Dean Lofthouse

The shoot ext makes for more precise discharge and despite being against the recommendations of bandit, it has never clogged once with the ext being 2ft long.

It jams the rollers and stops them so you have to keep reversing them. The other Dean may confirm but I think they have minimised this problem with adding more blades on the feed rollers. Also it helps dramatically if you feed the deadwood in with the live brash, but to be fair, it isn't that much of a problem for me now I know what to do

I should have mentioned initially, the only problem with shooting blocks and bricks is the risk assessment and insurance cover, we can get away with soft materials but anything with a slight chance of ricochet is a no no

I have the 65xp and despite a few initial problems, which were quickly sorted.. I am very happy with it. It does have the dealing with deadwood problem, which isn't really an issue unless you are taking down a long dead tree, which isn't very often. I did think it was a pain in the backside but then I realised that the benefits of the chipper far out weighed this one problem, especially after using other people's Chippers when subbing to them. One of the initial problems was the chip discharge is viscous and it sprayed out in a fan shape firing down either side of the truck as well as into the back. A shoot extension sorted that out and now I can direct the chip exactly where I want it and when working in woodland the viscous discharge comes in handy as I can fire the chip up to 140ft and spread it out instead of it being in a pile The 65xp will swallow a lot of things that other Chippers simply won't. Sheets of ivy is one example. Big limby stuff is another.... Tbh I wouldn't buy another machine, bandits are a good honest solid machine IMO easy to maintain and service, no silly fancy plastic covers etc

Quite a lot of people may not like it but I think it is an absolute must.... Despite having some of the most strict firearms legislation in the world, I still believe applicants for either shotgun or firearms certificates should have to attend a course before being issued with either. I cannot believe that we have to attend a course and attain qualifications to abide by H&S safety legislation and insurance conditions to use a chainsaw, a rope and harness and a chipper, yet we can apply for a firearms certificate, blag it that we have enough experience and go out and legally use it ?? I have wrote to a couple of high profile people expressing that this is what I would like to see in future, it may help also to improve the image of the shooting fraternity in general too. This is after nearly being shot quite a few times and I by that I mean very nearly killed. This is why I do these firearms demos and am very strict on safety at the per shoot briefings as shoot captain

Cracking idea, my yard is made of clay so I have access to plenty of that

Thankyou chaps One of the basic safety demos I did was with. Shotgun, a. 22rf and a. 22-250 Three melons on sticks I walked round the audience showing them all three rounds. I then shot each gun at a melon from 40 yards Both rifles obliterated the melons and the shotgun didn't appear to do anything I then asked the audience which they thought was the most devastating, in terms of injury They all said the big rifle I then explained about why shotguns should be open unless they are being fired and that most accidents occur at Near point blank. I then walked up to the melon with the shotgun and shot from 5 yard exploding the melon and explained that when the shot was together, the combined kinetic energy of all the pellets together is huge, I did work it out at the time and I think it exceeded the big rifles ft/lb It opened a few eyes

I'd eat it before

In a few week's time I am putting on a firearms demo for around 150 people. A lot of them are shooters but mainly they will be people who have never seen a rifle before. My main aim is to put across the safety aspect and demonstrate how such a little projectile such as a bullet can have such a devastating effect. People imagine being shot is like they see on the cowboy films where the guy holds his chest and falls to the ground. Last year I demonstrated on melons and water butts shooting and vaporizing them whilst putting across some facts about ballistics I don't want to do the same demo over again and want ideas to keep uninterested spectators interested without boring them to tears with facts and figures The demo is aimed to last around 20 minutes, any unusual ideas welcome

Criticism discourages people from having a go at id, those who criticise are the fools

£1500 + vat inc shoes

I'd want them back to weigh in, they must be made of some kind of precious metal at that sort of price (-;

and put the cage sides back on

It was only 7 mile home and it was warm, what's your problem?

She hasn't forgiven me for that yet!

Last night at a two year olds party, so as punishment I put her in the back to take home.....,bloody women.

Has it occurred to anyone to take a moisture meter and measure the moisture content of a new event. Local LA,s should be in a good position to do this as they will get the call when it happens. I have a moisture meter in the dash at all times....don't ask me why...and a pair of bino,s but that's for lunch time wench spotting

Not a very good advert for iveco, New drums, shoes and a track rod end on a 60 plate??

I have taken a few down, one quite old sixty foot tall on very good loamy soil well drained, it started to decline after the first severe frost we had a few years ago. We have had many wet seasons in the lifetime of that tree but not very many -20 degrees

I think there is a link to the very deep frosts we have had over the last few years. For three years in a row we had minus 18-20 and I noticed the decline of Robinias round about after this. Whether it stresses them and weakens them to pathogens ???

There's a caravan / camping area within the brewery grounds

I was born in Halifax.. Lived for twenty years in Bradford then moved to Hudderfield..... How different my life could have been

I do believe there is an industrial museum in Halifax and some interesting canal stuff in sowerby bridge

My igloo has melted

I,m off tomorrow too.......just imagine...no alarm....nice sleep in...sit in shorts out the back all day licking lollipops....fancy it ? Edit: iced lollipops that is