Dan Maynard
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Are you asking about the 80% ? This is the width of the notch, which always seems a strange way to describe it to me. Roughly 20% of the diameter will be how far in to the stem to cut ie how deep. From the opposite side sounds like back cut, don't angle this just come straight in at a height slightly above the bottom of the notch.
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What to do with 200+ MASSIVE stumps?
Dan Maynard replied to Whoppa Choppa's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I still can't see why you'd destroy live oak stumps, could be 6-800 years old, just because FC say so. Looking back at the FC decisions of the last 70 years many haven't turned out well. -
How long's a piece of string? Or, how long to trim hedge?
Dan Maynard replied to sloth's topic in General chat
Last blackthorn I did was cut sides back hard, horrible tangly stuff took twice as long as I thought. If your hedge is 2m wide then the middle is a bastard to get to, doesn't sound much fun to me. -
If it is still a proper library book last borrowed in 2013 then it's not been terribly popular, reckon they wouldn't miss it anyway.
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Can you put it on local Freecycle or Facebook? Soil only skip cheaper than general waste but still not cheap.
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Yes, it's effectively the same stuff, so you can use it but same risk.
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Yet another What tree is this post
Dan Maynard replied to Stringman's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Lime is heavy when green, but has relatively high water content so becomes light when all the water has gone. Lime has a pretty distinctive smell when you saw it, once you've identified that you wouldn't mix it up with maple. -
Please help me identify this tree.
Dan Maynard replied to inda1298's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Lime Just putting my bid in to the sweepstake -
Ifor Williams tipping trailer with hiab
Dan Maynard replied to Philip chambers's topic in Cranes and Mewps
I reckon it will be great for loading and delivering logs, even for stacking bags in the yard. Does seem a lot of brass though. -
It's Husqvarna, it will be ready when it's ready.
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Hmm interesting about Texaco will look in to that if I can. I have been buying less at one time but maybe need to look at stabiliser again to compare the hassle of going to an Esso station, there are half a dozen in Peterborough so all not lost.
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This would drive me nuts as well, it's the great thing about a van just for work, direct expense all costs and no need to keep track of mileage.
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My local Esso station just "rebranded" to Texaco! Bastards! Like it doesn't matter!
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The right tyres and driver, enough spares, and a winch. The defender diff arrangement is very basic, it doesn't tolerate wheelspin well as not even limited slip. Haven't done much in snow but been stuck in muddy grass with my old tyres.
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I think this dude is barking up the wrong tree
Dan Maynard replied to richyrich's topic in Video forum
The great thing is they keep growing. I've only been in the industry 7 years, people have been complaining about the number of new firms appearing for all that time. Lot of attrition too, firms pop up and then disappear again but not noticed. Couldn't watch any more. -
Had this a couple of weeks ago, lady met me with a list that turned into two full days work which is now all done. Need to find a few hours to go and cut up the firewood now. I just never can tell.
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Not particularly a recommendation as not tried myself but this is the sort of thing I found, £2.50 a month. https://m2mtaxisims.com/product/ee-4g-m2m-500mb-data-sim-2-50-per-month/
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I give mine a little tug every time before flipping it down, have also had problems with it running down my leg.
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Wrong question really, you should ask whether it matters between 40 and 50. Yes it does. Don't over think it, thousands and thousands of hours of chainsaws have run 50:1 perfectly fine, that's why Stihl recommend it. I'd go with that rather than some bloke on YouTube. (I run 50:1 myself)
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I can see why you're doing it yourself, makes a lot of sense. I would like to be able to choose a network that's strong where I live, or get a multi network data SIM if I want. The other people I found apart from Teltonika who make trackers which look good and rugged are About Digital Matter | GPS and IoT Device Manufacturers WWW.DIGITALMATTER.COM Digital Matter is the leading global developer of low-power GPS and IoT hardware for asset... They are inside Nortrak branded trackers in the UK but you're stuck with their choice of SIM and £10 a month. Be good if someone else would just sell you the digitalmatter device, haven't investigated that to be honest.
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OP doesn't say where the tree is. Round here they grow big, we probably don't get the cold like you. As it says on RHS website mature size 25m, so if it needed reducing at 5m not the best choice of tree imo.
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That label even says spare part, bridge on mine is separately labelled as well. I have a different harness but the main label is pretty well hidden, swings in to a little pocket behind the main webbing at the back.
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I use Trutrak too, the ones I have are Teltonika, think FMT100 and on a 3 year it is about 6 quid a month. Seem fine, reception is the game as they are mounted in metal boxes (ie the vehicle). Don't know prices now but you could get SIM cards for a bit less, when I was looking there is a market selling cards for taxis and other vehicles. Thing is to find one with really low data allowance. The other thing I've found out is several networks are turning off 3G so if I was buying new probably be looking at 4G.
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Less than 100k is getting harder and harder to find I reckon. @benedmonds was selling one but think it's done more miles.
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Well snow turned to rain and the only dry thing I was wearing by the end of the day was socks - but there were no pigeons so it all got done. In by the fire now.
