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  1. I got done last week , 16 machines , brought me to a stop now got plenty of time to weld extra locks , wire up lights etc , they will probably wait for me to re stock then return and do a lot of damage even if they don't succeed . HERE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE EQUATION ; somebody buys this equipment do you all ask questions or are you keen to get a " bargain " . No offence ment but it is obvious , supply and demand .

  2. 'Builders bags' vary though, many are only slightly over .5 m3

    well every one seems to be quoting bags as a cubic metre , I use bags that are actually a cubic YARD ( 27 cubic foot ) the bags being 3 foot ( 90 cm ) x 3 foot x 3 foot this makes them only 0. 73 metre cubed and a cubic metre is actually 35 cubic foot . I prefer to sell loose using a jcb corn bucket that holds a a preset amount of 65 ft3 / 1.7 m3 , scoop up hydraulic shake and top up .

  3. no I don't pay for add words or anything else , I did some years ago for just 3 months but decided it was not cost efficient . " marc " is right in stating that my post is more about that the paid for adds are pushing us other folk down the list regardless of optimising with key words , because the page is flooded with these adds , some aren't even local .

  4. I was having a look on the www earlier and found that my website that use to be on first page has seriously slipped . Now there are scores of "paid for adds" for listings web sites ( cyclex / trusted trader / rated people etc ) and for arb businesses from miles away at top of all pages leaving little room for those who don't pay to be promoted . I have been pestered by several SEO's wanting to increase my presence to whom I have politely declined during recent months only to find that being independent ain't really working , whats going on , how are things being manipulated ? :confused1:

  5. I might be wrong but so far every one has commented on the cradle type saws ( rytec , major , balfour etc ) where a log is put in a cradle and pivoted towards the saw blade , what about the flat top / bed saw ( Mcconnel , Kidd , Browns etc ) where the log is pushed along the flat top towards the blade , which is considered to be the safer . The flat / bed saws are £ 800 plus more money than the cradle type

  6. on a slightly different note , how easy is it to change taxation class of a unimog or other ( I was thinking of getting an ex army 4x4 lorry adding a hiab and taxing as forestry / special vehicle ) . Does the cost of changing out weigh any savings , does change require VOSA inspection . The main aim would be to save money and reduce the statutory paperwork ( I would still want to maintain vehicle in a safe state but do it myself , same as tractor )

  7. was looking behind the tractor seat for a different tape and found a home recorded sony c 30 with the Wurzels and others . I got to thinking and realised I taped it back in 1976 , that's almost 40 years ago , what have you got that's still going 40 years later . My knees and back were fairly well knackered 20 years ago .

  8. I was in the emergency services doing night duty that week , opened a van door and it was almost ripped of , it didn't shut any more . I was in Barking ( London ) an area with 1930's / 1950's tree lined streets , loads of cars wearing trees .

  9. ladders are OK in my book to get into the canopy , a bonus from the H&S point of view , if you can save energy so that you are fresh when in the canopy no brainer . BUT no working from ladders , that gives me the hebbe gebbes , I just don't feel safe working on a ladder , that's what ropes are for .

  10. if you search nptc / city & guilds go to pesticides then Pa6 assessment criteria you can print of a list of all the questions they might ask with the right answers . The practical part is calibrate the knapsack then add water and "chemical " , all using PPE . I thought it would be hard but it pays to shell out for the training .

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