Goaty

Paulownia toementosa

If you was on the RHI you could light it last thing at night when you've finished and get paid for it in summer!

That just about sums up this green energy lark.

What happened to him?

I feel sorry for you man. You must get crazy days!

Embarassed by the female domination of their domain eh mr bolam? The Disney frozen stickers cramp your style?

Many including recent threads have discussed alpine a. Simply type alpine & compact & tractor in the search box on here. Lots of info and photos waiting for you.

The bolt itself only keeps the two halves aligned. Not all the power is transmitted through the bolt just as a vehicle only takes part of the trailer weight. Still on that analogy a 200hp will pull the same trailer as a much lower power and not break the coupling as it's rated for the trailers maximum potential. Not the vehicles. The shear breaking point is the same. Does the tractor really struggle and the pto have to be feathered excessively when engaging. If not I would carry on as you are, if it's an art engaging then a bigger power is required.

I have a John Deere 710. A 1967 tractor. When I got it the internal shaft that runs from the clutch to the 1000rpm speed shaft which was one solid 40mm diameter shaft about 120 long it was sleeved as a repair with grub screws👎 the pto didn't turn when engaged. I did get a scrap tractor to get the donor part. I imagine yield of steel is improved now.

I'm with this:thumbup1: It is a shear point to protect the implement and tractor from shock load. Pto drive shafts can fail internally. Which is not good. Expensive pto shafts have clutches built into them. Rotavators often have that type. It's always better to have a tractor that is at least slightly gaffer of its task. You could try softer bolts. I reckon they will snap often. I've have stalled many times with pto driven equipment and never had a tractor failure. I think it is engineered this way, that the weak point is the engine power. It's similar to using or mistakenly selecting the wrong gear and stalling

New Zealand like oz U.S.A and many other English speaking places are very similar to the UK in their population dynamics. As do non English speaking countries. Western in culture, being materially motivated, affluent lifestyle oriented. As such fridges, freezers, dishwashers come as standard in just about every household. The fridge is commonly accessible by all the household and visitors alike. We have friends in the uk that have filled the front panel of the fridge with holiday magnets of where they've been. Other people go buy purpose made magnetic notepads, calendars & timetables, whiteboards to stick in there fridge or them kids colourful magnetic stick on letters for kids to play/learn words. It may not be for everyone. In NZ I saw firewood and zoodoo magnets, yes even animal manure from the zoo on fridges. So in short we are a global village these days, ideas are shared,copied. Look at China. What does Sweden, Finland, Germany have to do with uk folk. We speak different languages have different attitudes and culture. They have given us husqvarna, Stihl, Bahco, hot tubs, Volvo, Scania, Mercedes, even the Swedish candle. NZ has given us the Chinese gooseberry on a commercial scale, commonly know as the kiwi fruit. Extreme activities. Bungee jumping, the jet boat. Along with everyday items in use.Electric fencing kit, fencing techniques and tools. Anchor butter, NZ lamb. Manuka honey, tea tree oil.The world dominant all blacks. Sir Edmund Hilary. The Britton motorbike. So really unless one is living a life of monastic solitude in a remote place, many foreign countries are having an effect or even inspiring you ins daily basis.

I know someone who would love to. I can't see them having the same Royal exclusivity that swans have.

You don't really want me to answer that do you??

Contractors tend not to keep them or love them from what I've heard

They do in New Zealand, I assume other places as well. I think the novelty of it will give it more exposure duration. How many catalogue them like you? I put them in my phone if interested, leave the card lying around it gets grubby then goes in The bin.

All is relative. Not a few people spend/waste £200 on a weekend and have nothing to show for it on Monday. How long would it take you to design and build your own from Scratch? Bet you can't make it for less in a garden shed @ £10 per hour plus materials without copying. Trial and error wasted materials. If it's a hobby and done right it has the potential to be a profit positive hobby. Several run businesses with granberg mills. Finally yes I think they are pricey. If everyone could pick them up in DIY stores for £30. Would it be worth doing? Niche market leads to niche markets. Stump grinders aren't cheap for what they are.

I wouldn't want him for a mate. You'd never get a word in. It would be like listening to him on the radio I imagine. Fair enough him giving a crack at it. How much is ego and attention seeking? I don't do brats very well, I will engage with good kids though.

The proper channels sound great, they take too long. Then nothing can be done. Needs a croc Dundee moment "call that a chainsaw, nah that's not a chainsaw " Then stubby pulls out his meanest spuderized barking saw on mr smith as he comes to complain about the bounced cheque. Do the smiths just go to cash converter places and change cheques to cash. I thought they didn't have bank accounts?

How abouts you tell them they are on their last company saws or replace the kit saws and chains with new by gang or however. Then after a time period start to pay rate per week. I imagine files, chains plugs, bars need including. How long do you expect a saw to last? Also you need to spec a minimum spec & cc. Or the lads will turn up with Aldi specials that fail half way though the first week leaving your firm looking amateur. It's only fair the staff get to use their kit out of working for your company time. I know some firms are anti this.

Alder, birch and willow along with one or two others are pioneer species and rocket away establishing quickly. They are by tree standards short lived. Beech and oak take ages to get going but last centuries.

Native hardwood and even non native softwood species are short in growth height for the first 3 years. Approx 5-10cm first year maybe top 30cm the next. Then years 4 onwards you can start getting 60-100cm of growth. Worth bearing in mind you are growing trees by definition generally a single stemmed woody plant. Therefore not an exact science, say 1 metre of growth on one shoot could be only 25cm on each of 4 shoots. Don't be afraid of rubbing out buds or pruning unwanted growth. This along with human impatience willing the trees to be big now. Trees aren't bedding plants, they are here for the long haul. Field maple are steady away, they will shoot up when they get going.

I have the stallion 6m. It is effective and the head is supposed to be interchangeable with a silky blade, I've not use a silky. At 6 metres it is a bit like a pole vault pole for flexing, you certainly don't want to be operating these lengths for a long period, I swop and change. Mine is handy I find for doing branches that are overhanging 2 storey houses at the gutter height. The longer reach are stiffer at shorter lengths as well I believe.

I realise it will make you busier. If you are going to buy a home to live in do it before you become self employed. We are having a right struggle to get a mortgage that's worthwhile. I've been self employed 15 years, it counts for nothing in morgage terms.

But cost you how much time valued at £X per hour?

Reality TV!!! The only way is arb Or The real tree surgeons of England Do you chew gum as well or do we leave that in the eighties/nineties with vanilla ice? I laughed at him back then btw.