Mark Wileman

Anyone seen anything like this for sale in the UK or Europe? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-pair-Hydraulic-Tipper-Trailer-hinges-for-ute-tray-trailer-heavy-duty-10-tonne-/322439383562 They seem a nice simple way of getting a tidy hinge without having to work out the clearance etc...

I spent a lot of time playing around in the bottom limbs of trees, you can learn the limits of your knots/weight vs different branches without having the fear factor of being up high. It really helped me a lot, after about an hour of messing around on this big oak I was literally running out to 10m on a branch walk because I was so close to the ground. Not saying I do that 50ft up, but it got me a lot more confident to go out in the first place! Falling a couple of times helps you too, you need a good fall onto your kit to actually believe in it. I had a limb snap on me in the crown of this old beech and fell maybe 2-3 metres, had way too much slack in my system... but it taught me that the kit works and not to have that much slack

On the same subject, does anyone know where to get hold of decommissioned AUS utility poles or have some lying around they want to sell?

You might as well just go ahead and say if your white your good enough ? I love poles, they make a hard day an easy day. I like using them to get a line in a second tree (where avaliable) when chogging down and having so much more freedom on the stem.

The MS 661 C-M!

I like cutting trees coz i did no good at school and you dont need gcses to get a chainsaw ticket.

Nah, bolted from beneath, all the videos I must be watching are from the American (pure ford) rangers.

7 years on... BUMP!

Thanks guys, I checked it out and then got a second opinion from my mechanic. Underneath is solid, she's been well looked after so it seems! I'm now the proud owner of a 2006 single cab, 78,000 on the clock and she drives like a dream Going to take my time doing her up and adding a few bits and bobs, firstly trying to figure out how to remove the bed... it isn't screwed down like YouTube is telling me!

I'm off to view an 06 Ranger later, just reading up on all the rust issues! Anyone had one with problems that cam advise me where to look for rust? Obviously going to check all the chassis I can see from the arches/suspension mounts etc... This truck only has 70k on her and has been dealer maintained, so maybe she'll be all right!

Has anyone had any experience with Yuejin trucks? Looks like a Nissan Cabstar but with a Toyota Petrol engine (2.3ltr). Seen a lot advertised for cheap enough to take the gamble!

I've had about 4 months work off Arbtalk, which has in turn led to other contacts. I second the "I owe Steve a beer" statement. My 2 cents on the age old don't subbie climb until your an expert: The same people that tell you that you need to be the best climber in the county to be a successful sub-contract climber are also the people that will tell you you need 10 years climbing before you get any good. With that career timeline it's probably more beneficial for you to train as a Doctor than a Tree Surgeon. ? I've been climbing a year, and now a good 50% of my sub-contract work is climbing. I'm not a 9 stone ninja 18 year old either: I'm 17 and a half stone and nearly 30. I'm honest from the outset about my experience level and when on site I ask advice from the experienced members of the team constantly (usually along the lines of "Did [ insert previous climber ] used to drop bits this big out or should I get out there more?"). From my experience employers don't want the best climbers in the county, they are expensive, they want safe climbers who don't break stuff. So be safe, don't rush (that doesn't mean don't work hard) and ask questions, once the confidence begins to grow that is when your standard will improve.

Hi guys, Would anyone be able to help me out with a few questions I have regarding council quoting/tendering, nothing too invasive or personal I promise. Regards, Mark

I just use my DRT around the stem, I fucked around for ages trying to come up with crazy ways to ab down and then re setup my line by leaving the running bowline tail long etc... Turns out its faster to just spike down 5-10 steps than it is be a rope-work hero

I run mine on 40:1 xp oil, never had any problems with her a year on.

Nice job, if you need extra hands let me know!

Leylandii bashing, maiden voyage of 'Rocky', my Rock Machinery mini chipper, she did well!

Finally got around to joining the Wee Chipper Club with my rock machinery 13hp 3.5" chipper! It might not have those fancy tracks, but pushes as easy as an overloaded wheel barrow Here's a video of it in action, handles stuff up to 4 inch, although you have to put the brakes on manually to stop it stalling out. This machine did 10-15 stems of mature leylandi today with ease, very happy customer! chippervid.mp4

cheers guys, are they all the 1.4kg payload ones?

Thanks foe the replies ,Will be towing with a vivaro to start with, gross train 4700, leaves about 2000 for the trailer. longer term probably a pickup, as my work vehicle is also my primary vehicle, cant afford to have two taxed/insured vehicles on the drive!

Hi, What trailers are people running mostly? To start with my trailer will only be used to transport my 4 inch mini chipper/mower and for chip/log removal. But I do want to have the ability to pickup tracked machines as and when I hire them in. With the above in mind I was looking at twin axle, 2 tonne, 10 ft trailer? Any larger I don't think ill warrant the use, and I want to keep the trailer small enough to make driving easier.

This was on the news a while ago, there was uproar about people putting spikes over the car part for an up market apartment block. I think eagle nest boxes will keep the birds away!

Sounds like you've made it. I'm still at the Vauxhall Vivaro, 2 saws and a bucket of climbing gear stage! Rock Machinery chipper is on a pallet heading my way though

Picture of an Ash on my boundary, a lot of crown dieback compared to nearby trees. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks to see if it decides to start growing then give it a climbing inspection. If this is dieback, will doing a reduction back to main areas of epicormic prolong it's life/stop the spread of infection to other trees?

No problem, I think the bottom line is so long as your speak to the DNO and act on their instruction then you can't go wrong!