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A van smashed my car as I was reversing into a driveway ! Not very happy. Happened early on, so did not get much done. Insurance want to write off the car, pay only pennies and sell it on as repairable for great profit. Its all a scam. Its a great car and Im not loosing it, and having the stress of finding another, just for a cosmetically damaged front wing, bumper and scratched wheel! Not much more to cut on this side

Nice work. I've seen greenhouse glass break by itself with nothing toching it, depends how old the glass is, I was told..

Who said making decisions? I believe my exact words were "a better idea of how far the rot has progressed". And yes, I do make critical decisions about trees, if I am uncertain I will advise my customers to get a inspector report. I have shadowed an inspector several times. I am sure the person concerned about the tree is able to make his own decisions based on the information available, whether that be to leave alone, get an arb to butcher or an inspector to report. More information is better, in my opinion , and I dont really care for yours, experience or not. I was not telling him any action to take but hopefully some useful infomation that will help if he looks into this further. @OllyJenkins it is worth knowing that many tree surgeons have no care for the health of trees or the quality of their work, and will simply do what the customer asks - its an approach that pays quite nicely.

I assume you took the photo from the house? One option would be to unbalance the tree such that it will fall into clear space, if it did ever fail. Minimise risk with the minimum of reduction. From the photo, I can see the base of tree is wider below fence level where there appears to have been a wound, likely the one you show above. That can be a sign of hollowing, as the tree grows in response to stress. Picus test is one way, I've never used one. There are some other tools to help get a better idea of how far the rot has progressed. tap the stem and root flare area and listen to the sound/feel of it. Examine the root area, and any sign of fungus? Photo of the base of the tree, root flare area, and stem? Rotten wood adds nothing to a tree. It does no harm to poke a stick in there to find out the depth of the problem. Ideally a long metal, poking stick. Push it and note how far it goes in, in different directions, up and down, compared to the diameter of the tree. That will tell you how much sound wood is left in the wall.

One happy woodchipper Tried several before one that answered, and the others did not reply to txt. Should I report those non contactable ones if they have listed it as by arrangement only? Its a shame as theres not many others in my area. I think it saved me 3.5 hours of driving yesterday - three trips and the commercial site is 1.5h round trip. Thanks!

Some bigger peices. VID-20260310-WA0018.mp4 VID-20260310-WA0019.mp4

At first I tried to lift the combined drum/engine unit into car rear passenger seat, nope not happening, its an arkward lift not just heavy. Removed engine, forgot about the kill switch cable! Wire pulled out, so that got a bodge - my own fault It does fit in car. Drum unit on offside rear, engine in boot, hopper and chute on the nearside rear . For next time I wont bother with towbar, the extended chute and its safety bar extension, not needed. This is what 3 car loads looks like - just the fresh stuff. My guess is 21-25 bags at roughtly 50 or 60kg each. 1250-1500kg. Could have got more in each trip but didnt want the suspension too low. ( I didnt make that hole!) I stacked bags to make it quicker and easier to lift them. Plenty on the floor. I'll bring some plywood sheets, from the crate, next time, to keep the bags open. Only a couple lengths needed cutting to go in hopper , a nice suprise it took the green quite well. Most was under 2" but there were some 3-4.5" peices. One problem is I lost a nut from the safety bar pivot! I got some video and can see it coming off but not the nut. I expect it went through the chipper. Cant blame the shop as its a bolt I assembled, perhaps I didnt tighten it as it would have been a nyloc.

Yes could work, but it would be an extra item to store and transport, which is a problem for me, while tonne bags are a bit more flexible. Can you read? Its a discussion about small chippers. I do not want a road tow chipper. Its got to be small enough to lift, transport and get to the back of small gardens. The product fits my needs. Europeans respectfully, can go and do one. I'd like the item to work, not to be a British Monday morning or Friday afternoon special. There is a reason why nothing is made here anymore. Dont get me started on dealerships. The importer is British, they have good support for the product, they have sales and support phone numbers where I get through and speak to an actual person in seconds, and were very helpful. As for the fitting issue I mentioned before, it was just some excess paint, no modification was needed.

Yes I can see theres good reasons for a bin, however this house is very small, and narrow and filled with stuff. Customer is not in good health to be moving furniture and I wont want to. And a cat, with cat stuff. Bins are outdoor creatures and covered in dirt - I know, its not my problem, but I wouldnt want one wheeled through my house. I dont drag bags, I dont want holes in them. Fill to a manageable weight and carry above the furniture, where there are no obstacles. No cleanup, no problem for customer, repeat custom. For this it will be rashed up before going in the bag, rashed brush doesnt poke through bags, bags dont scratch walls. Other jobs, yes, bin might make sense. Thanks.

Playing with neighbours old dead bush and birch. VID-20260309-WA0012.mp4 Does like to throw peices back and can go quite far. VID-20260309-WA0016.mp4 I'll test it properly tomorrow on green laurel, will try to get another video. It does feel underpowered, I imagine the bigger engine will be a massive improvement. Blades still look prestine.

You mean for transporting chipped or rashed brush through the house? A part filled bag must be easier to manouver? its a little obstacle course this job! Arrived early today Fully assembled now apart from the chute holes dont quite line up. Very slight adjustment with grinder will fix that, it will take seconds. Also need to add oil and fuel. I'll get a video later on.

Including that you'd have to tidy the mess of their stored items and sweep up all the smashed glass? No thanks. Conifer ! Leylandii? They want more light, whole row of them. They asked me to side them upto boundry, replied I wont do that, plus the ground drops, roots have possibly been cut to make a flat planting bed, it'll make them unbalanced and topple over. Advised it would be best to top the whole row down into a hedge with a side trim, remove completely, or just raise there side about 2 meters. Its never going to look great. Just the thought of laying a sheet on greenhouse will have all the glass shatter! I imagine the only way, would be carefully remove the glass and then sheet/tarp over it to keep dust out. What is this "cheap ply" you speak of? Its extortionate! ... last time I got any..

Fences, I've not had problems with. Do you make one for greenhouses too? I've got this removal to quote Couple of ideas, I could tie a tarp tensioned to the stem that should catch any small peices - doesnt take much to smash greenhouse glass! I also have an adventure tarp, same idea but it has metal poles at either end. Or ask them to move it out the way. Elderly couple, thats not going to happen.. Could be an ideal job to try out a speedline for the higher peices.

Subscribed. This looks like it will save a lot of driving. Sugggestion, to show on the listings when they were last updated/logged in or created? I assume recent ones or that have logged in, are more likely to still want logs and chip. What do we think about loads that are mostly chipped hedge removals, do these chip listings still want connifer, laurel, holly, ivy, bramble? or best avoided and use a normal tip for those? Same question, but for hedge cuttings when theres not much wood and just chipped trimmings, that will be mostly green/leaves? I have laurel removal, and holly reduction jobs this week. There are some that list only "animal safe" chip, so those, no yew? laurel? sycamore? Cant remember at the moment ... Im sure theres plenty.. Thanks

Looks nice. I've never used the larger Echos. Have you tried a 52DL chain? From trying on my saws, I'd expect one link smaller or bigger to fit but may be near limit of adjustment. Two links is usually too much without slight modification. I have several bars where I ground a tiny bit off the end, if it rubs the sprocket, slightly extend the bar slot. For one link different, it shouldnt have any issue with the oiler hole.