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I have been asked to quote for tree removal and pruning work at a caravan park. ( not 365 days residential ) The work will amount to a lot more than 5 M cube per 1/4. Do I need a felling licence for this work, or not? Transplanted

2021 Bateson PT56 Tiltbed up for sale at BPI online auction now, Auction ends 21st September.

Hypothetical question here. If I notify a council that I want to fell ten trees in a C A and they decide to TPO six of them, can I proceed to fell the other four before or after the TPO is confirmed ? Or do I have to make a new notification to the council for the four after the conformation ?

Here's the last Iveco I converted myself. Box section frame sides bolted to original corner posts. Top welded to sides. White outer sheeting is Di-bond from Amari Plastics ( Aluminium / plastic composite, available in various sizes, thickness and colours ) Top and inner sheeting is alloy, stronger than the Di-bond. Headboard is alloy backed by strong ply. Barn doors covered with Di-bond. Built to catch chip with no overspill, open one barn door, both or chip over the top, depending on wind and which chipper your using. As someone said to me ''It looks a bit like something from the wacky races'' but it works as intended. Air bag kit added to rear axle and engine remapped to 180 hp. Arb body cost me £ 1 k for materials and 6 or 7 days in time. Air bag kit was £ 600 and remap was 4 ton of softwood!

Work has been 90% storm damage jobs in the last 10 weeks. Awkward one today, wind damaged Ash locked into a broken Beech, L V close by. Took the tops off with the Cherry Picker, then winched both stems over together. 20220208_112807.mp4

Bought this manitou to help move larger timber, just waiting for the ordered attachments

Been here twice a week since Storm Arwen came and went !

I have been thinking about ordering a larger plant trailer, so this news prompted me to go and order a new one at 9 a m this morning. I'm sure demand for larger trailers ( new and secondhand ) will rise and there is a waiting list for many models as it is. I will take delivery in January 2022 at the earliest !

Narrow leaved Ash ( Fraxinus Angtifolia ) Had to fell a few recently

We are working in Allendale most of this week. p m me if you want a quote this week

I have been asked to price the removal of Ash trees at various sites, including Narrow leaved Ash. ( Fraxinus angustifolia ) The Narrow leaved Ash seem to be unaffected by die back at the moment. Does anyone know, are they going to die too, or are they possibly resistant ?

I don't think there is much between the Avants and Multiones, they are quite evenly matched in performance and price. I went with Multione on dealer service and because I feel that the Multione twin arm boom should be stronger. The fact that FMS is now a service agent for Multione is a bonus. One thing to watch out for when buying attachments that are not the same brand as your loader is to ensure that the tip / crowd angle is compatible. I've had to modify several attachments over the years to sort this problem. John

I use to have an avant and for 11 years I managed with Avant's own fork / grab, for moving timber and brash. Buying the Avant and attachments was one of the best things I ever did. It got abused and bent out of shape, so I recently rebuilt it and increased its capacity slightly to use on the Multione mainly for mucking out farm sheds. So 13 years on, its still doing a great job ! I use a Kelfri grab on the tractor, which would work well on a heavier compact loader. It's not really strong enough for the tractor as I bent this soon after I got it and when picking up a large piece it can lose its grip past a ton and a quarter. Multione's own grab works well for brash, but is heavy and does not tilt back much, reducing the weight carrying capacity. I'm thinking about putting the Kelfri grab on the Multione for lifting large diameter timber. So to Stephen, I would say borrow, hire or try other people's machines and grabs before making your mind up.

There is a product called Ventair which is great for vertical cladding on sheds. Its box profile with louvres, so it's strong, easy to install and gives good ventilation. I have been in a friends large log store on a wet and windy day clad with this stuff and it works well! It's probably pricey, but may be worth considering.