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  2. Interesting read- Brewdog forest in Scotland

    in Forestry and Woodland management

    Posted

    41 minutes ago, Muddy42 said:

    Pleas think twice about drinking Brewdog. They have bought estates in Scotland, sacked the staff and keepers all in the name of rewidling.

    The 2 guys started out making beer to be anti corporate/anti establishment, but they have now become a global corporate giant themselves.

     

    The beers of theirs I have tried, I've not been a fan of, but I know they have a huge fanbase.

     

    Years ago there was a mega offer on the "lost lager", they were giving it away, and for every pack they would apparently plant a tree.

    So one of those dead trees is mine!

    Didn't like the lager, but hey it was 'free'

  4. O License?

    in Business Management

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, dig-dug-dan said:

    This is all well ang good, but what about hen we have electric trucks that  already weigh 3.5tonnes due to battery weight?

    No O licence needed, no driving licence needed, they'll be self driving.

    • Haha 2

  12. Compost heaps-the ideal.

    in Landscaping

    Posted

    I built a compost area with a tin roof, and more old tin on the sides. Split into 2 bays at first but now going to be 3 bays. Given we get plenty of rain, and you don't want the compost totally sodden, or the nutrients washed out.

    And even though the old tin has a few holes in it, I think it's too dry now. Maybe work better if you were constantly chucking wet/green material on it.

  14. Beastly nasty but yes!!!!

    in Chainsaws

    Posted

    Got an old Danarm hanging up in the shed

     

    Was given it by someone I had done some work for, when he was moving house he had me round, double garage to empty, kinda take what you want, filled the van to the neck, including a floor standing pillar drill (gave him a few quid for that)

     

    Also got some old 2-man pull saws rescued from another place. And various old hand tools. They will never get used but nice history to me.

     

    I've never even tried to fire up the Danarm, but the guy said he'd had it running.

     

     

     

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  15. The wonders of Google Maps. And adipophilia.

    in General chat

    Posted · Edited by scbk

    7 hours ago, sime42 said:

    So my brother has just sent me this, (he must of been idly google maps scrolling, obviously a busy day at work).

     

    staticmap?center=34.5381672%2C-102.40101

    maps15_bnuw3a_32dp.ico Google Maps

    WWW.GOOGLE.COM
    Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

     

    Cattle farming, Texas style. The scale and nature, (or lack of), of it is a bit obscene. It's vast. Those crop circles are weird too, due to centre pivot irrigation.

     

    Anyone else seen interesting stuff somewhere?

     

     

    Wow that is mental. There's a road that runs past with streetview:

     

    staticmap?center=34.5357985%2C-102.40693

    maps15_bnuw3a_32dp.ico Google Maps

    WWW.GOOGLE.COM
    Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

     

    Tens of thousands of cows and bare soil as far as the eye can see :dong:

     

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  19. is a timber Croc worth the money

    in General chat

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    1 hour ago, richyrich said:

    Timber Croc Log Holder for Chansaw

    TIMBERCROC.COM
    Our flagship product, The Timber Croc Log Holder is designed and manufactured in Ireland and is...

    Old thread - anymore experience of the timber croc? Are the cheaper ones as good or just crocs of shit?

    For small scale firewood processing ( not requiring splitting) would a timber croc type and chainsaw be faster than using a circular saw ( with 'moving bench' type).. personally I'm thinking chainsaw be quicker for small stuff??

    Considering a branch logger which looks quickest by a long way- just that's a lot of sticks to get the money back on cost. Crytec one bigger engine and much cheaper than the Eastern European ones- but they seem to sell stuff for a while then discontinue?? Parts maybe an issue..

    I bought a timbercroc last year, it's good, works really well. Just jam any old bit of wood in and it holds it solid.

     

    If you're a lot to do though it would be a bit tedious picking all the bits of wood up off the ground. Circular saw bench you can park a barrow at the side and catch the logs in it.

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  20. More doom and gloom

    in Log burning stoves and fireplaces

    Posted

    We were very close to getting a deposit return scheme in Scotland, supermarkets had built extra covered areas, started putting machines in etc.

     

    For me it would be a pain. As it is currently, you put your plastic bottles and drinks cans in your recycling wheelie bin and it is collected from your house. Glass you take to bottle banks which are in every village.

     

    Instead, you will get charged more for the item in the first place, and have to carry it all the way back to a supermarket, que up and fiddle about with a giant vending machine that will probably be as reliable as a self service checkout. So recycling would be more work than it is now.

  21. More doom and gloom

    in Log burning stoves and fireplaces

    Posted

    1 hour ago, maybelateron said:

    When a DPF does a regeneration cycle does it actually burn up the tiny particles or just re emit them? I originally thought the idea of a DPF was to store the particles until it could burn them off outside of urban areas, presumably detected by the fact the vehicle is at a greater speed. I have a 2023 Hilux and so far it has told me it is doing a DPF regeneration three times, all of these while i was in the town in 30 limit areas. Sorry for a bit of a derail.

    I've never had a vehicle with a DPF, but as I understand it the system is linked to the GPS data, so it will do a regen when passing through an area with social deprivation, as the kids have less to look forward to in later life anyways.

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  22. Not ideal

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    It's a mk6 transit so 20 odd years old, probably rotten.

     

    My mate had a photo of his renault master, newer than this, with the body in a similar position, it ripped off by the hinges! (rust) Luckily for him he was tipping at home so saved a red face of it happening in public :laugh1:

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