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I see your point. I think the difference on this thread is that it's not really a case of 'you must follow this exactly and eat only X Y Z'. Hell, we're not really even discussing strictly Paleo, it's a combination of Paleo, gluten free, keto, low carb and carb cycling depending upon the individual poster! Bottom line is, if what you are eating works for you, then fantastic. My labourer is fit as a fiddle, six pack and all, and eats four baguettes a day. When that was me, I was 14 stone. Now I'm 11st 2lb at 6' tall. I will never ever go back, and I'm really pleased to see others saying the same thing. @ Tapautreeman- my advice would be to go for it, and try to kick the milk. You may well develop a taste for bitter black coffee after dropping the sugar- I did. A true Paleo diet would indeed cut out the cheese. However, mature cheeses have pretty much none of the lactose sugars which are in milk, and some people, myself included, believe that as the macros of mature cheese are pretty good (high fat, moderate protein) then it's OK. Either way if you've kicked the processed food, then you're in the top 10% of the population.

Was she good for tea and biccies? I hate it when folk don't provide basic common courtesy to honest tradesman just cuz their 'rich'. :lol: Me? Billy Piper and Lawrence Fox.

When folk say light metal, I take that to mean car bodywork etc. MIG is the way forward for that. 3mm I agree is a different kettle of fish.

Another victim of Stihl 4-mix.... Valves needing to be adjusted after three uses is a total joke (if indeed that transpires to be the problem). Is it particularly hard to pull over? God knows why Stihl are pushing this rubbish for another year. They must have a large stock of 4-mix to use up. You'd like to think they'd stopped making them by now? The air filter being wet sounds like yours has the incontinence issue- the second common fault with these engines.

Despite the 'hardness' of them, my main grip with Vibram soles is that they wear out after a year for me. Admittedly I am on concrete much of the time. That said, I've yet to find a more comfortable safety boot. £180 a year is small change for comfortable feet every day. Perhaps try some of the TimberCats that HoneyBros are supposed to be getting in? Airstreams in yellow with retractable studs. So long as the studs are tungsten, they should provide both much better grip and much better sole life when used on suitable surfaces.

Just to muddy things further, on some tractors there is a detent adjuster, usually a screw knob on top of the valve block. You might find fiddling with this sorts it. As mentioned, baler twine is the easiest way! Just make sure she's not loading up- if the engine revs drop when the spitter isn't being used, then as mentioned the valve is faulty.

You'll need a decent generator regardless (6KVA+) but a lot of the little inverter welders (InverterFusion, GYS ect) are pretty handy for that sort of thing. They will also run fine off a long extension lead.

Why Welsh? What's wrong with the local stuff?

You'll not do 'light' metal with a 70amp stick welder

Just means more gets done in a day....

And people wonder why we don't manufacture anything anymore!

I'd say it's more the fact that you put an MS171 on an Alaskan that's the problem!

The three cylinder usually starts OK, the four cylinder just won't! 35 is the same money as an International/David Brown and only a quarter of the tractor. Don't buy one for work.

What's WPD authorized mean?

They're OK for tiny areas. Anything else, get a compact tractor. You can buy chippers etc with their own engine for what BCS want just for the attachment, which is nothing special. The flail mower attachments will struggle in anything other than light bramble- leafy vegetation sucks the power of any flail, and the 2-wheel tractors have precious little to start with. The best job for mine was mowing some SAMs (old burial mounds) where we weren't supposed to take machinery (I just assumed they meant BIG machinery!). The locals told me stories about a farmer who tried to plough to close, and the spirits stalled the engine I think they knew we meant no harm, only to improve their final resting place, because the little BCS did a cracking job. :lol: Traction is a big issue- they have precious little weight, and even less ground clearance. Get the biggest wheels you can, and water ballast them Don't laugh, you won't believe the difference it makes. Like night and day. But for what you want, I really think you'd be better off with a small compact tractor. Attachments for 2-wheel tractors carry a hefty premium also, despite only being capable of a fraction of the work.

Everything the Ford or Massey does an International or David Brown will do better and cheaper This thread will help you: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/50754-yard-firewood-tractor.html Assuming you don't need 4WD.

Difficult to justify new for the amount I'm going to use it. (two weeks, then who knows! I'd rather second hand because then I won't ever loose money on it.

Then don't moan. You clearly believe you are better than them, so prove it

Ah, the old politics of envy. "They're doing better than me and have new toys, but I went to Arb college and everything! ITS SO UNFAIR! I HATE YOU!" :lol: Suck it up, buttercup!

IGLAND 3201 TIMBER FORESTRY WINCH | eBay Bugger ay?

It's a one off job pulling smallish trees (6-12") up a very steep bank. Cable length is most important, I can always cut the trees in half if they are too heavy. I can't justify new, and they're not easy to find for hire.

Can't be, I just missed a much more recent Igland 3.2t for £850 on eBay. That old thing is over 30 years old.

What about this old dog Igland 3 Ton Timber Winch , Tractor Winch Fits on 3 point Linkage Rare | eBay Are Igland really the Rolls Royce of winches? I was thinking I might go and have a look at it when it ends, but I wouldn't be offering him half of what he wants so it may be a wasted trip although local.

Nice saw! They weigh a ton, but all saws weigh the same in the cut and that one doesn't half fly with a decent full chisel.

Fransgard Tractor PTO Winch, Log Winch , Timber Winch, 6 Ton , 3 Point Linkage | eBay To go on a 52hp tractor. Does anyone have any idea of line speed/lenght or indeed even whether it's obsolete, etc? Thanks.