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Gray git

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  1. Candels lit in our house late into last night as a nod to what was sacrificed. Great grandfather would talk about ww2 but never ww1 which he served in.
  2. Those flags will have seen things no man should have had too endure, but we should remember those men and respect the effort and sacrifice.
  3. That's the 1, very similar to mine
  4. Chisel tool role, separate bits for files of different sizes spanners etc, roles up and will fit into your backpack no problem, worth getting a decent leather 1 and you will never need another, had mine over 8 years.
  5. It's the stated towing capability of the vehicle not the actual mas of the vehicle that is a legal thing, I can tow 3.5 ton with my 2.4 ton landy but only 2.1 ton with my 2.2 ton santerfay. This is why a lot of lasses towing horse boxes with freelancers or hyluxes end up in bother because they are overloaded. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  6. For those who asked for pictures. Talking to another lad and the shaft might not come out but you just put a pto uj spline thing inbetween. Also if his thinking is right and the model number is related to the pull size mine is a 13.5ton pull. Anyone concur or correct this?? sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  7. Just got back today from two weeks on arran, lovely place. The distillery is a super place, wife and kids spent time in the cafe while me not being a coniser got educated o the tour. Didn't know you were that close Stephen. The tiscaly on skyeis also a inspiring setting and worth the treck even if you don't saver the dram sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  8. Darn those pesky kids, I'd have got away with it if it weren't for them! Better just stick to redex then. sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  9. It won't take a lot to give it a hint of colour and thats all it'll take for them to think your using a bit on the sly. Chemical test proved what he had in there but is it worth the hassle. Or just use better quality green two stroke sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  10. Just don't use red chainsaw 2stroke as it makes your derv go. RED and we all know what happens when vosa dip your tank and it's RED. Might take a little explaining as a local lad too me found out last year after reading that it would make his landy run quieter. sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  11. Drove past the tree again and back in full leaf, amazing! sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  12. Agreed on that, sure beats any modern timber winch iv ever used, the only 1 I think that bettered a Boughton was a 20ton twin speed cooks that was on the back of a murehill, now that thing could pull!and the tractor never flinched as I think the bloke recond it was over 8ton of tractor. sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  13. Yes aspen that's right and you can still get all the parts if somehow you ever brake it. Don't see many on nuffields as we're thought to be too light on the front end. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  14. Only 1time had a problem on the major and that was a bit of a off line pull when it tried to pick the whole tractor up! Almost sure it will come out as that's how I was going to have it converted to hydraulic so it could go on the front of the Valtra as a heavy recovery winch but as with many things never got round too it. Was trying to remember size of cable and how much it was when put a new 1on, remember I got it from army sales place off a fodden recovery truck. Got a bit of video clip some place of the ford son driving forwards but being dragged backwards till the spades dug in and pulled a whole ash tree up a field to wher we were burning up, will try and get it off old computer and YouTube it. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  15. Also they have sod all grip if it's that damp greasy soil as they have too little ground pressure to bight in which is how they were designed to be . Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  16. That's been on and off eBay quite a few times now. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  17. Back plate is the same as 1 on eBay at moment but that's a slightly smaller model winch. You could do what I planned to do and make a frame up that runs the full length of the tractor under the axcells and fix mount the winch to this and a top link doing away with the movable bottom links with a very short pto. Talking to a old school timber boy he reckons that the male shaft part on the winch comes out to allow it to be close coupled or depending on middle some were mounted slightly higher with some sort of chain from out put shaft to winch shaft but this might hav been Darlington winches. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  18. Nowt wrong with wearing pink and being a tree man unless it's pink stilettos of course..... Cheers Jon, where you off up tis way? Good treck in a 110 upto these parts! Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  19. Had the scarfell xer for nearly 2 years now and just got a pair of the fellhunters as fancied a pair of higher boots for when my knee ankle problems need a bit more support , actually just used them as hiking boots round arran for two weeks, very comftoble so if these non protective boots are anywhere as good I'll be getting a pair. Omt is that the pruning spikes for silky only jobs : ) Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  20. Yes my old fordson got as far as completely refurbishing the engine when I got it with the plan for a full refurbishment but unfortunately had to sell her to help pay for converting the rb44 into a tipper. Always wanted a 4x4 roadless or early county super 4 or 6 but would have too sell a kidney to afford it!! sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  21. Looks like you will have to get a new yoke to go onto the transfer box and replace the whole uj, no point replacing just bits of it as it comes as a whole unit of bits with new bearings in it, you shouldn't need to replace the whole shaft as that part looks undamaged. Easy anough job to do but a little fiddely, even changed 1at the side of the a66 with a hammer after 1gave out near shap. Always have a spare as my 130 eats front 1s with the lift. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  22. Good bollard but problem is you carnt cut them in for big chogging down and on thin barked species when not dismantling the tree you risk a lot of cambium damage. Better to get the stine bollard or capstan which sort of sit either side of it in performance terms and price wise. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  23. This is the day I snapped them pulling this windblown beech back and down from behind the stump. Won't do that again the way they have been strengthened! sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.
  24. At that price mine is defiantly for sale! Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk
  25. Was that ground trunnions too the chipper with brash or running in fear for his life? Good job ,always nice when you don't need to bother rigging stuff. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk

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