Dan Maynard

I think if the tree needs persuading over you're better off on the other end of a pull line than banging wedges, but trying to pull the rootball on every one seems a bit odd to me.

Even more than I thought possible!

I'm with Trust, fee depends on turnover of what you're doing so you can discuss with them how much of this you'll be doing in a year. I would guess 500-1000 for combined policy, not sure if they go lower because you're not at height or higher because you're in forestry industry.

Yes, it's new ABC. This is what I was thinking, VZ is only 1m but they've cut back further to allow for regrowth. Its not a bad job at all, nice cuts to growth points etc and I'm sure the guys were just working to spec. I'm not emotional about it, we do have a street WhatsApp where people had a moan but i suggested no point complaining to UKPN but rather take up with parish council. Whether I end up trying to reduce or repollard the rest remains to be seen.

New 3m clearance, it has been cut before but seems this time they went lower.

The fancy answer round Cambridge seems to be those hornbeam pollards tied flat back onto bamboo frames. I dread to think of the price though.

I wouldn't be too worried about blunting, more about how clean the cut is. I would think narrow pruning type chain would be better than full chisel, then it'll need a tickle every now and then. The carbide type chains never go blunt but are never very sharp in the first place either.

My 110 hardtop is with Aviva, the renewal was within a tenner of last year. Not a tipper though. Seems random, my Mrs had the same problem with car insurance on her Yaris which went mad this year. 50 something lady no accident in last 20 years on a ten year old Yaris should be tuppence to insure. Changed provider, back to £100.

Sorry double posted

This has been cut around the line near my house today, I think in the past clearance was 1m but now 3m ? Can anyone who does utility shed light if it's a policy change in DNO's ?

Fighting nature is hard work and pointless imo. Knock out the major deadwood if they want, it won't help or hinder the tree. Then let the tree crowns balance according to the light available, you can't make branches appear where it's shaded. If they want the willow to grow evenly the only way is to fell the other trees.

Be interested to know how this works as I've just converted T- Mech grinder to Greenteeth so starting up my collection of old teeth again.

Ah ha! Annex 3 exclusions include "dual-purpose vehicles and any trailer drawn by it " My 110 is a dual purpose vehicle so I'm happy.

Looks like my trailer unladen weight may be 1110kg so need to saw a bit off the back. Didn't know anything about this, assumed by being outside tacho scope I'd be fine.

Well if touching a Makita saw makes you homosensual then I don't know what using one of those must do... But I would have done that with my 8" bar Makita saw from the start, bugger using a great big petrol topper for that type of job.