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Couple of barn doors on the van would make that load legit 😉 I often wondered how overweight the vans are and made the usual guesstimates... when working out of area a few months back we were running transit with 10x6 tipper trailer loads of wood chip to a nearby green waste centre as it was considerably closer than going back to the yard. Had a weigh bridge on the weigh in ..... transit and trailer rolled in at 9 ton both brimmed with rhododendron chip.. Threw that weigh ticket away pretty quick (after a brief thought of framing it). Thank god for uprated springs and barn doors to hide my little traffic infringements eh..

did you keep quiet about the tilty and then surprise her saying "I've just seen this on the local Facebook pages.. what are the chances eh" 😂

You’re really stretching the excuses for not taking your missus on holiday for another year mate 😉

I can't get my head around the little 1.9 engine. It must be working so hard I would have doubts on its longevity.. Get the 2.5 if you can Check the chassis well on the age you are buying, they are prone to some rot especially if an ex farm vehicle or such. I don't think you can get a d-max of that age with a diff lock either so one to BIM if its going to be working in the sticky stuff. Little low slung but that's a cheap fix with peddars suspension. I put the 2 inch lift on my hilux and its been very good.

A 572 on 24” bar is £1k new at honey brothers. I’d say £600 would be what you’d expect for a used one.

Yeah I’ve only seen his own saws running on his insta videos. id like one of the 372 you get hold of and port as my next saw purchase. I don’t actually need any more saws atm which bugs me 😂

@Crocky has done my MS 200t Cuts a treat, definite gain and it just sits ticking over perfectly on my harness nicely, never cuts out which is lovely when making multiple cuts and stowing in-between to chuck stuff out of the tree. The best top handle got better after he had it. Currently got a local guy porting a saw for me ( Simon Trantor in Hampshire ) look forward to seeing how that one goes. Artur Rodaks work also looks nice Ported saws are def gaining popularity this side of the big blue pond and in my opinion well worth doing, for one thing you can go 1 or 2 sizes down on a saw to do the same job. less tiring if you are climbing with them or snedding up all day long.

Got any softwood saw log coming out of the site Tom ?

luck of the draw I guess. my ported 200t has been pretty solid with very few issues. 201 is in kit form in a box and will never get rebuilt. Can of worms.

Arbpro Gamma for me. Down to fit , best to go somewhere you can try on different brands. Comfort is key , vents on the backs of the legs help in summer. Cant remember the last time I bought any type C boil in the bag trousers, hate them.

They are getting good initial reviews. Some I have seen suggest the hot start issue has been resolved along with a few other flaws. Sometimes its the hype of it being new that gets people singing its praises. 6 months use climbing could see some flaws so I'll hold out like yourself. That said I don't need another topper atm and am looking forward to my 2511 returning which is away for porting atm.

Thanks Gents, They / He has a rather nice looking website which says they are based in Redhill (East Surrey), so not a million miles away from the potential job I'll get in touch with them for a quote. Have to say id be keen at looking into buying one of those air spades myself. Cheers

Anybody in the Surrey / Sussex / Hants area got an Air Spade for decompaction work? Or is anyone selling an air spade? Thanks in advance

Careful Mark you might regret giving him options. Joe might decide to be the Pimp and put you on faggot duty ….. 🤔😂

I couldn’t remember his name. That photo was from last years Wests Wood fair Near East Dean.

Pimp clamp is what is used to make them. Probably some regional variations on that name. Have a look on the Woodlands TV channel on Youtube. They have a video of the chap who owns this sign. He is local to me and is well known for the old woodland crafts and ways. They really are superb fire lighters

😂😂😂. Let me know the date. I’d like to come and watch that. 😂 what’s the odds you’ll be doing a little fencing repair down there. It’ll be interesting if the new replacement oil tank takes a whack too 😂

Went to look at Beech tree last week. Customer said a branch had dropped off but she wanted to save the tree. Arrived at a very lovely old house that is now split into apartments. lovely building and very well kept so I was thinking this was a positive as I waited at the impressive front door. Got taken to the rear garden to find a very large Beech with a failed leader from an included union. Big lump to clear up and a very large Beech remaining that could do with some reduction work and perhaps some cobra bracing in places. Spent some time going through it and gave a price on the spot for the clear up and suggested tree work to then be told the tree no longer belongs to them and that the owner has arranged a contractor to do the clear up and that until they buy the tree back they wouldn't carry out any work on it but just wanted to know what it would cost. She then asks what would I charge to do maintenance. Maintenance on what ? She says they would like to buy the woods back but would like to know what it costs to maintain. I gave her some advice about getting a woodland survey done prior to buying it and any maintenance costs could be forecast from that. Waste of time visit to look at trees they don't own and someone else is supposedly already instructed on. Probably wouldn't of minded so much if that had been made clear on the initial phone call rather than halfway through looking at it all. I grumbled all the way to getting a take away cappuccino down the rd.

Last day of holiday for me. Back to graft next week. No more morning coffee by the sea next week sadly

On holiday this week , checking in whilst everyone faffs about getting ready to go out. I find I use this forum a lot less these days now it’s browser based rather than an App anyone find the same. ??

Stick with what you’ve got. I can’t imagine you’d notice any real world difference

Yes and no I think. if I just need a couple of small items , let’s say a couple of sprockets as mentioned for instance. I’d rather pay 4.95 postage than take an hour out of my day going to honey brothers and back when i can just click and have them delivered. bigger items , yeah I’m off to the shop to get hands on before I buy.

Yes I did underestimate that. I’ve only put deer wire up twice so was trying to think back. wire £250 per 100m from mcveigh Parker so that’s quite reasonable I get a nice price on chestnut direct from a local coppicer so I’m probably getting a decent deal there. knocker wise I sub in a friend with a tracked knocker. 300kg Weight. . He’s charging me £500 a day on that. It always seems a fair price when I use him so never shopped around. Plus he’s a decent hard worker and flies along. I take it from those of you that own them I’m getting good value there ?? 120 metres for posts and wire would be done by lunch. buy yeah maybe more around 2 k inc vat. Pic of him on the knocker from last autumn subbed in near Chichester. Removed half the width of the hedge , put the deer wire in then the remainder was traditionally laid on the other side. Looked great this summer

Lots of variables. I’d go for peeled Chestnut stakes and strainers Decide what type of mesh Clear the run of the fence line in advance for the contractor. It’ll make it swift and easy. It’ll take no time to put that length of fence In using a decent machine.

approx £1200.