Dan Maynard
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Low Impact Forestry Ltd, covering North Yorkshire and the North East
Dan Maynard replied to IronMike's topic in General chat
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If you're MTronic Stihl say it's fine up to 25% ethanol. Watch the storage time though, 30 days is more important or the ethanol will be absorbing water I think my chipper will be a problem though so sticking to E5.
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As well as softwood, I've made them from lime and poplar - they work ok. Cherry was rubbish.
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If you're on Hitchclimbers then the best cambium saver in my opinion is the multisaver from Teufelberger. The pulley type ones may be excellent on a mechanical but with hitch you are better off taking some of the friction away from your knot. Throw line is one of those things, I don't use it often as prefer going up ladders but when you need it nothing else will do. Make a list of non essential things, to collect as you go along.
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Trailer people haven't been able to keep up for at least a year already.
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Fair enough. I have Yale XTC , which is good in the Ninja.
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If you mean drive through then yes, I meant as a secondary layer on the outside of bars or similar to stop that happening. I did hear a story of someone who has his roller shutter rammed a couple of time and got fed up, "happened" to park his forklift just inside it one night, never got rammed again...
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Oil soaked rag is apparently traditional in Sweden. I have used a firelighter pushed down into the cross, my scouts had to build a very small fire on top.
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The better wireless house alarm systems will reach the garage, I've a couple of motion sensors in there. Mine are also in an Armorguard box which is bolted down to the floor from inside. The guy who fitted my steel roller shutters reckons they are much better than up and over doors. One of his customers sells motorcycles, once he fittted these shutter to doors and windows the thieves resorted to making a hole in the wall.
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Advice re 3 trees in our garden
Dan Maynard replied to kingfisher46's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
You just end up with plastic pollution at the end, but if it's your own garden the pull them out after a few years when the stumps have started to rot. -
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With a bit of luck people will start burning leylandii.
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Harken make the Jetstep for Notch, they also sell it as a Harken Ninja which in my opinion is a much cooler name. The massive advantage of the device is not being kinder to the rope, but that it takes very very little tension to pull the rope down through. That means it starts working only a few feet off the ground, whereas other ascenders either need a good length of rope or somebody pulling on the tail. It takes a bit of practice to get used to, but I think you'll find the foot ascenders to be a good thing as reduce the work required from your arms.
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I can. Last Hitchclimber recall? I do have a HAAS though, it's a good bit of kit when the tree is big.
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I don't think I've seen one much taller than that anyway, seems to me a bit like blackthorn in that self destruct when it gets too big and resprout from base.
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Interested, keep thinking bench grinder for those nail/long chain incidents. I was thinking Stihl make one too but that's about £700 so way over.
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I've never used a manufactured one. It is going to depend who makes the rules where you work, but there's nothing fundamentally to stop you knotting yourself as long as you are competent. Judging competent is another sticking point in some sets of rules.
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If the engine is running but the chain has stopped then your clutch must be slipping, there will pretty soon be signs of heat and blueing. What bar length? Are you letting the engine slow down before it stops?
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Need a video of it pushing a tree. I like that you can quickly take up the slack on the chain.
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Thanks I appreciate this but would be a strong 2 hours drive so hopefully I can find one nearer. Supply seems to be an issue, parts and engine shortages.
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To me it looks like some of the fracture face is discoloured, as if there was a crack before (visible or otherwise). End of the day you need an arb consultant report, for insurance and if anything will be done to it the council will need that. Don't get a tree surgeon to do it, get someone who does not have anything to gain from the work to recommend what to do, the only completely risk free option is removal so you want someone qualified to assess the risk and help mitigate if necessary but use removal as a last resort.
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Walking bass line I'd have thought.
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Ah you're welcome. Bit confused as sure they have sailing boats in France? Still, if it works it works.
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Thanks all, I've got a JCB on hire for a job next week as a start. Looking for the Muck Truck next.
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I did briefly look at Muck Truck, one thing which I didn't like was the manual tip but I see they do a hydraulic tip one now as well. Also the tip height is limited but reckon it will run up the chip pile and tip on top. I'm thinking this is the way forward, now need to see if I can actually get hold of one.
