PatrickFirwood

Been looking at getting a set of narrow, grass profile tyres for my Sherpa and the prices from Sherpa are really quite staggering… Does anyone know if there are any rims/tyres that you can buy elsewhere that will fit?

I’ve got the Agri model and it looks like those holes are only present on the model up from that? Not sure why… I have seen others using weights on the Agri but with a bracket made to support them. Is anyone using a pto splitter on their Sherpa? Or know if it’s possible? Thinking a Oxdale TM400 on that would be perfect as you could adjust the working hight with the lift?

Just bought a Sherpa 100 Agri, absolutely loving it, any excuse I can find to get it out on a job. I’ve seen others on here have fabricated weight plates on the back for counterweight, If anyone has any close up pics or info on how they did it that they can share it would be highly appreciated!

Yes that’s what I thought. I’m not sure of the fungi, they said it came and went with the wet/warm weather. It appeared at the base of the tree and along the ground where I imagine the roots run. Not sure if this along with the bark could be an indication of root rot? The tree was heavily reduced around 5 years ago, still has leaves and growth but it does look a little sparse with some dieback and bark shedding up high on some of the larger limbs.

So I was working a job today doing some small reductions and general hedge work. Upon arrival I immediately noticed their Oak tree has large sheets of bark peeling off from the base, so I decided to mention it to the clients. They told me they had someone out to do a report a couple of years ago, they drilled in to the tree and said it’s absolutely fine, nothing to worry about. (Not sure if the bark was in its current state at the time) However I’m not so sure, the bark is so loose that you could literally pull all the bark off the whole base of the tree for the first 15ft. They also mentioned that a couple of months ago there was a lot of fungus around the base of the tree. Curious if anyone has any thoughts or advise to share? The tree is within 10 ft of their house. Sorry for the poor quality video, that’s all I got at the time. IMG_9169.MOV

Phones hardly ringing for us here too, works almost dried up. Luckily we're a small company so with not many overheads so we can get by for a while. Must be the cost of living going up that's got people more cautious about spending? This time last year I was booked up 3 weeks in advance and getting a lot of enquiries.

Thanks for the advice🙏 Yes there is plenty of room in their garden to drop pieces which is good. It’s hard to see from the pictures, but there’s one lead that goes right over the neighbours sheds and outbuildings which may require some rigging. IMG_5706.MOV

So I went to quote for a job today, a fairly large, dead Horse Chestnut that the customers are looking to have removed. They moved in to the property last November, and the neighbours said the tree has been dead/dying for quite some time. The customers said that there was a lot of fungus growing along the roots and around the base of the tree, unfortunately they picked most of it off, so there wasn't much left to inspect... they said the fungus had a very strong smell. So my question is, from the photos does anyone know if this is, or could be Honey Fungus? and if so, what effect this could have on the strength of the root system? Most of the tree is large log wood which will have to be negatively rigged due to obstacles underneath. The patch of rot in the pictures only appears to be effecting that one spot, I bored in to the tree with a chainsaw at 4 different corners and all the other appeared to have sound, solid wood. Any advice would be appreciated! cheers

I thought that’s probably the case that the tip of the thorn may still be in there. The doctor thought the stiffness and swelling was due to a poison or bacteria that it’s left behind. I’m not keen on taking antibiotics unless absolutely needed, but I just wanted it to heel up asap so I can get back to work. Any idea of how long it generally takes to get back to normal?

Last week i was reducing a large hawthorn hedge when I got jabbed in the side of my index finger knuckle, it was one of many that day so i though nothing of it. When i woke up the next morning it was a little swollen and red, but again i thought nothing of it and carried on with the day. When i woke up Saturday morning it was even more swollen, red and painful so thought i better go get it checked out. Went to the walk in centre, doctor checked it out and prescribed a weeks course of antibiotics, to be taken with an antihistamine. Sunday it got more painful, but after that it's been getting a little better daily. The pain is very strange, like a broken bone/stiff joint when i try and flex my knuckle, or pick anything up. It's now been 6 days since i got jabbed by it, and this is my 5th day on the antibiotics. Like i said day by day it has been getting slightly better, but it's still to sore and tender to say pick up a saw or use a hedge trimmer, so unfortunately i haven't really been able to work... I know this topic has been covered a few times already, just wondered if anyone could share their experience on how long it took to make a full recovery?

Hi Looking for some advice on killing ivy. I've always cut ivy away at the base of the tree, causing it to die above, and then fall off over time. However, the ivy is still in the ground and can always come back... So my question is, what's the best method of completely removing it to stop it re growing?

Some great ideas to consider that I hadn't thought of. Thanks for the advise everyone, i really appreciate it🙏 We have done some searches on the local councils website and the property isn't in a conservation area, and there are no listed TPOs on any of the trees. However, there are applications for work to certain trees (not the silver maples) dated back around 20 years ago... why would there be applications if there are no listed TPO trees, and the property isn't in a conservation area? I guess my concern is, considering the potential scale of the work to be done to the Silver Maples, and the number of them, would it still be best to seek permission/ notify the local council? or as they are a group of trees, would they fall under protection from the Forestry Commission and require a felling license (If we were to remove any).

Thanks for the replies and advice. The trees are outside the front of his house, it’s a big estate that he moved in to around a year ago which has been neglected. I’ve attached some photos below, think there are 40 in total and some have died. Would it be possible to plant a different species in between them, and then removed the maples once the other trees have grown?

Hi I've recently been approached by someone with a large avenue of mature silver maple trees that he's looking to have pollard. I don't have much experience working with Silver Maples, could anyone offer any on how they would respond to a pollard?

Home WWW.PROCLIMBERARBLTD.CO.UK Pro climber training are a great option. They are who I trained with and can't recommend them enough. They provide a 6 week fast track course where you will do all your ground/aerial assessments and training back to back (Including first aid, MEWP, Stump grinder & Chipper). You will also get 40 hours in class theory about tree law, pruning, biology etc. I know they are nowhere near Devon, but they provide accommodation and food for the whole 6 weeks included in the package price. We had people from all over the UK and a guy from France staying when I did my training.

Hi I'm looking for some help/advise regarding a large amount of dead sycamore trees in my landlords woodlands. I've attached some photos below, it looks to me like sooty bark disease? Just wanted to confirm if this is sooty bark disease, as we are due to be removing all these dead trees and processing them for firewood. Hopefully someone can offer some advice. Thanks!

Hi I recently purchased a Edelrid TreeRex harness, and I'm looking for some ideas/inspiration from others on how to best set it up and utilise it's features. Overall I like the design of the treerex and love how light it is. However, there are a few issues that I have found. First of all the little first aid bag seems a little small? I like to have a tourniquet and israeli bandage in mine, but I can't see any way you could make both of them fit in the little kit they provide? Secondly I can't see how the adjustable rope bridge can be of any use, as soon as i move from side to side the ring triggers the knot causing it to release? Last of all, there's many little gear loops located on the back of the harness that Edelrid say are rated to 10kg. I would like to use these somehow to store gear etc but they are tiny... does anyone have any ideas on how to best utilise them?

Yeah its a lovely little compact device, really impressed with it. Yes thats the TM Bridge. The gyro would not pass over the stitched eye bridge on my petzl sequoia unfortunately... do you know if the gyro will fit on the new TM evo stitched eye bridge?

Hello I recently purchased a Camp Gyro for my Petzl Sequoia harness, unfortunately it wouldn't fit on to the stitched rope bridge so I came up with this using the treemotion rope bridge, attached with a double fisherman's on to the rings. I just wondered on what peoples thoughts and opinions on this set up are? And whether its safe? Always used stitched rope bridges in the past... Thanks

Hi Does anyone have any recommendations for tough, quality builders bags? Preferably with a double lined bottom? Will be used for putting green waste in and dragging through gardens and across concrete so needs to be fairly durable. Cheers

Thanks for the advice guys, really appreciate it ?

Thanks for the replies. I suppose my only concern now is will it get any worse? If not do you think it will recover from the damage done so far?

Thanks for the reply. I'll attatch a before and after photo below. We were convinced that we didnt take too much off...

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice from someone a bit more knowledgeable and experienced than myself. The weekend before last we reduced a row of leylandii that hadn't been trimmed for about 4 years, we reduced the top back to where it had been done before (by approximately 5ft) and then trimmed the sides with a hedge trimmer. The customers were very happy with the results and the fact we hadn't reduced it too hard or butchered it. Fast forward to now (8 days later) we received a call to say a lot of brown patches had developed, so we went out to have a look, take some photos and try figure out what had caused them. We've been scratching our heads trying to work out what could have caused this and the only thing we have come up with so far is the very hot, dry and sunny weather we had the week following us reducing it, and we thing it could have been sun scorched? I'll attach some photos below (the first two being just after we had finished and the last 3 a week later), we would really appreciate some advice if anyone has any...