Conor Wright

For what its worth, i think that it may be worth retaining the tree, slight crown raise and fairly strong reduction.. it may still look good for some years. if you're sure you want it gone,personally i wouldn't have serious concerns about its removal. Its not big and it isn't right on top of the property. only thing i see from the photo is the first slab on the path seems to have been re layed, was this due to root disturbance caused by this tree? Actual soil type may not be what you see on the surface. not really possible to give you facts from a picture,just opinions based on educated guesswork!

What kinda teeth have the kids got these days?! But on a serious note I just read through this thread and it has to be up among the most stupid and pointless activities, I understand that there are types that need to compensate for their insecurities/small cock syndrome etc.but going out with your dog and tearing or chewing , to death in some cases, a tree which isn't even yours in the guise of some form of pleasure seeking or status symbol achievement is beyond ridiculous. Its high time these chain wearing, flea addled, poorly bred, slobbering, steroid ridden, brainless, aggressive, ill tempered, badly trained, street defecating, barking and howling menaces be rounded up, taken out to the woods and systematically put down. The only thing is we would then be left with a lot of stray dogs..

maybe one of them tree hugger types got a little too excited?!

Have a Branson 3510, not a kubota by any means but a solid reliable machine, front loader comfortably lifts a round hay bale.. even lifted two on it once but was a delicate balancing act!! 35hp, runs 5ft power harrow, harley rake, branch logger, 6inch chipper etc. tows an ifor williams full of logs no bother, brings 9 bales up hill a few times a year.. no hydrostatic on mine but the gears are alright, bit trickier for loader work i do admit, but once you're used to it its simple, shuttle makes it easier, no foostering for reverse! Grab makes it faster than a 360 digger for moving brash, amazing what they can actually move, especially if levelling ground on an undulating lawn etc.. They have improved design since i bought mine, but it was good value for money for occasional use.

The question is unimportant really, no matter what you ask it will be a generic, well rehearsed waffle of a roundabout way of self promotion instead of an actual answer. that goes for most politicians, just headbutt him instead.

Hmmm, i wouldn't... put your money towards a decent saw, wouldn't rate oleo mac highly at all. unless you know the history of the machine you may be paying for scrap..

Sorry to hear about that, any cctv footage nearby that might be worth viewing? Not too many alaskans around.. some chance it may appear in the future, always worth checking carboot sales and shady markets in the area for a week or two. place a wanted ad for it? or maybe place a "we buy any saw" ad, the scumbags might be thick enough to ring you trying to off load it. Had a van cleaned out years back and its a horrible feeling. never got the stuff back but thats not to say you wont.

Sounds worthwhile to me, not often you come across them that size. nothing ventured, nothing gained, seems like a bit too much effort on the trees behalf, growing for a century to turn into a couple of nights burning? As you're there anyway, why not mill it?

What for ? - I need to get work done, not debate til it's dark. Exactly, so no wonder he has plenty of time on his hands, Although my comment was meant in jest, not actually trying to get him a job, imagine imposing him on somebody... jaysus..

Are we not the poor? genetics aside.. think about it... there is abject poverty, yes.. there is always the super rich too.. on the scale we are far closer to the poverty end than the wealthy end.. unless you won the lotto and never told us, then you may be slightly up on the scale!

Over conspicuous over consumption over and above our means, over the top over production, over population underscored by over militerized political over aggression, over and over until its all over... Fcuk this, i'm going for some log splitter therapy.. Over.

You already do! make the best of it.

To be honest I am not claiming any level of in depth knowledge here, it just makes sense to me on a basic level, obviously far more would have to be done alongside and I cannot claim to be, in any way, qualified to instruct anybody on this, but we are all entitled to our opinions and if those of us with workable ideas were to combine those ideas we may be able to create changes for the benefit of our kind..

Would you employ him?!

Drops mic and walks off stage. Thats true poetry right there folks.

Derailed things a bit there.. but back to the topic in hand.. maybe it may be worth weathering the storm.. fossil fuel prices have always been volatile and there is always a niche for the smaller player.. just as long as we all keep planting trees.. thats the biggest risk factor for long term fuelwood suppliers, big and small.

Ah, I was busy ranting on the previous thread while you were making this one... oops! here we go.. Growing under any form of protection has its environmental impact, but one polytunnel cover will last up to a decade, a glasshouse indefinitely once of proper construction and well maintained.. At a pure guess, the impact of one flight of mange tout from Zimbabwe to europe is doing more damage, not just to the global environment but also to the local ones, both where it takes off and lands, than the whole life cycle of a tunnel. How little are the subsistence farmers (many whom are mere tennants on massive commercial enterprises) getting for their work if its 79cent for 150g of their product 3000km away from home, also, how is the local grower who has to pay staff, taxes etc. and keep up to stringent standards of h and s bureaucracy, none of which are adhered to or can be adhered to by aforementioned overseas growers supposed to compete? If we spent less time over here farming subsidies and destroying arable land with over stocking dairy and beef cattle maybe we could utilise the same land to successfully grow a complete range of vegetables and fruits while still maintaining a sufficient number of animals to keep some high quality exports (not exporting live animals) and dairy products to neighbouring countries.. Who really and genuinely thinks that Ireland exporting dairy products to China is actually the basis of a succesful business model? Really? Reduce animal numbers, thereby Increasing diversification of produce. Apply real world pricing to air freighted fresh goods. Increase both the quality of farm incomes and work practises through higher value produce Increase the numbers of people willing to work the land, because now it makes sense. Reduce monocultures, plant more trees, save seeds, create bee habitats, run mixed livestock enterprises in conjunction with environmentally sound land husbandry techniques. minimise harmful chemical inputs, maximise production on small acreages, involve people, utilise social media etc to build proper awareness of what we are actually eating and the processes involved. Maybe then we could go about achieving some level of actual economic security

Growing under any form of protection has its environmental impact, but one polytunnel cover will last up to a decade, a glasshouse indefinitely once of proper construction and well maintained.. At a pure guess, the impact of one flight of mange tout from Zimbabwe to europe is doing more damage, not just to the global environment but also to the local ones, both where it takes off and lands, than the whole life cycle of a tunnel. How little are the subsistence farmers (many whom are mere tennants on massive commercial enterprises) getting for their work if its 79cent for 150g of their product 3000km away from home, also, how is the local grower who has to pay staff, taxes etc. and keep up to stringent standards of h and s bureaucracy, none of which are adhered to or can be adhered to by aforementioned overseas growers supposed to compete? If we spent less time over here farming subsidies and destroying arable land with over stocking dairy and beef cattle maybe we could utilise the same land to successfully grow a complete range of vegetables and fruits while still maintaining a sufficient number of animals to keep some high quality exports (not exporting live animals) and dairy products to neighbouring countries.. Who really and genuinely thinks that Ireland exporting dairy products to China is actually the basis of a succesful business model? Really? Reduce animal numbers, thereby Increasing diversification of produce. Apply real world pricing to air freighted fresh goods. Increase both the quality of farm incomes and work practises through higher value produce Increase the numbers of people willing to work the land, because now it makes sense. Reduce monocultures, plant more trees, save seeds, create bee habitats, run mixed livestock enterprises in conjunction with environmentally sound land husbandry techniques. minimise harmful chemical inputs, maximise production on small acreages, involve people, utilise social media etc to build proper awareness of what we are actually eating and the processes involved. Maybe then we could go about achieving some level of actual economic security

Pine scent, western red cedar too.. and larch.. basically if its not manky leylandii I like it! Probably favour wrc above the rest for overall combination of nice wood, aroma and quality of burn. Monterey cypress burns very well too, but the knots.. takes the theraputic qualities of log splitting away somewhat! Gonna stick with wrc!

The principle of the branch logger is great, low energy input, high speed, low running costs due to it being such a simple cost.. have owned a couple, ironically I just sold the second one today, first one logged acres of overgrown biomass willow quite successfully, before being sold on.. second one I used on hardwood takedowns.. selling the arisings was always the trickiest bit (had nothing to do with marketing the willow, just cut logger it and go home) My take was to put it out as an environmentally safer alternative to coal in domestic burners.. the type that burn coal slack, peat, waste wood, dried goat shit or whatever you choose.. had no problem offloading it cheap.. cheap was the key. 30quid a ton bag.. treat it like coal, dump it in the corner and shovel it in as required.. not easy to convince people about it though.. Will buy another one in time, just had to free up some cash money and they seem easily traded, another sign there is a market out there. It is a small market, but rising fuel costs and dwindling wood supplies are making these machines viable. My two cents for big J, take a chance on it, It will be cheaper to fabricate to your forwarder than a full on chipper and there will always be some fool like meself looking to buy something like that!

Seconded. Also, why, if I buy three parsnips do we end up with a plastic sticker telling me they are parsnips, a cellophane sheet to stick the sticker on and a black plastic tray to put the parsnips in in the first place? or is that so there is something there to wrap in cellophane, thus enabling the sticking of a sticker upon the aforementioned parsnips, telling me that it is indeed parsnips which I am buying... Just leave them in the box and i'll pick up the damn things loose..only needed two anyway.. there is another waste problem we could go on about.. how much simpler would that be for everyone involved.. ? And this is only one tiny part of a vastly larger issue..

Check out Branson tractors, korean made, have one a few years now and not a bad bit of kit, not quite a kubota but much more rugged and reliable than chinese built machines.. dealer backup is ok, here at least! Admittedly i have very few hours on it... still under 1k. I think they're good value for money.. not everyone will agree i guess!

absolutely. they teach you things like "always ensure your chain brake is on" so you can continue to be a complete idiot and survive long enough to procreate and exponentially increase the numbers of idiots roaming around performing stunts like this.. other side of it could be that he felt trapped in his body and was desperate for a sex change?

....I wonder is the chain brake on?

Had one for years.. 1998 machine, sold it to a customer who still has it.. I changed to a newer g21 2007 (essentially the same machine) a couple of years ago, don't do a lot with it maybe 6-10 lawns, some regular, some not so, plus our own bit. fantastic machines, simple to maintain, reliable and rugged. as digdugdan said watch the condition of the deck.. they are eyewateringly expensive! also check the fan on the rear wheel drive unit(under the rear chute) they can attract debris and cordyline or pampas grass and become worn down to nothing.. this can cause the gearbox /hydrostatic unit to overheat, hardening seals or worse.. again expensive. Those things aside, a fill of diesel will do you all day, the build quality is right up there, you have power steering and hydraulic tip and cutting height adjustment, comfortable seat and a solid power unit for about the same price as a large domestic petrol mower. it will pay the difference in fuel costs in a few cuts. if its good, get it. they don't make em like that anymore! Those hours are low.. bought both of mine with over 3000 on the clock.. maintenance and driver's respect for the machine matter more than time spent running, not that I am a good advert for regular machine care, more a fix it when it breaks mentality..