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But you can’t tidy up a few loose ends or be honest can you blagger.

@kram Raking murders my back, which is a shame because I find it satisfying. So I tend to use the blower a lot. Now Mick and you mention it though, I am always impressed with how little fuel they use. Maybe they’re not that power hungry. Power is work done over time btw. I understand what you meant though. My blower choice has been made easier since this discussion began by dad giving me the petrol one he barely uses. So I’ll use that until it dies and see what the market has to offer in about 2040.

Measure it and go to a bearing supplier Or ask LSE.

They’ve learned to jumpflap onto things, which is probably why there was shit on my chair yesterday. Integration into main flock becoming more pressing priority. I want the pavilion back.

See, I can quote right. I just don’t.

We've 140 tonnes of plutonium sat in a warehouse over in Cumbria. So you want a plutonium Fabergé egg hunt ?. I'll grab my dosimeter and the Geiger counter for a exciting game of hunt the WMD. Granted the last game was a bit of a dud and I'm no fan of sand in my shoes.

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I agree, although I do a small patch by cutting daily, by hand, it has given the tussock grass and two heathers a chance to re establish. Once I no longer control the bracken it will take over again as the rise in fertility will favour it over heathland. We have a large area of original heath but as grazing largely ceased 200 years ago and the increased fertility has favoured an increase in bracken such that it covers a high percentage of the area. Take the council owned common cut by the A3 where they have built a much vaunted heathland bridge. Because of bird nesting worries no work is done in summer and bracken covers 50% of the western side and increases by nearly 3 metres each year. Nothing of concern nests in bracken and frequent cut and collect could begin to address the fertility and alelopathic nature of bracken litter. Well yes but hanging people for it seems a bit extreme.

Good Morning A day on the splitter beckons. As long as it's overcast I'll not get too crispy. Have fun.

Interesting, faults in wiring harnesses was a factor in driving automotive towards CAN networks years ago. Nightmare to find and then fix.

Thanks mate, what rigging rope would you use?

I'd hope to be a little deeper than 2' when it's my time.

You can have some of ours if you want

That split spacer is nothing to worry about regarding the loss or poor drive. That roll pin in the axle needs to slide easily from side to side. In the pic of the drive gear where you have circled in red on the inside of it, those three 'teeth' need to be nice and clean. Debris can build up in the corners and then the pin in the axle cannot get a good grip in the corners and can slip. Yours looks pretty clean though. It's a simple system as that's all there is to it. Assuming the corresponding larger gear inside the wheel hasn't got teeth missing then I cannot see an issue with the drive mechanism you have shown. If you are sensible, then remove both rear wheels plus the drive mechanism on the end of each axle rod...so all you have are the two rods protruding. Then lift the rear end of the mower (don't ground the deck) start the engine and engage the drive lever and then watch both axles...they should rotate. if not, then it will be the gearbox (or the cable has come unattached from the top of the gearbox- unlikely though) If there is some rotation...which there may be with zero resistance from the mower not being on the ground....then stop the mower. Re-fit the roll pins and both gears, lift the weight off the back end of the machine, start the engine, engage the drive again but get someone with a decent glove on to put gentle pressure on the drive pinions as they rotate....if you can stall the movement with your gloved hand then its the gearbox. As an aside.....you stated the belt is in place. However there should be a degree of tension on the belt otherwise it will simply slip on the pulley on the crankshaft. To check this- remove spark plug. Tip it on its side with the exhaust side facing the ground. Then rotate the blade by hand......there should be a positive grip by the belt in the crank pulley. If you can move the blade and the belt has little or no movement then it won't be transmitting the drive to the gearbox pulley. There is a tensioning mechanism on all this type of mower for the belt....mostly a tension spring on the gearbox to pull the gearbox on it's pivoting axles backwards to tension. Some have a metal bracket, which when fitted also lifts the front of the gearbox up and back...again to add tension. The springs have a habit of coming off in use, thus losing tension and then drive.

Fabulous little things. Way cooler than a grom. I convinced a girlfriend to buy one. She ditched me and kept riding the bike (until it was stolen).

The chain link fence is most likely the original boundary if your house was built over the last 50 years or so. The deeds often state that a fence of this type will form the boundary. A very loose rule is that in a reasonable percentage of cases, the boundary owned by the house will be in the right facing the house but this isn't always the case but is most common. On the deeds, the "T" denotes ownership, "H" denotes a shared ownership. If the link fence matches up with the rear garden, this would also lean me to think it is the boundary. You can cut the hedge face, top and roots back on your side but if it dies or causes injury etc you may be found liable. Long and short, cut it back to a point where it will survive and grow back to form a green barrier. Neighbours can be dicks, use this period to "make hay" and get the hedge in to good order and use the link fence as a guide.

Using at the moment, wolf loppers and a bahco pole pruner with 6 metres of reach. After pruning 6 holm oak with loppers got to be easier way.

So I woke up this morning and noticed oil leaking on my patio from my Timberwolf 125 is it anything to worry about and do you think I could still use it any help would be great

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I prefer to call my dog “the ginger tick magnet” took 6 of her yesterday, averaging about 3 or 4 a day just now, I use the V shaped plastic tick tool and twist away.

Anyone know anyone in Halifax / Bradford area who wants to take on our hedges ? or know a good used one for sale to suit 110hp tractor Thanks

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