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The bookcase dint take long as the planks fitted in my thicknesser. Prob about 4 or 5 hours ish in total. The table took much longer, more like a full days work spread over 3 days.

I made these two items this week. Both are presents but for different people. First off a coffee table. Take two ugly looking planks and some time & a hand planner Testing the fit before cutting the top to size Just need some more coats of oil & a good polish and then the bookshelf

You can join a "local" buying group via the Boiler juice website. They do Red now too.

Most makes have an output guarantee of more than 80% production after 20 or 25 years.

Efficiency does not matter. A 4kwp array is a 4kwp array, it matters not if thats at 1% or 99% efficiency. All increases in efficiency do is reduce the size of the array.

Remember this thread? Well I have just got round to testing the genny. I was waiting for a cheap PTO shaft to come my way but it was low priority so I dint want to lay out much (ok any) cash either. In the end I got a new one that came with my new PTO powered log saw. So with the borrowed shaft in hand it was time to check it out. Took all the panels off & gave it a good clean out. It all looked in very good nick. Bearings felt smooth & sounded like a good bearing should. Brushes (all 4 as there are 2 on each slip ring) are all in good condition & nice & long. Slip rings could do with a polish up but as its not going to be used again for a while I decided not to. So time to spin her up. As soon as the pto speed picked up the indicator light for under speed came on followed by correct speed light at about 47htz which stays on till about 51htz when the over speed light comes on. Voltage was a nice steady 240v. Tested it with a 1000watt table saw. No change in htz or voltage so thats good too. :thumbup: Just need to sort out a proper mounting for it now as its still bolted to the reinforced pallet it was delivered on

Try using a different type of gas like this one

Have you never watched Grand Designs? The architects get it wrong all the time. Make sure you check what is really good & what is bling.

Is the Mog registered as an agricultural vehicle?

That depends if you are buying or selling.......

Arrrrg. After all that when I told him he needed to check out about a tacho he says he is not going to bother cos the firm that sold him the trailer dint say it would need one & that when delivering it they dont use one. Horse & water come to mind.

Corr blimey its a mine field. So that makes it clear that there will be no O plate needed as the tow vehicle will not be over 3500kg (the stuff online seemed to suggest that it was the train weight & not the tow vehicle weight). Does that not depend on if you have a pre 1999 licence or not?

As the trailer can not carry any load as the trailer is part of the "machine" that is fixed to itself is does not have any unladen weight. In effect you are towing a trailed device (like a chipper) & not a load carrying trailer. Adding rear weight will reduce nose weight but also affect handling considerably. Plus I would expect that the police & VOSA would use "book" weights as well as actual weights when looking at legality. I can find under 50km exemptions which apply but not any other that def apply.

It turns out that the 10kg over limit is for the nose weight & not the towing weight. Trailer plated weight is actually 2700kg, but I dont think it actually weighs in at that. So just to be clear if he goes further than 50km he needs a tacho if his actual tow vehicle weight & trailer actual weight is over 3500kg? Which it will be. I will look into O plate rules as well.

Reading your second link I think that the use comes under an exemption of own goods & tools for use within 50km but would need one for the longer trips.

Hi Rog, Can you give me some advice for one of my mates. He has just bought a mobile climbing wall. The all up weight of the trailer (no loads as its all part of the wall) is 2000kg. He is having to get a new vehicle to tow it with as his works van has a gross train limit thats 10kg too small (I am fairly sure that this is a legal limit & not a guide line). As the replacement is deff going to weigh over 1500kg so the total train weight will be over 3500kg will he need to fit a tacho? He is not carrying any loads or goods for other people. The drivers will be working on the running of the wall so his main job is wall running not driving. Its regular work will be within a very small distance of his base but quite a bit will be at much longer distances. Re the 10kg over weight I did try to get him to take it to a weigh bridge to see its actual weight & then if needed to remove any movable items from the trailer to the towing van. The spare wheel alone would be more than the 10kg needed & I would bet that the real weight is much less than the plated weight any way. Not that doing any of that would affect the need for a tacho.

Yes it will be hotter than that. High temp flashing is normally red.

Surely the real problem is the wrong material used in the carb's parts not the fuel?

was quoted 75p + Vat last week on 500L. Local garage charges £1 inc VAT.

But at least you arrive at A&E alive. I agree dont use it for small stuff that can be treated with standard kit but when you have a major bleed that is going to kill you before the ambulance arrives never mind getting to A&E then reach for the Celox.

£22100 ($35k) + OTR they have got to be kidding.

I would not use it to tie two ropes together as it has a tendency to roll off the ends.

More air flow & less use of the dehumidifiers. Poss put them on only during the cheaper E7 period if you have it. Think of it this way you are pulling the moisture out of the air that you are just about to flush out of the container. As long as the incoming air is dryer than the wood it will work.

150-200 tonnes

For forestry PD there is no minimum acreage.