Dan Maynard
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Consider chipper maintenance this nesting season says GreenMech
Dan Maynard commented on Steve Bullman's record in News
Have they been reading the Daily Mail too? We don't stop tree work over the summer. -
Aviva are good for me on the Landy, as above it's a lottery based on some algorithms that noone watches. Unless you've had 17 crashes in the last year of course?
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Yes, me. Ironically my chipper is yellow so the orange not an upgrade, but you can't have everything.
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I did some work through it when it was newer, and I was less established. Since then the cost has gone up a lot, and number of other people bidding gone up. You need to be quick and cheap to get anything - people using it are just looking for something cheap, trade reputation means nothing else they'd be asking everyone they know if they've had tree work done. I don't use it at all any more - suggest to avoid.
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What the most unusual thing you have found in a tree
Dan Maynard replied to Henry218's topic in Climbers talk
Found a mountain bike tyre 30 feet up an ash. -
It's funny isn't it, my apple tree gets a whack every few years because it's got too big. Always someone else's tree to do first.....
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We try to do 8.30 to 3.30 on site, if it takes a bit longer we'll stay on. That can be an hour from home though. My opinion 1630 starts golden hour for accidents, either being tired or rushing to get done, so mindful of that and try to avoid doing anything dramatic. There's always another day.
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To me it's either cut it in half, or down completely. It's walnut, most likely sprout from the cuts either way. The root damage is a bit of a ticking bomb really.
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I bought a secondhand saw which started ok but wouldn't run properly, owner had obviously never found the air filter to clean it so it was absolutely gunged up. Could be anything that's the trouble, you have to be happy to rebuild it completely after paying what you paid.
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... spent most of my money on fast cars, smoking and drinking. The rest I just wasted.
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I may be completely wrong here but I thought those were basically asset management tags, they monitor run time for HAVS compliance and servicing schedules - rather than linking in to the engine control and telling you diagnostic info.
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It does look good. Midline is nice but not something I'm doing all the time in the tree, whereas DRT/SRT switching I do all the time. That has a much nicer DRT arrangement than RRP.
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The are below or in line with the raker when the chains travelling straight, but stick out when it's going round the bar nose. Idea is to reduce chance of kickback, problem is you need the bottom half of the nose to cut for cutting with a buried bar. Or any slightly creative cut in between branches etc. If you take a Stihl 1/4 pitch chain it has bumpers but not high, these Oregon ones are just terrible.
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I have thought about .325, in the 18v not seen a sprocket but you can definitely get 1/4. I'm going to try Stihls 3/8 1.1 full chisel next as the Oregon chain it comes with has such big safety bumpers you can barely cut with the bar buried so I had to file them off.
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My honda head bolts came a bit loose. Hadnt really started leaking as bad as that, but I just tightened them up and carried on. I would tighten bolts and see how it goes.
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The JB weld high temp spud suggested is less than a tenner, ordinary araldite breaks down at less than 100C so probably worth getting the high temp stuff.
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Different leaves, same tree!
Dan Maynard replied to organic guy's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Sometimes variegated cultivars just revert on a particular branch up in the canopy, maybe a break or pruning site but other times seems random. I guess this is a similar mechanism. -
I think the weight advantage is lost when once you put the battery in, but still it does look really tempting. If starting from scratch I'd go XGT, at the moment I've got 6 LXT batteries in rotation.
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What am I doing wrong with these young trees?
Dan Maynard replied to Justin Peer's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
If you're restaking, may I suggest a few wraps of sisal rope rather than tree straps - loose O then across the middle to make an 8. No plastic pollution when they're done and they naturally relax and fall to bits rather than strangle the tree over a few years. Also cheap as chips. -
Sorry only just noticed you said planted two months ago. Planting a tree of that size is a big shock for it, so some signs of stress will be normal and you just have to hope it recovers. It's difficult to over water, the two things to aim for are a good long soak so the water goes deep, rather than frequent wetting the surface, and the fact you probably need to water all through the summer and maybe next year too. I like tree bags because you fill up with water and it slowly soaks in to the ground.
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Looks like it still tied tight to the stake, cut those off for a start.
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What Insurance Do I Need For Felling and Groundwork?
Dan Maynard replied to handymidi's topic in Insurance Forum
Nit picking, the only exception is family member so if the child labour is your own then you don't need employers liability. In all practical situations you do though, of course. -
Shifting 80-100 ton sounds like a Justin Kingwell job to me.
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All the time, yes. I have the 18v which gets used for hedges and reductions, and the 36v which gets used for brushing out on dismantles before switching to petrol for chogging down. Not as fast cutting as a 2511 but that isn't the only important parameter. Light, quiet, start on a button, no vibes or hot exhaust so you can put it down on your leg or in the hedge without it falling out. Likewise the Husky battery topper cuts faster but is a whole lot bigger and heavier. The Echo topper is light and powerful, but a lot more expensive and some have reported issues with batteries. The 18v needs switching to 1/4pitch, I have an 8 inch bar on mine.
