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Radium release hitch is a pretty fun thing to have in the tool kit. A pair of pears and a few metres of 8mm. Used for taking the strain off a system to pass a knot through a device or to switch a load onto a different rope.

Thats it, thanks. That secondary pull is clever, I’ll use that.

The farmer's knot/circus bowline that I've just learned to tie and will probably use for midline winch attachment is going to be a bugger to apply this rule to. What a horrible shape.

what I do Sit four bags on oversized pallet put a rope round to stabilise them shift them with compact tractor and pallet forks. wont lift them into a trailer thou not high enough lift gets them up off the ground as well which is a bonus

What kit have you already got? Would a machine do other jobs in your life? Skidsteer, articulating loader or tractor can move bags and do other things. Even a digger.

You'll need a rough terrain forklift, not cheap to be honest as you'll need something like a Ausa.

Stubby listening to Enya following a lifetime of ported chainsaws and motorcycle racing.

Hi all, I’m well on with getting 26t split n bagged into barrow bags. My intention is to stick the bags in the bottom field once I’ve extended the driveway down that far. I’ll be hardcore mot with chipping on. When I get round to moving them I’m not sure what’ll be best. I’m thinking a second hand forklift but I’m not sure how well the work on hardcore. Anyone any advice of the best kit. I could always just use the big car with a trailer on but that’s a lot of loading unloading and my back ain’t the best tbh. And if I do end up selling them I’ll need to load the trailer easier too. But then I’ve seen trailers with lifting cranes on. All so confusing and any advice appreciated.

Spoke to Dutch lady today. They eat rhubarb as a vegetable not a ‘fruit’ boiled down into a compote then eaten with meat and another veg

Eff Me ! That is some serious kit Stubby.

Isn’t it under warranty?

Garlic.... I broke one up from the supermarket years ago and planted that - the bulbs have never grown large but I am guessing I have about 50 of them growing just now from that single bulb. However Mrs P doesn't do garlic so it is destined to grow and grow, same with the horseradish, planted a piece from the supermarket and last year dug up a 1m long root - and again, Mrs P doesn't do horseradish (however, Garlic and Horseradish on a Sunday roast.. I can go with that)... same with the gooseberries... anything useful that she likes do nothing (carrots, beetroots, normal potatoes (the weird ones did well)...). I suspect the veggie patch just doesn't like her.

But do you know the Fucktard?

I think I’ll settle for handbag.

Gasket hitch/coil.

With three strand, you can cut the damage and splice it back together in about ten minutes. Viva la hawser!

I have done it myself on a trailer full of logs, you just think to yourself ‘it’s uphill or a big load’ before you know it the damage is done

Me neither but I used it in sailing years ago as a quick and easy way to shorten a rope. It can also be used to isolate a damaged section of rope, which I had to do during a mountaineering incident a few years ago. Alpine butterfly can be used for the same purpose.

Out reach is what you need so go big, less moving and can stand away. When I use them if I can use boom lift even better so I can move around with out messing about with legs and even coming right down.

Just a matter of getting the bits off ready to source the parts, no real spanner work yet.

You're not even a word Mark

Note balls-up on line 2. Tried to start with BOLAM, but it was against the rules. Wordle 1,051 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Generally he’s very careful with stuff, so I remained calm. The previous bloke wouldn’t have said a word about it and acted dumb when the wheels fell off sometime this week.

Didn't he notice truck wasn't pulling well.