The 'Today's Job' thread

[Stroppymonkey]

Contractor near me has been going past us everyday with 16 IBC on the back to go water trees! Nearly half a day turnaround.. with no end in sight!!

I planted 350 whips last year and lost 300 of them as it was uncharacteristically dry for Devon. Kept on top of it this year. I was about 3 weeks into it being very dry before the penny dropped, but think I have saved 95%. One larger beech tree that was moved had dropped its leaves, but after 6 weeks of bI weekly watering it’s thrown new leaves It’s going to be a shock when it starts raining.

 

[doobin]

Channelling my innerer @JD450A

Out of the rice paddy and up the hillside. Who needs an alpine tractor?

 

[Quattromike]

Been a busy spell getting some jobs done as ever, brush screen built and installed.

 

[doobin]

New grab is handy. Two pass loading now.

 

[Furniss]

New grab is handy. Two pass loading now. View attachment 84340

You're a busy bloke - are you on your own ?
I remember someone saying to me they had been looking at our work on the internet and askin how big a team did we have, I just looked at the mrs and we both laughed, but like a crying type of laugh

 

[Storrsy]

You're a busy bloke - are you on your own ?
I remember someone saying to me they had been looking at our work on the internet and askin how big a team did we have, I just looked at the mrs and we both laughed, but like a crying type of laugh

But that's the thing isn't it. If you have the right kit its amazing what kind of jobs just one or two blokes can take on. Otherwise you end up like the council with 8 blokes around a lot hole with half of them leaning on a shovel having a fag

 

[doobin]

You're a busy bloke - are you on your own ?
I remember someone saying to me they had been looking at our work on the internet and askin how big a team did we have, I just looked at the mrs and we both laughed, but like a crying type of laugh

Got a mate helping me today, it makes this job a lot quicker. Should clear two sites today and have a larger one to do next week.

He brought steak for lunch. I supplied home grown marrow and tomatoes (they were to die for!) I forgot the sausages but luckily had a pack of microwave rice on board.

So we christened the new bbq. I left the old one at home for outdoor cooking, this one is slightly smaller with two seperate burners. Ideal for solo lunch but plenty large enough for two.

 

[CPS]

Got a mate helping me today, it makes this job a lot quicker. Should clear two sites today and have a larger one to do next week.

He brought steak for lunch. I supplied home grown marrow and tomatoes (they were to die for!) I forgot the sausages but luckily had a pack of microwave rice on board.

So we christened the new bbq. I left the old one at home for outdoor cooking, this one is slightly smaller with two seperate burners. Ideal for solo lunch but plenty large enough for two. View attachment 84342

Lunch at this time?? Do you finish at 1?

 

[doobin]

Lunch at this time?? Do you finish at 1?

We have to track the machine two miles across the hill to the next site so had an early lunch.

 

[CPS]

We have to track the machine two miles across the hill to the next site so had an early lunch.

To be fair I was only having breakfast while I was reading it

 

[Simon edwards]

Bit of topsoiling on posh side of haha wall this week.

 

[Vinpetrol]

Bit of topsoiling on posh side of haha wall this week.

Tidy work Simon , what’s the edging you are using around the trees ?

 

[V8Druid]

Bit of topsoiling on posh side of haha wall this week.

nice .... few tonne gone in there

 

[Jimoz]

Lopped these today before the planners come round. I have permission to drop them on the existing planning but just doing it now while app for new house goes in to avoid tree survey. Its not really my thing have zero experience. Only have a baby sthil 171. The bigger one was a bit intimidating for me wasn't sure if the bar would reach through it. I tried to do hinge cuts then cut from the top did I do it right? Left one as I'd like the option to keep that in the front garden. How low can I lop it and it will still grow back from? It has green shoots pretty low down. I want it to look like a tall stump when the planner comes. Maybe I can even pile some cut branches up around it, leave it a bit bigger and make it look like a pile of s**t. I have bagged up all these logs as will likely have a woodburner in the new place. Are they worth saving or should I just chuck them on the bonny? Atleast in bags they're not being handball constantly. My lad loved helping me he came to do a little job in the morning swap a couple of door closers some firm were happy to give me the day for it was home for 10 ish so went up here. Next job to get a backhoe in strip the site, get the stumps out and do me some trial holes for plasticity tests think I need 2 holes at 3m with sample every m. Then fill back in. Will be having a good bonny in November.

 

[V8Druid]

Lopped these today before the planners come round. I have permission to drop them on the existing planning but just doing it now while app for new house goes in to avoid tree survey. Its not really my thing have zero experience. Only have a baby sthil 171. The bigger one was a bit intimidating for me wasn't sure if the bar would reach through it. I tried to do hinge cuts then cut from the top did I do it right? Left one as I'd like the option to keep that in the front garden. How low can I lop it and it will still grow back from? It has green shoots pretty low down. I want it to look like a tall stump when the planner comes. Maybe I can even pile some cut branches up around it, leave it a bit bigger and make it look like a pile of s**t. I have bagged up all these logs as will likely have a woodburner in the new place. Are they worth saving or should I just chuck them on the bonny? Atleast in bags they're not being handball constantly. My lad loved helping me he came to do a little job in the morning swap a couple of door closers some firm were happy to give me the day for it was home for 10 ish so went up here. Next job to get a backhoe in strip the site, get the stumps out and do me some trial holes for plasticity tests think I need 2 holes at 3m with sample every m. Then fill back in. Will be having a good bonny in November.

well past their sell by date Jim ..... 's wood ...... should burn ok

 

[Simon edwards]

Tidy work Simon , what’s the edging you are using around the trees ?

Just steel plate , the estate owner has a really good fabricator that will bend them to suit for us, works well.

 

[V8Druid]

Just steel plate , the estate owner has a really good fabricator that will bend them to suit for us, works well.

in one of these no doubt

Kitty mog photobombing
a lot of my old works pix have a photobombing cat in them - had five - team ratter - all black

 

[doobin]

in one of these no doubt
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Kitty mog photobombing
a lot of my old works pix have a photobombing cat in them - had five - team ratter - all black

I only have two.