Mark Bolam
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Mirrors are for pussies.
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Klou tine rake. £550 + VAT
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Brilliant, well done them. It’s hideous isn’t it?
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It was probably the Arabs.
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@Doug Tait, just pinched this off FB. Going through Hawick. That’s some blade!
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I’ve given up on them all now Will. It’s quicker for me just to accept the fact that I’ll f-up the measurements anyway and just go and buy more materials.
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I have a 12 inch penis. But I don’t use it as a rule.
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This is what happens when red wine isn’t involved.
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* ECU dependent, obviously….
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I totally agree with your take on the engine size issue. This planet-saving titchy engine bollocks isn’t going to work if the vehicle is written off after 10 years is it? Then you’ve got to manufacture a new one. That’s not very carbon friendly is it? Plenty of old 3l donks will still be chugging away doing the business after 30 years.
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Probably very true! Tbf, I don’t mind targeted sales like that when I have a genuine interest. I have no idea why all these big cock tablet salesman keep calling me though.
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The Klou rep rang me this evening. Kind of out the blue, he was just cold calling basically. Asked if I was interested in sweepers, which I’m not really, but then mentioned rakes just like Mick’s above, with tines. Apparently just about to launch. No headstock, just pick up with grab and go. Sounds a dream, it will probably cost too much, but Klou make quality kit, we’ll see. Watch this space.
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Having a cook up on Saturday on a batch my big twin and her mates picked up a few weeks back. I’ll get pics if I can.
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You’d probably get a game at the minute.
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It would also be worth contacting Natural England and asking about volunteering. They do plenty of woodland work down here in Kent.
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@Stephen Blair and @John Shutler have both run D-Max’s, so may be able to help out.
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You’ve got a mortgage. You will actually lose your house if you go into arb. Anyone who tells you different is blowing smoke up your arse.
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No.
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Starting your own gig when you haven’t got a clue what you’re doing is a bad idea. You’d also need thousands of pounds worth of kit.
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You’re obviously new to Arbtalk Jimani. We’re not meant to have sensible conversations where advice is sought and things are discussed and explained in a logical and adult manner.
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That’s insane Jake. Even The Best of Springsteen, The Eagles and Bat out of Hell wouldn’t get me through that journey. Edinburgh ‘ring road’ is hell on earth.
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Tie backs for the barn doors, removable tailgate and quickly removable rear ladder bar are also nice features. Double cab pickups are probably mainly found in suburban driveways, and have never been off road. That’s about 80% of the market. Single cabs are for weirdos with no tools, kids or friends. King/Super/Extra cabs seem to tick a lot of boxes, but we are a pretty niche industry, which I’m obviously pretty biased towards. ALL of my farmer mates have double cabs, with an Ifor canopy. No one has ever been in the rear seats. They are usually littered with Farmers Weekly, hypodermic needles, the odd bag of feed, shit stained waterproofs, rusty staples, a single shoe belonging to their wife, a half empty bottle of shit whisky handed out by a fertiliser rep last Christmas, assorted shotgun cartridges, and the odd dead lamb so the dogs don’t eat it.
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100% reduction would be my advice.
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Looks great mate. There’s some really nice little details on there which I know from experience will help you out. The king cabs really lend themselves to the best compromise for our work I feel. Was it a tipper already, or did they do a full conversion?
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Nice one Tom, pleased to hear it, but not surprised! Looking forward to the pics.
