Stephen Blair
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Always a lower gear I always say!
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Morning, once you get going Bob you’ll be flying! Another potter day ahead, moving machinery from house to new old yard space today and then some pottering. Have a good 1.
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whatever needs moving, wanted a smaller general purpose body and that would get abused if not built out of something solid. I’ve timber bolsters for it too. it’s been named the stumpy dumpy!
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Morning, machine shifting and yard pottering for me. Looking forward to more future posts on the potter thread! Still Baltic here.
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Morning, still in the minus here with a covering of snow. Can’t steam clean my machines, they are caked in road salt from coming back on the trailer yesterday. I bought a diesel heater in a tool box off Amazon, £80. 5 litre fuel tank. 12v, 24v or 240 v. It’s great so I’ll set that up beside the hose and steam cleaner later and hopefully get everything washed. Heading for physio at 9.30am then I need to collect the mog from the fabricators. No 1 around today to get a lift so might dust off the e-bike , get wrapped up and go the 10 mile pedal. Have. Good 1.
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Alder, any market other than biomass?
Stephen Blair replied to Johnpl315's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I’ve never seen a bowl anywhere near as big as that! Amazing! Get about 48 weetabix in that!😎😎 -
Morning, we’ve about 3’’ of snow! Pita but the kids will love it for sledging since it half term. Lurgie wasn’t too bad yesterday. After joking about working Robo from the mini digger I tried it yesterday after freezing my arse off for an hour. It wasn’t perfect but it was warm 😂 boys are off subbing to a mate for the next 2 weeks and my youngest lads there for 3 days, nice wee nature job with bonfires on wriggly tin so good for them to get that type of job, they’ve been Rhoddy bashing for 2 weeks so they deserve a chill job. I’m off to look at some work and ease into a couple of weeks of helping the good lady more with the wee 1 through the day. Have a good day.
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Morning guys, I’ve got the lurgie! 1 of the lads had it last week and it gradually floored him. It’s jumped onto me now, sore throat yesterday and coughing and snot this morning. Digger and robo on my own today so hopefully the fresh air or warm cab will help. If the fresh air doesn’t ill Robo from the cab 😂 Plenty of cold and flu capsules and throat sweets and a flask of coffee. Have a good 1.
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Morning, awake at 3am, did the 4am change over. Wee 1 has been restless but kinda sleeping! Think I’ve been off the couch 463 times to put her dummy back in 🤔😂 a day of getting her out in the fresh air in the sporty pram! have a good 1 guys
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New mog back is ready for collection so giving mogy a new look and purpose.
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Morning, yesterday I got the Robo bogged bringing it off the hill, so that was an hour on the hand winch getting that out. Then caught up with the fabricator to see how the new mog back was coming on, so that’s looking good. Then north to Robo. Sunny day after 10am and worked on it was that nice and light to near 6pm. Back up there today to hopefully finish the job off, 600m of track to pull crap into a pile to Robo. Doug I’ve not felled a tree about 4 months ago and to say it went bang on was only because we removed 5 fence panels and not 1 😂 have a Good Friday gents.
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Morning, bit colder but dry. On fire this morning, washing on, peace’s made and sitting having a cooked breakfast. Finished the 1km of Rhoddy bashing yesterday, so heading out to find the robo in the moor in 1 direction to take it 1 hour north to dress the job up, smash up all the wee dead wood and detritus you find under huge rhodies. Have a good 1
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Morning, think it’s dry outside. Haven’t looked yet. This weeks been mild and dry so hopefully more of the same. Have a good 1
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Amazing Pete! morning. No idea why we can’t leave chip on site and tbh I’ve stopped asking questions on council jobs, do what it says and get paid. Lane closures starting today and got our mates bandit out so that will save the boys wrestling bendy boingyy stuff through the TW . Weathers been amazing. 9 degrees and I could hardly see for the sun yesterday mid afternoon. Have a good day.
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can't go wrong with most tbh, if it sounds good, holds oil, doesn't leak and digs! buy it. today I through a track for the first time in a few years I think, big boulders under leaf litter and fly tipping. luckily I now have a Dave, my right hand man who was a fitter for 15 years and operates everything, I ate lunch, he put the track on.
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Morning, dry and cold here! A day of excercise for me, too much time driving and sitting in the digger, off the saw and climbing is great but seriously loose fitness and strength as well as the pain and injuries. So dog walks, pram walks then filling the log shed.
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Evening gents, been away early then unhappy baby from 5pm -9pm pretty much every night this week. On a 1km Rhoddy clearing job about 8m wide. Getting there. So much old dead crap underneath that we’re not chipping so we’re horsing on and I’ll sort that smash with Robo at the end. Not allowed to use mulcher for main blitz, all chip away apart from a few loads in wet bits.
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Morning, chin up Doug. Dry and cold here. Back to the Rhoddy bashing today. Have a good 1
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We could reverse our car to the shops, it’s do-able but going forward is just the better way! That’s my thoughts on this.
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Morning, heading to physio , check on mog new rear body fabrication then heading up to do some more Robo habitat work.
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Morning, cold and clear skies here. Off to start a new job today for my main subby, 2-3 weeks Rhoddy bashing. Have a good day
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Morning, not been outside yet so don’t know. Yesterday was stunning, ditched the big jacket, then the insulated boiler suit. Glorious sunshine and heat on my face. Back up the mountains todays, well the foot,of them, luckily below the snow line but I might get there and it’s a white out 😂
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Morning, think we’re in for a rough 1 today, but it’s a cool location so you just get the big clothes on and enjoy it. Dropping mog off at fabricators first then heading up to site. Dogo had the best day yesterday, wouldn’t get back in the jeep at 3pm to head home, he’s having a day off today.
