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Would be very useful.

Well MSA300 seems to be out of stock fairly universally as do batteries for it. Husky 540i xp is much the same. MSA220 and AP300S are available but £950 for it with two batteries and a charger is quite an investment if you're not sure it's going to do the job.

While it's not really about being green our woodland management is all about restoration and increasing biodiversity so it is a factor. Only problem is what is truly 'green' these days?

Looks as if it could be a good option.

Considering a new chainsaw and as getting older and shoulder plays up a bit thought about battery chainsaw. Needs to be capable of taking down mainly softwood plus some hardwood. My go to saw is my 450e with a 16" bar on it. It starts pretty well thanks to decompressor but as I say shoulder is not the best. Needs to be able to cope with woodland management but not going to be using it all day every day. Thinking along the lines of 540i XP or msa300 although wincing at cost. Looking online though availability doesn't look good and some have bare unit but no batteries or charger. Anybody using either regularly? How do you find them? Alternatives? I have a 36v einhell which I keep in the pickup for emergency use or occasional delimbing which is great but too small for the larger stuff.

One of those things I always think that's a good idea when it comes up in a post then promptly forget to get the serial numbers together and do it. As already said all layers are useful. So kicked my own bum will get on and do it. It's free after all.

I have a 450e and it is my go to saw I use in maintaining my woodland. Only thing i don't like about it is the tooless adjustment. Also have an 026 and 251 but Husky does everything I need and just feels so well balanced to use rather than the Stihls.

Ron Pratt - Heavy recovery Dirt perfect - excavation etc Watch Wes Work - Mechanic with a great sense of humour Captain Kleeman - If it's fixed he'll break it Out of the Woods - sawmill Letsdig18 - excavation etc South Main Auto - car repairs Fab Rats - car restoration and off roading Nuts319 - american logger - sensible Dirt Grain Steel - Farming Excavating Fabricating

My neighbour drives an ambulance he was on over £50k a year two years ago the retired and took his very good pension then was allowed to go back again must be coining it in. It's the unskilled workers doing the menial but necessary tasks who I think should get a decent rise.

My better half has been 'seeding' our woodland edges, which are a bit sparse with fair bit of dead elm, with crab apples, noticeably all have disappeared smartish whereas usually hang around for ages.

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From an article 21 years old - nothing changes. Old enough to remember 78/79 and how bad it was. No more beer and butties | Derek Brown | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM The relationship between trade unions and Labour leaders, when they get into power, is always both sweet and sour, says Derek Brown. Jim Callaghan fared little better in his brief stint at Number 10, from 1976 to 1979. Indeed, the issue which did more than any other to undermine his administration was the so-called winter of discontent in 1978 to 1979, when it seemed that every public sector union was determined to destroy the government. If that was the intention, it worked. In the spring of 1979, the Conservatives surged back to power, on a platform which promised to do to the unions what they had done to the Callaghan government. In the years that followed, the movement was bludgeoned into submission, as employment law tilted massively towards bosses and away from workers. With Labour back in power, not a lot has changed. The old verities - redistribution of wealth, public sector growth, employment protection - seem almost quaint in their irrelevance. But at least the grub's better at Number 10.

The worst thing is the NHS hospitals appointing/creating managerial positions like it's going out of fashion at exorbitant salaries circa £200k. Asking for 19% was never going to go well.

Agreed

560kg

Please don't confuse me by moving me into an over 70's group I struggle enough remembering things as it is .

Has any of the work granted under planning permission started? If it has you are ok as usually no time limit to complete. If nothing started you may find permission has expired and it's a start again job. Depending on the nature of the site do you need a felling licence? Mine recently took two months.

You'd think California would be worrying more about their water shortage crisis than small petrol engines.

I'd check with your local council as they may have TPOs, or be in a conservation area or be the subject of a planning condition relative to the site. You would also need to talk to the FC ref a felling licence if over 5 cubic metres in a quarter as others have said. Get it wrong and it could work out very expensive.

Been having this problem on a number of websites for a while now.

Great news

And as others have said the woodland belongs to someone, you need to get permission or you could end up being accused of theft and/or criminal damage. That branch or pile of wood laying on the ground might be habitat left there for Countryside Stewardship purposes. If I found you in my wood without permission we would be having a few short and to the point words and I know the local Rural Crime Team who respond very quickly! Get permission and save yourself a lot of bother. Don't forget you may have to split the wood etc. Be careful chainsaws are not to be trifled with you should get chainsaw trousers.

Ford have said they will end 'goodwill' scheme end of November so if anyone still may be affected get in quick.

Sounds like I should be grateful to have missed that one