Author: Debbie Newman

Cleft Sweet Chestnut fence around a lake near Devizes

Posted on by Debbie Newman
A couple of jobs this week:
 
  • A Cleft sweet chestnut fence around a lake near Devizes and
  • a guard rail fence was repaired in Westbury
All with no raincoat required !! 
March 2024
 
Cleft rail fences, also known as chestnut fences, are constructed using split logs. We used 2.4m. Commonly, these logs have pre-shaped ends that fit snugly into mortices in the fence posts. This design allows the rails to slot into the timber posts easily.  Sweet chestnut does not require any treatment to help improve its lifespan –  the timber contains natural preservatives.  There is no industry standard for the length of the logs given their curved and bendy nature.
 
 
 
 
cleft sweet chestnut fence around lake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Takeuchi Compact Excavator TB230 – 3 Tonne

Posted on by Debbie Newman

The new digger has been busy this week, fitted with a rotating grab making moving of brash in a tight woodland a smooth operation, stacking ready for chipping.

Benefits for you: 

  • Compact machine
  • Powerful with High Hydraulic oil flow
  • Easily moved between sites by 4×4
  • Rotating Handling grab for a wide range of tasks incl:
    • handling of cut brash & timber
    • removal of fences
    • excavation works in small spaces
    • tree removal when fitted with tree shear

The Takeuchi TB230 Compact Excavator offers operators a powerful operating performance. Offering the largest cab on a 3-tonne weight class excavator, equivalent to a 6-tonne cab size.

Designed for Success
The TB230 design features a rounded body for improved visibility and functionality. The conventional tail swing with reduced overhang provides outstanding stability. 

Stage V Ready <19kW
Meeting all low emission regulations, with maximum efficiency and power the TB230  does not require any exhaust after-treatment systems. 

3-Tonne Cab or Canopy
We have opted for a cab. A proven high-performance machine with excellent power, greater torque and first-class hydraulic system for faster cycle times and productivity on site.

Pick Your Mode
Economy and High Altitude Modes, allow the operator to choose the operating mode best suited to the application.

Power to Perform
Powerful arm and bucket breakout forces provide an outstanding blend of speed, power, and versatility.

Switch Activated Blade Float
is now fitted as standard to maximize ground finishing on site.

For full details please check out the Takeuchi website here: 
https://www.takeuchi-mfg.co.uk/compact-excavators/tb230-compact-excavator/

 

Replacement gates for West Lavington Parish Council

Posted on by Debbie Newman
Replacement gates were erected today for West Lavington Parish Council.
The gates are sited at the entrance to the Remembrance Avenue of trees planted to commemorate 25 members of the village who went to serve their country in WW1 but did not return.
The site lies between the village and Salisbury Plain military training estate.
Replacement gate for West Lavington PC

Tree planting scheme Southstoke near Bath February 2024

Posted on by Debbie Newman

It’s not all about felling trees!  this week Tad and the team completed a new planting scheme on the edge of Bath.

The project was for 1.16ha (= 11600 (m2) with 1344 trees in 1.2m tubes.

The trees included mixed broadleaves including oak & beech, as well as field maple, wild service and hazel.

If the wild service tree isn’t as familiar to you as the others, then ” it’s a deciduous broadleaf which can reach 25m when mature.

(Sorbus torminalis) – the bark is brown and patterned with cracked, square plates, and the twigs are slender, shiny, grey-brown and straight”.

See the Woodland Trust website for more details