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Tom D

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  1. was this it? http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/9728-youtube-treats.html
  2. I was sure I had failed the woodland section, but I passed. A pleasant surprise:001_smile: Hope you guys got it too. Time for a beer now.
  3. if you're building it from scratch I'd have decals, lights, reflectors etc built on as cones and stuff are expensive and just go walkabout. It would be great advertising too, in fact just fill it with logs and leave it in the poshest streets wether you've worked there or not:001_smile:
  4. Same thing happened to me, I was with NFU for years and then went for a renewal on a higher turnover and with more EL requirement and they came back with £7K!!! It was about £1200 before that. Now have EL PL and PI with Bryant Kesek, and vehicles and Kit with NFU.
  5. I don't know what you're feeding it John but it seems to go right through it!
  6. It depends wethe it is listed as a business asset, if you claim depreciation on it then you maybe need to charge VAT. If it is your personal vehicle then you may be able to sell it privately.
  7. I'll be expecting to see you with the one top left at the next APF:lol:
  8. I don't know Dave...... I reckon there's just enough life left in your hair for one of those styles.
  9. I know just the thing for that job....... NAPALM 'Kin unbelieveable
  10. My fault for not checking out the ground first, it was a bog, I got a 4' stick and pushed it all the way into the ground, unfortunately that was after I got stuck:blushing:. The worst part was it was pointing the wrong way, so we couldn't use the winch untill we had turned it round which was a seroius ball ache. Still love those jobs, its hard to get stressed on jobs like that.
  11. One from the building site on friday, and some from this week. Loving this job, you cant beat burning thorn on a cold frosty day.
  12. Thats how I got my first yard, it was level and a decent size, and free! If you don't ask you don't get. One thing I have found with farmers is they all know eachother, even when they live some distance appart, so name-dropping the guy who has given you the land could help you get something better ( I find they're a bit suspicious of anyone who isn't a farmer).
  13. Knowing that at the end of the day my successes and failiures are mine and mine alone. I couldn't go back to working for someone else.
  14. I did a load a few years back there were 2 different types, I'd avoid girdling a stem with anything, I used some stainless screws.
  15. If that happened to me I'd write to my MP saying that I was a struggling rural business beng dogged by council burocracy etc. You might find that helps. It is a load of crap though isn't it, fair enough if you wanted a yard in a residential area, but in a field!!!! The planners are probably trying to justify their existance now that no one is building anything.
  16. Tom D

    Stihl 020AV

    Bad earth?
  17. I used to have the entec version of your machine, I didn't experience the problem you describe, it just sounds like that would be the besty place to start.
  18. Sounds electrical, faulty reset switch?
  19. Have a good day. Happy Birthday mate.
  20. I don't know Dean, if you turn it up high enough it might just speed her up a bit.
  21. TBH when you see how its made, i'd make one. Its just a claw on a set of pallet forks. I can take pics if you want.
  22. I bought it 2 years ago with loader and grab for just under 16K. There's a few places selling them, mine was from Kilworths. Make sure you get wrap around underbody protection, mine just goes underneath, and I have knocked the fuel filter off a couple of times.
  23. Ouch, did you take a big swing? Hope you're back to work soon.
  24. Don't use any detergent or soap with goretex, it will disolve the water repellant chemicals. You're even supposed to clean out the detergent tray on the machine so there is no residue. I do my gortex and ventile in the machine with tech wash and then reproof while they're still wet, tumble dry is supposed to "set"the wax proofer but we don't have one, leaving them by the rayburn is second best.
  25. Here's a couple of pics and a short vid of my alpine on a buliding site on friday. Too muddy to take the van in and with all the diggers and dumpers flying around it was especisally handy to nip in and out with bunches of brash and stay out of their way, good to keep the brash out of the mud too. We stacked the brash all the right way so when I came out it was all pointing the right way for the chipper. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbSvFdH1LrM]YouTube - Tractor1.wmv[/ame] Not much memory on the phone cam.

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