Dan Maynard
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I thought the 180 were German built and the 170 Chinese? Rumour only.
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Eucalyptus Tree dying off after pollarding??
Dan Maynard replied to Julie123's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I don't know where you are but round here so many eucs have just turned up their toes this winter you wouldn't be able to say whether it's anything to do with topping it or not. We have done a few removing the dead stems above, see what happens with the regrowth in a few years. -
Ah glad I didn't buy one then. I'll spend the money on beer instead.
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Sounds like you should invest in a pressure/vac tester. Will cost similar to sending it to someone to test and then you have it next time. Also I'd be surprised if paying someone to change the seals is economic but you seem prepared to spend time so have a crack yourself, otherwise its scrap anyway.
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I think getting everyone to agree that is utopian. We all knew the Tories spread loads of cash to their mates during COVID yet Boris remained incredibly popular with the public.
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Other thing about your log splitter is the motor starts under no load, so you don't have the worst case situation John is talking about above when the compressor melted.
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Field maple. Native, fast growing.
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For simple bending theory (say in consistent material like aluminium) the strength goes up with 4th power of diameter, so 2 wrist thicknesses is 16 times as strong. The thing with rigging is use force direction to your advantage, so pulley on the stem and then redirect pulley lower and further out so that the force vector from the redirect is straight back down the branch.
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I was thinking this, shallow soil with stunted trees on the side of a mountain being particularly difficult to judge.
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People do say this, I don't have much time on a 550 but I prefer the 261. The opposite of the 550 responsiveness for me is more low torque so I find 261 more progressive and controllable. Think problem is the 261 was my first saw so that's what I'm used to and feels right. Both good saws though, as above find a local dealer and take the saw back each year for a service.
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I'd stump up the extra and get a 261, no more weight but lots more power, much better and tougher saw as design for pro rather than domestic use. On a 16" great in the woods.
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I assume you're talking sideways pull on the base of a tree, so effectively pulling the whole rootball out at once? I winched my trailer out of a muddy field up a 30 degree slope, so guess 10kN, using some scratty hawthorn hedge opposite so I'd say any decent tree say 6" will be fine. I would consider the area of rootball, and compare that to a steel ground anchor. The tree is relatively shallow but very wide so quite an area to break out. I guess another factor is how well rooted, if the tree is more than say 10 feet tall it must have strong enough roots to withstand the wind loads.
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I had to change the trigger switch in my baby Makita, was an Omron part so could be the same switch. Not expensive or hard to do. Like you say though, really irritating fault because it was intermittent. Thought I was fixing it by cleaning, in the end wouldn't start one time I was out in the tips so I decided it was getting a few parts and if that didn't fix it going in the bin. £15 later, completely cured.
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Think this. I've got the tow ball attachment for my muck truck which is front of skip, heavy trailer is then putting load on the front wheels only which can tip it up.
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You need that chap who 3D printed a part for his Husqvarna saw.
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Have you rung them or just looked at the stock on the website? If they are available to source at importers or somewhere then L&S will get them pretty quick. I've rung them for a Makita spring not on the website, within an hour it appeared so I could place an order and arrived a couple of days later.
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They don't look too bad, I'd probably take those right back. Not sure I'd take all the ivy off for free though.
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Right to prune branches when it destabilizes tree.
Dan Maynard replied to treelover123's topic in Trees and the Law
I'd check that carefully, looks out of date to me as I think dead/dying has been removed. There have been amendments to the 1990 act. -
It's great firewood, just make sure your saw is sharp and split it soon. If you leave it then it hardens into the same stuff chopping boards are made of.
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You could chunk it out with 16" but with that kind of small hp on the saw it's going to take a very very long time. Quite possibly the sort of thing that finishes an old saw off. I would say yes, too big . Splitting, you'd be fine with the X27. Oaks not usually too bad.
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Right to prune branches when it destabilizes tree.
Dan Maynard replied to treelover123's topic in Trees and the Law
Is that not an 'actionable' nuisance? Phrase rings a bell from previous discussions. -
Also have hired in plant insurance, definitely claim if a MEWP goes missing.
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That's as accurate as the Honda badge.
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Mine went up a bit on first claim, can't remember exactly but maybe a third. Second claim within 3 years of the first made the premium jump to about double the start. Got to the point insuring my saws and climbing kit was going to cost about the same as one new saw per year so I thought I'd spend it on saws and kit instead and take the risk. Have to pay first £500 of any claim anyway.
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Horse Chestnut health 🤔
Dan Maynard replied to maria warwick's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
This horse chestnut declined, limbs dying back and dryads saddle throughout, I believe due to roots being buried in clay as I never got down to the root flare when grinding. So based on my one example they are susceptible....- 1 reply
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