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Some of the really hard ones are Jarra; sometimes in use gravel fragments from the ballast gets embedded into the wood especially the softer ones this does chains in and why sleepers are rarely converted to planks. I once worked on a farm that had a plant trailer with a bed made from planked sleepers about an inch and a half thick; even tracked machines hardly marked it.
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If there is any chance of it falling near the railway: Drop a line to the railway (not sure if its Network Rail anymore ) voicing your concerns they will kick up a fuss if not sort it out themselves.
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There was a thread about this a long time ago; a search doesn't bring it up. There was several posts along the lines of "would love to see it but never will". However it is in the general media (Which is unusual; it isn't often predicted or mentioned.) that tonight there is a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights well down the country. It is well worth going out later on and having a look. I saw it a few years ago completely by chance as I happened to be coming out of the pub at the right time and will be keeping an eye out later on. It isn't like star gazing so it doesn't matter if there is some cloud as the effect is in the atmosphere and quite bright.
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I genuinely don't understand the biomass thing e.g. Stobarts. Can any one explain why they come for it? What I mean is; they come to collect a 20 ton load for £60 in a lorry which would probably cost £60k, driver on £30k never mind other running costs; £60 of diesel would take the lorry about 50 miles. How much do Stobarts customers pay them in order to make it worth while? Presumably woodchip is indeed a very saleable product but even so sometimes you cant give it away.
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I used to use an old pig ark "roof"; that is semi circular corrugated iron about 6 foot across and 12 foot long. Stack the wood in a pile in a dry stone wall style to the width of the footprint of the pig ark "roof" and length to support the shelter and whatever height you have wood to store. Trick was use the seasoned wood from one end then shuffle the roof along a bit, thereby creating an overhang at the other end for your new cut wood. I found that by the time I had used up the initial pile the start of the new cut was ready to use. I had several of them used for various temporary shelter purposes; so a new start could be made when I had reached the end of the plot. Needs a bit of space though but within reason quite a large travelling log store on these lines could be created on a pair of skids or wheels and dragged along with a tractor. Anybody else done this?
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Sometimes you just have to accept it is your day to carry the tw@t magnet!
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Has anyone got a hypsometer I could borrow (or rent)?
rustcutter replied to RobArb's topic in General chat
Why not make one; the principle is pretty simple. Doesn't have to be an electronic plastic gadget from China. See the following link http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/documents/2460_01.pdf You will probably want to make something that looks a bit more "pro" than the minimal paper and string version. -
I understand where the original poster in this thread is coming from but if there is scrap lying around; then it will attract undesirable elements as long as prices for scrap remain good. That's the way it is; why not round up the scrap in the river and weigh it in yourself or get a scrapyard to drop a skip off or invite a known "scrap gatherer" type (everyone knows one!) to drag the river if you don't like getting wet . If it is worth the nomads going for it then it would be worth it for you; just so there is nothing lying about they might keep away. Alternatively they might go for the good stuff but that's life.
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Is it possible to pull the whole thing out with a winch? If there is tractor access and no chance of buried services. It would be no problem. Could help or give phone no if needed. If no access is possible a tirfor or monkey winch will soon shift it with a bit of digging probably unless it is really a big un.
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Erddig Hall near Wrexham; National Trust estate used to do a perfectly adequate one day course. It is up to you to learn as much as you can from the instructors in the day.
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The northern lights are indeed amazing. I had the good luck to see them in North Wales about 8 years ago. Lots of other people around saw them too so I know I didn't imagine it but I still would find it difficult to describe and not really what I had previously imagined. My mother in her sixties then hadn't ever seen them before. I would class them as some thing you must see before you die; so well worth travelling!
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I find that if you cut out all the laths. The remaining blocks with two squares nailed on are quite reasonable. If you have the time to mess about recover some nails and nail half a dozen of the laths together. This makes a less lively "log" that will burn as quietly as any other blocked softwood will (or wont ). I get a lot of odd pallets and cases and find the wood varies greatly. It always burns! Mind the sparks.
