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considering the average age on here I am surprised no repeat posts. Considering the average age........... did I just say that -
Push bike not in green
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The man who owns the local chip shop ordered a crate from the baltics to save a tenner on my logs. The logs were too big so asked me if he could have a free chopping block. I guess I need to order my fish and chips from scotland. People just dont get the buying local. The local stove seller gets his kindling from certainly wood as its 10 p a net cheaper. Any body who asked where to get a stove I used to send them to him now I just say go on the net. People selling a local product need to support the local economy. I can do ibc crates with liners for £35 ea but they have a drop of water based pva glue in the bottom. Tidy single trip ibcs.
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Anything without a Land Rover badge Jon. The latest Landcruiser is expensive and a bit too electronic so could be in for similar problems. Last of the 100 series still good cars but over 6 years old now.
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I guess if I was in the market for a new one I would see both working. The kindlet is not great with lots of 6 inch round timber. There are fingers that stop the timber returning but if its too high they wont have the angle. The ends of the fingers also need to be kept sharp. The kindlet excels at square joinery off cuts.
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I have had mine 9 months it was mint 60k on the clock full lr history. No worse than any other D4 and they will all suffer these problems and alot more. Dont what ever you do spend proper money on these money pits. 10k for a d3 toy fine but a d4 just out of warranty is a gift from satan. Mine has had since November a complete new front diff, four days later the turbo actuator went, the rear hand brake shoes cooked the rear disc, tlast week the compressor failed and day after touchscreen audio system blank screen, numerous tyres and a proper towbar because they decided the swan neck is no good for proper towing . I would say £5000 and I need to get it through the mot next week and have a feeling the rear bushes have gone. My Amazon is 15 years old and it has had 2 new front calipers, set of brake discs, one complete exhaust and a cam belt, otherwise faultless.
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Correct you get more attention from the AA .
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22 years and 9 discos but never again.
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Looks tidy, best colour is silver always looks clean. My brother has similar and he has done 20k without too many problems. Dark colours always look dirty. They look like 18 in wheels which are cheaper and easier to find tyres. Heres mine wont be around much longer.
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I think I would be looking last of the hd100 Landcruiser Amazons. The new one is too expensive and electronic. I have heard of a few reliability problems as well. The other thing to do is try both Ford and D max and see which you like best. Both are under warranty for your ownership. Does the Amarok tow 3500kg ?
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Kindlet well made no plastic. No real experience of the posch but what I saw I would not have the control or access to make neat bags. The posch looked ok if you make random filled bags if you get a knot the only way to clear it seemed to be keep going but they may have changed the design now.
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Its time for a lorry. Even a 7.5 tonne with the right body should carry 3500 kg. Pick ups are ok for occasional 2500kg towing but 3500kg regular use I think you will kill clutches and gearboxes. I would have more confidence in a 57 plate Amazon than a new pick up of any make.
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Done right it can pay if not it's the same money as logs but twice the work.we gave up logs due to access problems and crazy competition. If u concentrate on less things u will make more money but be less diverse.
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Never tried it but I would think 3 ? would be easy to try cut, to bits with jigsaw hand axe load bags
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I prefer our TT105 with smaller wheels compared to the smaller trailer tt85 with bigger wheels. The tt85 is great for narrow drives though.
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When we sold logs, If questioned by an awkward customer I always offered them If you find more expensive logs let me know and I will beat it.
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Axminster had one on clearance. When I collected it from the north london branch they asked me what it was and what it did. When I looked around you could get something similar for about 5k. We fitted a pneumatic guide and conveyor. I have seen a machine that recovers the wood from pallets it has loads of circular saw discs. When I looked into it half the pallet was turned into waste so you needed lots of pallets and would be left with as much waste as kindling. The kindlet will take the odd nail but loads of them will soon blunt the blade pallets also get stones embedded in them and it can be difficult to work out if they are treated.
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Ouch ouch ouch hope that has healed well since November. For prep work we started with the biggest dewalt cross cut we could find. But after a few hours it drove me mad and worried me about the attention span after an hour or so. I quickly moved on and spent nearly the same amount of money as the kindlet on a cross cut saw. An upcut machine with guards and semi automatic with blade hidden in box. Long lengths of timber are ideal but short random joinery offcuts are as much work as it is to kindle. Making bags of kindling is twice the effort of logs so the material needs to be near on free to make it pay.
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Nothing is as good for kindling as joinery off cuts. Its kiln dried, white, no bark and planed on two sides when kindled. You can make a nice bag of kindling out of round wood but your enermy will be knots and mould. Any species of wood makes good kindling but a nice looking bag flies off the shelf and grabs the sale. The average small village garage we supply sells at least 1000 bags a year. Using round wood the material varies sometimes you get a batch of wood that is stringy and just wont cut clean. If you kindle green timber you will have to lay the bags out for a few weeks.
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They will do it but if they are all nice 6" rounds they tend to rock backwards and forwards. The kindling never looks as neat. I work on 80-100 bags to a green tonne of wood 200 bags if the timber is below 14% moisture. 1 cubic metre = 80-100 bags
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Or buy their printed bags then wait months to get paid.
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Even with a light touch I think they munch chains but good half way through a chain to even the teeth and get the angles back especially with my hand sharpening
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I noticed last winter Asda, poundland and homebase were all £1 - £1.60 per kg
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Its only where I would start if you get more, good on you if you get less and can afford to do it its all good. Better to be cheaper and eat than expensive and starve round south London if they can afford 100k for a Range rover they can afford £6 for a small bag of kindling.
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If I put 9kg of bone dry pine kindling in a decent net I would charge £3.95 wholesale and expect it to sell for about £9 retail. But it depends on area and competition.
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