armchairarborist

we usually stop at a small village in west scotland for our anniversary every year, i like to take the landy way up the forbidden logging tracks to give the dogs a walk away from people.. this beauty was in the woodchip in the middle of the track.

been to see the big trees 2yrs ago.. amazing, definately returning as soon as i can,

Looks like we're going to be away that weekend now Kev, but if the weather is bad i may still be able to get.

 

Not being critical, but your directions are a bit long winded. Is it possible to get there on sat nav from a postcode/address, or even put a link up on google maps? Just a thought fella:thumbup1:

i thought you were just being a lazy satnav follower till i read the directions in full and then realised there was another paragraph of them..

most days it drags its owner behind it... other days it gets dragged along like a bad dog.

i was driving about 20miles to do a firewood delivery today with 2.75t on the towball, laughing thinking im glad im not driving a tranny when.........yep, the revs went up and the roadspeed went down. new clutch time i think, oh well i have been waiting 3yrs for it to go..!

how much chip does the disco hold? love the chipper+trailer combo

good idea to have an aerial rescue ticket that incorporates relevant first aid training,

haha dont delete it, we had customer hanging around all day, he helped drag brash from bottom of the tree to near the chipper, walking backwards he tripped over some brash he had dropped and in slow motion tried not to fall, all in vain he fell (fat man) and laid unhurt on his back on the wet road:laugh1:.. it was funny but only i saw it, no point to this post, i should probably delete it but since i've made this much effort i think i'll just post it anyway:thumbup:

didnt get any of that vid, they were funny looking chaps though. my neighbour is from glasgow and i just nod, smile and go 'yeh haha' everytime he speaks. looks a bit like the bald chap in the vid, nice guy:thumbup:

no idea but it looks kinda similar to some i found growing in woodchip lastyear, you should make sure they aren't poisonous:thumbup1:, many thanks for prompt overnight delivery of bullrope yesterday. got it nice and dirty already haha

dont forget the calorific values go up at branch unions/knots etc, so we should be charging a premium for splitting tough wood.

im pretty sure you should only prune them in their dormant season or they will bleed forever, they do not usually need much pruning but sounds like a weight reduction is required here. i have seen props made from wood, metal and even bricks but would ensure a clean smooth joint at the mating surfaces. have you considered cable bracing? Ed

i never get tired of seeing overloaded vehicles:thumbup1:

should be a decent looking truck when your finished:thumbup1:, love the numberplate 'con' haha

The bolts need to go in from above, IE facing down.

 

That way if the nuts rattle off the bolt is still in the hole and may still stop the box sliding off.

 

I worked with some rope access guys who worked on the "Big One" at Blackpool. When it was built many of the bolts had be put in upside down, it was there job to unfasten the bolts put them back in facing down and then paint them.

 

There were two reasons for those bolts to face down, the first being the one I mentioned above, that a bolt without a nut may still help hold things in place.

 

The other was that a bolt falling 100ft will do a lot more damage than a nut falling 100ft.

i believe you make a good valid point.. but, the next time i go over a bump im going to have a bolt-end sticking in my head, theres not enough headroom to wear a helmet, so.. how do i make the bolt-ends all soft and fluffy?

nope but im usually well on top of routine welding/repairs etc so its quite painless, mine are both due in feb and cost nothing as mr mot man has a garden full of small trees/bushes..

cool, what height was the roost?

i was innocently whacking through some himalayan balsam at one end of the yard with some thinwall piping on wednesday, walked back nearly the full length of the yard before two bees started stinging me, i couldnt see them so whipped my jumper off, one inside my jumper and one inside my teeshirt. this is what the stings looked like after 5mins, four days on i can still feel the swelling a bit.. that'll teach me

couple more, obviously none of this is my verdict, if i could afford a rangie then i wouldnt be sat here..

found this for ya.

pretty sure i can find an article about them in a landy mag. i was just about to send 3 boxes of mags off to someones jumblesale so i'll have a scan through tomoz.

Pedal bikes with pedals that is.

you mean them annoying users of the queens highway who pay no roadtax, like a common jaywalker.

dogs crossing the road.. would say kids but they should know better. wear toecaps as the needle in the fuelgauge drops pretty fast. what year is it?

they should put roads with built in weighbridges everywhere.. that would catch the real criminals, a builder i know got fined 2wk ago for being 100kg overweight (4sandbags) i'll stick to the backroads

is there a prize for the stupidest question?