nepia
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Quite. Don't let the books suggest that pinpoint pH is vital. What's more important to the OP than slight acidity is drainage; walnuts won't stand in wet ground.
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East Hoathly in East Sussex: the beams are about five miles away on a farm.
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Soil always reverts to type when treated to combat acidity or alkalinity, hence Steven P's assertion that re-applying lime every few years will be necessary to maintain the raised pH. So if you're determined to grow walnuts you will probably have to treat the ground every few years but long term the sensible thing is to grow a species more suited to the prevailing soil pH, as also said!
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That's useful; thank you. I'll definitely make a cut and take pics. FB Marketplace does seem the way to go these days. Cheers
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@Squaredy Sorry to bother you! Have you any observations to make here? Cheers
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That's a surprise. How can something that size not be worth anything? They're 4.3m long!
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Fair point Mick; I could cut a small piece to expose fresh timber - might do that anyway 👍
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A friend locally has a pair of huge wooden beams to go; 14'x18"x12". Apparently made of a tropical hardwood - 'if you cut into them the wood's red'. Came from the railways where they were used for supporting heavy equipment. Where/how could these be moved on? Cheers, Jon
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Just to be picky... Defence lawyer? She worked for the CPS before apparently blotting her copybook there. Has she done defence work too? If so surely that would add to her CV.
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I'm not sure about that Mick. It would be unlike the Aussies to take their foot off the gas deliberately; they take 'competiveness' to ridiculous degrees, especially against the old foe. The pitch was stupidly in all the bowlers' favour, so much so that the ICC has now assessed it as 'unsatisfactory', their second worst grading. Call me cynical but leaving the grass at 10mm long had nothing to do with the heat which is hardly a novelty in the country; it was to do with offering the most assistance to the on form Aussie bowlers. Luckily for us we bowled well too and they batted even worse than us (except for the brilliant Travis head). I anticipate Sydney with trepidation; we've now lost three front line bowlers. I'm a fan of Matt Potts; I really hope he can step up.
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Oral retention of tea was similarly an issue here
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Search for 'dog catcher pole'; cheaper than a fence stake holder!
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There has been so much wrong with England that you have to wonder what's going on behind the scenes. Will we find out after the tour? Who knows but there has to be some explanation for such a dire performance; three matches done and Eng have one highlight to celebrate - Joe's ton.
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@kimtree I'm probably off the mark here but when the blades of my Jo Beau are worn down to the max the heads of the blade retaining bolts rattle against the anvil. Could your mate's issue be end of life blades rather than the blades themselves hitting something?
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Stihl MSA200c battery charging issue after inactivity.
nepia replied to Fatboy2017's topic in Chainsaws
I've just watched a Youtube short where a guy plugged his AP300 into the charger every day for 9 days before it started accepting charge again. Another possibility. Sadly I found no mention of a reset button on your battery but don't give up; as you say earlier it's a lot of money - I was looking at £230+ for a replacement Ego battery. Let us know Jon -
Sweet like cherry or cat's piss like oak?!
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Calm down you hothead 🤣
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Stihl MSA200c battery charging issue after inactivity.
nepia replied to Fatboy2017's topic in Chainsaws
@Fatboy2017 I've just looked at pics of your battery online: is that a reset button beside the indicator lights? If not read no further; if yes read on... I recently had an Ego 56v battery 'die'; it got what's known Stateside as the red ring of death in its indicator lights and wouldn't take charge even directly connected in parallel to a good battery. It needed resetting which in that case was done by pressing the reset button three times, holding down for 7 seconds on the third press. Bingo! -
Bloody hell. Wick farmer hasn't had that aggro; he found a land agent to act in his interests who has been brilliant. Care to elaborate at all on 'plenty more to come for the Wick area' or is that not suitable info for here?
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My humblest apologies; I stand corrected Gloria you wonderful machine you 🤩 You sound like you still have her (again)...?
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Wick. It's a switching station built to receive wind generated power undersea from Shetland. To be fair the financial side of things hasn't been ungenerous to the farmer although the farming became a nightmare for a couple of years. Loss of the fields meant that the same stock was grazing less land which caused land management issues and two temporary access roads divvied the place up horribly affecting all 600+ acres of the farm
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Ah a tear in the eye there for Gloria I've never rubbished for the Greenmech machines as I've never used one. I acknowledge that they are bigger and more capable than the M300 though; 195kg did yours weigh with 18hp engine I think? The M300 is 145-150kg, 14hp engine.
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@htb - I know a farmer who would agree with you. A couple of his best fields in the pics thank you SSEN. The building is 75m long, 25m tall. Explosives were used to bury it 4m into the ground to reduce the environmental impact 🤣
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I'm on my second M300; bought the first one from Vermeer in 2012, this one from Global. I've never had a significant issue with dealers or machines but I don't rag the machine day after day. Current machine was new 2017 and is still spot on. There will always be the mini chipper moaners but they suit some better than others. Those in the industry I've spoken to about Jo Beau all have a high regard for them.
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You can insert sideways, yes
