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  1. Dan Maynard
    When I was looking for tree surgeons being prosecuted by HSE a while ago in news archives I found incidents of one hand splitter operation. If you're at home, there is no control but at work if someone does have an accident with modified safety features expect the proverbial book to be thrown. My vertical splitter is the type with ram below table pulling down, two hand to split but no hands for return as nothing above to trap against. I keep it like this, as soon as the log's split you let go and sort the bits out, largely solves the productivity problem and I know I have all my fingers at the end of the day.
  2. Dan Maynard
    We visited Harlech castle in Wales yesterday, found a patch of grass down the bottom of the hill labelled as JKW control zone, but it seemed to be doing ok in bushes along the ditch. I was really surprised as they appeared to be letting it seed, didn't walk near it.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Not sure where you're coming from, this article is written by a chimney sweep suggesting that people should maintain and use stoves properly to minimise emissions. Totally agree, people burning wet rubbish badly make loads of smoke and particulate emissions. They shouldn't do that. Open fires are also terrible. New generation woodburners are just fine.
  4. Dan Maynard
    My only immediate concern is the deadwood.
  5. Dan Maynard
    Still not sure madmax is a person. In fact thinking not given other post in working away accomodation.
  6. Dan Maynard
    Now that's a blinding idea, in fact I have bought a second ninja with the idea of bolting it to my right spike shank, so I'll save the loop when I get round to that.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Am I right in thinking this would mean a tree survey would have been part of the planning app, so works required are effectively described in there ?
  8. Dan Maynard
    I guess Alistair Magee would be closer but still not exactly local.
  9. Dan Maynard
    Yes you would need to change the sprocket as well. They do a kit with bars chains and sprocket which I haven't calculated but you'd guess is a good deal. Some people have found the panther bars not last, maybe they aren't the toughest but has been absolutely fine on my Makita battery saw so not having too much power through seems ok. I also don't know if it's an early development problem, in any case I think 1/4 pitch is essential on a pruning saw. Going down the Sugi route limits your chain choice, haven't tried these myself. 5795345-01 Husqvarna 1/4" Sprocket for 535i XP, 536Li and others. WWW.CHAINSAWBARS.CO.UK Husqvarna 1/4 Sprocket 436Li, T535iXP, 535iXP, T536LiXP, 536LiXP, 536LiPT5, 536LiPX, 536LiP4...
  10. Dan Maynard
    The canopy looks green all over, I don't immediately see a lot wrong. My suggestion would be to get proper advice on veteran tree management, from an arb consultant. That way you've done the best for the tree (best practice long term), best for client (avoiding unnecessary work), best for yourself (fair reputation, liability passed on). We can't take down all veteran trees just because they have some decay else there would be no veteran trees at all, especially oak.
  11. Dan Maynard
    I can't recognise the location from your picture but you can't be a million miles away if you decide you need to get someone in. We're not really thin on the ground, if you're east side of Cambridge I'd suggest people to talk to, if you're west side I'd come over. Obviously I know nothing about you, but what I usually say if you're set on doing it yourself is make sure you have a good plan for getting rid of all the material, taking it to the tip in a van will be a lot of trips. Whereas with a chipper parked next to the tree it's a super easy job, not over half a day. It would be reasonable to get someone in the first time and then keep on top of it yourself in future years.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I'm building the picture that you moved to France for the food and wine.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Hey there, how many 166s are you collecting? All of them!!!!
  14. Dan Maynard
    I find the Haas ok for length but I am tall. The problem I have is slipping off my boot when I hit brush and small branches, that looks like it's attached to the boot? Not managed to find a boot with better attachment in size 13.
  15. Dan Maynard
    No, think you need to hop over to www.chainsawbars.co.uk and get a panther bar, or maybe Sugihara.
  16. Dan Maynard
    I'd agree with Mick, you would normally recommend a pollard cycle to keep cutting at the same head but making 4" cuts is a bit big so you're likely to end up with big decay pockets. Once you cut it then don't leave it so long next time, so the cuts are more like 2" diameter.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Ha ha was just about to tag you!
  18. Dan Maynard
    Yup, in fact every few saws I think that's it I'm sorted, and then it happens again...
  19. Dan Maynard
    Curiously I always work up a log on the ground the other way, after a cut reach across and set the saw into the next cut and then shuffle across while it's working. For me the trick is looking ahead at the log to decide the next cut while the saws half way through, that way you have no thinking time with the saw out of the log just straight in.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Then the next step down the slope is getting another 70cc saw so you don't have to swap the bar over.....
  21. Dan Maynard
    Given you have the 550 already, a 70cc saw is a good next step. I would definitely suggest a 20" bar as well as the 24, you'll find it cuts really fast and is great for ringing up.
  22. Dan Maynard
    Maybe 50cc and 16", certainly the saw I use most. Trick question though, best saw is the lightest one that will do the job you're doing.
  23. Dan Maynard
    What happens to the rounds you've cut? Are they manhandled through a splitter? Anything like a cutting fixture will mean the rounds have to be moved away, whereas when you cut from a digger with grab the logs just stay where they drop. I'm imagining you could make a kind of cutting bench from rounds, bring lengths with the forklift and cut till it's covered and then tip some across to make a new bench.
  24. Dan Maynard
    My dad did his apprenticeship on oil tankers which were steam turbine, probably the same heritage of trick.
  25. Dan Maynard
    I was in the New Forest recently, when I was 18 or 19 year old we used to rag across the forest at 70+ but now it's all a National Park and 40mph. Quite weird to drive there now. Seems to me no politician can increase the speed limit, that would be a danger to children and the elderly. Tightening up speed limits is increasing road safety so a vote winner.

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