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cheers mate! No worries, I didn't think you were being argumentative and I didn't mean to appear so back either I already spoke to the neighbours and they were over the moon about it because it was blocking light out. I can't imagine anyone objecting, including the council. as you say trees like that are not really an asset to the countryside, more of a pest! You're completely right about the size of the tree once down and the effort involved in bringing it down safely. You can't really see from those pics but basically 40ft of tree had to fall precisely in a spot only about 3 times wider than the tree itself, probably about 20-30 degrees in angle. Anywhere else would have destroyed things ranging from smaller trees to whole fences and even a shed. The trees absolutely could not be allowed to fall back, as you can see, my conservatory is just behind it, as is both my house and next door! Lots of rope and tension was used. Even I was nervous with the last one, as it had a nasty lean on it to start with and was lopsided at the top pulling it over to the house, yikes. Think I will try to hire a chipper, just to help get rid of the bulk of smaller branches and stuff (literally masses of it, now 3 trees in total as I did one last year too!). I don't mind the bigger logs, they can be stacked neatly and taken/given away at a later date. not a job for faint harted though, but very satisfying. We had a quote a while back and it was well over £1k to even make a start on them, so this has saved loads, total cost will probably be less than £150 and that's mostly for the chipper hire!

I must admit I'd be nervous to run bpu on a jspec using a restrictor ring alone without some form of boost gauge to keep an eye on things!

lol yeah and can you squeeze in a boost gauge too?

bpu 1st, then rltc and then brakes later on or for the uber safe, brakes, rltc then bpu but that would be boring lol

for me it's been the best mod so far, along with bpu itself before, at bpu even on a cold day (not wet) the car could be a bit unpredictable as turbo #2 comes on, the sudden boost in power could spin up the back and make you dangerously close to losing control even in 3rd and 4th gears!

blimey, how can they keep tabs on that though, I planted a 6inch tall acer tree the other day, you telling me I'd have to seek permission to prune/fell or move it? seems ridiculous really tbh. Surely if they don't have records of a tree there is nothing to enforce. Plus I think we are talking about 2 different things here, a proper protection order is something served to the owner on a specific tree for specific reasons as I understand it. I'm confident there is no order on my trees, and I don't believe I have to notify anyone about them because they are 100% mine and in a spot that makes them a complete liability.

That sounds about right tbh, they are only ok if you keep them manageable. These were out of control a bit when I moved in, and it took a number of years to really be in a position to tackle them, in which time they'd grown that much more... Once again, any council will only care (or even know) about trees that are in some way visible from a public place (unless we are talking about felling a whole field and farmers etc have different restrictions yet again don't they).

that's amazing, 2.7m! wow! the roots of a big tree can go really deep and wide can't they. Someone said the roots under ground can be the same as the size of the tree itself, not sure if that is true is it? Maybe for some varieties it is, scary! lol, hope you've got a real thick head gasket to go with that! on a completely different note, has anyone head of Japanese knot Weed, what a nightmare that stuff is if you get it in your area. Less than 1 gram of cutting can spawn a new plant readily, so imagine the chaos if you went in with a mower etc. It can grow up to 3m high vines in a season and send roots down 7m from the base of the plant. If you cut or disturb any of that root... more plants form! Hazardous waste apparently, even machinery that comes in contact with it must be disinfected. Blimey!

wow, well done lilandi's are such a pita, I'd probably never ever plant them myself unless it was in a space where they could grow to full size and I wouldn't mind. hmmm I need a chipper asap. Was going to hire one but they are not so cheap. Was thinking of buying a half decent second hand one, using it and then selling it on without losing too much £ possibly. Don't suppose you was to go halves on one then sell it after as an idea? lol mine was 10ft from the conservatory and only 20ft away from houses! a felling line? well we had a big rope tried around another big tree 30ft away and tensioned to another smaller tree 20ft from that, does that count? Good advice about the roots, might even try that once I've cleared up the mess which is the immediate priority at the moment. Been using a hand file to sharped the blades, taking about 20mins at a go. Saplings? lol well maybe but they were pretty big considering their location and the space they had to fall into... I don;t think they could have got much bigger tbh, not for that sort of tree anyway

also there is http://www.tyrexpress.com too worth checking all the sites as some are cheaper than others depending on exactly what make/model you want got a complete set of bridgestone re050a's turning up today from tyreexpress, bit more pricey than the toyos but should be worth it

lol I've done that before. Amazing how quick you stop when you brake with the left foot as if it was a clutch! That's a time when you're glad for a seatbelt or you'd have a close encounter with the windscreen lol

yeah, the stumps in the ground will be staying there I think. It's no problem as they are nicely out of the way in the corner anyway. Might even be able to make a bench seat out of them as there are two, quite close to each other if I was gonna get then removed I'd probably get a professional stump grinder in to do a proper job with the right machines I think, any other way would just take forever

do you know what is happening on the website, is it running some javascript or an applet when the error occurs? might be worth posting up the error logs but it's possibly just a regular application bug that will be fixed in the next patch, I guess

blimey, you mad man, hard work if you ask me. You do it for a living then? I've got the remains of 3 in the garden now to get rid of. Mostly logged up but there are a lot of smaller branches and stuff to deal with. Need a chipper, a job for next weekend lol It's like chopping it down is the easy bit, getting rid of it is a mare! but thanks for the advice everyone, I didn't mean to appear to take it the wrong way, just completely sure all is fine re protection orders in this case

as the tittle says really, does the clamp fit? I know there are a number of people on here running HCB005 uprated batteries. I just tried it with a jdm spec clamp and there was literally no chance of it fitting (battery to wide) - just wanted to confirm it does in fact fit with a uk spec battery clamp, anyone? cheers

and just to back that up here is the excerpt from my local council... "What is a Tree Preservation Order? It is a legal document which requires that the consent of the District Council is needed prior to the felling or the carrying out of surgery on the specified trees. Orders can be made for historic or amenity reasons. If a tree is of historic interest (ie mentioned in the Domesday Book or other historic document) an Order will give the Local Authority more control over its future treatment. Similarly, if a tree is felt by the Local Authority to be important in views seen by the general public and is in danger of being felled or lopped, an Order can be made to prevent this happening. An Order also enables the Local Authority to enforce more effectively the provision of protective measures during development and to require replacements for any which die or need to be removed. How do I know if my trees are the subject of a Preservation Order? If you are the owner of the trees at the time of making the Order, the Order will be served on you. It is then entered on the Land Charges Register held by the District Council. If you buy a property with preserved trees on it your solicitor should advise you following his normal search of the Land Charges Register . If you are still in doubt, you should contact the District Council's Planning Department who will be happy to advise you." of which none of the reasons for serving would apply, and as I said before "If you buy a property with preserved trees on it your solicitor should advise you following his normal search of the Land Charges Register" is also no the case either...

like I said, I'm sure there is no protection on these trees as one way or another I'd know about it, during the legal process of purchasing the house for starters where land searches were done. you simply can not even see these trees from anywhere with public access, so it doesn't really matter how many bods are out measuring grass verges or doing other such sad activities, they'd need some x-ray specs and a telescopic tape measure to come take measurements of them, and I know that certainly hasn't happened in the last 5-6 years in which time they've nearly doubled in size. anyway, all good stuff. Had the trees had the slightest chance of being protected for any reason, I'd have checked them out for sure, I'm not stupid but also there is some common sense to be had. As it is, these being so close to the house as to be a danger and a liability to the property, I don't think any council in the land would have approved of there planting or location, and certainly not stand in the way of there removal when nearby property could be adversely affected in the long run. ho hum lol thanks for the thoughts anyway guys and girls. If I turn out to be wrong (as well as having to be forced to plant new ones there which would be absurd) I'll buy you all a beer myself, but I won't be wasting a moment worrying about it until then

raaah lol it's quite simple. The trees are in my private garden, I doubt the council are even aware of them, let alone interested. They are not the sort to be of any historical interested etc. Anyway, when I bought the place the land search would have revealed it. And if a protection is served, the owner is notified. So having a clean land search, no notice served and the sort of trees no one would care about there is no need to check at all simple eh. anyway I doubt they are more than 15-20 years old max (and I've been here 5 or so) but they are just very fast growing and get out of control (why anyone would plant them I just don't know, a maintenance nightmare that's for sure)! thanks for the concern anyway

they were my trees, not of a protected sort or anything, on private land... well if only you could have had them lol... luckily the back of the house is still pretty private, the nearest houses at the bottom of the garden are miles away and there are other trees and stuff keeping it private. the stumps, well I don't know really. Some of the medium logs might make nice borders for the garden. The smaller bits will be chipped up. The main trunk, hmmm not sure they are heavy and big to move. maybe a bench? lol any other ideas?

Two big trees, something around 4 storeys high, at least 40ft (higher than the average 2 storey house + rooftop) towering above the ground successfully taken down. Hard to judge the scale in those pics, but if you stood at the bottom you're head already be about 10ft down on where I took those pics from (ground at a higher level). Started yesterday around 1pm, wow hard work! Chainsaws, ropes and ladders on the go. anyway, here are some pics (because I feel quite proud now lol). Still lots to clear up, but the jobs on the home straight now Anyone want some free logs? Anyone want to sell/give/load/hire me a log chipper? I need a beer!

clear and sunny but a bit hazey, can't be that far away from you, hoping the rain will just miss us (got a couple of trees to chainsaw up in the garden today, can't do that in the rain)

did mine recently too but I changed to a round terminal uk style battery at the same time, so changed the connecters as well. Batteries aren't that pricey, worth doing the whole job at once and then it's done for good? those j-spec connectors are grim, was glad to see the back of them

saw a red (naturally) testerossa on the way home from work yesterday. Very nice but it looking a bit 80s dated if I'm totally honest, still a Ferrari thought

yeah but not the supra auto box lol

well it might but it would be close, too close to get some wood in there too I think. I was thinking of getting it started with the scissor jack first then using the trolley jack afterwards. The back should be easy, on the diff, it's the front that is the pita!