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Looks like the Iron Dome is doing a good job of protecting them.

If you try to lay 2cm of gravel on top of concrete it'll be skittish as hell and spit everywhere.

Groundworker here. You can't successfully add a thin layer of anything granular such as planings onto concrete. It can't be compacted to bite into the solid concrete substrate (as opposed to loose rock or soil) and will remain loose, unless you were to put a mega thick layer on. You can't resurface concrete. Ok, you technically can, but it's not cost effective, and a thin layer won't work without a large amount of additives to make the new layer stick and not fracture (similar to laying floor screed, but subject to weathering and 3.5t plus!) You can't plane that, it'll just come up in lumps so you may as well pull it up and start again with a decent sub base. Tarmac would work though. No reputable resin company would lay on that. Sub base is key for resin drives, if you resin that there will be cracks all over in under a week. Usually to do with the quality of the planings (how much road dust is mixed in) and whether a sufficient layer was added to allow them to bind. Weather and compaction method also make a big difference. OP- Your gravel grid idea is quick and easy, you could do it yourself. It may well suffice given the retaining edge that I can see in the photo, although you'd need to frame it with other edges. No point putting anything other than gravel in the grids as the grids hold it all and it can't bind through the grids can it? If it was me I'd get a reputable firm to skim it with 50mm of tarmac, assuming there is room for that as regards DPC and other edges. Fairly cheap and will give the best result without ripping up and startipng again. Again, a reputable firm, not door knockers.

You need to post wider scale pics ideally. Not so we can confirm honey fungus, but so we can see if your house is worth saving.

Probation period doesn’t actually mean much. If someone has worked for you for less than two years you can let them go with no reason required.

‘Dead ending’ a service will often cause a stall, depending upon how the relief valves are set and the power of the engine. In this instance the 13hp engine doesn’t take much stalling, but it should die at full revs. Might want the relief valve adjusting a bit. Look what came out of the shed for the first time in months today!

That option would cost more than a secondhand decent compact tractor. When i first started I was always looking for the one machine to do everything. You know- adaptors to use a digger as a loader. Backhoe for the tractor instead. Etc etc. It doesn't exist. Not only that, but anyone who runs compact kit will be the first to acknowlege that their machine is used right at it's limit 90% of the time. So if a dedicated bit of kit it on it's limit performing it's task 90% of the time, what use is a machine that does everything half as well?

They shake you about something chronic. Had a go on one and really wasn't impressed. Not for me. But solidly built, plenty of steel where you want it for sure.

Just call them. A wealth of knowledge.

Ice spikes you put over boots?

Crampons on timber make you more likely to break an ankle not less!! Screw in studs are the way forward.

Miendl used to make the Timbercats but now discontinued. Phone Supatracks. They supply all kinds of studs to screw into the soles of boots. Good advice and not expensive.

Depends entirely upon your skills, motivation, and whether you're self employed or on the books.

I use a 240v high pressure compressor to fill my PCPs

I'd normally agree with you...but... Bisley Magnums pack a punch because they weigh a lot. Which means the trajectory isn't nearly as flat as other .177s. The BC is also not great. And the biggy for me- they are just not accurate in a lot of barrels. Squirrels are tough. They need a good hit to take them down. You will also be shooting them up high, which means you need to know your holdover points for that. So you may as well learn the holdover points in .22 for squirrels IMHO. Other than that, I'm a .177 man too.

All brewdog is shite, I'm not sure why you're surprised?

More voltage less wire speed. Vee out both sides on both pieces so that the weld has penetration all the way through.

I bloody love that show. Never equalled IMHO. They were such believable characters.

I reckon I’d snap that over my knee. Sorry.

I need an all rounder machine driver, no tickets necessary. Agri background ideal. They need to be local as all my work is within ten miles of base. I've tried FB local groups. I've tried emailing the local agri colleges. What have you used before thats got results? My last good guys came from factory closures, or just approacing me direct after seeing how I worked on site compared to their bosses at the time. Or friend of a friend. But I think all my phonebook contacts are now sick of texts asking if they know ayone looking for work.

All rounder machine operator needed. All work within ten miles of Midhurst. Skills and experience more important than tickets. Mainly towable kit, mini diggers, compact tractors and loaders/forwarder etc. 07765 776454

No way! We were wondering why it was all cordoned off. Nobody on the WhatsApp group seemed to know anything.

Your company are taking the piss then. I think you’re being silly. But I’d love you to come work for me!

You say your company pays for digs but the food is expensive. That's a poor reason to travel 100 miles if you otherwise like the job. Just go to Lidl and get some meat, gas BBQ in the back of the truck. Or find an all you can eat carvery place. Do two days rather than three and you'll have done the same hours as if you were stopping early to drive. You're making this way harder than it has to be. It's unsustatinable the way you are doing it, I'm surprised you're not already burnt out. Just take the digs, hit it hard for a few days and then relax for a couple.

The circuit breaker won't be the issue (although it should be a C type for motor startups) It's more than if the cable is too thin it will fry the windings on the compressor and steam cleaner. Both are large motors at the limit of what a single phase connection will support, and they don't like being starved for current at all.