Dan Maynard
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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.
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I'm going to ask what might be a daft question, but all these fungi appear to be in the daylight so how do we know it's geotropism and not phototropism?
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Am I the only one wobbling around on a triple ladder/A frame that cost about £100 then? Tripods are expensive, ungainly to move around and you can't flip and extend to access bigger trees. 8ft has been a brilliant height Aframe because of the number of people who want a hedge cutting down to about 8 foot to make it easier to manage, just work height from the top rung. If you only have one ladder it's a good compromise, imho.
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Sizewise good but seem a bit fragile to me, maybe search the small tree question threads as well as this must have been asked before.
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I've heard of several that didn't like this winter, my theory being early flush of warm then late snows. Like Mick said, not adapted.
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No speed adjustment on Honda HRH 536 mower?
Dan Maynard replied to sandspider's topic in Maintenance help
Is a rusty cable possible? Cheap to fix, my chipper drive was getting worse and worse but new tandem cycle brake cables sorted it for about a tenner. -
what logs have you been chopping today!
Dan Maynard replied to william petts's topic in Firewood forum
That looks like a setup for the Sahara forest joke, no trees left near there. -
Got in my Defender one day and it wouldn't drive, thought clutch was gone but actually someone had stolen a half shaft from the rear axle. Not that it will be that on yours but you have to check everything and sometimes it's something daft not the major problem you fear. I'd have thought less likely for torque converter to fail catastrophically without making a big bang while you were driving along?
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Ah yes, would do the job though at the yard. Never going to run off a 13A plug though as that's the power of a 261.
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I thought Logosol produced a 3 phase saw at least for a while?
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Wow - is that repairable or does it get scrapped? Seem like a fair bit needs replacing, deck plates buckled inside there.
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Is this tree actually dead?
Dan Maynard replied to Mrdave's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Either glyphosate or sbk stump killer from Wickes, B&Q etc. Use as directed, I'd drill a series of holes in a ring around the outside of the stump, and into the root which is growing, so it goes in rather than run off.
