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Wanted Beech arb arisings nr Andover Hants
gensetsteve replied to gensetsteve's topic in Firewood forum
I have some oak in the back of the poly tunnel been there 4 years in 50 deg heat and was dead standing probably for 15 years and it still wont burn. I do have some cut bits of oak pallet and it burns like coal. -
Lpg engine but unlikely to find. Do the job on a windy day
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If anyone needs to loose some rings after a job near Andover You can tip here or I can collect 2.5 tonnes at a time with my ifor tipper. Its for my own use and need about 10 tonnes a year. If I get more I supply a few old customers. Happy to pay a few quid but cant take any chip. Would consider buying some cord. Maple or birch ok but my stove loves beech and hates Oak.
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I have said similar things in the past and been offered the job on the spot some people actually like that approach. Not sure if they like the humour or the honesty.
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I have a garden tractor with a small turn table trailer. I gave up trying to reverse it years ago I just cant get the hang of it. I think you either can or cant.
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I was exaggerating Jon reason I hit the Mondeo is I had trailer on and he was in my blind spot. My compressor has always been noisey I think it has been jacked up in the past.
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He was so upset he was screaming at the top of his voice and got back in the car while I spoke calmly to his wife. Got lots of pics somewhere my insurance company are going for a 50/50 I thought they meant they would only pay to repair half his car which I thought was fair as I only actually drove on half of it. I think part of the reason my compressor has packed up is the brackets are bent after parking on Mondeos.
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I buy new curtain side material from Dobie wyatt in green colour. Not horrendous price new and when new its flexible and easy to fold. I just punch holes in it for tie down. I sometimes get the end of the rolls cheap maybe 15ft by 9 for £30
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I thought other disco owners were waving at me but I now realise they are showing me their empty wallets. Problem is I need a van that tows 3500kg and has 4 wheel drive. Some years it could be doing 50,000 miles and needs to be on 24 hr call to support hospitals etc.
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Its not been a very lucky car picking up lots of damage in public car parks and I have had my first accident in 25 years. I was reversing into a parking space when a **** nipped into the space. The rear departure angle must be good because if you raise the suspension select low box and plant your boot you can get the towbar through the windscreen of a 12 plate Mondeo woops luckily being old I have double protected no claims bonus.
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Pirelli Zeros nice drive but only 8mm of tread when new. £180 ea Only a few tyres made in 19 inch that suit the car. Towing with 245 hp does not help especially if you enjoy the drive after the trailer is dropped off.
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They always say that Jon. The 300 tdi was supposed to be better than the 200. this years model is a big improvement over last sir, sign here. I used to be a compulsive fan of Landrover this disco 4 has completely cured me. Took my Amazon around west Wales last week and said to the wife wish we had the disco it would be a more rewarding drive she fell about laughing and said it would never make it there and back she is the grim reaper of Landrovers.
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Thanks for the advice its booked on the ferry to ireland in a couple of weeks and its supposed to be all over Scotland next week. I noticed the front tyres are nearly on the limit on the front again. 12,000 miles since changed at christmas. The td5 did 60k and 5 years on a set of tyres.
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I should have kept my mouth shut started it today and compressor playing up sounds like its seizeing up and messages on the dash about normal ride height only. Here we go again.
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I would do a search locally and not be too fussy on make. Most trucks now fall apart in one way or another. Go for genuine trucks with few owners well serviced in good condition. Most low mileage trucks I look at are hanging because they been clocked my best vehicles have been one owner 160,000 motorway miles and full service history. I would rather spend an extra grand locally and get a slightly better truck than spend 2 days looking at sheds. Auto trader always looks cheaper and more genuine than the scrap on ebay.
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One of the reasons for buying the navarra instead of the l200 was the l200 was every 4500 miles. 6000 mile service feels like every 5 minutes when you are busy and if doing alot of off road or towing it really needs doing at 3 k intervals. We were almost keeping our old trucks as a back up for breakdowns and when it went in for a service. Our engine never blew up but the timing chain went within a few months.
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The hilux chassis is not the heaviest ever made and I think the single cab only rated to 800kg . Air springs are great but you can pack some weight on with out realising.
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Rr in 1993 had a crap compressor which failed early 20 years later and the d4 has a crap compressor which packs up and recently doubled in price to £800. They are lifting our legs. Compared to my land cruiser it's a piece of junk
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D4 best car I ever drove worst car I ever owned. Apparently mine has been a good one . I wish the bills came in £1000 chunks on mine more like 2-3 k bills. I don't think they make Friday afternoon cars they are all suffering the same faults. I won't bore u anymore an enthusiasts vehicle and a total money pit but great to drive especially the 245 bhp just need a trailer to collect the bits of transmission that fall off. As soon As I find something suitable ours will be going while it still drives.
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Let u know as I go on stuck 40k in 2weeks ago. Rates in the bank are terrible especially if u pay tax. Ask Jon what he does he got pots of molar
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setting up kindling business need advice please
gensetsteve replied to anthony123's topic in Firewood forum
Price sounds about right not expensive Clean bone dry pine is the most popular we only sell neat packed bags cant shift the random stuff There is a huge amount of work involved for wholesale money Most of the work is in preparing the stuff to 6" not feeding the kindlet. we use 50x40 but you need to talk to your large customers. If you have to buy the timber you will be better off buying cord and doing bags of logs less work and more profit. -
I have a friend with crohns disease I think he is hoping for a liver transplant. He works but I would say he does what he can manage and does not push himself best way as it will cause more problems with your health.
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I wondered if people are just getting more quotes before picking the cheapest.
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I know someone who runs an auto gearbox centre if there was no renault he would be out of business he loves them.
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using 4x4 to pull trailer in the woods?
gensetsteve replied to blacknora's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I have several big ifor trailers and run discos and Landcruisers. We have a field which is steep and when muddy we struggle to pull up an mt ifor even with mud terrains on especially if it has electronic traction control. If it has a centre diff easier but need to be careful when you hit some grip you dont snap the half shafts. Basically you run out of traction earlier than you would think with a heavy trailer on.
