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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    Ah cool, I've come across Paul online before. One thing he pointed out about using two anchors is once set up you just keep cutting, no need to lanyard in then release as you move around.
  2. Dan Maynard
    This sounds like an interesting idea, I've been thinking about hand ascender but don't want more gear.
  3. Dan Maynard
    They are good, yes. The only downside is some new devices and ideas since he made them, but a lot of the thinking and examples are great. Google 'The Schultz effect ', also search arbtalk for discussion about it.
  4. Dan Maynard
    I like my Rope Runner pro, can switch between drt and mrt just by tying the end to the tree or hook in to the biner. I quite often climb up drt then tie off and come down srt to work the tree
  5. Dan Maynard
    No, they need the right type of wire. There are aftermarket ones. Do you really need to winch along 100ft of wire though? That will take a really long time, and it's a menace to pull through the device. Better to get 30ft of wire and shackle onto something else to reach the job.
  6. Dan Maynard

    Pete

    Dan Maynard replied to Pete H's topic in Chainsaws

    Well I'd rather have a 260 than a Lidl special.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Envar composting round us, they have a depot south east London so I guess depends how far down you are.
  8. Dan Maynard

    Pete

    Dan Maynard replied to Pete H's topic in Chainsaws

    Good to know there's a happy ending.
  9. Dan Maynard
    I didn't, but didn't rig any wood down so there are a couple of dents in the lawn, nothing too drastic. To be fair we had two days money on and got it done in two days. Chip into dumper and drive it through the narrow gap.
  10. Dan Maynard
    "You seem to have built an enormous raised bed across the middle of the garden since I quoted" "Ah yes. Will that be in your way then?" I didn't know what to say really, went for "well at least its not a greenhouse ". Rather than "FFS, we'll just rig everything into the postage stamp size drop zone we have left"
  11. Dan Maynard
    That's from Google, but that's almost as bad as using Google for medical advice. I would disagree that heave is -likely- to occur, there is a very specific set of circumstances when it can occur , but we take down trees all the time without it happening. Poor draining doesn't indicate by itself that you are on shrinkable clay. If you are actually at risk, then when the trees get bigger or in drier summers you'll have subsidence issues, as above I'd say overall if the trees are gone then the ground will stabilise, and then you deal with whatever happens. Most likely nothing.
  12. Dan Maynard

    Lidl 53cc saw

    Dan Maynard replied to kram's topic in Chainsaws

    Can't see the point, just creating more plastic rubbish in the world. Buy something proper that will last.
  13. Dan Maynard
    I've been working at a cat food factory, it's the worst smelling place I've ever worked but maybe you're even worse there.
  14. Dan Maynard
    I'd give it another year and see, the slowest growing and worst stress time for the tree is first few years after planting and some of those summers were very hot and dry so the trees have survived the worst bit.
  15. Dan Maynard
    They do seem to be having an argument about nothing again.
  16. Dan Maynard
    Yes. Id be more worried about digging in the root zone but can't tell what you're planning.
  17. Dan Maynard
    2018 for me, feel like I'm a few rounds behind in the pub. I did go self employed in 2007 though, just not tree work. Seems an age ago now.
  18. Dan Maynard
    Fair play, I always try to split elm green as I remember doing rings with hammer and wedges from the big dead ones in the 80s that were rock hard after standing dead for a decade.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Personally I wouldn't worry about the tree, not that I'm in any position to advise structurally. It will be an ongoing cost to inspect and maintain, in order to keep your insurance up, but sounds like the neighbours are on this so hopefully you can share that. Think hard about the leaves. Some people can't bear to see them lying around, and if you're in that camp then the tree will drive you nuts. Other people let nature take it's course, the leaves disappear on their own in time. Maybe also look at gutter guards. I wouldn't be alcoholic but I'd be doing well if I had a pint of beer for every customer who's said to me "I like trees, don't get me wrong, it's just that this one drops so many leaves on my car/house/driveway"
  20. Dan Maynard
    I looked at Carroll, they do look well built. UK sales through Field and Forest apparently http://www.fieldandforestltd.co.uk/
  21. Dan Maynard
    Sheesh that's a pile. Was it hours, days or weeks?
  22. Dan Maynard
    That's cleaned up well !!! Or is that not the one you were selling?
  23. Dan Maynard
    I've used mine less since getting one with an engine, though.
  24. Dan Maynard
    Is it 2 stroke oil? What ratio do you mix your fuel?
  25. Dan Maynard
    I've not used one but seems to me a conveyor for the outfeed is the rolls royce option, so you aren't really handling the split logs just slide off the table.

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