cousin jack
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If you like that sort of thing Hodge, read One Man's Wilderness, An Alaskan Odyssey, by Sam Keith. I'm just going to get on amazon to find the one you recommended, thanks.
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Pictures of my skidding arch in use
cousin jack replied to the crafty weasel's topic in Large equipment
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Some times you just got to make a stand. DC, top man in my opinion.
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Could'nt agree with you more, how many of us in the Western world know what it is to go hungry. Miscanthus makes me want to piss, I can tell you.
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I have to admit you're right, BUT the oil from which diesel came from took many thousands, if not millions of years to occur. The power from which a horse gets it's energy from can be got in one season, (weather permitting). And, nutrients from the waste can be used immediately in the form of fertiliser, also, as has been mentioned, the horse, when it dies, could feed a small village for a week. Would'nt want to try eating a tractor, I suppose now, bio-oil will come into the equation, but the argument then becomes, should land be used to produce fuel or food. I suppose I should just mention that I do have a tractor, but only for show of course.
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Traditional loggers mentioned ATV's, I will also say a well trained horse and operator will out perform an ATV and combination over any distance, terrain, size of wood that you care to mention. No one in their right mind is going to argue that in conventional forestry, horses can compete with machines. However, in the right circumstances, horses working alongside machinery can be every bit as effective as any system that requires manual intervention. Short skids or skids on steep ground to ride side for conversion and secondary extraction by machine works well, ie; minimum impact, less residual damage, and given that we were actually getting to work with some good timber, production would be comparable to any tractor and winch combo, but we only usually get the jobs you machinery boys don't want to do.
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Found this, but as it's from a website called Treehugger, it may have a bias, Ask Pablo: Should We Go Back To Using Horses Instead Of Tractors? : TreeHugger
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That looks well tasty. Did you shoot it yourself?
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I don't know that I can give you hard facts, but I can give you some of my experiences. Look at some of the most prosperous farmers in the USA, Amish & Mennonite, while conventional farmers are leasing ever more expensive tractors and equipment and gradually falling deeper into debt, those two groups who use horses for their motive power 95% of the time continue to prosper and buy more land. I can work behind my horse all day and suffer no ill effects, however if I drive a diesel tractor without a cab, I will develop a headache within the hour. A horse is solar powered. It can put back into the soil that which it consumes. And you can go out every morning of every day of your life to your tractor, but it will never give birth to another.
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Exactly the same with mine, oil cap always needs a turn with the screwdriver to undo. But as to them not being tough enough, I gave mine a fairly hefty swipe with the grapple loader the other day, knocked it yards away, I jumped down thinking it would be knackered, but fortunately no damage whatsoever.
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Never seen him live, but he has wrote some great songs over the years.
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Some crackers on there,
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They've crossed the River Wye, so give em 5 to 10 years and they'll be with you Sam.
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Or, if it's under Lyme, I could help you out,
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What was providing the power then?
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I don't know, yours is hand made, I like it,
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This is in the Ukraine, Opens in another window. The Tree Tunnel - StumbleUpon
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My wife has bought me this for Christmas, she just dos'nt know it yet. If you want to get it, you will have to go through the publisher Roseworld Productions | Books about the life and works of BB: Denys Watkins-Pitchford be quick it's a limited edition.
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Confessions of a Coastal Gunner, by "BB", a great storyteller and wildlife observer, this was his last book, published 20 yrs after his death.
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Me, Staffs/Shrops border.
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Yeah, big hand for posting these. Does us good to be reminded every year how fortunate we are.
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This twit deserves a Darwin Leaving Facebook... | Facebook
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Badger cubs at this time of year, badgers give birth Feb/March, so they must have been there a long time?
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BEWARE. dodgy looking processor on ebay
cousin jack replied to nick channer's topic in Firewood forum
I asked seller if I won the auction, could I pay cash on collection, they replied they want £4000 for it, includes transport and to contact through hotmail address. I said they misunderstood my question, I did not ask for a buy it now, IF I won the auction could I pay COC as I could collect myself, they have not replied, so pretty suspect I think. -
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