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^No that's the plain roundup. The stuff safe for water is ProBio. I was getting some on an account for someone recently, local supplier was charging about £65 for 5l of Clinic Up! The formulations and names changed slightly, Clinic Ace-Clinic Up. Gallup 360-Gallup XL Think the new stuff is "safer" as there's less additives?

Do you still get gatso cameras in England? I got caught in my old van by a gatso on the A9, I was doing 60 on the dot (calibrated speedo) as I had done dozens of times before, without setting the camera off. Anyway on that night, I was towing a trailer and overtaking an artic. I think the gatsos have sensors to detect speeding HGVs, but then the photos will be manually checked by a person who would've spotted me. The A9 now has average speed cameras, which you can't trust as they will be anpr linked. Same as the mobile camera vans.

That scam crowd are doing the rounds again, does anyone else get them on the phone? ALWAYS a bloke with a Liverpool accent

I think you want to try and keep it out of sunlight too, so either a black IBC, or undercover.

Hi folks Looking for suggestions of tools/machines/techniques for reducing a large spruce stump and surface roots. This is for myself so any notion of profit etc doesn't matter! I need to take the height down a good bit so I can put a hardcore track over it. If it ends up sinking slightly at this spot in 20 years I'm not fussed. I don't own a stump grinder, I would consider buying one, but not sure the current finances would get something that was much good? (1-2k?) The obvious first step is dig, clean, and cut with chainsaw. I have a small mini digger (Kubota k008) - I vaguely remember someone on here posting a photo of a knife/bucket for shaving away at stumps? Unfortunately there is a soil pipe to the septic tank somewhere underneath so can't go crazy trying to rip the thing out Is a Terrasaur blade any good? https://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/en/products/300mm-x-20mm-terrasaur-carbide-blade-premier-diamond-products-dp16740 Open to any ideas!

Worth saying aswell, that if you are buying right now moisture content doesn't matter so much as you can dry it yourself - you need to build a good log shed!!

Could always get H&M Hydraulics out to have a look/test?

What about some sort of cover - like a shade sail?

Not so bad with the right kit, like a log splitter that can drive right up to the tree, and split your 3-4ft diameter rings without having to lift them , or cut into blocks with the saw

You need a mulching blade with bent ends, makes all the difference. You can even use it on piles of twigs etc. This sort of thing https://www.amazon.co.uk/295508-0-Universal-Mulching-Brushcutter-Husqvarna/dp/B00RZH1MGM

Have you got a mulching blade on the strimmer? Best thing for all that is get a good fire going and pull it on with a rake

Oh and if you plan on putting many hours on it defiantly look for a strimmer with lower vibes

They're 2 very different machines, the Honda you could almost start with your pinky, the Kawasaki needs a good tug!! The guard as standard on the Kawasaki doesn't let you run a very long line, I tinkered with it to improve it. I'm sure it also came with a rubbish auto feed head - I changed it for a manual one and run 3.3mm diamond edge line. Both strimmers aren't used quite as much since buying a hayter condor rough cut mower

My way of doing it is with 2 machines. 53cc 2 stroke Kawasaki for running a thick line, for heavy grass 35cc 4 stroke Honda for either a thinner line (for lighter grass/edges) or running metal blades(for brambles, saplings etc) I hate having to run a metal blade on a big machine, too much power

What is the type of vegetation, and are you planning on using line or a blade?

Have used Maxxis MA-W2 on the drive wheels of transits for years, nice chunky tyre, mud+snow rated. Just looked, think this is the right size for a convoy? https://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110&cart_id=59661335.110.15297&Breite=185&Quer=&Felge=14&Speed=&Load=&kategorie=6&Marke=Maxxis&ranzahl=4&tyre_for=LLKW&x_tyre_for=&Herst=Maxxis&rsmFahrzeugart=LLKW&filter_preis_bis=&filter_preis_von=&search_tool=standard&Label=E-B-73-2&details=Ordern&typ=R-280094

Sorted now, thanks everyone 20 squid from the local dealer, and fairly easy to swap over

Bare in mind that "closing the road" and "stopping the traffic" are two very different things! You can get a 'stop works' sign, if you fancy looking like a lollipop lady! On a slightly related note, a road surveying vehicle went past last week doing a slow walking speed. It was flanked 50yds on either side by guys with stop-go boards. I was talking to one of them and he said they work all over the uk, and he has to cover about 10 miles a day on foot in front of the wagon!

Well then Malco, where is the island, and do I need to blow up the dinghy or make a raft out of blue barrels?

Does anyone change the sprocket nose tips on their guide bars? Got a fairly decent 3/8" husky bar with a knackered sprocket. Where do you get the replacement tips, how much do they cost, is it worth it?

Get someone in with the kit. I have the saws and the splitter that can deal with 5ft rings, without having to lift them. And it all goes into the back of a van and can be transported to site anywhere.

The OBD port is the weak point. Not any use now, but for anyone else, read up on it. You can fit better locks and disable/secure the OBD socket.

Yes but it's when it's a 4ft+ diameter spruce with knots the size of footballs running right to the centre, and the end product has to fit into a diddy wee 5kw stove

Yes - there's no such thing as bad firewood! It catches light easily and gives off a lot of heat. Forest grown is better. Trees in a garden/croft/field edge can have some huge knots running right through, and you end up with very odd shaped logs (which don't stack!)

I have no idea of crofting law, but no doubt the grazings will predate the railway. Bare in mind the animals roam pretty freely in those parts, and roads have cattle grids