Dan Maynard
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I seem to recall reading that two things that surprised arborists after the 87 storms were how shallow most roots actually were, and how many trees carried on growing after they had blown over. Might be a long way from dead.
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This is the kind of stack, just the first pics I came across in Google search. They are quite often across the end of a field, with some sheets or boards just across the top. I think they do it like this because they are easy to stack and handle, there are various machines for cutting them down to length if you look on Posch website for example. Thinking about it someone on here has a system for wire bundling split lengths.@Billhook ?
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Some grotty photos for you to look at (scored piston content)
Dan Maynard replied to Darkslider's topic in Chainsaws
Not disagreeing it sounds a dud. Just to point out the counter argument, people can buy a good saw and swap out the original parts they want, then send back for refund as eBay will probably favour the buyer in a ruling. This is why people put to refuse returns, and also possibly why they are wary of you taking it apart at all. It's a minefield, especially as you don't know if they are genuinely naive or not very honest about the faults. I've recently bought a saw off the bay after saying I never would again. Knackered oil pump, clutch bearing collapsed, air filter totally choked, chain on backwards, he gave me four chains as he said he kept replacing because he didn't know you could sharpen them. I reckon in my case the chap probably didn't know the faults, I've just taken the parts cost on the chin as not worth time arguing. Bit different to piston and cylinder though. -
Have a look at the tip site directory, there are some commercial compost companies on there (at least near me). If you have a small chipper then chip is something you can leave with customers or give to allotments, farms, golf courses etc - but hedges and weeds don't chip well so depends what you are doing whether that will work well.
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I quite like the idea, periodically I put a new one on my harness but struggle to keep the darned thing in place and give up trying...
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I wonder if a digger was used to move the soil? If so there might be root damage causing the dieback rather than just the raise in level - maybe worth investigating that at least?
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I have the quick release spout on my M500, quick couple of clips and it's off. If you go Jobeau well worth having as if you get a job where it blocks it'll block again. Global are good for parts, I think the 500 is a lot more cash but I would not want to have to go to pushing the chipper myself now.
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I think you can't get turns riding over each other. Maybe it's easy to load? I think I'd want it ratchet strapped to the tree.
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I shall now think of you as bigdogdon
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I'm still thinking Vesp.
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I guess use it on a few jobs and see. Looks to me something I would not pay £295 for but £120 useful on smaller jobs, maybe that's why they have not caught on too much. Does it strap on to the tree like a bollard? I'm a big fan of my small Treerunner, I think something strapped to the tree is easier to use than a portawrap especially as the people helping me are often less experienced.
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Firewood moisture meters, and "wet basis" vs "dry basis"
Dan Maynard replied to carbs for arbs's topic in Firewood forum
I made it right to the last page (can't claim to have read every word of course). In the FAQs Q. Is seasoned wood as good as kiln dried? A. Yes very much so. The key is to use Ready to Burn wood which always have a moisture content of up to 20% moisture. Tempting to print and give to everyone who says to me 'Oh no, we must have kiln dried' -
Also how springy/squashy you are, which I think will reduce the forces further. Good upper bound to look at a rigid body.
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Banned is too strong a word, just that his work won't let him use it because it's not designed for tree work.
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Crikey, he must take some feeding!
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Cedar is naturally decay resistant, so it won't rot out quickly. On the other hand it's brittle, there is some chance it's cracked in the remaining stem. I think you need to get up and have a look before making a plan, but reduce and retain looks possible to me.
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I'm not a big fan of tarps, they cling tight to the wood, stop airflow, leak and keep condensation in. I've seen huge stacks in Germany made from 1m billets, square towers each end with layers at 90 degrees to the one below and then infill between the towers. I reckon a few bits of batten and screw some roofing sheet to the billets will keep it all dry. Need something to keep it up off the ground too, else the bottom layer will go soft.
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Never price off a photo, it's in the rules. Say 1.5k if we can burn and 3k if we can't.
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Ah not sure I said that, the broken cable can be a severe hazard but at least the thing you're winching won't fall to the ground. Overall less hazardous to winch a truck across a muddy field than to winch it up into the air.
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Having used both Predator 360 and Carlton with one wheel brake, I reckon up to about 8 inch it doesn't make too much difference as the unbraked wheel is out of the pile of debris and can roll back and forth ok. Once the stump gets bigger, or you have long roots to chase out on a cherry, something like that so that the wheels start getting in the pile or even in the hole, then the turntable becomes a massive massive advantage.
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It's absolutely fine where I am in East Anglia, split into IBCs uncovered. It can rot if left in the bark as it's oily and waterproof but split open it drys nice and quick. Once dry won't rot, at least round here. Great firewood to me. Then the bark falls off and I use that for firelighters, much better than paper.
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This. SWL is for lifting operations so the safety factor is nice and high. The winch is not rated for lifting - in general if you are dragging and the cable breaks then no disaster, the object just stops moving.
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Sycamore split logs have green fuzzy mould
Dan Maynard replied to LumberJack1984's topic in General chat
Crazy talk, at least dry it and sell it, if it's open front and back maybe you just stacked it too carefully. A mouse should be able to run all through the stack (apparently). Or burn it yourself, once it dries the mould will go. -
Sycamore split logs have green fuzzy mould
Dan Maynard replied to LumberJack1984's topic in General chat
When you say metal-sheet sided log store, are there holes in those sides? And are there four sides or is the front open? -
I've done that kind of cut into a field where everything was picked up by telehandler and put in a big heap, I was actually surprised by how much I cut in a day. Found a photo below, was cutting back everything hanging out of the hedge on the right but it was overgrown to small trees. This is the pile by lunchtime, just me cutting. I think trouble if there's wire and you plan to chip then you have to sort the wire out and that will slow the whole thing down a hell of a lot. Also, is that a telegraph pole? Trees around the wire or below? Reckon a couple of days if you had a big fire, plus time to burn it of course.
