PeteB

For those who like clever word play, Radio 4 at 18:30 tonight. "I'm sorry, I haven't a clue" usually pleases....also on the iplayer too.

With rods at close on £20 a pop and the saws, that is a grand off the bottom line! Perhaps, as Jonny said, an amount withheld from the salary of those in that team that left them out on site in one lump should discourage such behaviour! Sorry to hear of your woe Roger...

If Tommy Cooper were alive today I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought, 'That's Aboriginal.' ----------------------- This lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins. It was a turtle disaster. ------------------------ I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley. She said 'Tenpin?' I said, 'No, permanent.' ----------------------- I went in to a pet shop. I said, 'Can I buy a goldfish?' The guy said, 'Do you want an aquarium?' I said, 'I don't care what star sign it is.' ---------------------------- I bought some Armageddon cheese today, and it said on the packet. 'Best before End' --------------------------- I went to buy a watch, and the man in the shop said 'Analogue.' I said 'No, just a watch.' ------------------------------ I went into a shop and I said, 'Can someone sell me a kettle.' The bloke said 'Kenwood' I said, 'Where is he then?' -------------------------- My mate is in love with two schoolbags. He's bi-satchel. ------------------------ I went to the doctor. I said to him 'I'm frightened of lapels.' He said, 'You've got cholera..' --------------------------- I met the bloke who invented crosswords today. I can't remember his name, its P something T something R. ---------------------------- I was reading this book today, The History of Glue. I couldn't put it down. ---------------------------- I phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just went on and on. --------------------------- The recruitment consultant asked me 'What do you think of voluntary work? I said 'I wouldn't do it if you paid me.' -------------------------- I was in the jungle and there was this monkey with a tin opener. I said, 'You don't need a tin opener to peel a banana.' He said, 'No, this is for the custard.' ---------------------- This policeman came up to me with a pencil and a piece of very thin paper. He said, 'I want you to trace someone for me..' -------------------------- I told my mum that I'd opened a theatre. She said, 'Are you having me on?' I said, 'Well I'll give you an audition, but I'm not promising you anything.' ---------------------------- I phoned the local builders today, I said to them 'Can I have a skip outside my house?' He said, 'I'm not stopping you!' -------------------------------- This cowboy walks in to a German car showroom and he says 'Audi!' -------------------------- I fancied a game of darts with my mate. He said, 'Nearest the bull goes first' He went 'Baah' and I went 'Moo' He said 'You're closest' ------------------------------ I was driving up the motorway and my boss phoned me and he told me I'd been promoted. I was so shocked I swerved the car. He phoned me again to say I'd been promoted even higher and I swerved again. He then made me managing director and I went right off into a tree. The police came and asked me what had happened. I said 'I careered off the road' ---------------------- I visited the offices of the RSPCA today. It's tiny: you couldn't swing a cat in there. ------------------------- I was stealing things in the supermarket today while balanced on the shoulders of a couple of vampires. I was charged with shoplifting on two counts. ------------------------ I bought a train ticket to France and the ticket seller said 'Eurostar' I said 'Well I've been on telly but I'm no Dean Martin. --------------------------- I phoned the local gym and I asked if they could teach me how to do the splits. He said, 'How flexible are you?' I said, 'I can't make Tuesdays or Thursdays.' -------------------------------- I went to the local video shop and I said, 'Can I borrow Batman Forever?' He said, 'No, you'll have to bring it back tomorrow' -------------------------------- A waiter asks a man, 'May I take your order, sir?' 'Yes,' the man replies. 'I'm just wondering, exactly how do you prepare your chickens?' 'Nothing special, sir. We just tell them straight out that they're going to die.'

If Tommy Cooper were alive today I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought, 'That's Aboriginal.' ----------------------- This lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins. It was a turtle disaster. ------------------------ I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley. She said 'Tenpin?' I said, 'No, permanent.' ----------------------- I went in to a pet shop. I said, 'Can I buy a goldfish?' The guy said, 'Do you want an aquarium?' I said, 'I don't care what star sign it is.' ---------------------------- I bought some Armageddon cheese today, and it said on the packet. 'Best before End' --------------------------- I went to buy a watch, and the man in the shop said 'Analogue.' I said 'No, just a watch.' ------------------------------ I went into a shop and I said, 'Can someone sell me a kettle.' The bloke said 'Kenwood' I said, 'Where is he then?' -------------------------- My mate is in love with two schoolbags. He's bi-satchel. ------------------------ I went to the doctor. I said to him 'I'm frightened of lapels.' He said, 'You've got cholera..' --------------------------- I met the bloke who invented crosswords today. I can't remember his name, its P something T something R. ---------------------------- I was reading this book today, The History of Glue. I couldn't put it down. ---------------------------- I phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just went on and on. --------------------------- The recruitment consultant asked me 'What do you think of voluntary work? I said 'I wouldn't do it if you paid me.' -------------------------- I was in the jungle and there was this monkey with a tin opener. I said, 'You don't need a tin opener to peel a banana.' He said, 'No, this is for the custard.' ---------------------- This policeman came up to me with a pencil and a piece of very thin paper. He said, 'I want you to trace someone for me..' -------------------------- I told my mum that I'd opened a theatre. She said, 'Are you having me on?' I said, 'Well I'll give you an audition, but I'm not promising you anything.' ---------------------------- I phoned the local builders today, I said to them 'Can I have a skip outside my house?' He said, 'I'm not stopping you!' -------------------------------- This cowboy walks in to a German car showroom and he says 'Audi!' -------------------------- I fancied a game of darts with my mate. He said, 'Nearest the bull goes first' He went 'Baah' and I went 'Moo' He said 'You're closest' ------------------------------ I was driving up the motorway and my boss phoned me and he told me I'd been promoted. I was so shocked I swerved the car. He phoned me again to say I'd been promoted even higher and I swerved again. He then made me managing director and I went right off into a tree. The police came and asked me what had happened. I said 'I careered off the road' ---------------------- I visited the offices of the RSPCA today. It's tiny: you couldn't swing a cat in there. ------------------------- I was stealing things in the supermarket today while balanced on the shoulders of a couple of vampires. I was charged with shoplifting on two counts. ------------------------ I bought a train ticket to France and the ticket seller said 'Eurostar' I said 'Well I've been on telly but I'm no Dean Martin. --------------------------- I phoned the local gym and I asked if they could teach me how to do the splits. He said, 'How flexible are you?' I said, 'I can't make Tuesdays or Thursdays.' -------------------------------- I went to the local video shop and I said, 'Can I borrow Batman Forever?' He said, 'No, you'll have to bring it back tomorrow' -------------------------------- A waiter asks a man, 'May I take your order, sir?' 'Yes,' the man replies. 'I'm just wondering, exactly how do you prepare your chickens?' 'Nothing special, sir. We just tell them straight out that they're going to die.'

As Pete says, benefit fraud, while annoying, is a drop in the ocean of lost funds..... Who was responsible for the that NHS department loosing about a £million per week when we have to chop up another national employer, The Armed Forces? Why isn't the organisation who set up that PFI with the south London NHS repaying that loss to the state for their screw up! Why isn't the state clamping down on the ambulance chasing society that we are turning into? Why isn't the state reinstating the competitive spirit at schools so that winners and losers exist which in turn creates a "want to win" attitude in life, which in turn creates business people and workers? Why doesn't punishment fit the crime? I could rant on forever......

Al can get here and he will bring the 1928 SafeTrak too.....

Hendersons Grass Machinery, the GreenMech Dealer are having an open day at Dunnikier Park, Kirkcaldy KY1 3LP this Wednesday. Big Al will be busy elsewhere but PeteB will be on hand with a 1523, QuadChip and a CS100 for you to view. Hendersons will also have all their other stuff there too....It should be by invite only but I'd chance it to be honest!

I have John, what do you want to know. Quiet a few people, when we sold them, said that apart from the cost of the cast tip holders, they were a good machine. A few people converted them to use another type of cutter and a few people "adlusted" the hand brakes so that the cables came in through the top and the lever itself was turned to a less obtrusive angle. Not as narrow as one would always have liked at 33" but with a 27hp V twin - loads of grunt! Parts are still available (but not through GreenMech), and on the whole an easy machine to live with....That do you?

How are the belts tensioned? Assuming that you were using quality belts, and not too much HP, they should last a fair while if correctly tensioned. Duff bearings should not have that much effect on a matched set of belts....

Phone your local TW dealer and ask them, or ask TW direct....

Hi Martin I seem to remember that it was nothing too fancy - VAE32 spec rings a bell. Whilst you ate doing some service work, see if can pull the blow off valve and get it reset or test it in with. It should be close to but no more than 3000psi. Cheers.

Warwick castle tomorrow! 10 - 4 approx. Come and see the QuadChip160 amongst other bits of kit and have a Bacon sandwich and a lid!

Jeez Pete, sorry to hear of that! Dead worrying that they came to your house and then went to your yard....I hope some harm comes to them.

Good Offer! Well done for posting....

I would comment on the sales tactics of others but you might think that me slagging them off is just sour grapes.....

Yorkshire Show? Not at the moment as an exhibitor, might go for a look see tho....

GreenMech will be at The Arb Show at Ciren with T H Whites this weekend as well as at The 3 Counties Show with Global Sales, so get along to talk to the sales chaps and talk about the QuadChip or CS100 etc. Next week we will be at Shifnal on the Tuesday with STM at Haughton Hall Hotel Shifnal Shropshire TF11 8HG and at Warwick Castle on the Wednesday as well as with Chandlers Machinery at the Lincolnshire Show on the Wednesday and Thursday too..Busy period...

HomeGrown Timber run a Heizohack, try calling Tony Saunders at HGT in the Crawley area...

Everything has its place in the market. It may seem cheap but one should ask why. Not that it is stolen or useless but it maybe seem inexpensive because it is worth cock all because no one wants it. Come a couple of years time when you want to trade it in for something else you may find that it is valued as scrap or worse still, nobody wants it at any price!

Although I don't ride, I enjoy the WSB, BSB and the MotoGP. Haslam was indeed the victim and I felt sorry for him. Bloody good race though. Big Cojones all round......

I remember getting leaflets for these through the post some 25 years ago from Jim Wilkie, Wilkie Recycling became the Schiesling importer and rebranded those into "Premier Woodchippers"!. By todays standards, they were evil! Worked though....almost as bad as the "chuck and duck" machines marketed by Gibb's.

Two tree Surgeons go into the pub after a hard day's work. They're sat drinking for a while when a very smartly dressed man walks in and orders a drink. The two began to speculate about what the man did for a living. "I'll bet he's an accountant." said the first chap. "Looks more like a stockbroker to me." argued the second. They continued to debate the subject for a good while until eventually the first chap, a Climber, needed to use the toilet. On walking in, he saw the smartly dressed man standing at a urinal. "Excuse me mate, but me and my friend have been arguing over what a smartly dressed fella like you does for a living?" the Climber said to the man. Smiling the man replied, "I'm a logical scientist." "A what?" asked the Climber. "Let me explain" the man continued, "Do you have a goldfish at home?" A bit puzzled, but intrigued the Climber decided to play along, "Yes, I do as it happens." "Well then it's logical to assume that you either keep it in a bowl or a pond. Which is it?" "A pond" the Climber replied. "Well then it's logical to assume that you have a large garden." The Climber nodded his agreement. So the man continued, "which means it's logical to assume you have a large house." "I have a 6 bedroom house that I built myself." the Climber said proudly. "Given that you have such a large house, it's logical to assume that you are married..." The Climber nodded again, "Yes, I'm married and we have three children." "Then it's logical to assume that you have a healthy sex life." "Five nights a week!" the Climber boasted. The man smiled a little, "Therefore it's logical to assume you don't masturbate often." "Never!" the Climber exclaimed. "Well there you have it" the man explained, "That's logical science at work. From finding out that you have a goldfish, I've discovered the size of your garden, all about your house, your family and your sex life!" The Climber left, very impressed by the man's talents. On returning to the bar the Groundie asked, "I see that smart bloke was in there, did you find out what he does?" "Yeah," replied the first, "He's a logical scientist." "A what?" the puzzled Groundie asked. "Let me explain" the Climber continued, "Do you have a goldfish at home?" "No" replied his mate. "Well, you're a wanker then!"

Hey Carlos, is there an "indicator" light on the sensor? Try another sensor and see if you get an light to show that the gap is good. If you have a flashing red, you are getting voltage out of the tractor, but it is not sensing rotation. What are the two dials in the box set at too?

Every landing is a controlled crash and a good pilot is one who has the same number of landings as takeoffs! Fair play for doing it on a shoe string.....I bet that first pint was tasty!

Check out the pump drive and the bearing set up. The 25 has an ally housing for the pump drive which is taken off of the rotor. The 30 hp has a pump on the engine so the shafts may still be too different. Try calling again later, they may be away from the shop or have noises going off.