North Wales Laning Event 1st - 3rd October

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The relevant bit, including chainsaw usage...
Footwear
The main precaution is for everyone to ensure that footwear is first cleaned of all soil, needles and plant debris and then disinfected before entering or leaving a control site. The use of wellington boots will assist with this.
Before entering a Phytophthora control site…
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Footwear must be clean and free from soil and plant debris. The footwear should be sprayed with Propeller™ and left until it has evaporated.*
Before leaving a Phytophthora control site…
Footwear must be washed off on a hard standing near the entrance to the wood using a stiff brush and water. It is essential that all traces of soil be removed.
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The brush for this must be kept on site in a bucket of disinfectant.
After cleaning, footwear must be sprayed with Propeller™ and left until it has evaporated.
Care must be taken to ensure that any water run-off does not enter watercourses.
Broad-spectrum farm disinfectants are not effective against Phytophthora
Phytophthora Control Sites - Operational Precautions
Clothing
Needles and leaves can get stuck in and on clothing.
Before leaving a Phytophthora control site…
• Needles and debris on clothing must be shaken out or brushed off before leaving the site or getting into a vehicle.
• Check inside footwear, hoods, outer pockets and collars. Remember to check any protective equipment such as helmets, ear-defenders, felling gloves and protective over-trousers.
• Wet clothing MUST be changed before moving between sites. Wet clothing must be bagged and laundered before re-use, or washed down and disinfected. The use of waterproof outer clothing and leggings will help with this precaution.
Tools
Hand tools and motorised tools used on infected sites for cutting and digging may become contaminated, especially if wet.
• If any work (e.g. pruning) is to be carried out on an uninfected tree or shrub on a Phytophthora control site, tools must be disinfected or ‘flamed’ before being used
Before leaving a Phytophthora control site…
• Chainsaw bars, chains and side covers must be removed and cleaned as thoroughly as possible to remove debris. Where it is appropriate and safe to do so, Propeller™ disinfectant may be applied and left to evaporate.
• Other hand tools and equipment such as tapes, cant hooks, wedges, fuel cans, tools and toolboxes must be cleaned off and surfaces brushed with disinfectant before being moved to another site.

Phytophthora Control Sites - Operational Precautions
Vehicles, lorries and machines
Special care should be taken to ensure that vehicle tyres and lorry beds are free of loose soil and debris before leaving any Phytophthora control site.
Before entering a Phytophthora control site…
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Consider whether the vehicle needs to enter the site at all. If you can, park off site and walk in.
Share vehicles wherever possible to reduce the number of vehicles that need to enter the site.
When on site, road vehicles should stay on stone roads wherever possible and be parked in areas that are as free of larch needle and debris as possible.
Before leaving a Phytophthora control site…

Off-road vehicles
• Machines, plant and any road vehicles that have been driven off hard surfaced roads onto an infected site must be cleaned on a hard standing beside a surfaced forest or council road. A pressure washer should be used, preferably one that uses hot water or steam. Care must be taken to ensure that any water run-off does not enter watercourses.
• This cleaning should focus on removing as much mud and needle debris as possible focusing on tyres, wheels, mud flaps, sills, wheel arches, guarded areas and anywhere else where mud and needle debris may have accumulated. Cab floors and pedals should also be checked and cleaned.
• After cleaning, tyres should be disinfected with Propellar™ or other disinfectant approved for use against Phytophthora.
Road Vehicles
Haulage vehicles and other road vehicles that stay on stone surfaced roads may require a sweep down to remove loose debris before leaving the site. This is especially important in wet weather.
The drier and cleaner the road surface is the less the risk of transferring the disease on wheels will be. If surfaced forest roads and loading bays become muddy or covered with bark and debris, they should be scraped off and preferably allowed to dry before continuing use. As a general rule, if mud or debris is adhering in clumps to the sidewalls of road vehicle tyres then the forest road surface requires attention, or must be allowed to dry, before loading continues. Otherwise the wash down procedures applicable to off-road vehicles will need to apply.

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Looks like I'll be there after all childcare and livestock management sorted

[syncrodoug]

You'll need to complete the form........http://www.syncronauts.org.uk/?page_id=1616
Doug

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Done and sent. Thanks for the gentle reminder Doug
E D I T: Now paid deposit too

[torchy]

I'm going to have to cry off this one. I bought a DOKA from Patrik at Tristar.com but unfortunatly getting the MOT and export plates have taken longer than expected and the truck will not be shipped until Thursday this week which is too late to be any good for this weekend.

Hope you all have a good weekend, will be thinking of you!

[lughole]

deadwooded an ash tree today, loaded it on the wagon, shall leave it on for the weekend, will try to get out to raid my stack for more...

[Mick & Tracey]

Jenny / Clive

Want to come but I won't know until Thurs eve if the doka's water pump is sorted. Can I provisionally book and confirm Thurs night?

Mick

[JennyTyger]

That's fine Mick

[Simon Baxter]

In light of Syncrodoug's coments about condition of CV boots's when wading , Just fitted two new 16" CV kits to OSR Shaft(from Mr Baxter). Quality parts GKN, but I think the inner and outer bearings were not assembeled correctly(a factory issue me thinks, as boxes had been un-opened). Spent a good while scratching,. . . . Inner needed rotating through 180 degrees to allow the grease seal rebate in the outer race, and the raised shoulder of the inner race, to be on the same side (to my reckoning both need to be facing the boot side of shaft). Both joints were tight until turned.
I know this is issue probably has a corect place but this may affect others prep work. This put two hours on the job, fore warned is for armed.
Regards FS

Your original joints were assembled badly.
I would appreciate it if you think you may have issues with parts to mail me first before you put it on a forum as this could have been easily resolved .
Now we have a searchable post on the internet that suggest we are selling parts that aren't manufacturered correctly, which we aren't.

The above related to the cork seals on 16" syncro drive shafts, the customers had them facing the CV boot rather than the drive flange, the cork seal faces the drive flange.
On the splines, the chamfer goes to the shaft end, the flat end is for the circlip.
I hope the screen print from ETKA that we sent compounds what we said.

[syncropaddy]

In light of Syncrodoug's coments about condition of CV boots's when wading , Just fitted two new 16" CV kits to OSR Shaft(from Mr Baxter). Quality parts GKN, but I think the inner and outer bearings were not assembeled correctly(a factory issue me thinks, as boxes had been un-opened). Spent a good while scratching,. . . . Inner needed rotating through 180 degrees to allow the grease seal rebate in the outer race, and the raised shoulder of the inner race, to be on the same side (to my reckoning both need to be facing the boot side of shaft). Both joints were tight until turned.
I know this is issue probably has a corect place but this may affect others prep work. This put two hours on the job, fore warned is for armed.
Regards FS

This is not the thread for this post nor is it the right section. In fact I dont think it should even be on this forum. Its obvious from the scratchy description that the joints to be replaced were put on by a numpty and another numpty suggesting that GKN cant assemble CV joints in the factory .....

Tch

[syncrodoug]

If anyone has thought about using the M4/A40 (junction 24) on their route to North Wales - don't, the Ryder Cup is getting underway at the Celtic Manor.
Doug

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After Doug's call to arms, I'll knock up a low altar fire after work (during, more like ) today as we seem to have need of another one.

[jed the spread]

Your not going to be nicking that idea and start selling them out of the back of Neils van this weekend too are you? Roll up, roll up

Jed

[syncro up]

Ive finally secured the day off work to allow me to arrive in the day light...

So if anyone travelling from Scotland wants to travel down together they can let me know, leaving mid morning probably but flexible (yay).

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Your not going to be nicking that idea and start selling them out of the back of Neils van this weekend too are you? Roll up, roll up

Jed

No, it's all my own work and I shall be whoring myself with a completely different product
Anyway you need someone to take the heat off you, what with your recent media appearances...
One CLUB altar fire, low rise, made from junk:

Altar fire.jpg

A couple of hours well spent I reckon. 3 foot square and 6" off the ground, so no burnt turf.