Dan Maynard
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I wondered if the thing was covered in ivy? It would be tempting to think ah it's oak, it'll be strong enough.
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a) he says half hours use 2) you're not going to use the leaf blower all year unless you're mad, leaves fall in the autumn Croc in my opinion.
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FIREWOOD MOISTURE METERS , variation in moisture readings!!
Dan Maynard replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
Minefield, I agree. Worse, because the moisture content changes, it matters when you measure it. Bit like prosecuting for blood alcohol. We'll be having policemen putting samples of wood in foil bags and sending off to police forensic labs for analysis next. Only way to get a reliable accurate reading that can be used as evidence in subsequent enforcement. -
What about using a prussic around your line to capture the lift movement, anchored to a separate whoopie sling? That way you're not relying on the winch to hold the load up anyway.
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I did this with a Makita circular saw and bit of steel box section to rip down 3" boards, worked a treat and 75mm cut depth.
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Could you not use a 9mm friction cord rather than accessory cord? Maybe similar strength but at least friction cord is rated to hold people. I think you're right, it is a bit grey regarding CE on components vs systems.
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You can get proof load testing done on lifting equipment, there are companies that specialise in it. I have no idea of the cost though, but may make buying the genuine item cheaper.
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I know what you mean about 'not very good at records' but certainly keep a close eye on all my kit. I made some grid sheets which have a few columns on the left for item, serial, date entered service and then one columns per week for inspection. Each item is then a row, so it takes three sheets to do all my kit, which I think is better than one sheet per item - would be a folder to go through.
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I can't quite make out the lie of the land, it looks a bit like the left side of the stem has no flare but rather goes straight down into the ground. How far did the new mud spread towards the tree?
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Chip and shred maybe a tall order too, nearly everything that will do 80mm is chipping it as that's a big lump to shred. I think Eliet and Bugnot may be your brands. You might be better off with two machines, cheap chipper for tree work and then a smaller shredder for hedge trimmings etc.
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This idea can be extended, surely we can cover the country between all of arbtalk? You get a percentage of sales for striking the deals.
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pollard - pollardina You were right in the first place!
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Bark looks more blackthorn than cherry too.
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Ah that's great, and thanks for posting the update, one for the rest of us to file away in the ol' memory banks in case we get something similar.
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What cloud accounting app do you use??
Dan Maynard replied to buffalo606's topic in Business Management
I use FreeAgent, banking with NatWest means it is free. It can do estimates, I don't use it for quote and job tracking though, just invoice and expenditure. -
FRJones sell a complete spares kit preassembled, in a box with Husqvarna 435 written on. Sometimes humour helps? Ideally you'd have a second saw so you can swap parts one at a time I guess. I think you're right, could be 2 duff carbs.
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My son is doing German A-level and is/was studying Dutch for fun on and off, he reckons there is quite a lot of overlap. I did French and German at school and have since holidayed in France and Germany, done a bit of work in Germany too. Can get by, wouldn't starve in either country and managed to get tyres fixed.
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For M500 the Rotatech blades are more expensive than genuine from Global. I get the genuine ones too.
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Beech fungus, mites or just growth?
Dan Maynard replied to Beech tree three's topic in Picture Forum
10 years is the right sort of time for root damage to become apparent, I don't know anything about beech bark disease. I don't know where you are, but I still think you need proper qualified inspection, get a couple of opinions and not from someone who is just trying to get the job of removing it. -
I hired one once, only once. Pretty much exactly as you described, tried to use it on a couple of jobs and gave up. Did manage to chip some yew fed in backwards, then realized what a disadvantage it is that the spout is so low. The one I hired had an anvil gap of about 1/4 of an inch, the back plate seemed bent away from the blades to me.
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Beech fungus, mites or just growth?
Dan Maynard replied to Beech tree three's topic in Picture Forum
The driveway does look fairly new, could have been construction damage? I was thinking you've got dying bark and a split, this makes grounds to have someone qualified have a look in person rather than rely on advice from some pictures. -
https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/18156-tree-prop-advice-please/ The answer was here all along, propping seems to be the way - especially if it could last centuries then I should think oak props? Not pressure treated pine anyway.
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I think there's scope for sponsorship from Red Bull too...
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Not common round here, the one mulberry I've come across in the last 3 years had a huge crack. It looked like it had been cut back before and then sprouted hard, just put too much weight on that side above the decay pocket. I guess if you pollard then you will need to manage the regrowth in a few years or it will be worse than it is now. The tree I saw had rot pockets all over from previous cuts. I don't know how old mulberries get - is it going to live long or are you just keeping it going for a bit longer? Can you use reduction cuts to reduce the weight on the limbs rather than pollard?
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I guess the buckle is sewn in to the leg strap though, not user serviceable. Will they take it back for repair?
