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There's no such thing as bad firewood, dry it and crack on
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Forgot to say, I knew the pirtek guy, and I asked if there was ever a chance of a cheap hose for cash. He was telling me that not only is the van tracked, but the hose crimper in the back is fitted with a tracker too! Even at night, they knew where he was and what he was up to
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Pirtek are a franchise, round here they're probably the most expensive place you can go. Obviously, this is fully fitted onsite, someone I know paid something like £300/£400. If you took the hose off yourself and into the good local hydraulic shop it was more like £10/£20 for the hose. They're not shy!
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I used to get loads of empty 10l adblue containers from my brothers work (they got a bulk tank in the end). They are great for dispensing diesel, especially for machines that don't take much. Just a really handy size, 2 x 10l is easier than one 20l drum. Also being clear you could see it was cherry, and the quantity. They do come with flexi nozzles but I wouldn't trust them to stay clean inside. Also cut the bottom out a 10l adblue, and it's just the right size to fit over a 30w LED floodlight, works great as a diffuser! Cuts down on the glare. And keeps the rain off the light.
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3 years later..... I was reminded of this thread this week as a notification pinged up. Which was ironic as I spent a few late nights this week doing some much need modification on the "log catcher" where the splitter blade retracts in to. I had patched up the old log catcher a good few times, so it was cut off and a new one made up from 2" angle iron. There's now a length of angle iron running down either side of the cylinder. Should be much stronger Here's a couple of photos, but you can't really see much with the lighting and the shininess of the fresh paint!
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Here's another one that is the hen's water trough. When it freezes over just give it a boot on the sides to break the ice. Or if it's really bad, smash through the ice with a spade
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I've got the Stiga branded, 52cc Kawasaki engine brushcutter. I'm sure it's actually made by someone else though? And tbh I quite like it, good bit of kit for the money
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IMO, get the biggest mower that will fit. There's various ones in sizes like 26"-28"-30"-32" etc
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25l drum tool tote This one has been in use for years! Just drill 4 holes for the rope and poke it through, then melt the rope ends into a blob
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And here was me thinking it might be something like "le tattie du oven"
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Sounds like a local wood that was a community "buy out", paid for with various grants and public money it's like a theme park now
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Old 20/25l drums have loads of uses, I use them for diesel, used engine oil, water for knapsack spraying, ballast weights etc Cut the sides open, thread 2 bits of rope through, and they make good strong trugs for carrying logs, tools etc. Oil drain pan Water trough for animals (I have one in with the hens) Parts & tool tray for when you're working under vehicles The plastic (hdpe) they're made from is very durable, frost proof, can be thrown about, kicked, dropped
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It's funny you should mention signature, there is/was a way of getting out of speeding tickets in Scotland by sending the form with the drivers details back unsigned, and then not answering the door for a few months.
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TAX Return - Where are you In Off The Red?
scbk replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Business Management
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Can anyone please help me make this woodburner usable?
scbk replied to Angie's topic in Picture Forum
Yeh, I can't see any air vents or way to empty ash -
multi fuel burner installing prices without chimney.
scbk replied to Rossplym's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Spend the 5k on solar panels and get a chiminea for the patio -
Unless you mounted it at the top of a tower, would be no good for working infront of, it will blind you and create big shadows. Maybe buy a 2nd hand lighting tower? Look a lot of good ones on ebay for a grand, probably little deprecation in them if you needed to sell it on in a years time
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Teuchters on tour
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I've had a muck truck max for about 5/6 years This video had me sold, you can see it's a well thought out rugged machine:
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The muck truck (max) is a good solid bit of kit, adding a hydraulic tip to it seems a bit unnecessary, more weight and expense. You could even use it to tow your arb trolley out (slowly, in reverse)
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Big logs for a big stove, cutting them to lengths of about 450mm, the biggest the splitter will take, mix of spruce, pine, birch, hemlock
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A load can be strapped down but still an insecure load, here's a good example
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I didn't know Dyson had made a chipper, was it bagless?
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That is some skill!! You'd think it would be easier without the gloves though? The recommended video that came up after that was this, skip towards the end, that is some hedgecutter, looks like it has a cut of about 2m
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Thanks everyone Never did update this thread, got the above erbauer 15kg breaker. When I looked it up, the dewalt with anti vibe handles was £700+, which is a bit much for the amount of use it would currently get with me. The erbauer is ok, defiantly a help on post holes. The downside is the obvious one, the length of the chisel, and that you can't buy longer. Maybe at somepoint I'll see if I can weld 2 together
