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Cowan Recovery at Milton Keynes can handle everything you can throw at them, Mark Cowan is the man to talk to, they are not insurers but offer a 24/7 service when you need them. They use other recovery companies on a sub contract basis at distance. A

Looks like its ok for rings. Personally I would pay a bit more and have a higher quality machine from Fuelwood or Posch especially if you are doing stuff to resell so volumes are more than an odd session. A

Full nut and bolt refurb, looks just like it came out of the factory. Odd looking back that a tractor like that which in its day was a big tractor had a drawbar hitch and not a pick up hitch. A

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If anyone can get the image to appear help yourself, been a while since I used photobucket, One of the best rebuilt 1174s I have seen , beautifull, belongs to a friend who has retired her. Better than money in the bank. A

Badger never crap that close in my experience, usually its 50 yards plus away but always in close proximity to other craps they have. Bedding thrown around is a better guide for Badgers but a trail cam is a good idea. Be aware though that its unlikely that a single hole will be shared but the occupancy can soon change for fox to badger and visa versa. Fox holes if containing cubs will usually have feathers etc around the hole. Caught a cub tonight in a crow trap, about half grown. A

Thats a fairly small load in some parts of the globe !!. A

BASC members can also get good discounts at Toyota dealers that participate in their scheme. You do though need to have been a BASC member for 12 months. https://basc.org.uk/membersoffers/basc-motoring-services/toyota/ A

Sounds like that trailer has had some punishment, parabolics on trucks usually only get replaced when they snap. Maybe thats what happened. A

Are you sure this is not a sawdust allergy ?. For some years I suffered from what I thought was hay fever then one year I processed almost nothing and was only affected when processing and for a few days after. A

Ok chaps looks like its the Oregon, Thanks for your input. Geoff

My old Knapsack has finally died and I need a replacement. Use it 3 or 4 days a year with Roundup and Grazon, need one with a side lever to maintain pressure as you walk along, meter or so lance with a setting to hold open and a spray pattern 2 feet or so wide at normal height. Tank capacity 15L or so with filter under lid as I sometimes have to use water not from taps. Anybody got any recommendations. Thanks A

Forgot to add outcome. Blew the linkage out with the airline and it has run perfectly since, bought new plugs but have not needed to fit one. Managed to hit a bit of deeply embedded smooth wire though, brand hew Husky chain as well !!, always the way. Tucked in the center of a 400mm log so no chance to see. Thanks for the input, A

700mm blade resharpen, add maybe a couple of tips , about £25 plus VAT from my guy but he does take a while so a spare blade is needed. A

Tried it this morning cold and it started, picked up and ran perfectly. It gets an air line blow out every day of use so will change plug and blow everything out and see how it goes. Thanks for your input. A

Use the de comp and about 6 pumps after a refuel but starting hot does not usually want either. Plug would probably be my first port of call but I suspect its fuel starvation. A

Since it came back from the manufacturers 18 months ago ( having seized after a few weeks use) the above has been exemplary. Cold start is choke on , 2 pulls it fires but does not run, choke off it starts and runs first pull. Hot start is just one pull, always. Had some backside ache with hot starts this afternoon, worked ok this morning, but after lunch it did not want to play. Once I did get it running it would not pick up, but when it did eventually decide to pick up away it went but it was hunting a bit when idling. This feels like a fuel issue, fuel is new but the same as I have used for the last few tasks, maybe 4 hours cutting time, and has Huskys own green synth 2 stroke mix at 50-1 as prescribed. I only use a saw for a few weeks a year prepping firewood so its not had a hell of a lot of use. Have not changed the plug. Other than wack it into the local dealer any thoughts ?, crap in fuel maybe but how to blow the fuel system out ?. Thanks for your input. A

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One thing he has not considered is that a log being Kiln Dried is not necessarily a guarantee of a low MC, it just depends how long it has been in a kiln, at what temp and to a lesser degree how big individual logs are. It all drives around the suppliers integrity,be it air or kiln dried. A

This is I would suggest a fake, DO NOT PAY. I had a similar thing again with a Defender in a part of the country I had never visited with said vehicle. Check if the form is legit, not sure who issues them these days but certainly dont call any number on the form. If it is legit take the Landrover to court, most JPs will accept that a Defender wont do much over 70mph even with the sale up. Even a Discovery would struggle to get that high, my last Disco a TD5 would JUST get to 100 on the clock after 10 minutes of wind up. A

These might help Combustion of Wood - Heat Values https://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/FR_BEC_Wood_as_Fuel_Technical_Supplement_2010.pdf/$FILE/FR_BEC_Wood_as_Fuel_Technical_Supplement_2010.pdf The FC form as you will see shows the calorific value per ton, BUT softwood at the same moisture level as hardwood is lighter so more is needed to make that ton weight, thats the key. I sell softwood as needing 30 min stove refills as opposed to 40 mins with hardwood but giving slightly more heat. Given softwood costs are lower than hardwood cost per KW is about the same or might be slightly favoured toward softwood. A

My first one was based on that, pallet tines were not Hardox thus bent.. A

Get an Allbut one, the other one on the market is crap IMHO, I had one and bent the forks within a few hours use. the supplier did not want to know despite me telling him exactly what it was to be fitted to and his written reply that it would be fine. The Albut has been no problem at all nit that I have used it much since, A

When they built the extension at the Milton Keynes shopping center some 15 years ago they built it around from memory an old OAK, buildings all round it within 40m and higher than it. Dont make a habit of going there but last time I looked at it then it was far from happy, A

The links dont work for me, but looking at the web site £94 a cube, suspect VAT and carriage will be extra and the MC is 20%- 25% so far from optimum performance wise. I suppose it depends whats in the bag as to the value for money. Mind you anyone that can sell hand selected washed decorative logs at £700 I take my hat off to. https://www.nottinghamshirelogs.com/collections/logs/products/designer-logs-8-logs?variant=7217130948 A