Dan Maynard
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I'd say brass can be funny stuff, not worked too much of it but the different grades are markedly different to try to cut. Also check the rod diameter, if it's 10mm nominal but actually a few tenths of a mm over this makes a huge difference to the work the die has to do. I suspect you may have a cheap die there, a good one will be split so you can adjust slightly, and start with it as open as possible to give lighter first cut.
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It doesn't look well. Once the bark is flaking off all over a branch, that branch is dead and won't come back. If all the branches we can see are dead then it may be game up for the tree. This year it would be hard to entirely rule out drought stress.
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It does but I don't think there's a free lunch in vehicle charging, it's going to burn more fuel to drive the alternator. Doug's in Scotland so solar panel will be less effective.
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Fallen Trees in the Oxfordshire Area
Dan Maynard replied to Theo18's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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Does it change over to charge the next one when first is done though? So if you left it overnight would do all 4?
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Hey there's not mush room for those cheesy puns round here.
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Small petrol generator then, it's an hour or so to quick charge. The quicker charger is 500W, that amount of power from vehicle electrics would be 40A at 12V, that's an alternator flat out in an old car.
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I seem to remember the vehicle chargers are pretty slow, @Gimlet was asking about this a few months ago.
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Neighbors insurance insist I remove 150 y.o. Oak
Dan Maynard replied to Mr. D's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Maybe an option to talk to the council about getting a TPO? I wonder what legal action they are actually going to take, or are they just threatening? Unless they can prove you are causing the damage I don't think they have a real leg to stand on. -
We had a weigh the battery saw thread a couple of years ago, the 2500 is ever so slightly heavier than the 2511 https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/121168-echo-dcs-2500t/?do=findComment&comment=1812005&_rid=53483 I have the Makitas which I believe are fantastic value for money, if I was climbing full time I would probably get the echo 2500T as it's higher cutting performance at the same weight.
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And smoke free fire pit. I always taught my scouts to start top down, the wood at the bottom gets your starting fire away from the damp earth.
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Absolutely, top down for me every time. Start with a couple of reasonable logs and then once lit you can leave it for half an hour at least. I use mostly birch bark for firelighters, either collect it up at the end of a splitting session or every now and then you chip some birch brash 1-2" diameter and the chip fires to the front of the truck while the papery bark blows back round and settles at the tailgate - when this happens fill a carrier bag or two. Paper doesn't give much heat and then the ash blocks airflow, although I have used it for years the are better things.
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Ha just ordered 5 loops for my new MS400, good deal. Didn't even think about hexa chain, not there on the normal chain supplier websites and forgot about it after the initial fanfare. Do we think it's really normal RS but sharpened with the hexagon? So with the hexa file a chain could be converted?
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Inflation will erode house prices, should be a good thing if they come down in real terms without a crash.
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I don't own a 2511 but I just use my 150 for hedges, connie bash, pruning and stuff so it's plenty powerful for that. The number of threads of people asking how to tune a 2511 puts me off a bit, seem to be good when running but maybe a bit temperamental.
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Wouldn't have thought 80cm is unreasonable if it's reached 19m height - not convinced it'll stop there though.
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I would guess two years experience is better than one but I'd start looking around and making contact with firms. Temporary working visas are easier to get when you are your side of 30 so don't leave it too long. Search the threads on this forum, we've had adverts for Aus, Canada, Germany, Norway in the not too distant past.
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Arb books for sale inc Claus Mattheck
Dan Maynard replied to Megan Moffat's topic in Training & education
Wow that's a library! If you don't mind me asking, whereabouts in the country are you? Thinking about postage or collection..... -
Maybe that's mid size and a 2511 is small? 43cc bit small for confident 16" bar I'd have said.
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Thing is they don't make these any more, so I guess if you can find one a 661 would be the alternative to repair.
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I'm not experienced with mewps but a couple of times I've done deadwooding in an avenue of fairly big limes, pretty awkward climb as near vertical branches and loads of epi stopping normal rope wrangling. I reckon a mewp would have easily doubled but even three or four times the work could have been done. Even just plonking a climber in the top of each tree would have been magic. I'm not sure how you can pick the jobs like that though, so many other days are apple trees or tight back gardens.
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I reckon the 17m will if we get right below so going straight up. Anyway, I can always take some steps up with me if not quite high enough.
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I hope so, thinking of hiring one as I have to fix the church clock back on. Seems Nifty can be had for about a third of the hire charge of a tracked machine.
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Tree Advice - Buying a House
Dan Maynard replied to potterd_'s question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Most people don't see trees until they are looking at buying or have a problem. There are many many bigger trees closer to houses than this which go unnoticed. There is a risk of the tree falling over and demolishing the house at some future point, but you've got to be proportionate about it. Far higher risks are things like falling over taking the wheelie bins out, car crash, DIY, ladders - and as for motorbikes, well don't get me started. Enjoy the tree and good luck with everything else in the house. -
Are you checking their website? They often say out of stock for Makita stuff but can get parts in a few days. This happened with oil pump and brake handle for my 9010.
