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if he even listens to it all, quite upsetting when a different narrative is presented Getting Johnsond to believe what those guy's are saying is like trying to get a Christian or Muslim to believe Man evolved from microorganisms in the sea

First proper use of ladder. I like it, very stable. It fits well on the roof rack, rungs are perfectly spaced. It'll extend two steps higher.

Very nice. Croquet mallet? What is the wood, I don't recognise it?

Interesting, something I have thought about doing and I bought a set of excersize bands for it last year - I remember the thick one is something like 60 or 80kg pull strength and would likely launch a throw bag to the moon! I dont know if I'd care for the trigger but its a neat solution. I'll watch the video later. I wouldnt really want to carry an extra steel pole. I wonder if a launcher head could be affixed to my Magnusson pruner pole or to my ladders.

In loo of machinery a good breakfast I assume .

It was cheaper to have wife insured on my truck than just me .

And his lovely little Suzuki. Come back, Pat.

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it is but it's a choice, we always have fun on road trips, looking forward to the drive. Besides, much easier with internal combustion. I remember going over on foot when I was a younger man in the 1400's, even with blisters we showed them some bow skills.

Just putting feelers out ,ive the following saws from new and are un used ,they've been run up on aspen and bar that just sat on a shelve not being used. Photos and prices to follow Echo cs370 es x1 as new Echo 362 top handle x1 new Efco mt3700 ground saw x1 As I say only putting feelers out , echos brought when fgm became the importers , fgm shifted stuff on .

They are a bit dearer but you can get one from Toolstation very similar tool. I got a Chinese one off eBay years ago, it doesn't get a lot of use but it still starts third pull and runs nicely. I have rebuilt the carb a couple of times due to my own fault but it's a simple enough machine to work on.

Nice pics! Good work! What flail make /size is that? Been looking at several option for my Hitachi 5tn… to keep rides clear, trim some unaccessible hedges etc. I have a 2.85m flail on tractor for field work.. just had a hydraulic thumb fitted, looks handy! Saves swapping for seperate grab…

That is a distinct possibility Stubby, as the fuel tank is totally separate and unless somebody flushed it and replaced the filter shows no sign of any chain oil, same with the carb, but the carb does show signs of removal and cleaning and hadn't been completely refitted. I shall investigate further.

Hi Everyone ,my mill is up for sale its a Woodland Mills HM130 Max I have had it from new its always been under cover and well looked after its got less than 20hrs work on the clock ,about 8 ripper 37 bands but they have gone a bit rusty so dont know how well they will cut ,I can help with loading and maybe delivery ,I want £3000 and will not take any less as its ne t to brand new it may need a new battery for the elextric stsrt but Iwill chargecthe one on it and see .my mobile is 07449736569 ,I will leave it on hear for a week / 10 days then advertise it elsewhere ,I am gutted to be letting it go but hey . Cheers Mark

It's the chemistry of biomass. The white wood of a short lived tree serves only to support the crown it has about 1% minerals and the rest is cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose, the working parts of the tree like the leaves and bark are more complex and need all the other chemicals to do their job and it is these that need the small amounts of potassium, silicon and other trace minerals that end up in the ash. grasses have high ash content because they do not differentiate into a support system. There was a database (Phyllis) which showed the chemical content of many plants, I haven't looked for it for a few years.

One side comment here, then back to predicting Trumps policies via Hollywood US Senator Johnson (? I think): "Trump was an FBI informant in the Epstein case" Also US Senator Johnson later in the same interview: "Trump knew nothing about Epsteins crimes" ... or words to that effect... Bit of a contradiction there, if you know nothing what were you informing the FBI about: "Hi FBI, Here to spill the beans, I know nothing" "Excellent and can you elaborate this nothing" "No, told you everything I know nothing about" "Great, thanks, we'll put you on the FBI Informants list" ...I Suspect what Johnson is really saying is "Trump was fully aware of Epsteins child rapes while he was doing them, and spoke to the FBI later to save his own skin" as you were, what films would make good US politics?

Big manky Poplar picked up off site this week. Straight onto pile to go out for biomass!!!

Pigeon? Saw them on rocks whilst climbing. Took photo thinking it may be something rarer. Wintours leap in Chepstow.

Yes the ring shank nails cause a lot of split boards going to kindling

Alexa and Siri sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G

Another Rambo in the making.

As was mentioned above you probably need to sell the timber standing. Of course this will only work if there is good access, and good tracks, or if it is not too steep for a harvester and forwarder. Have you estimated the total volume? It will have to be above a certain level to be viable. You could speak to Roger at Mendip Forestry. He knows what he is doing with regards to harvesting and marketing and covers your area. Also you could put some photos up here and then us Arbtalkers can tell you that the access is no good, or the trees are no good, or that there is some other technical problem which means you will have to pay someone to remove them for you....