Mike Hill
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I can't remember anyone actually buying 3 strand? It just sort of appeared,no one gave a toss about ratings or service life. I guess you replaced it when it had to many splices in it and you got sick of your prusik jambing every 15 feet. First season in Germany I bought that New England orange rope with the yellow line down it and a Blake's hitch. Combining that with my home made steelcore flipping I felt like I was ready for the millennium. Pow!
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If its shot the wrong time of year its horrible. You might have had some that was taken towards the wrong end of the season. We eat quite a bit of it.
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Could you not dig a deep hole in the area and cover it carefully with blades of grass. Then once you have captured them decide on wether your set them on fire, as Kevin suggested or simply backfill the hole with them in it in order to save on petrol? Conversely you could gather up all the soil and mix it with water in a slurry tank.Then deposit it all back through their letter box at 0500 on Christmas morning.
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I wish most of the Poms that move away from the UK did that. Sadly they seem intent on getting just as outraged about things in Aus/NZ/Norway/Canada as they did back home.
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Can you expand on what the " once in a lifetime " opportunity is please?
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I have started to screen more potential clients because work is streaming in .Anything/Anyone I dont like the sound of I just tell them I am too busy.I have put my prices up 20% and cancelled a bunch of work that I didnt feel like doing. It probably didnt do the company reputation much good but neither does being an unhappy boss.
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Kayak fishing in a Norwegian winter is "stimulating" Then the Fjord froze
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One of Arbtalks finest threads.
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He should have reloaded and shot it from 10 feet as it charged him.If he had time to drop the gun and run up a tree he had time to finnish the job.I have shot alot of pigs,knifed many over dogs,been charged numerous times and frankly if you run away you shouldnt own a gun. I have seen a 303 Bullet deflect on a boar sheild because on a big pig you shoot for the ear or the first rib. Using a shotgun with slugs is more of a handycap than anything,at the range a non rifled unsighted barrel is good for you may as well use Buckshot and increase your chances of hitting it .Up really close buckshot does more damage than slugs anyhow. I think my record for pigs in a week without using dogs was 38. Shooting with my trusty SLR and FMJs.
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I feel sorry for you Poms with all your regulations etc. Stalking is pretty simple,if you get the chance to do a lot of it.
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What was the point of putting a collar on a Roe deer? If I saw a Reindeer with a red nose,I would still shoot it.
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Depends alot on what they have been eating. Its a leaner meat than farm pork generally .It tastes a bit stronger in general,like chicken vs goose for example. I dont like it much and generally left the pigs where they fell.
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Best entry level chainsaw in to the forestry sector?
Mike Hill replied to TheGingerMan's topic in Chainsaws
Buy from your closest reputable shop.If the saw has trouble under warranty,they will have a spare you can borrow. mowers2go wont. -
I made an emergency shelter using a deflated paddling pool hung over a skipping rope tied between a tree and a bike shed once. You shoukd have heard the children cry.
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@Rough Hewn
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The Shells are not propriety, that's a line the dealers spin punters.I fell for that myself once.
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I have run one for close to 10 years. Bullet proof machine,like soc sayes a bit annoying when bits get stuck on the side of the feed roller. Best used being machine fed by a small digger. Take the belts off and check for play in the bearings, its a hard job to change them. If the price is right and you have a use for it just buy it.
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The new shaft just slides into the new gearbox.
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Cut shaft off half way along Weld a bolt to the shaft. Hammer shaft out. That's How I'd do it. Don't expect the lower fees roller to come off the old shaft easy.You might have to bore the shaft out then wash the rest of the shaft out with gas. This is simple stuff,get another firm to look at it.
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As you probably can guess,have your helper support the long beams as they come off the slab. You can rig something up to do it alone but it's a bit of a faff.
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I have the Granberg one but I always thought they were more for cutting slabs into beams. I made dozens of 8x8"s in Canada,some were 22 ' long,never had a problem with it going off square.
