nepia
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One of the seven dwarves has been arrested for shagging a giraffe. Apparently the other six put him up to it.
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And there was me thinking the benefit was given by stopping the turf taking all the water! Wrong again. Thanks Gerrit.
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Do you mean the 3/4 cabs like on the King Cab Navara or Super Cab Ranger? My K/C Navara's buck is 180x150x50 if that helps.
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Brilliant. Truth really is stranger than fiction. Love it.
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Something I've found recently is what a difference sloping ground makes to unloading. If you can get the tail facing downhill, even slightly, the load moves much better. It may seem obvious but I'm talking about even the slightest slope helping or hindering you. logman... [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct6mlCw8Vhc[/ame] ...may help.
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Sappie, timber pick or picker-roonie take your pick!
nepia replied to timberbear's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I've got the small Oregon one and it's almost great. It's probably me but I find the point's ground to the wrong angle: you need to have your hand below the pick end for the point to dig in, which means that the thing's OK if you only want the point to bite less than 18" from your end of the log. I've improved things somewhat though with an angle grinder. Admittedly it was the cheaper of the two on show (Stihl being the other one) but I trusted the brand. Moaning apart though it's good value at £18 odd. -
http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/21775-cheap-way-empty-your-pickup.html?highlight=pickup http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/arb-trucks/32841-hello-loadhandler-uk-pickup-truck-unloader.html?highlight=pickup Assuming your vehicle has rightangle returns at the tail end due to the tailgate not being full width you'll need to smooth out those angles, perhaps with boards running diagonally across them. To what extent the narrowing at the exit point would block up the whole load I'm not sure but it would be an issue I think. Jon
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All except one. I'm not greedy; I'll have it for spares. Ta, Jon
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What kind of cedar is best for that? I ask as I know someone who's recently found himself a good market milling up Western Red for beehives. Jon
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Never trust a dwarf who says your wife's hair smells nice.
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Yeti, you're music to my ears. I sell firewood on a tiny scale; all wood is (repeatedly) manually handled. If I think of one lump 'hmm, that's a bit heavy' it just gets chucked on next year's heap. If someone asked me what moisture content the logs were I'd shuffle my feet, clear my throat and answer 'haven't a clue but trust me - it'll burn fine'. And that's what matters isn't it. I've had no complaints, only compliments and returning customers found by word of mouth. Rock on and thanks. Jon
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In olive producing countries hard pruning is done for just the reason stated - to reinvigorate. My mother-in-law lives near Malaga (result!) and her firewood is mostly winter olive prunings a couple of inches thick. North facing in this country must spell eventual doom for the tree I would have thought but is it potted? If so it would undoubtedly benefit from topdressing or replacement of the top couple of inches of soil/compost. Also - if potted - I'll bet it doesn't get the summer water or winter root protection it needs.
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Yes it is. Jon
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...seconded. A tidy site, easy to use.
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OK - cheers. Hope you got decent wonga for them - more than I offered anyway! Jon
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Any news?
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Excellent. When I first saw that I wondered what horrible disease you had on your forearm!
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Homemade Firewood Processor - Got One?
nepia replied to northumbriaforestry's topic in Firewood forum
Will the elevator need to be attached? I'm thinking that an old bale elevator from a farm sale could be a cheap start for that part of it. Possibly self-powered too so it would be a separate entity but a cheaper alternative to an all in one machine. -
This place is on the edge of Biggin Hill on the New Addington (Croydon side). http://www.highamsfarm.com/index.html
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Have e-mailed the secretary of a local woodturning club for you. I don't know if they're inundated with yew at the moment - I'm certainly having a bit of trouble shifting Monkey Puzzle but it is going slowly. Will let you know what he says. You probably know this anyway but woodturners tend to go pale and need a sit down if anything more than beer money is mentioned. Jon
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The worst that's happened is that the main waist buttonhole has enlarged so the button comes open sometimes. Still loving them even if I have been accused of being a chainsaw gigolo (blue n orange colour selection).
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Ace. If you put 'modellbau' into Youtube there is other incredible stuff there. But as you say - who has that much time?!
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Had a puncture within five minutes of using the trolley for the first time but when you run small pneumatic tyres on rough ground with a load on it's going to happen. I got it repaired in minutes for a small sum and haven't had any bother since. No regrets!
