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  1. I've never seen any mods but I spoke to a guy a few years back who'd had loads of Treebustas and apparently he successfully moved the outlet forwards to the curved section of casing. He claimed he got faster throw and no blocking, even with wet conifer but whether he got any height on it I couldn't say. Which doesn't really answer the question does it! But mods are possible. This guy also mounted one on four castors.
  2. We fell about when we saw the trailer; a sad indictment on the person and the fact that it's TV-worthy. Yep, they exist.
  3. Indeed; you won't regret it. When you chuck your first armful of brush through it a big grin will spread across your face.
  4. Well worth the effort; lovely wood inside. My daughter wanted a small 'natural looking' shelf in her bedroom so I knocked this up for her. Yes I know I didn't even plane/sand out the bandsaw marks but she didn't mind. Finished with a single light coat of Danish to show the grain; any more and the colour would have changed too much.
  5. I'd go for the weather too; remember that although the hot spell has been relatively short it's been dry for a long time in the south. Until recently!
  6. Lol. The turbo boost helps though.
  7. Tea, cooked breakfast, more tea, biccies...
  8. Fraxinus, e.g. ornus
  9. Some of us don't have crates, tractors etc! The double/triple etc handling happens when we chop 'em small in the first instance. For me minimum handling comes from stacking as large lumps as I can, then cutting to order at delivery time.
  10. My bad; I was thinking the Hiace had a floor height similar to a pickup but it's just a van isn't it. Dogman, decent ramps will see you right as Shane rightly says.
  11. Don't give up on the idea. The Treebusta's very manoeuvrable; as you can see it's like a large wheelbarrow. If you could rig up an electric winch (£50 odd on ebay) perhaps that could do the pulling up ramps while you lift the handlebars. For unloading I don't know; some kind of multiple rope wrap friction device...?
  12. Yes, easy to maintain and great machines if heavy - 215kg - by modern standards when compared to small chippers of similar capability. But £1000... sheesh.
  13. I'll disagree in a polite way. The neighbours hopefully know you're doing the hedges for free, they have friends who have friends: bet you (Lyn Ed) get a call or two for new work. Hope so anyway; it would be just reward for you. Well done.
  14. Reckon you're right; the underwing patterns are the decider.
  15. What I thought but if you Google Images G'keeper and M/Brown there virtually indistinguishable.
  16. Ah well: I was getting ready to turn out and advise you that it was rubbish and you'd better let me take it off your hands. But not from south of London. Let us know what happens.
  17. If you use the search facility for 'Monkey puzzle' you'll find loads of threads. Yes, it's of value, by which I mean it's of use rather than of monetary value in case you thought it was a goldmine! Where are you/is it?
  18. A bit of lateral thinking and a bit of Internet research reveals the presence, amongst others, of Mulberry in the walled garden at Battle Abbey; is that where the tree was? Yes, I realise I'm not the first to mention Mulberry.
  19. Sure. PM time. Jon
  20. This board's firewood but is an example of some 8 or so others I have (better ones I hasten to add!), milled at 1.5". Length is 7'6". Obviously this one's been sitting out uncovered but the others are sticked, stacked and covered. I'm miles from you though; Caterham! Jon
  21. That is a great post, largely because it is sooo true. 10/10.
  22. Well, there's an MS230 that doesn't want to behave all the time but it's nearly redundant these days so no worries. Other than that the only thing coming close to broken is my neck but that's another story...
  23. This thread's descending worryingly into 'WHO'S on your bench today?' isn't it luvvies?!
  24. nepia

    Frogs!

    Good one. I have a cousin who used to keep goldfish around the farm in the concrete water troughs.
  25. There's usually good weather to be had in October in the far North as that's grain harvest season. The east coast area north of Inverness - Dornoch, Helmsdale etc - may not be the most dramatic but it's quiet and still picturesque. Just don't think that because you've got to Inverness there's nothing beyond: John O'Groats is only 2.5 hours drive on.

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