, the tree can be removed but then a replacement doesn’t need to be planted immediately, but possibly after the summer when planting conditions are more favourable. If the homeowner moves house between tree removal and the replacement being planted, is the new owner then liable for the fact a replacement hasn’t been sourced? Am I liable for the fact the previous owner only wanted to do the bare minimum and get the tree out of the way?

One of the people on my chainsaw in a tree course around 5 years ago failed because the instructor told us we needed to be climbing on two ropes plus lanyard. As none of us had two separate ropes we used the tail of our main line which was deemed fine, but as we hadn’t been taught this through the few days training, this one guy chose not to do it so as soon as he turned his saw on, he was asked to leave the tree as he had failed. Plus when we did aerial rescue a few months previous, that was all done with two main lines and pussics (bad days!). Sure this wasn’t college but a separate training provider...

Similar to you, my client is in her 60s and wanted the hedge to be 'fully grown' now rather than wait 15 years to achieve the same results. Thats why I had thought about the container/trough grown instant hedge but for the quantity, your looking at 3 times the price hence looking at alternatives! I won't be planting until November at the earliest so bare root seems like a good option and if hornbeam isn't adverse to an annual flailing at the start of the year, it could be a winner. Planting up some 120-150 stems at 4 per meter should give a pretty good screen come next summer.

At the start of the year I removed approx. 55m of conifer hedge for a customer and now they have come back to me wanting me to source and plant a new hedge to surround their garden. They are wanting something around the 1m height mark - I was thinking along the lines of Beech, Laurel or mixed native but is there anything else I might have missed? For ease I had looked at the trough grown plants but then potted plants are cheaper - if I use the mini excavator to dig a trench, planting either is fine. How well would a Beech hedge react to being trimmed with a tractor flail as I can imagine thats how one side will be maintained over time? I've been in discussions with my local nursery about it and although they have been useful, more advise is always good. They have given me a couple of contacts to get plants from but does anyone else have any good recommendations for buying this no. of bulk plants?

Call before hand for directions/instructions, will take most timber, hard or soft.