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  1. Dan Maynard
    As above I'd check out the house insurance first. There is sometimes a clause that you must notify them of trees above a certain size and they might have an expectation about inspection regime. I often refer people to this site for a common sense approach, there is a free short guide for householders. The National Tree Safety Group (NTSG) is composed of a number of organisations with an interest in tree risk management NTSGROUP.ORG.UK The NTSG National Tree Safety Group Aims to carry out research into tree risk and produce a set of...
  2. Dan Maynard
    I remember Jack Hargreaves but not too well, I always assumed he was the inspiration for the coughing bloke on the Fast Show.
  3. Dan Maynard
    https://youtu.be/NALxm6m7dVI
  4. Dan Maynard
    Ah fair enough, forgot that. FB it is!
  5. Dan Maynard
    I'd rather burn leylandii logs though and there's never a shortage of those around. Most of that construction waste is softwood anyway.
  6. Dan Maynard
    Probably like you tried chainsaw, circular saw pinches, jigsaw works but slow, thinner ones you can smash up quickest with an axe. Given up cutting pallets now really, use other wood. Bits of wood for kindling I usually cut with a bowsaw.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Groundwork operative nowadays Stubby.
  8. Dan Maynard
    I don't usually bother with wood either as have plenty but the wood from ride side coppicing gets extracted because that is traditional practice and helps keep nutrients low in the soil. It goes various directions, some to volunteers for firewood. The guy at our local wood always says he was asked to be warden years ago, just because he had a chainsaw. Didn't know much about wildlife at the time, they needed someone to clear the rides and get some light back in.
  9. Dan Maynard
    I love the "Dried by the power of the wind and sun". It's great marketing - softwood page doesn't mention the dirty word conifer either.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Synthplus is same price as Oregon at FrJones -£60 for 20l Stihl vs £75 for 25l Oregon. Hadn't thought about it compared to fuel, per litre it's more but saw uses two or three times as much petrol as oil so per day I'd reckon is less. Bit like the 2 stroke oil debate, I don't have any problems with bar or chain wear so stick with what I know.
  11. Dan Maynard
    If it's for conservation they may not want the plastic bits left over. Tip the granules out of an eco plug and seal over with beeswax.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I do this too, it was really good for me when I first got tickets to get experience, and also make more local contacts. Met lots of interesting people, could get lots of free/cheap wood that way. If you've time on your hands then get the basic chainsaw ticket and go conservation volunteering, certainly round here there's a shortage of people with tickets.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Yes, it is sufficient to dig out the main stump. I doubt you'll find all that much below 20cm, and it won't regrow from the roots down there anyway.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Yeah if you're being serious I think you are right. It gets even worse if you rent whilst waiting, there's another ten grand gone that you could have put toward the house.
  15. Dan Maynard
    Wait for house prices to crash and you can buy it then.
  16. Dan Maynard
    I think he was comparing Oregon to cheap stuff though? I've no complaints with synthplus.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Painful as it is I'd rather drive a tracked grinder 1km down a footpath than dig out 2 big stumps.
  18. Dan Maynard
    People rush out to buy chainsaws to cut next year's wood? Or cut up pallets and sheds? Or burn any old rubbish that's still damp. Woodsure ready to burn approach is working well here too I see.
  19. Dan Maynard
    I would guess olives or vines probably for a very long time...
  20. Dan Maynard
    You could have a look for local tip sites and try messaging a few of the people, some might have means to collect if you're local. If they are good logs you ought to be able to sell them on FB though.
  21. Dan Maynard
    I would say, once you grind it into little pieces and mix with soil the fungus may carry on but conditions have completely changed and they will decay a lot faster. Unlikely to get big brackets like that after, but you might get lines following the major roots.
  22. Dan Maynard
    That turns to mist around you as you cut, I'd find breathing some of that in a bit worrying.
  23. Dan Maynard
    You'd better give the Arb Association a bell too, Mark and let them know.
  24. Dan Maynard
    If you measure the wire with verniers and overall length you can buy springs here https://www.assocspring.co.uk/looped-ends.html
  25. Dan Maynard
    My dad repaired the cracked crankcase on his Dolmar 112 with fibreglass in about 1989 and the repair is still good. Dropped it out of a tree, one of the few times I can remember hearing him swear out loud.

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