Dan Maynard
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Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Dan Maynard replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
Don't Google hairy fairy either...... -
Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Dan Maynard replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
Just looking at Haughley park, wood fair event looks good on the website. Maybe have to come over next year, less than an hour away. -
Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Dan Maynard replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
Hmm that's an interesting idea. Something gradual would give the tree time to react rather than just fall over. -
Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Dan Maynard replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
Is this Suffolk? I'm wondering if a field boundary got moved during enclosures or something, to cause such major change a long time ago. -
Whats your multione loader doing today ?
Dan Maynard replied to digaholedumper's topic in General chat
I thought you were going to lift it out with the rootball and plant somewhere else. Just because you have a MO you can keep moving the trees around on a whim, bit like bedding plants but bigger. -
Could still espalier, with some support wires between posts. Might be a good option for an allotment rather than a great big spreading tree taking up loads of space is what I was thinking.
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Also just looking the Harken price is £10 less than Notch at HB. Can't think why really.
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I've got the Harken ninja which I think is a red jet step, I reckon it's really good as very very little resistance to rope falling through. With a little care it will pull through on a foot or two of rope, so you can pretty easily get off the ground without having someone hold the tail down. Also good in the tree if you've crossed a branch as you don't need to pull a big loop below you to start moving up. Bit expensive but worth it is my conclusion. I'm currently trying to use it more as recently spent £200 on physio so need to change my style to be kinder to my shoulders.
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Looks a bit like the previous owner was training for espalier (fan). I guess the first thing is decide whether they like to stick with that or do something different?
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Can you sell the Victorian insert?
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Fair point, I considered size but not age.
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Old line tree - rotten middle but healthy and edges
Dan Maynard replied to SDWR's topic in Tree health care
Put some steps up and give the bits a wobble. You might find they are secure or they might break off, I think it's inevitable that they will eventually go. Looked at some a couple of weeks ago and could push my hand through the 'healthy' looking part. -
Bay. It's not slow growing but you can easily bash it into whatever shape you like.
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Many sparks off sweet chestnut and poplar bit odd too. Think they didn't know a few so made it up in the gaps.
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Trousers "e.s.motion" of course! Helpful pictures too.
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Thought I'd try the Engelbert Strauss trouser selector for a giggle and turns out the amount of lunging you do is a key trouser selection parameter! Even above climbing...
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So you've bought by the metre? If so it's come off a drum, and I guess the details were on the drum so in theory they should have been transferred to you when it was cut. I bought a couple of lengths like this last year for lanyard/short line use, not sure I took close note of date of manufacture but they've been LOLER'd with recorded date put to use so guess that's been taken as ok. I think really it's all about condition, rope will get worn before age expiry if you're using it regularly.
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Good question, as far as I understand (told on a course) the requirement is that you know the details (manufacturer etc ) so the age and provenance are known, and the rope can be identified. At it's most basic that can mean the details are on paper, and if you only have one blue rope then put blue 25m climbing rope on your inspection sheet, not strictly necessary to have a label on the rope at all.
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I was thinking this, maybe been laying on the ground. Rule of thumb, if the chain could be sharper then it needs a quick sharpen. If wood's been on the ground it makes a lot of difference to either knock bottom bark off or at least get the chain exiting the dirty side rather than hit dirt and drag it through. Other idea would be use semi chisel chain on this dirty wood.
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We looked at Go Compare for the wife's car the other day, it seemed like a massive list of companies you've never heard of and so don't trust. My vans on Aviva, has gone up from last year but not daft, think several of the bigger companies make a point of not being on GC.
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I did 2 pollards yesterday, seems I should charge about £40 at that speed. More seriously I think rates in my area have gone up, problem for anyone is all the business costs have gone up but customers also have less spare cash around so there is a squeeze in the middle. You can only charge so much for a job before it just doesn't get done or some door knocker gets it.
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I think waterlogging possibly would kill it, any cutting, digging, physical damage would just make it sprout more.
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I like the idea of changing the handles to bright colour, like you say don't drop it often but when it's in to a big bramble and ivy mess it would be nice to find it more easily.
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Perfect explanation without pointing out it was a daft question, thank you.
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The pushbutton start puts it back. Dismantling trees typically means lots and lots of stop/start so getting rid of the pull cord is great. Love my 18v for pruning and reducing trees but it doesn't cut fast enough for a dismantle. I'm intrigued by the 230T but I have two petrol Stihl toppers so really don't need another one.
