nepia
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2nd vid 36secs - 'We're in business'. Ha ha!
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Could be a hundred explanations. Some people near here bought that amount - 11 acres - purely to ensure that no building took place. Money wasn't a consideration.
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We were quoted £60 for a woodburner flue but as the man had to disconnect the burner and drag it out (due to muppet installation) he only asked £45. I think you've got no quibble.
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...but a veritable motorway compared to the A22 if you've tried that crawler lane.
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Would love to help but am committed. Any pics would be good as I know the area a bit. The farm manager killed next door at Dry Drayton a few years ago was a close family friend. Name one of the taller uglier trees Ian for me will you? Good luck, Jon
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Likewise, in fact my A-level biology (only Nuffield, not real biology:sneaky2:) made (most) roots positively geotropic and (most) shoots negatively geotropic. That's why whichever way up you sandwich your broad bean between the blotting paper and the jamjar the root will always go downwards and the shoot upwards. More usefully you can increase the flowering of many plants, e.g. roses, by tying down laterals to invoke the geotropic development of flowering vertical shoots.
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Quite a few people still use them and love them as a thread here a couple of months ago revealed. I love mine too; cracking saw on a 15" bar. I need one of them too having just pinched the tip. Doh.
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Is that the very expensive XP3? I had an XP1 and it was C-R-A-P (the software that is; otherwise it was darn near bombproof, even if it did weigh 3lbs!)
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Isn't the idea to stop the caterpillars crawling up the trunk? In which case anything sticky should do the trick; why specifically rapeseed oil?
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Seems there was a bad storm in the North in 1883. Wonder if that was related to Krakatoa going pop that year. The effects were certainly global...
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And point out to him that actually it would be in his best interest as you will be able to work better without paralysed hands, arms and back. He does indeed have a responsibility to protect you, even more so when there's a viable alternative way of working.
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We'll let you know when our psychic powers return to tell us what it is. Lol!
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If you're looking for a legit trade green waste site just call one of the established firms in the area, e.g. Andrew Gale. Jon
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I wouldn't want to be a harbinger of doom but I sold a bedliner (ebay) to a builder in Glasgow. His clutch disintegrated at 23,000 miles. This was a D40. He was told 'it's not the first'. But that's all third hand stuff so don't set too much store by it. Don't want an underrail bedliner for a Kingcab D40 do you?! Mr Glasgow changed to a Disco before I could despatch the liner so gave me half my money back!
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Er - the standard one fitted to 57 plates! By juicier do you mean more powerful or more thirsty (or both)? I was defo getting 30mpg semi-rural driving for the first few months so figures above are educated guess but you've got me worried now, especially with Suffolk being flat an' all. I'll have to do some sums over the next couple of tanks...
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27/28mpg not towing with my D40 on AT tyres, probably 33mpg+ on a distance run.
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You get the point; work in annual stages. I've just finished this year's work on one that I started 5 and 4 years ago; I wasn't asked back for three years and I've now done the third lot of work. I reckon there are another two attacks before the tree's back to the desired dimensions but there will still be annual maintenance after that. I'd start with deadwooding, removing damaged and rubbing branches, then take some height off - this year. Good luck - sounds like a project.
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By golly you're right! Deni, get a big hedgetrimmer and a box of matches mate. Chilli's spot on: that Lonicera needs regular hitting to stop it falling all over the place. But have no fear with cutting it; taking it off at the ground would only result in more stems. And recovery from cutting can be measured in weeks, not months.
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Very neat but my OCD would say a bit tight; needs gaps. Airflow, airflow, airflow is what's needed unless you can afford to wait awhile for dry wood. That's why I tend to stack in alternate directions, thus using huge amounts of space! Looks the biz though.
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If only I had that imagination and flair. A beautiful piece of work; well done.
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I think the best diesel advice I've seen is my Operators Manual for the Ford 6610 tractor. It says something like- "Start the engine and hold at a fast idle (1000 revs) for 30 seconds before lifting implements or moving off, then do not use full throttle for the first 5 mins of work. After work allow to idle for 30 seconds before switching off." I think that covers the majority of engines quite sweetly.... When I was 18 I was tractor driving on an estate and switched engine off out of politeness to let THE BOSS talk to me. I was disc harrowing at the time and he nearly took off. Let's just say that as the result of his 'words of advice' I've always warmed engines since and tried to let them idle after work! Thanks Gordon.
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Must have been my salesmanship!
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If you want a home for the rootball and it's in decent nick I know a guy Caterham who'll have it. He specialises in working them. Can't promise a pension fund for it though!
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The pic at bottom left is surreal! Deni, you should have an idea by now of what you can get away with.
