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Please define 'a touch of racism' Throwing buzzwords only wins you the argument in sixth form Gender and Equality studies, you know that right?

Have you a link to back this up? A quick Google provides no obvious evidence for this, and the top result provided me with this snippet from a study: "Von Ehrenstein et al. conducted a cross-sectional survey of 10,163 school children in southern Germany.10 Children of farmers had a lower prevalence of asthma (OR=0.65; 95% CI: 0.39–1.09), hay fever (OR=0.52, 95% CI: 0.28–0.99), and wheeze (OR=0.55; 95% CI: 0.36–0.86) compared to children not living on farms"

Do you need a worker for a week or so over the summer??

It's not selling with sex. It's selling with tongue in cheek humour. This country is so sexualised these days that if you were even mildly aroused by that picture you must have been living in Saudi Arabia for the last forty years.... You only have to watch modern music 'videos' (WTF happened to enjoying a tune for it's music value alone BTW? ) to see the difference.

It's very to mistake being anti consumerism for being anti American. Not the same thing, but the fact that many of the biggest and most controlling companies are American causes this viewpoint.

Ormiston Wire have been decent to deal with for wire rope in the past.

Ooh yes, those old air cooled Deutz motors are lovely. I'd love a tidy 4WD with a loader one day. Leyland can also be good value, but are a bit more collectible.

I had a plan some years ago to sell stock carving blanks to gun enthusiasts. I have the first sample in the yard. If you're happy to cover postage, it's yours so long as you send me a pic so I can use that to try to actually sell some blanks! The only thing is it's not quarter sawn so has a slight split, but it's not split any more in a year and a half- it's very stable at about 16% on the shelf. Very nice deep red and purple figuring, should make a beautiful stock. I've seen some sort of fake jade resin used to fill cracks/holes in yew with outstanding results, it compliments the wood perfectly. PM me if you want it.

OP- here's another thread to browse! The International is strong in this one.... :lol: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/large-equipment/64070-recommend-tractor-1.html

Sorry bud, cannot believe you are saying that! 2k for an IH454 (I also have one) gets you as standard: Power steering Pick up hitch Power brakes A cab of some sort Diesel tank in a sensible place (at the back of the cab, a market first) Synchro shuttle gearbox- 4 high, 4 low and most importantly 4 reverse- just shuttle between high and reverse- ideal for yard work Usually a power loader, not a trip loader (never seen a trip loader on an International come to think of it) Two speed PTO- big savings on diesel running processor etc 52 horsepower (well, remains of!) Reasonable road speed (they were the fastest in their day!) Anything Ford/MF that you mentioned that you can purchase for 2 or even 3k will be at least ten years older than the International 454, usually 10-20HP less and if you're lucky it might have been retrofitted with power steering and a cab. Very occasionally a pickup hitch, but if not expect to pay a fortune on the collectors market for one They never had a shuttle gearbox, two speed PTO, power brakes or a rear diesel tank. Basically they're older tractors- good machines, but nowhere near the features of the later and cheaper Internationals. International tractors hold their price just as well- but they are cheaper to buy to begin with. Not even close in my book. For a yard tractor an International or possibly a David Brown is the most cost effective way forward. The tractors you mentioned are superb investments if your only use for one is topping a paddock once a month and occasionally pulling a trailer.

Love your attitude, we should have a beer somewhen!

You don't need a compact, you need an old International or David Brown- here's why: Every hour put on a (by definition more modern) compact tractor running a log splitter will decrease it's value. On the other hand, an old International worth £1800 at 3000hrs will be worth exactly the same at 5000hrs. Compact tractor loaders are not much cop. An International loader will lift 500kg easily, and 750kg safely. A compact will be on it's limit at 500kg, and has nowhere near the lift height. The hydraulic flow is much greater on an old farm tractor too, which is important for hydraulic splitter and loader work. Ford and Massey tractors are not as functional as DB/International, and are much more money to buy due to the collector market. Best avoided. You should be able to get an International with a power loader ('power loader' refers to hydraulic bucket tilt, rather than the old school 'pull a cord to tip' type) for around the 2k mark. Parts are generally cheaper than for compacts also. This is the best thread on the subject: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/50754-yard-firewood-tractor.html

As above. Decent subbies are worth their weight in gold, they will crack on whatever the job or weather and treat your job and customers as their own. Be wary of 'labour only' subbies who just turn up and provide labour for a day- it never hurts to ask for a UTR from them to confirm that they are really self employed. Otherwise I believe HMRC may come after you for their tax if they find out. I forget his name but there's a chap on here who is a wealth of info on this sort of thing, hopefully he sees this thread

Nah, that was the hoover thread. This is tame.

Amen. I never thought I'd be the evangelical 'my body is a temple' type. But you only get one body....

Small trailer is the way forward for you, starting out. Literally half the diesel and running costs of a pickup/transit. If you're only doing 1-2 cube at a time, you need nothing bigger. How do I know? I've run both. As soon as I get a small van for the expanding gardening team, that will be doing log runs with a 750kg trailer on the back.

I chased some little scrotes down the road in a tractor in my younger and stupider days after they chucked all the crap out of the window into my bosses fields. They got to the end of the farm road and straight out onto the main road without looking. Good job as I wasn't going to stop- it would have been an 'accident' on a private road they had no right to be on. The reg number idea is genius- a little sticker on every bit of food. Unfortunately the 0.5p cost of doing this on every meal will have a huge effect on McDonald's bottom line, so unless they can justify it with the savings on employing litter pickers (which they are very good about in their car parks to be fair) then I don't expect anything will happen. I still wouldn't eat their crap though

This sums it up: "As with some other Paleo foods, just because it’s Paleo does not mean that you should eat it. People who are trying to lose weight should avoid honey, as well as people who are trying to become ketogenic. Also, if eating honey gets you started down the slippery slope towards consuming other sweet things that are not Paleo, you might want to avoid it for that reason. " From thepaleolist.com Personally I avoid it.

Still better than no forest... They must be expecting a heavy premium on the units to cover the cost of designing and building the tree bits, plus the loss of indoor space. It sounds like they've done their homework on the trees and plants, so it will be very interesting to see what it looks like in twenty years time. I like it. I bet there's be a few takers on here for the position of full time arborist/gardener? I guess they've got a hoist system at the top for window cleaning and tree pruning.

Tenner says the OP is a smoker.....

Sorted. Why have 18 other people read this?

If you're working domestic properties, consider an air nailer? I run both a 50mm brad nailer and a 90mm framing nailer off a 6l compressor with a couple of extension hoses. Can't imagine having to pay for gas or batteries, it's just so simple. Plus for timberlocks etc I just run the 1/2" impact driver- two or three times quicker than my Makita 18v impact driver, and no batteries to run flat. The other major upside is that air tools are very cheap compared to gas or battery. Check this thread: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/landscaping/53995-best-nail-gun-ever-1.html

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.