Hank
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Thanks, yeah I was pleased.
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Got it down this morning, came off really well. The root plate mostly sat back in place, but quite slowly. No fences or pheasant feeders damaged. Good result. Thanks for the replies 👌
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Yes good shout. Making it slide-y instead of roll-y, I like it. Thanks
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Thanks for all the replies, glad they're mostly in line with the ideas I've had for it! Will talk to the keeper and landowner tomorrow about leaving it and also about taking down part of the fence if they do want to get rid of it. Will post pics when it's done 🙌🙌
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The gamekeeper isn't thrilled about it being hung up there while he's in and out so they've decided to remove it which is fair enough. I think it'd be possible to climb but to do it safely (for me at least) you'd need to rig it, plus both trees are quite close to the fence so ideally would rig away from that. With all that in mind I think severing it at the base and dragging it backwards is the most efficient. Happy to be convinced otherwise though!!
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Hi gang, Got a hung up windblown oak to take down within a pheasant pen. Space is tight, with a high fence all the way around, but there's enough room behind the tree to slide it and get it on the ground. You can see in the video that the root plate is raised, ideally I'd sever the trunk and slide it backwards with a tractor so that it clears the plate, rather than sever it to the side or in front and then have to fight the trunk over the plate. As I have no one to bounce ideas off I thought I'd get some opinions here! Screenshot attached of roughly what I'm thinking. IMG_6406.mov
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I carry a personal first aid kit with an Israeli bandage whenever I'm using a saw. Well 90% of the time at least. Good habit to get into imo.
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This is approx 1.5 hours from Kew, quite an easy drive mostly on the M4. Really cool tree, apparently if you dance around it naked 12 times you can summon the devil 🤪 Big Belly Oak - Google Search G.CO Sorry, left out that the dancing needs to be anti-clockwise. -
You'll be fine sleeping in the van, I've yet to be moved on anywhere in the uk so if you do get asked to leave it'd be pretty bad luck. Do you use park4night? That will probably have useful spots on it. Roof tent would be a little trickier but I reckon still doable. How far afield are you planning on going, will you be staying mostly in the Greater London area? Just watch out for parking fines and ULEZ charges!!
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Sorry if it's already been mentioned but why not wait until your course and see what saws the training provider has, as well as the other students? There are bound to be a few options and you can try before you buy.
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Are those chainsaw trousers 🧐? They look cool what are they
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That also sounds fun...!
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😂😂
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Fun
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Hmmm ok that does sound pretty sketchy tbf
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I reckon you could this by yourself, working through them slowly and safely and charging a day rate. Depending on what they want to do with the timber of course...
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Replying to this just cos I feel like being pedantic but one of the common misconceptions of oak framing is using slow grown timber—actually fast grown oak is preferred, being stronger and more durable. One of the first questions I was asked to catch me out when I started timber framing 🤪 Also, posts rot when buried in concrete, it's very common, regardless of oil (traditionally oak frames aren't oiled). It may not happen for a while but it probably will eventually happen. Oak is an incredibly unstable timber, it moves a massive amount and typically cracks/splits as it dries, all this adding to the likelihood of moisture ingress. And once the moisture is in the timber encased in concrete, it has nowhere to go. Ideally, exposed timber posts want to be off the ground so that they can shed water rather than sit in it. Ok sorry essay over.
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Wow good spot, that is a lot of wear if it's from the Vertec?! A chap on YouTube overcame the problem of the carabiner hooking up by using a DMM swivel or something similar I think...
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Good shit
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That's interesting, I didn't think of it that way. Maybe their thought process was something along the lines of "the line is clear so rather than take any further risks let's move on". I dunno. It'll be a while before it has to be dealt with again but I see your point.
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Canadians have all the fun.
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Fairly chunky and scraggly ash taken down today with a dogs tooth, you can see in the video where it tried to barber chair but the strap seems to have contained it. About half of the base was sponge. IMG_6378.mov IMG_6381.mov
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He's using a new Milwaukee cordless saw in this video, looks pretty damn good... M18 F2CHS50 | Milwaukee Tool UK UK.MILWAUKEETOOL.EU M18 FUEL™ dual battery chainsaw 50 cm. Outstanding speed of cut in hardwood compared to 60 cc petrol...
