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Honeys and FR Jones are the same on price for saws. I think they do the biggest volumes and are just about the cheapest dealers in the country as far as I know. Depending where you are travelling from honeys new shop is worth a trip.
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Still a much better price at honeys even if you can’t claim vat. Only and extra £50 quid for a 41” bar and chain for your felling and cross cutting. I would imagine that would cost just over a couple hundred quid to buy a bar and chain like that [emoji106]
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Yup, as the side says , that one is definitely ‘in situ’ [emoji23] Or as I might say it’s in a bit of a shituation.
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Only £1124 on a 41” bar at honeys. Or £1349 if you have to soak up the VAT.
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Cable bracing and inspection qualifications?
lux replied to Treerangers's topic in Trees and the Law
It’s quite enjoyable to install I find. It’s all down to every trees individual assessment. It can really mitigate invasive pruning for the right tree. I did a lot of them this year off the back of a very comprehensive survey on a large site. It certainly managed and retained some prominent and worthy trees. The project is still ongoing so no doubt will be doing more. The first survey cost them £12k. Survey 2 starts in the new year .. ouch. Good for me though [emoji106] -
Get it bought. Drill the bar and have the extra hopper to keep things lubricated. Go for a lopro bar and chain. I’d imagine that is the biggest thing you can do to reduce stress on the saw in milling so far as I know. Apart from a helper saw at the other end. Not much else too it. By virtue the Alaskan set up is very simple so not many options. I don’t know if there is a panther at that size. That’s a fair length bar.
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Nice. I caught this little one and released him elsewhere. Somewhere not near my chickens and ducks ......
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Cable bracing and inspection qualifications?
lux replied to Treerangers's topic in Trees and the Law
More acknowledgment and management of it. You already know the tree has a risk and you’re doing something about it. -
Looks like a nice dismantle for the new year.
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I’m not sure why or how you would go into a forest through the kitchen [emoji23] They definitely have their place but they certainly ain’t quick [emoji38]
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Just by a bandsaw mill and not worry about it. Woodland mills seem a fair price and look half decent. Any chainsaw milling is slow.
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Cable bracing and inspection qualifications?
lux replied to Treerangers's topic in Trees and the Law
You may have it covered but if you are inspecting someone else’s work and giving an assessment/ report on it you will need to make sure the indemnity part of your policy covers you for such , they will most likely want that qualification evidenced for you to do such so the course sounds a must for you. -
Consider a full wrap handle on the 880 / 881. Makes it a lot easier using a big saw for big take downs. Unless ported the 661 is only recommended for a 36” bar. You would be better off with a ported 661 if weight is an issue, have a 42” or similar bar for it. Full skip chain.
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Not that one, the old hospital site top of the hill on Kings drive , you then have the long straight hill down to midhurst that has the coppice to one side and the forestry stuff on the other. They mulched a large section on the road side a couple of years back. Any way there is loads of birch plantation in there, A lot of those new large houses on the estate have some terribly exposed trees in there gardens and driveways that are becoming a problem. They were all forestry trees and the developers have left patches of them landscaped into the development. Ugly tall trees with no crowns and now really exposed to get blown over. lots of them are in poor health too. Only out of interest as Im working on several there lately.
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The powerful new lifting machines from Dragon Equipment
lux commented on Steve Bullman's record in News
Looks fixed to me. Not sure that it has much capability to put that stick on the back of a truck or trailer after its moved it does it? Looks as though they are bringing the load further back to increase lift capacity but sacrificing handling the material. Seems more for shifting wood just from a to b on a site rather than load ?? -
Not on or near the king Edward estate is it ? Only out of interest. I’ve just done a load on a domestic site there. Was surrounded by birch and chestnut plantation.
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Just a couple more from the end of last weeks Bosh session. Big old twin stem and the single stem that Big Beech is now the proud owner of.
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Is it for indoor our outdoor use ?
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Polyurethane spray like you use to seal kitchen worktops would also be good. That can stabilise colours. Let me ask Tim who works for me. He’s got plenty of knowledge in this sort of stuff with his carpentry skills.
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If it’s a pale ish colour yes. If you are talking about woods with dark or red colouration etc I’d be reluctant to use it. It’s a strong chemical bleach basically so likely to fade the colours you are trying to recover / preserve. With redwoods I’ve had good results refinishing and sealing to liven the colour back up. Osmo is a good product to seal and UV stabilise which might help mate.
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I’d agree. In my use for framing it’s cleaning it to give it that fresh cut colour. I’d say big Beech would be better lightly sanding / planing dulled timber and treating and sealing it with something UV stable like Osmo maybe.
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Easy stuff to use. Very strong. I use it on oak when doing any framing. Takes a good 24 -48 hours to do its thing it’s not an instant result but the results are very good. Mind how you carry the timber after it’s been applied. It will transfer to skin and clothes. Quite unpleasant stuff.
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Grows anywhere here. From clay to sand and everything in between. I recon big beech will get some nice slabs out of that old bit of nut. It’s solid heart wood so should mill well. These particular trees are close to the outskirts of London. Sadly for me as the drive to site is a pain in the backside. Plenty more like it to come down still too.
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Besides. Is bought it and taken it now. I don’t do refunds [emoji23]. I’m sure he will get something worthwhile from it.
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Good job these stocks are no where near Sussex then [emoji106]
