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good post Mac:thumbup1: I try and train my working cockers not to jump fences - doesn't always work. Glad to hear you put the wire large mesh down, my dogs love to 'peg' birds in small mesh down. I have seen both shoot dogs and deer trapped in top barbed wire, will pass on your idea to the estate manager One question for you Mac, from a local stockman whole runs longhorns but has found they have learnt their horns make a good insulator for his electric fences - so they lift and break the electric wire and wonder off to pastures greener. Also I found his longhorns soon learnt to walk on one side of the cattle grid and open a spring loaded bridle gate. General note to all - end of shoot season soon, so keepers will be putting out fox snares, so keep dogs up close.

I have a Suzuki Eiger for say 4 yrs - brill quad, reliable etc. My prob was cost, so to go for a size that would be big enough etc. Nothing local secondhand, so looked on site for when 'quads run free' Wales and the North. Found a 3 yr old Eigar 4x4 manual 2300 miles at a dealer in Ryhader, it turned out he was the original supplier for one owner so he included the original 'certificate of new', this means I can prove it's mine as quads have no log book and loads get stolen, so it could be a risk to buy S/H. My tip would be not to go too old or from keepers as they are often poorly treated

Not found any undercarriage protection for barbed wire on my saw trousers, maybe I missed it - what's the CE symbol:001_tt2:. I often think farmers when setting up fences - measure the tallest lad in the village standing on tip-toes - then add 2":lol: Me to on farms all my life, now helping out on an estate shoot with what seams like miles of new fencing for part of the 'upper level' system but it's only for grasing part of the year, and it's a pain for the rest of the year. My moan, is why not make it law to remove all old barbed wire, & not dump it in the hedge for dogs and walkers/beaters to injury themselves. Can I include 'living fence posts' nails in trees? Maybe it's about change? 'but we have always used it'

Well done - as the old pilots used to say,"any landing you can walk away from is a goodun" At least you brought a large winch, you will sort out 'hinges' - now I slowly walk away when a tree goes "did you like that" but to start it was more 'the RLF technique' (run like ****) Well done, you will get the bug now:thumbup1:

Had a mate with one years ago, used to ride in his motorbike & sidecar could park up not locked, quite safe

This is rapidly becoming a 'dog forum with a chainsaw problem' Its interesting what a doggy loving group we all are - may put up the next post; - 'where does your wife sleep and why'

I only cut on the away side (RHS), I made my own alloy guard to cover the towards me side(LHS)

I knew a lady, when visiting friends awoke to a nice feeling between her legs, she thought her boyfriend had improved his technique - but realizing he was still snoring, she looked up to see a 'big black lab', alarmed she ran to the bathroom for a wash.

With two intact male dogs and my older dog wants to rule - stroke by appointment only, so I have to assert myself as 'top dog' but once sorted it's back to normal - for a while. normally he's a softie but when he gives out his 'satanic growl' the younger dog jumps on my wife for protection:lol: only one prob with dogs sleeping on bed - licking their tackle at 3:00am:001_tt2:

Hi - looking again at your photo, there is not much holding it up, it could easily drop between the supporting trees if the wind picks up again. The risk is as it's starting to be lifted it could drop, which would multiply the pulling force - hence the need for a powerfull winch tractor. If it was mine I may try to hold it (bit risky getting a cable up high) with a winch but I would contact some contractors, lift company/farm contractor etc or there maybe some guys on here that are local and could do the job for you. As I put in my earlier post, if it's a risk walk away and get somebody in. Hope all goes well, let us know what happens:thumbup1:

GSI - 'get somebody in' (who knows what they are doing) With the pool house underneath - he can afford it:sneaky2: I have a simple rule - if it looks a risky, walk away now.

Depends on both you and the dog - wife? I have 2 working cockers, both work on a shoot twice a week, do all the gundog skills but sleep on the bed. The older dog spend alot of day time in the truck to get his space and will often sleep downstairs 'but' the younger dog has an affection deficit, as a pup it was like having a baby - no sleep for 6 weeks. Now 18 months old, he creeps onto the bottom of the bed and creeps up alongside my wife & sleeps on his back, if she gets up he creeps up so his head is on the pillow. It's all down to what's normal & tolerable for you:thumbup1:

That will teach him not to buy a raffle ticket.

Brings back memories, riding a heavy butchers bike with no gears, holding the basket down with one hand. I used to have loadsa mutton breasts and anything that could go - off. best bit of the job - early round with dressing gown cords coming undone as the ladies lifted up their meat

I smoked a few times when young so gave up a few times, it's just as hard as if smoking for years. If you have stopped for a few days you are on your way - I used different methods, the first time I saw it as if the 'Devil' was tempting me, ok sounds silly but if it works. I used to really want a fag but if I could work through say 1 hour of temptation, I was ok for the next hour - so on it went. Next time; if I wanted a fag I would buy a packet, spark up and throw the packet away - so each puff cost me a packet. Finally after starting again like a twit on holiday with my mates, I just had to work through it. Strange how the health bit doesn't work because we all know 'just one fag won't hurt'. Another method is to put say a £5 away each day and save up for a treat for yourself but if you spark up you have to put all the money in a charity box. If that doesn't work I will put down some horror stories for you tomorrow if you like. I work in Hospitals so does my wife, if a detailed account of somebody dying will help I will put it down - I can't be done for breaking patient confidentuality, it was my own father.

My working cockers had their dew claws removed as pups (and half their tails), the older dog had one long nail, which I cut off carefully with a small hacksaw (also pulled one of my son's milk teeth with a small pair of pipe grips). Noticed a while ago the older dog had two front claws that looked opened up (much have caught them jumping on the quad) so the vet removed them, not sure if they will grow back. Trimming his ears I nicked his skin, sewed it up with fishing line - since worked out a better method - much to his relief. Noticed a small cut under his chin on the last shoot day, which he scratched out larger so at the moment he's walking around with a cut down doggie lampshade on, waking us up all night as he crashes into objects. I trained them not to jump fences - seen too many dogs with bad cuts underneath.

Yes but if you have serviced your saw to run at 100% the night before and not running it at 65% because you CBA to service it, then logically you get to the pub earlier.

old saying from China - fit a new chain on your saw and in 5 mins you will hit a 'peking nail'

guess it will be the dog next:sneaky2: How about in the 50's the 'chocolate smoking set' complete with a chocolate ash tray:thumbup1:

One of my brothers mates brought a farm set for his little lad, the excited boy opened up his farm amimal set to find - no 'pigs'. Dad complained, saying how can your have a farm set with no pigs - guess the answer:confused1: Next my wifes grandson opened his new fire engine, watched by his dads brother a fireman so he checked out the crew to find, 1-white guy,1- black guy, 1-brown guy, 1- white woman, 1- old boy - yep a totally PC crew:thumbup1: Any more:laugh1:

I do quick 'tea break services' in the field every few tank fulls, then after a big session could be one or two days I clean/flip bar, sharpen + filters etc. I try to sharpen up all my chains, so if one goes blunt in the field I can change over quickly. I hate having to stop to sharpen or work on a saw - really feels like a waste of time, so the old army expression goes for me; Poor preparation = p*$$ poor performance. Also being an engineer I like to feel both saws and motor are working at there best.

reading x3 pages of posts from bored people must equal daytime telly:001_tt2: Me - normal ritual of family chasing about, yesterday xmas shoot working the dogs, followed by a big meal and loadsa drink in a large barn, what it's all about enjoying yourself with friends:thumbup: Oh did my nativity bit - called out to SCBU to sort out a neoventilator:thumbup1:

Yep - if a dog could be a comedian it's this one real cheeky lad, as a pup my wife brought his a toy squeeky pheasant and he would run around the chairs and it would take ages to get it off him, but against the odds he's a good pickingup dog. My wife went to a large pet shop to buy the dogs their pressy, it was full of people trying out squeeky toys, one woman even asking,"what educational value for the squeeky dog toy?":lol: Had my best xmas pressy last night, the older dog on the picture loves his shoot days. I awoke to find he had left a teddy by my pillow to say thankyou, but went back to his 'Father Jack' mode in the morning:thumbup1:

many thanks will check it out. He doesn't do it all the time. The older dog had a tape worm as a pup when we picked him up but since the start both dogs start eating and swop bowls. & are wormed fairly regularly. The older dog is the real gundog (with his squirrel radar), although both are good on a quad and will go from dogging in at the start of a shoot day and change to pickingup - limitless energy.