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  1. Alan Smith
    is that cameras you have on the back of the digger cab? nice looking machine by the way.
  2. Alan Smith
    I've recently added a radio controlled hydraulic winch to the crane on my 2 ton timber trailer. I'm finding it very handy to bring up timber to load onto the trailer. I want to take advantage of the radio control for working at the far end of the line by extending the line via snatch block(s) The winch cable is 25m of 1/4" steel rope which I don't want to run through blocks with ally sheaves so want to use my 10mm winch rope. At the moment I'm just tying a bowline on the bight at an appropriate point to hook onto the steel winch cable but I was wondering if a rope grab might be a more convenient way to achieve what I want. I know it's not what they are designed for. Or perhaps someone might know of a better solution.
  3. Alan Smith
    Looks like a Catalpa (Indian Bean Tree). There is a variant that has these yellow/gold leaves. They are late to come into leaf in the UK. Looks healthy enough to me, also note it's been pollarded. They do seem to respond well to pollarding and in a smaller garden this would probably be a sensible way to manage this tree as they can grow to quite a size.
  4. Alan Smith
    Don't forget to guard the tyre valve stems.
  5. Alan Smith
    We've had a mild winter and there has been plenty of rain. I suspect many Ash trees with die back had also been suffering from lack of water in previous years. It will be interesting to see how things go this year but I suspect that it's only slowing down the process in many cases.
  6. Alan Smith
    Thanks to both 👍
  7. Alan Smith
    Random question. Doobin, where did you source the steering wheel knob for your Carrera? I'm in need of one for mine and that one looks like it fits well. Many thanks
  8. Alan Smith
    Definitely Magnolia.
  9. Alan Smith
    Not only rope or winch to pull over but a good stout ratchet strap round the butt on anything over 7 or 8 inches diameter, they'll Barber's chair in a heartbeat.
  10. Alan Smith
    Interested in how you plan to hitch the trailer to the digger, I can see a few options.
  11. Alan Smith
    Sorry to hear about this. Aberdeenshire loons always have a good work ethic.
  12. Alan Smith
    I tried to go down this route. I had an old Lister/Petter diesel saw bench that I adapted to run a hydraulic log splitter. It was woefully underpowered and didn't really work. The biggest issue however was arranging a clutch as it was impossible to start the motor with it connected to the hydraulic pump. I still think it could be made to work with maybe a decent 3 cylinder Yanmar or similar mounted on a trolley with maybe it's own hydraulic pump and spool valves etc. and a PTO shaft.
  13. Alan Smith
    Personally I would go for a portable capstan winch like an EDER or Portable Winch Company. Much easier to lug around compared to a heavy Tirfor and it's even heavier cable. Like all things it depends on what you are pulling but 90% of my hung trees/windblow clear ups etc are done with my small Honda powered winch. Having said that I do have a Tirfor for those heavy situations but that's usually for shifting a really heavy tree.
  14. Alan Smith
    Yes, in this situation before I have had a degree of success bending up the metering needle lever. You might find you need a couple of goes at it but it can work.
  15. Alan Smith
    For sure. Some business entrepreneur needs to set up a Pine Marten breeding project. Grey squirrels are totally out of hand and fewer landowners seem to be doing anything about it.
  16. Alan Smith
    Thank you Oaklandmaple, that's a useful resource.
  17. Alan Smith
    Thanks for the suggestions, sorry I've been a bit lax on replying, been fully occupied at the moment. Doobin, we're just outside Ardingly. Have got a digger on site so could give that a go thanks. Rich, yes it's a native but for some reason it has just taken off over these last 10-15 years. Always fancied having a few pigs in the woods but I've probably got enough on my plate to cope with that as well! Farmer types around here don't seem to do livestock, they drive Range Rovers and multimillion harvesters!
  18. Alan Smith
    Afternoon, new member here although have been a longtime follower. I manage 40 acres of woodland in West Sussex and I'm currently looking at starting to control non-native or invasive plant species with a view to improving the general condition of the woodland. There are three plant species I want to target, Rhododendron, bamboo and pendulous sedge ( Carex pendula ). There is plenty of information regarding Rhododendron control but I'm struggling to find anything with regard to large scale control of the sedge. This is very wet ground, bottom of a river valley, however even in higher, drier areas the sedge has become highly invasive smothering native plants and making natural regeneration of trees very difficult. Has anyone got any experience of this issue or any other words of wisdom?

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