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[maybelateron]

19 hours ago, Peter 1955 said:

If I remember right, they were wet liners, with seals at the bottom. Often a cause of fluids mixing. 

You are quite right. Unfortunately new liners and seals, complete head rebuild, including pressure test and checking it was true was to no avail. I had a very experienced diesel mechanic (Lloyds shipping approved) help me with the first rebuild.

[Peter 1955]

On 29/01/2024 at 15:16, maybelateron said:

You are quite right. Unfortunately new liners and seals, complete head rebuild, including pressure test and checking it was true was to no avail. I had a very experienced diesel mechanic (Lloyds shipping approved) help me with the first rebuild.

I'll just go and sit quietly in the corner, then eh? 🤐 I remember helping a very experienced mechanic on a 5000 with a water leak. Head off, pistons out, fill it up with warm water, and watch the fountain of water go into number 3 cylinder. Fortunately, a new block cured it. Really annoying when the amount of work done on yours didn't cure the problem. 

[doobin]

Reverse drive, sideshift and top link on the joystick. Air conditioning and radio on. Luxury. 

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, doobin said:

Reverse drive, sideshift and top link on the joystick. Air conditioning and radio on. Luxury. 

So it's you to blame for those thorns in my dogs'paws

 

Lot's of phosphor compounds being recycled there, gorse grows at the sides of paths which have been fertilised regularly.

[doobin]

37 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

So it's you to blame for those thorns in my dogs'paws

 

Lot's of phosphor compounds being recycled there, gorse grows at the sides of paths which have been fertilised regularly.

We’ve actually cut and collected all the edges where we could, and pulled out the thicker gorse mechanically to get back to 12m firebreaks. The reverse flail was just to flatten out the pulled areas and get any bits sticking up so that we know the cut and collect will be fine to go over it all next year. 

[Stere]

Yeah dog poo & wee apparently is bad for   enriching grasslands to much having a negative effect on wild flora.

 

 

 

 

[Stere]

Are you allowed to burn on site etc?

 

Here the Wild life Trusts policy is  to remove all bigger stuff cut off site...or they are burning a  small amount on tin sheets then removing the ash.

 

They also have controlled fires to burn off the heather.

Edited February 6 by Stere

[openspaceman]

13 minutes ago, Stere said:

Here the Wild life Trusts policy is  to remove all bigger stuff cut off site...or they are burning a  small amount on tin sheets then removing the ash.

 

This was always the policy locally post 1976 but seems to be abandoned now.

 

Since then of course much nitrogen has been added to the soil from vehicle exhausts, coupled with rich dog food it has led to an increase  in unwanted vegetation on the heath.

 

The obvious solution is cut and collect but the wildlife trusts will not grasp the nettle and find an off site solution. It was the days when common grazing removed these minerals (to be deposited on a home farm or abattoir) that formed these heaths.

[dan blocker]

6 hours ago, openspaceman said:

This was always the policy locally post 1976 but seems to be abandoned now.

 

Since then of course much nitrogen has been added to the soil from vehicle exhausts, coupled with rich dog food it has led to an increase  in unwanted vegetation on the heath.

 

The obvious solution is cut and collect but the wildlife trusts will not grasp the nettle and find an off site solution. It was the days when common grazing removed these minerals (to be deposited on a home farm or abattoir) that formed these heaths.

If all dog owners were to pick up their dog shit there wouldn’t be a problem then? If when house training puppies and they crap and/ or pee in the house some people rub the pups noses in it? If that was done to the owners who don’t pick the mess up maybe it would help train the owners🤔

[openspaceman]

36 minutes ago, dan blocker said:

If all dog owners were to pick up their dog shit there wouldn’t be a problem then? If when house training puppies and they crap and/ or pee in the house some people rub the pups noses in it? If that was done to the owners who don’t pick the mess up maybe it would help train the owners🤔

Have you ever seen a dog walker hang a plastic bag containing dog shit from a branch?