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Everything posted by lux
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Not at all. But at least you’ve made some money if it turns out to be no good by having a base cost on it. I’ve milled enough oaks in gardens not to be tempted for the free timber that turns into firewood [emoji23] as you say each to their own but it wouldn’t be for me on the free timber basis.
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More to the point it’s just easier to have the Miller remove it [emoji23]. I agree. For me I’d want to have a base rate cost for the milling that takes into account value of the timber. If its planks for interior use the value is low until they are suitably air dried or kiln dried. I’ve had superb oak that I’ve air dried to all the good practices to find 3 years down the line it’s propellered right up and no good in long lengths. If it’s gonna move, it’ll move. Maybe suit someone milling as a hobby in these circumstances.
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Because you’d want to know before you put a saw in it. If you take the deal for free wood / planks I wouldn’t want to be lumped with being responsible for removing it if it’s no good as milled timber only firewood or biomass. It’s a big stick to remove for free if it’s worth £ 40 in biomass.... I’d want the tree surgeon to be doing that and I wouldn’t want to see the client stuck with it because neither party assumes responsibility either way.
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That’s the point. If it’s crap the customer has to call the tree surgeons back to do the extra work removing the stem. There’s a big difference in the amount of work for the tree surgeon felling it.
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That’s my point. Surely the tree surgeon would be adjust his price either way for less or more work If it’s no good they have a big old pile of oak rings to cut up or if it’s good for milking they have an easy dismantle with half the waste. [emoji106]
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So if someone milling it finds it’s no good , has shake or full of metal and stops after a couple of cuts who’s responsible for it. The Miller or the tree surgeon......... I assume the dismantle has been reduced in price to account for less work but if it’s got to be ringed up the price goes back up to the customer ??
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I’ve had good results with roundup sprayed 1 or 2 times a year.
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Also got one gathering dust in my workshop that’s available. Based Haslemere on the Surrey West Sussex border. Also an oxdale 3point link log splitter if anyone’s after one.
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Always nice when they punch above their weight.
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All a bit of a gamble isn’t it. I’ve been plenty guilty enough myself of driving unimogs on the road for arb work. Less likely to get stopped and in trouble using a tractor , especially in rural or semi rural areas. Still doesn’t make it legal though [emoji23]. Easier to ask for forgiveness than it is permission so no doubt I’ll be infringing again at some point [emoji38]
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Generally they don’t ..... they like to give you loads of variations on how they conform but in most cases it’s just their way in which they like to interpret the rules to suit them. I’d say a very high percentage of mogs in arb work don’t conform.
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Any one on here able to carry out a tree survey in North London or recommend a good consultant ? Needs to determine roots damaging garden walls for insurance purposes. Asking for a family friend as it’s way out of my area. Thanks in advance
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Buying and restoring old cross cut hand saws and two man saws
lux replied to carbs for arbs's topic in General chat
I recall some reasonable YouTube videos on the wranglerstar channel about restoring and sharpening these saws. Back when his channel was half decent before he got bought out and now just posts rubbish videos destroying cheap tools from Amazon and doing weirdo prepper stuff for the never coming apocalypse....... makes him a living I guess Anyway. His old tool restoration clips were quite good. -
It is yes. We are based pretty much next door to each other so works a treat for me
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Surely is. Julian’s a top bloke. Recommend him to anyone in need of a grapple truck
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Grapple saw In again today. I’ve dead wooded these oaks about 3 years ago and they are already littered with dead again and the crowns are looking quite stressed. Sadly in decline. They extend over several roofs and are becoming a concern to the owner. It would have been a faff rigging a lot of it as no landing zone to speak of the other side so some large extended limbs would have a long way to rig back into the lane. Slow expensive and tedious. Nursing these trees into retirement with the grapple saw and near enough pollarding on them. Julian plonked me up on the trees after to tidy up. 4 oaks and a 1 conifer topped out. Back in time to get some maintenance done and still away at 3:45. This time it was definitely cheaper and quicker to go mechanical. Top kit for the right job. It’ll never replace climbing but it’s certainly a massive asset given the right situation.
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Personally I never got on with the tree motion. Uncomfortable and doesn’t stay in place for me. Skylotec is my favourite. When the current ones done I won’t even bother looking at anything else. Just another skylotec. It’s just personal preference though. They are all good in their own right.
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I bought those wood owls. Epic drill bits.
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Good lift and shove. OTT tracks are expensive. If it’s a yard machine they are great. If you want it on jobs you’d be better using your money as a deposit in a mini loader Norcar gets my vote at the moment.
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Cheers may well do. Drop me a WhatsApp message with rates. [emoji106]
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Anyone got one of these little chippers available to hire near a job in Godalming , Surrey. ? Turned up to do a job I priced last year and the Badgers have moved in.... anyway it was down tools and I’ve had an ecology survey and method statement done to satisfy Natural England. Change of method now for the job and also trying to balance and keep within a reasonable budget for the client. One of these little machines would help. If anyone has one for hire In my area let me know. Cheers.
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Was the larch fresh off the mill ? Not made framing from larch before. Is it fairly stable to use green or pis that larch part dried. ? Nice joinery in that shed. I have a few nice larch logs waiting to be milled. Be good to know.
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Another day lining them up and knocking em down. Seems to have been a bit of it recently. Felling in between buildings using conventional felling cuts instead of humboldt to leave them on the hinge a bit longer. No saw logs in this lot of snot so not fussed.
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Plenty of toys. The big tracked chipper and Volvo were just hired in for a couple of days.
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Bit of site clearance from earlier in the week. Can never get the videos to upload from my phone which is a shame. Didn’t take many pics of the site but general conifer bashing and felling quite a few Doug firs.
