Doug Tait
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I'd think even catching a kerb or soft verge could be enough to unsettle things.
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Well, I'm probably Type 1 on the Spruce Pirate scale so agree with the majority, time for a new one. @Dan Maynard That helmet has been 4yrs+ in use. It did strike me as odd it would break from a little tug, I hadn't thought about it being brittle with age. I did try a power ranger protos helmet one of the lads at work got and thought it very comfy. Anyone here have one?
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Got hooked up at the back while feeding a chipper. It gave my head a tug, didn't feel much but I've noticed it's broken a thumbnail size piece of the rim. No cracks visible around the damage and otherwise the helmet is in good condition. Would anyone retire it due to this?
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She looks well, long may it last
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Was thinking about her earlier, it's a year since she was poorly isn't it?
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Send WMC a private message Scott, they'll get a notification of your message by email.
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Found some very cheap fuel...
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Is it safe to to remove these leylandii
Doug Tait replied to alankearn's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
They don't take much convincing. Ones I've known will go after anything that moves quickly, even a leaf in the wind. But they only like doing it briefly, then want hours to recover! -
Is it safe to to remove these leylandii
Doug Tait replied to alankearn's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Disagree there John, I'd say a greyhound is far more suited to a flat than many other breeds. They tend to like short exercise periods and lots of sleeping/doing as little as possible in between. -
Don't know if it's much help to you, but I've read here before that a decent benchmark for the size of saw to use is log diameter x 3. So 40" diameter x 3 is 120cc saw. I may be wrong, you might have better response asking the question on the arbtalk milling forum.
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local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)
Doug Tait replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Picture Forum
Was quite surprised to find 2 of these beauties in a timber stack today -
Have found since the recent storm that they're perfect for cutting inside houses and lofts as well.
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Mentioned in the original post that the stove heats water for radiators. Maybe you could heat the bathroom that way instead.
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In his memoirs he'll reveal the highlight of that day was they let him keep the beanie hat
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Those were the days! Did similar with 2 brothers I was mates with. At their farmhouse the bedroom on 2nd floor had a balcony, we put several mattress below and did stunt jumps all afternoon. Remember the Dad coming round at one point with a sheet to put under them muttering about keep the bed clean then just left us to it
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The delegates at cop26 in Glasgow were treated to a promotional display of hedgelaying by Graeme Walker as well, I hear it was very popular.
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I hoovered in an attempt to have sex with a woman, that was nothing to do with a dog!
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My incident was definitely caused by a mischievous dog and nothing to do with sex, although I confess I once hoovered in an attempt to get 'it'
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This topic has caused me to suffer a minor flashback! Anyone that has experienced a bean bag bursting incident will appreciate the scale of your task difflock.
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You'd want to be careful with the fumes from a petrol blower used in a confined space too
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My hedgelaying colleague tells me SoE is the predominant style in the Borders, although it isn't done with a binder on top as there are no commercial Hazel coppice in Scotland.
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It's forks on the little valtra's front loader. They come off, turn and slot back into the frame for going on the road. Ratchet strap to stop them bouncing around. A view from the cab may be clearer.
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Scots Pine came knocking at the front door, it didn't quite manage to get in but the folk spent the night in their garage for safety. Apparently they've been trying to get permission from the TO to remove it for some time as it had cracks in it but were unsuccessful, until now.
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The Audi on the rootplate of the first tree we did Saturday morning, passed it today with time to take a pic. Couple of minor scratches on it...
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Was sorry to hear you are stopping tree work Andrew, be a lot of your clients even more sorry I'd think. Hope Mike and the dogs are well, all the best. If anyone is looking for equipment I'd vouch for all Andrew's gear being good quality and very well maintained, and a decent guy to deal with.
