Canal Navvy

:wave: At risk of being cheeky; How is the weather on your planet? What colour are the leaves?

My landy mates said "at least he's onto canals now" The canal mates said "chainsaws are more interesting than puddle clay" My commercial mates say "why the feck he doesn't do approved welder status rather than wasting money on c.s." Ought to leave you all in peace,BUT; I like the trees on our canal,are those fungal growths serious? The tree health threads are read with huge interest,and the book list noted. Rumour is that a climber is joining our group!!!! Back to madmatts point,its a l/r thread.THREE SERIES 1's IN PIECES and the 60th looming. My best mate says "any chance of a walk":heeeelllllooooo:

:wave:Great truck! I'm beginning to feel normal now,glad i'm not the only one with the need to tinker. Inspired to go off to the workshop to get the half scale 101 going for my small friend.

It makes me feel very uneasy that there are people in the area who would ever consider doing that to an owl. It is good to see the level of interest in conservation here.

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Tyre pressure makes a huge difference to off road performance.Low pressures make for better flotation and far better self cleaning,downside is possability of unseating and clag creaping into the tyre/rim. On the road, speed/load rating comes into play.A tyre that is too soft will overheat at speed and delaminate. The best way is an on the move inflation system as used by all serious off roaders. B.F.G.s used tubeless are the canines testes.Another part of the Michelin stable!

Leaving business cards offering 24 hour taxi service around local pubs is quick & easy.

I hear nothing.... The door tops flap too loudly!

The splines betwean the main gearbox and the transfer have also caused problems so listen for the clunk.Often a good idea to take a land rover nut along as they all clunk in many places.

A Land Rover with all the kit is never going to sip diesel.My hi-cap with Isuzu 3.9 Turbo,ZF hp22 autobox,Truckman top,and Mud Terrains will drop down to 12 to the gallon when in a hurry. With current fuel prices I work on 40/pence to the mile.I find that arriving on site with everything that I need costs me less in the long-run. If land rover had used the big jap.diesel over here rather than only in Aus.their reputation would not have sunk so low.imo

I've used saws for 20 odd years,just joined the N.P.T.C. fold. I am very aware that there is an awful lot that i don't know. It's hard to know how to learn. C.S. 34 would be really usefull in the future so C.S.32b will be next. C.S.31 is up to 15",should I stick to that and practice what i've been taught?,if I go bigger on the farm do I use a bigger saw with the same cuts,try to borrow the book for C.S.32 to get used to that,or pull it over and out with a tractor and crosscut?! The ideal would be to have a chainsaw guru to talk to who works to the N.P.T.C. book.Then trees that I am certified for,had identified for hazards,and was sure about i would be happy to fell,others i could ask. The old apprenticeship had a lot going for it if you had a good tutor,imo. The one thing i am certain of is that anything i do wrong could make life difficult for present users and impossible the future ones. Any advice would be welcomed,

Ribs still hurt from laughing. I like "How can anybody be so ugly without having two heads"

When the steelwork contract came up for tender the site manager was dismayed to find the Irishman pricing the job."But Paddy,you are so thick that you do not know the difference between a girder and a joist!" Paddy replied "I do know Sorr that Joyce wrote Ulysses and Goethe wrote Faust":fisheye:

So the oppos didn't know Harry was there,ours did.No extra risk from the enemy,and an absolute guarantee that "friendly" fire would not be a problem.

All bright and shiny cs30 2-3 chains/sprocket. Site clearance 2 chains a day (fencing staples,ingrown stones,shrapnel,et al).Replace when showing signs of wear.

Any weight with "County" cast into it is worth a good premium.County where trailblazing in heavy four wheel drive tractors used in agriculture.County,Roadless,Muir-Hill ,etc pushed the big boys into going 4x4.Competetion killed the small producer,County tractors suited forestry as they they were not too tall. Now there is huge interest in classic tractors,your "County" is not a county if the weight that fits "says" FORD . Have been fortunate to drive the 1884 that I gazed up as a boy at the Smithfield Show.