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I had a similar case with an old apple tree that looked half-gone after a bad winter. Pruning back the dead wood and giving it a season with mulch, compost tea, and slow-release organic feed really helped bring it back. Also worth checking for root rot or girdling roots. These trees are tougher than they look once stress is managed right.

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Swinny has just about said it all in his post,, but i will add that there is some crap out there for sale that is described as in good working order and TBH some of it is not fit for purpose and they are just money pits, i was looking for a digger before covid and TBH i thought no just hire one in when i need one as its one less machine for me to look after, 8 tonner wont be as easy to sell when you done with it either, and personally i think the 2,6 2,7 2.8 tonne machines are much easier to sell, Another thing to think about as well is theft a 2.7 will walk as much easier to move on a ifor trailer thane a 8 tonner is to move,,

He sounds like the SIL every father would wish for!

TC, I am a cynical, critical judgemental barstewart, wrt too far many blokes that call themselves tradesmen, or indeed mechanics! But the SIL is one of the finest men I have ever come across, and in all respects, breadth of knowledge, skills, morality, standards, work ethic, etc etc etc. Which was a long winded way of saying, that yes, he will know his way round an engine. Cheers, Marcus

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I wholeheartedly agree. Life would be pretty shit without the freaks and the weirdos. The best people are, invariably, oddballs. I like vinyl as it's a tangible thing that you have to interact with. CD's are a bit like a microwave compared to an oven. These days, most of the music I listen to is bluetoothed through my hearing aid. Occasionally I crank up the amp and rattle the windows.

I would look at the local plant auction website's and see what is coming up for sale in the next month or two. Son in law is a fitter after all so should know his way around an engine. Pins and bushes is one of the main things to look for trouble

Basically as only held at a single point each end it's as stable as a tightrope but the width means weight always unbalanced, nigh on impossible, an old funfair con😄

All the best people are. Why would I throw away 100s of the things that I've amassed over years? Just to have to listen to ad breaks every 5 minutes.

Thank you Swinny, for that comprehensive list, and also TM, and not in the slightest offended by that hire suggestion, but there is quite a bit of rough shurbs and bushes, semi dead trees, with many big old Ash, never mind an largeish overgrown pond to resurrect, plus the old buildings to clear away, then there would be work for a digger here where we live after, plenty of sheaughs to clean and roddens to maintain. I had toyed with the idea of buying a digger myself a few times in the past, but figured I would either overspend on a buying a better fresher digger, or buy a bag o shite. So I wisely bought nothing. I am sure Marcin will know a bloke that knows his diggers and take their advice. And I would be more than happy to chip in to get a better machine. cheers

Oddball.

I do.

Double-drop. Benshambles never disappoints.

I'm going to Bensham on Monday and then to the bloody Metro centre. Nearly eleven years up here and I've not set foot in the place until now. Might take strychnine.

To be honest, mate, they don't tend to need much encouragement to go along with something, that's why they play the guitar... Mark Williams Trio | music WWW.MARKWILLIAMSGUITARIST.COM

Tell my guitarist that.

F me ,but if you dont have a clue about excavators ,you'd be better hiring one , no problems no asset deprication, no problem if its the wrong size ... You'd probably get a decent rate for 18month Or failing that you could get someone that knows what there doing and have it done quicker

A center punch, just like this one

Googling the best ever songs ever this came up as number 5 Good call google

I designed a CD for my mate's trio. It was only once we'd nailed it that we realised that no-one has a CD player anymore.