byron
RIP
OK! OK! the lane down to the slipway has now been cleared and all trees/bushes cut right back. Of course it's still terribly pot holed but you are going to have to nag Oxfordshire CC about that.
South Stoke Slipway
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BillyBloater
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Fantastic, I can't wait to see it / try it.
Probably a stupid question - did the council get there act together or was it you?
If it was you then many thanks, I would have been more than happy to have helped.
Cheers
Billy..
Probably a stupid question - did the council get there act together or was it you?
If it was you then many thanks, I would have been more than happy to have helped.
Cheers
Billy..
byron
RIP
Special equipment was used mounted on a Tractor sort of like a mower but sideways. Any limbs that were too tough for that were cut with a mini chain saw on a stick. My Groundsman took care of it with some help. It now looks like the M1 with potholes it's so wide.
TrueBlue
Well-known member
Ah, yes a Chain Flail, marvellous piece of equipment, flattens everything in sight, and even mows grass verges to an acceptable level.
Makes an awful mess of hedges for a time - and people complain about modern farming vandalism - but the hedge come back more vigorously and when the season starts can look great.
Not, you understand as a properly executed cut and laid hedge but with 5-10% of the cost and effort.
I wish I had a tractor powerfully or big enough to drive one.
Just thought I'd let you non-country folk know..
Makes an awful mess of hedges for a time - and people complain about modern farming vandalism - but the hedge come back more vigorously and when the season starts can look great.
Not, you understand as a properly executed cut and laid hedge but with 5-10% of the cost and effort.
I wish I had a tractor powerfully or big enough to drive one.
Just thought I'd let you non-country folk know..
whisper
New member
Chain flail - /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif - when used on thorny hedges are a bast**d for causing cyclists to get flat tyres. Some yokels may think this is a + point of course.
byron
RIP
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Chain flail - /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif - when used on thorny hedges are a bast**d for causing cyclists to get flat tyres. Some yokels may think this is a + point of course.
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Ooops! and here's me thinking everyone will be chuffed. The lane is used heavily by Mountain Bikers going on across country runs. In fact man for man I would say more Bikers use it per annum than boaters.
What is it? You can please some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time.
Chain flail - /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif - when used on thorny hedges are a bast**d for causing cyclists to get flat tyres. Some yokels may think this is a + point of course.
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Ooops! and here's me thinking everyone will be chuffed. The lane is used heavily by Mountain Bikers going on across country runs. In fact man for man I would say more Bikers use it per annum than boaters.
What is it? You can please some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time.
