armchairarborist

the starting procedure for 300tdi disco in cold weather, ensure all electrical equipment is switched off, turn key to glow plugs, depress clutch pedal, wait a little while, cross your fingers, close your eyes and repeat in your head 'come on-come on', then gently turn the key and hope for the best.. oh and if your name's darren go fetch the battery off the chipper

Thanks for the offer Ed, I was hoping to get something a bit bigger squeezed in there though mate.

thats ok, i was thinking of dragging it down to the yard as canteen as i need space in the garden for more toys:thumbup:

i have an old tourer thats taking up room in the garden, its yours for 200quid if your interested? needs a pair of wheels as they fitted my splitter, tows fine as i brought it back from my dads in scotland 3mth ago. i have spent months on end living in caravans on building sites and think that although totally uncool are very useful. Ed.

@tommer. I meant all of the above. Not the puff of smoke. Te same starting trouble. Whereby today I have flattened the battery trying to turn it over. Not good.

with the disco you need to switch everything off and fast idle it for 20-30 seconds before turning engine off or it probably won't start in the cold the following day..

found an ancient hand cut bolt with big square head, approx 1 inch diameter and 9 inch long with 70 years growth over the top of it, inside the last cut on a 150yr old dead syccie:thumbup:, customer kept the bolt:thumbdown:

we found that new 'dints' in lawns don't just push out with a fork when the ground is frozen..

we just price them at tree work rates, i don't want to do hedgetrimming so price it so its worth doing, just try to get them trimmed up right, i find its good advertising, as for waste/clippings its all down to the individual job, some sites have 'clipping dumps' and others need every bit removing:001_smile:

Does yours read anything other than between 30-60%?

 

Mine doesn't, no matter if I stick it in kiln dried oak or a bowl of water

yes it works fine, i have readings of 22% in my woodstore and 2% in the fire surround:thumbup: we have tested it compared to another type moisture meter on the same pieces of wood and have very close readings, probably won't last long at the price i paid though:001_smile:

just branched out:thumbup:, someone asked me to cut a tree down and it took ages with a bowsaw, then collected cs numbers/machines/bits of paper and found i was in demand:001_smile:

if there's anything left worth having they're welcome to it:thumbup:

Nah bud. If you use a separate split tail (I'm guessing that you do) its no difference to a prussik or a VT system (in that it can stay on the rope in the bag)

 

If you use the system in the video (all from one piece of rope) you have to re-tie the blakes if you are throwing your line higher to advance your anchor point.

 

Does that make sense? I know what I mean!!

sorry i was thinking seperate one, not 3knot:blushing: haha

Its also worth noting that you have to re-tie the blakes every time you throw the line higher and can be a bit of a pain if you are doing it a lot.

am i doing something wrong then as i only re-tie as it comes out of the bag (if i undid it lasttime)

got this from ebay for £14 delivered next day:thumbup:

graphite powder them before they freeze, so locksmith told me, i guess i should do mine soon eh?

at a guess i've got 64k left on the house and approx 20k on business toys and credit cards but they are slowly getting paid off, had 30k+ debt 7years ago and paid it all off within two years but sunk back in a bit again, at least i have a few toys to show for it now though:001_cool:

I'm sorry, but with Nigella on one side and an M&S lingerie model on the other, the chances of me managing to read that article were slim to none!

HI all i need more better light on my 110:thumbdown: i have large 100 hellas with spots on now and new head light still no good when on the mendip hills i need light like disco 3 light:thumbup1: what can i do now all the best jon

try washing the windscreen on the landy, inside too:thumbup:

i dont have any happy memories about household wiring, there was very bright blue flashes and loud bangs coming from the kitchen last winter, that was a wire arcing to the cooker body, then i put a new socket front on in the bedroom and must have nipped the wires while screwing it down, big bang/flash and lots of smoke coming out of the wall, it melted along the wires for about 6ft inside the stud wall. car electrics are so much nicer:thumbup1:

rob if you want me to mark out the b+e manouvering test with cones and give you a few pointers just ask, only having used the timberwolf chipper out of your choices i have to say im very happy with mine:thumbup1:

motor vehicle construction and use regulations state that you cannot use spotlights on the front of a vehicle above 1.2metres high, you can however have them fitted but its illegal to use on the road, thats why mine are on the front of the bonnet:thumbup:

yeh ok, i'll get my coat..

Feeding the new chipper today.

 

Awesome 15mm capacity. 240 hp (think it was hp).

 

If you look carefully you can see the new Stein mini-arbor trolley we used to run the cordwood.

 

Luckily I found an extra crisp packet in the cab, as all the chip was being bagged.

 

3 of us smashed through the job with this kind of kit on site, but I'm glad VOSA didn't give us a tug on the way home.

 

They might easily have confiscated our cycling proficiency badges.

whoa, four logs on the trolley, you guys are hardcore:thumbup:

there are some cool headlight upgrades available LED Land Rover Defender Puma Series headlamp upgrade 12 / 24 volt PAR 56 x 2 RHD Right Hand Drive headlight H6024 [Model 8700 12 /24 volt x 2 RHD] - £1,276.59 : LED Lights, Marker Truck LED Vehicle Lighting Trailers Commercial Lightbars Warning Light how much have you got to spend? i'd just fit more spotlights.. Ed.

been playing with some more clips but it all went wrong so i'll try again tomorrow:thumbup: wish i'd shot more fells now (im running out fast) moobs? ok maybe i need to climb the odd tree or two eh?

i use an expendable 8mp digital camera, its good for most stuff and cost £70 3yrs ago:thumbup: