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  1. cousin jack
    Bomag, how is the terrier in your avatar bred, she is the spiiting image of one that I had about 20yrs ago.
  2. cousin jack
    Cheers Good site, must get my missus to look at it.
  3. cousin jack
    Oi chopper, did you know Redruth was the very first town in Cornwall to have a bypass built for it, that was one thing the planners got right
  4. cousin jack
    I should of known you'd jump on that one The funny thing was they did'nt say anything, no apoligies no reference to it, the floor must have had several piles on it, and they were seemingly oblivious to it
  5. cousin jack
    This is true, I kid you not. I went to a place about 2 or 3 years ago, married couple, teenage kids, I had to go through the house to get to the back garden, I was having to dodge the dog crap walking through the living room
  6. cousin jack
    Thats a cracker, I am not a fan of Gordon Brown and never will be, I feel he has a lot to answer for, he was Chancellor when this country went through 10yrs of unprecedented growth and what did he do ? well he certainly did'nt save for a rainy day, and did he really believe his own "end to boom and bust" speech. On the latest issue, if I was writing a handwritten letter and I made a mistake, I would scrap that page and start again. I know it's open season on him, but he's got to go, imo
  7. cousin jack
    Nice of you to plant an extra acre for the Camborne boys when they run short
  8. cousin jack

    did you get my reply?

  9. cousin jack
    I love the heated handle as well, if you are actually handling timber on wet, cold days it is a godsend.
  10. cousin jack
    I very nearly got a job in NZ about this time last year, North Island though, I was gutted when it fell through, seeing these pics don't make it any easier
  11. cousin jack
    We've got an entrepreneur here boys
  12. cousin jack
    I've got a pair of the SIP's, reccomended
  13. cousin jack
    Hedgelaying is basically to make a barrier or fence from the natural sources that are available to you. Most woods will lay, some are better than others, hawthorn the best. However, by laying a hedge, if done properly, you will thicken it, encourage regeneration and preserve the life of the hedge. There are also many different styles of hedgelaying, usually biased towards a particular area and towards the livestock that they had to enclose, eg the midlands was a cattle rearing area that needed strong fencing that was bound along the top using hazel binders. Most of us now use chainsaws and machined stakes, but a true craftsman used only hand tools and cut every thing he used from the hedge or local woodlands. I have seen hedges layed by such people, and you could'nt have squeezed a dead cat though them.
  14. cousin jack
    Thanks for that.
  15. cousin jack
    Cheers
  16. cousin jack
    Could someone please tell me how to put my new website link on the bottom of my posts.
  17. cousin jack
    ifor williams also hold their value very well
  18. cousin jack
    Exactly the same for me with the local press, how well does your website do for you?
  19. cousin jack
    Simon and Tommy, brilliant work.
  20. cousin jack
    It's pretty important to have a horse and operator who knows what the're doing and that could happen yes, if the tree rides a stump or bank etc.,an experienced horse however will "feel" if the load starts to run, and they will turn and stop, hold the load and then carry on again when you give the command. Most of the time your load will act as it's own brake via the end thats in contact with the ground, you can always ensure more braking power if you hitch the top end rather than the butt, if you have a free run to the bottom just keep the horse moving.
  21. cousin jack
    That's where horses are at their most productive, because of the angle of draught they can pull 3-4 times what they can do on the flat, drainpipe would be fun, but would'nt fancy parking my car anywhere near the end of the chute, lol.
  22. cousin jack
    If the slope is steep like you say very little of the timber will be in contact with the floor, only the top end, butt ends hitched close to the horse gives you lift. The other option is a sled.
  23. cousin jack
    Brian, you did'nt work for Pascoe's down at Trannack by any chance?
  24. cousin jack
    Funny you caught up with this thread now, as over the last couple of evenings I have been burning some gobs that have been lying in the yard and have dried relatively well. I noticed that when you threw on a fresh piece there seemed to be a lot of crackling and sparking as if you were burning soft wood, maybe this is what he meant.
  25. cousin jack
    This will go where even tracked vehicles can't get and will out pull any quad. Can pull out tree length, pole length, if interested, pm me.

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