scbk
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Could always get H&M Hydraulics out to have a look/test?
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What about some sort of cover - like a shade sail?
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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
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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
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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
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Oh and if you plan on putting many hours on it defiantly look for a strimmer with lower vibes
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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
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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
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What is the type of vegetation, and are you planning on using line or a blade?
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Looking for some decent all terrain tyres to fit an LDV Convoy
scbk replied to wolt's topic in Arb-Trucks
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
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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!
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Well then Malco, where is the island, and do I need to blow up the dinghy or make a raft out of blue barrels?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!)
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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
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That's the thing, maybes the bucket wasn't tied down?
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It's funny, it happened the other way round up here, it was network rails fault for not maintaining railway fences!! https://www.whfp.com/2017/07/12/crofter-compensated-for-cow-struck-on-train-tracks-near-plockton/ Back to the original story, in the article the it goes: "He said: “About 20 yards on the other side of the bridge came a tractor with a big digger on its back and I saw it’s boom was upright." I wonder if the digger boom had raised during transport? Is there not something about the vibrations causing hydraulic cylinders to move?
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What about some fun guys https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Magical-mushroom-test-for-Dundreggan-20042018.htm https://treesforlife.org.uk/forest/ecology/mycorrhizas/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empathy-Rootgrow-Mycorrhizal-Fungi-2-5Kg/dp/B01MCV71SX/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_86_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1X57YCFVMXRMHASJP65F I have never used the stuff but must buy some and try it!
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Found this on youtube. I can only assume the midgets have found small chainsaws and are cutting down saplings
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Have you tried giving the starter a wee tap whilst holding the key?
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You say gas, do you mean mains or a tank (or bottled!)? Is there many grants/rhi available for log boilers with you? Up here it seems most schemes have come to an end or not paying much. You'd get an interest free loan, but you'd be paying more as it would have to be done by approved contractors etc.
