armchairarborist

they must have been newish ones, mine started leaking after a month.. good ones too

ah but can you push a loaded barrow along that 1inch wide gravelboard at the edge of the lawn? man skill with machine usefulness?

me three, a lightweight bar eh? might go have a play with the anglegrinder later..

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xADBQyQbIts] hope this works, sat the camera on a pile of wood for 5mins facing a nest, skip to 1:44 to see them get fed..

previous owner had put a new crossmember on my truck and the next bit of chassis had now rusted through, 6mth to go for MOT but dont fancy chances when towing everyday..

i do go offroad , but i can get away with not having to as much. it would just be good to have the option there if the job arose.

 

so its between the transit and the 130 ithink[/b]...

landy wins again..

i only go to tescos when the woman has broken down, never out of choice, can't stand supermarkets, all that trolley pushing, they even do key cutting at sainsburys but like everything there i doubt they would cut the sort of keys i need anyway.. when lots of small businesses struggle like in some towns after tescotypes move in it seems very wrong.. -machines are ok..-people can be pillocks

i think everyone doing this job deserves a welfare unit between vehicle after work and home..

nice, occasionally all my work kit gets cleared out of the kitchen by the woman, but soon sneaks back in again:thumbup1:.. when its warm the haix'es live in the woodstore just outside the backdoor, keeps em cool - if they smell really bad the dogs fight over who gets to chew them first

progress is for the best.. i couldn't manage without my sack cart, pneumatic tyres and everything:thumbup1:

its brilliant having the 'open plan' dash, very easy to get to all the wires and loads of legroom, downside being when window at back of cab is left open the fusebox fills with chip pretty fast.. i would have taken a pic of the tree through the fence but we cleared it up fast and went to buy a panel before anybody noticed..

just emptied camera memory card for the week, these were the best of a poor week.. an easy beech hedgetrim, prince charming, the result of a backleaning leylandii and gust of wind while felling(my first squashed fence), the window at back of cab left open for a couple of seconds and a couple of walnuts left over from a walnut fight..

the squareish roll hoop looking thing just behind your cab, i think its meant to go inside the iw canopy, lift the canopy forward over it, thats how my truckman top fitted to my old brava pickups.

isnt the ladder rack meant to go inside the canopy rob? i like them iw canopies for security but mine always made me look like a farmer..

nice clever pic, my neck hurts..

i hope that took you all day..

sounds good, count me in..

Now how did I know you'd be the type to do that Ed that'd be really cool mate on Friday, forgot to call tonight mate I'll give you a bell tomorrow, what times best ?

try when im sat having a cut of scalding tea with a choccy digestive, not when im up a tree, or driving, or dragging 3branches uphill, or trying to talk to a client..

i like to get real friendly with the back bumper of the car infront, especially if its a learner on a steep uphill, just to intimidate them into fluffing up their clutch control and rolling back into the landy hahahahaha. then i'd not acknowledge the incident in any way and just drive off.. good luck with the lessons mate, dont forget to check yr mirrors, i'll let ya drive the landy offroad friday if you want practice

had a brava (isuzu engine)good truck in nearly every way, bits can be expensive though, would have kept mine forever if chassis was beefier and it would work in low range without eating front diffs, bits interchangable with frontera which is more readily found in scrapyards. the FRONTera is based directly on the front of the brava using same running gear etc..

thorntons fencing.. opposite what was ashbrow pub/ashbrow garage.. show them a letterhead and get 15% off too.

if its not your thing then fight your corner and good luck to you.. not my choice of project either really but if i had enough time and space i'd strip it, rebuild really strong and safe around a decent engine and running gear (non original) and paint in a faded unloved look thats so sought after, mmm possibly bag it and drop it to the deck..

i have nothing against speedcameras, i used to drive like a complete pillock and calmed down a lot a few years ago, been clean now for a long time and hopefully it will stay that way. however today i mercilessly switched off traction control on a big car on tarmacd private land to ease the pain of this weeks 20mile drive in low range when the motorway was closed and blocked everywhere. i'd love to own a fast car again but the roads have been ruined for lovers of speed.

on last pic the little blighters have been graffiti-ing.. i'll have a look later, think i have some pics too..

liking that last pic.. what happens when you get more chip in than expected?