Dan Maynard
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Can't see it being easy to hide on a concrete saw, but then they obviously didn't look. Seems sometimes if the trackers are easy to find they are ripped out before the machine is taken, otherwise the chipper/digger is just nicked and then parked up somewhere quiet to see if anyone comes after it. I've heard of caravans loaded into containers soon after nicking too, then the GPS signal isn't strong enough to work inside the metal box. It's never going to be a guarantee, but without the tracker you can do nothing more than wonder which way it went. Know that feeling too.
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201, 241, 261 are the pro saws, personally I'd avoid the 251 and go 241 if you need petrol, ie long days, lots of cutting, far from power. Otherwise I agree battery is probably better for you, get battery Stihl and while you're there get some battery hedge trimmers, they're great - light, quiet, no fumes.
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Maybe that spark cutout has saved you running lean with a faulty solenoid, so a good safety feature?
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I do like the look of those trackers though, they are inactive most of the time so not detectable with a scanner. Also have RF and GSM cell location so not blocked by GPS jamming.
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I can stick up for the police a bit, two of my break-ins have contributed evidence to arrest and convict those involved. In both cases they were already suspected so cctv contributed extra evidence. Unfortunately these were times nothing was taken, not the times the stump grinder or trailer were stolen.
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I am still confused why they took the pulley off, not sure how that affects the bird? A mate used to have a spiderjack which has no pulley, one thing about it he always didn't like.
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I would temper the idea that nature would prefer you to do nothing, it depends what kind of woodland you have and what it's history is. Near us we have ancient coppice woodland which has been worked for at least 400 years, so that's what the wildlife is used to. The ministry of defence owned the woodland for many years and did absolutely nothing, the result of which was very tall and dense tree cover and all the rides being closed in. The wildlife trust took on the wood, and now have a program of ride opening, rotation of patches being clear felled, and increasing grassland percentage. This has allowed the orchids and other wildflowers to recover, dormice to return, and butterflies to thrive etc etc. But agree absolutely as above, find out about the woodland and it's history before doing anything drastic.
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Fuelwood Warwick not too far away.
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Google don't really know how many accounts you have - create one for work, set up coms, sign out.
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I like the idea of quadchip so it's on a turntable, then you can have the hopper on either side for working with the chipper still on trailer. On consideration though I think the hopper will be too high while it's on the trailer unless you have a super low trailer in mind?
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I guess it's a matter of taste but I wouldn't do anything to that, the sprouting is natural and provides shade to the lower stem. Logic says even if that limb is dead looking, if it has live stuff sprouting off then it's not dead all the way through so you'd be needing to apply. Given a tpo there should be arboricultural justification, that's going to be down to TO if untidy looking is enough. Given it's oak it could still be there in 20 years if you don't touch it.
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Here's a video from the remarkable trees thread: https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/93595-meetings-with-remarkable-trees-the-arbtalk-version/?do=findComment&comment=2070298
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What loader are you talking about? Worky quad type or Avant? I'm just wondering what one of those loaders weighs and how much payload you have left for the chipper? My chipper is only 300kg but you want something decent to swallow the lumps of brash you have dragged with the loader.
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Actually that does remind me of conifer topping in 2C rain. Started the Landrover engine at lunchtime to warm us up. Fat lot of use, takes about 25 minutes for anything at all to come through , time to go back out again.
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Definitely take them off before you go inside to Nina
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They're fabric on the inside though. Can't be doing with leather any more, slippery when wet.
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Stripping ivy in freezing fog is still my worst climb ever, ice cold wet hands that just could never seem to warm up. Much worse than climbing in snow, not that we've had much snow in these parts the last few years. Showa 451 for me in the cold.
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Deodar thinning, are we getting it wrong?
Dan Maynard replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Tree health care
Joined 17 hours ago, only 2 posts, not quite on the point. Not good signs for being a person. -
I've ordered one of these bars and keep watching videos about what to do, but can't report any improvement yet. This lady deserves a prize for doing all the stability exercises with a straight face. https://youtu.be/4vk3i22z3Ko?si=j8d2Sm9mr3ETpU70
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I got put on to Showa 310s by one of my climbing examiners, who was old and wise. Little more expensive but last much longer.
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Buying an MSA300 instead of 220 to save having different chains is just nuts. Buy a 220, few spare chains, and a weekend away in the country. Or a circular saw bench, more efficient.
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Do you know what fuel he put in? I'd say start with basics if you haven't already - pop the exhaust off and check the piston for scoring. Also change the plug, could have a crack or other fault.
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Deodar thinning, are we getting it wrong?
Dan Maynard replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Tree health care
I like the phrase 'remove major deadwood'. One of the surveyors who does parish council reports I pick up puts 'remove deadwood over 25mm diameter'. I have to be honest I'm not very good at spotting every piece of deadwood that small, and often forget to take my verniers up the tree. I think that you have to include tree species when thinking about this too, a lot of conifer deadwood decays very slowly in the dry conditions up the tree, whereas lime turns to mush and falls out in lumps. Lot of limes by paths planted by the Victorians that have bits to fall out. -
Do you wear gloves? I'm going nowhere without the extra grip, north of 110kg without gear.
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Deodar thinning, are we getting it wrong?
Dan Maynard replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Tree health care
Agreed though they seem to fall to bits rather than fall over. When was that car parking put in? Blue car looks pretty close.
