Tom D
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Shift that heras fencing and cut it off. Simples.
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Will you get a felling licence for that? They (FC) will want it re-planting anyway, assuming she is wanting to re-plant with broadleaves she would be better heavily thinning the softwoods and keeping them as a nurse crop... -
Its a savage, nice wee gun... What do you do with the rabbits?
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I just bought an HMR, I zeroed it this morning, then couldn't resist popping 3 bunnies that were hanging around the log pile... Its important to have some sort of hobby, even if its just going down the pub. All work and no play screws Jack's brain up......
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I thought about that, and have tried it in the past but even a 2" deviation will spoil the first board, which is the best one of the lot.
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The width of the throat is 60cm, depth 15-20cm... How deep can the alaskan go?
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Have you tried Ron Clowes? he's up north somewhere...
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Taking an elm down next week in barnton Jonathan. I'll ring you if its any good.... Maybe you could quarter some logs for me in return.... alternatively how much would you charge for your chainsaw mill for the day? or you and the mill?
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As above, I have a lumber mate already and a few nice logs, seeing the rifle stock thread and knowing a stock maker I thought I'd make some blanks. The timber ould need to be quarter sawn to get the best stability and quality. The throat on my mill is only 60cm x 150 so in order to get the most from each log I need to split it down the middle and then again. Which chainsaw mill would be best for this? if any at all...
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I have two massive lumps of olive ash like that in the yard, I could probably get 40 blanks out of them! I had planned on doing the same and making a stock for my new rifle, in the end I decided that I just didn't have the time and so I am having one made out of a laminate blank. I am doubting my decision now. The styling is not to my taste but I love the look of the timber, and there is no doubting the craftsmanship. Great Job!!
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Common hog weed does that too Dean, not as badly as the giant stuff but still nasty, there's a lot more of it around too. The reaction with the skin is photo-sensitive and only reacts when exposed to light. especially full sunlight. I had it once after strimming topless, I was in the sun all day and the red blotches actually developed blisters. It can stay reactive for a while so use sunblock or wear a scarf LOL.
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Here's a couple...
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Inflation doesn't help. Looking at my accounts for last year I spent £22k on motor expenses, thats just fuel and servicing. Scary.
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Things definitely aren't what they were, and probably won't be for a while. The scary thing is.. if the euro goes tits up and drags our banks down (could easily happen) our government will have to print more money to bail them out. This will cause inflation which will mean a hike in interest rates. High interest rates will be seriously bad news, the reason why this recession hasn't felt as bad as some others is the fact that interest rates are virtually zero.. It will be horrible if they go up significantly. What really sucks is I have finally got the hang of running a business... and now the economy has turned ****.... If I had known 10 years ago what I know now I would have made a fortune. Instead I was working 6 days a week for 250-300 a day and was skint all the time....
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We have a rayburn 355, it is very good, been reliable, sand has plenty of output.My one gripe is the lack of a second proper oven, the warming oven is handy but a simmering oven would be much better.
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Its pretty knackered, if any part of it could reach the path in the event of it falling then I would fell it. Otherwise its a nice habitat tree. Or fell the leader at the point where it has split and leave the rest standing as a monolith...
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I have one, VERY good machine, no electrics. Just check its genuine....
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Its a Chinese one Dean, You can tell by the lettering on the label... :lol:
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Where will you build it Dean? Got any areas in mind?
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Where are you? I use guys from time to time. PM me your details....
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Nothing wrong with being professional, but a lot of those issues could have been cleared up at the phone call stage. If you had asked the species you could have told them that ash flushes late, same goes for the one near the house. Asking a few simple questions at the phone call stage can save you loads of time and fuel.. TD Tree & Land Services Ltd.
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Mine has done 85k, about 30k of that is with an empty trailer, 30 with maybe 2-3 ton and 20 towing the wee tractor, this is a genuine 3.5 ton load, the rest not towing. The rear radius arm bushes have worn, though not to excess, I will replace these with the hard poly bushes at some point. Other than that no problems, clutch is fine, and with the 6 speed ones you have a lower first gear which helps with hill starts, as well as cruising economy. If you are genuinely towing 3.5 ton then the landy is good for the job, having coil springs really helps the comfort too, especially with an empty trailer. It will eat brake pads though, but thats no big deal, just make sure your trailer brakes are well maintained and up to the job.
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You must be a play station freak!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf I can't seem to top an average of 0.21....
