Goaty
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I've read plenty of it on here. Rubbish rates. Rubbish payment times. Seems standard. Only time it pays is if you have your own loader and a yard of chip you don't want. Otherwise paying a farmer to load it makes it pointless from a cash viewpoint.
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Title and pics remind me of a bizzare tale we was told in junior school. Person was dying in hospital, was told when last leaf fell they would perish. One leaf out the window remained on a tree until new leaves emerged in spring. Person survived. I did go to a CofE school were they used scare tactics! It could of been about faith or prayer etc. I just remember it not being nice or fair. I did take things seriously at a young age.
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LANTRA strained wire fencing instructor required
Goaty replied to Spacey's topic in Training & education
Not Alex Ferguson according to legend:biggrin: -
Truck driving Fencing Tree planting Tree nursery work If I had my time again I would in hindsight do tree work. My dream/goal as a teenager was to plant my own woodland and watch it grow. You get caught up in the here and now, then 20 years have slipped by! Truck driving is probably the easiest physically, no assets to deal with and the simpler way to make a living. But it is soul destroyingly boring and unfulfilling.
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maybe in the states ted, but we can't use one here. A proper man basket has to be tested approved and a days training before you go in one! Just correcting in case. Someone uses it against you.
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I have the granberg from chainsawbars. I reckon on a full time outfit. It will recover the cost of chains saved and time saved quite quickly. I do have a disc type which is ok for a reset of teeth but not as good as the granberg.
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If you stack it in a saw horse like the Oregon easycut sawhorse you can chop it up in minutes with a chainsaw. I don't waste anything either, burn it myself if now one wants it. I'm interested in the sawdust burner for the poly tunnel John is it the barrel Type or a fancy auto feed design. Does the poly tunnel not lose heat rapidly?
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LANTRA strained wire fencing instructor required
Goaty replied to Spacey's topic in Training & education
Its really narrowing down what you can do these days without spending some zombie time in the classroom. I didn't know it existed either. Which bit is the wire when you fence??? -
Steve Bullman posted this up a few months ago. We have all gone on to retire since!
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I'm particular about post spacing looking right. But if it's a big root 3 inch diameter or more the root stays. The tree will outlive the fence. If it's a domestic job with a tree near fence line . Measure out post spacing a from one end dig the holes near the tree. If not good measure from other end. Try again.
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I got an oregon a while back reviewed it here http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/33895-oregon-easycut-sawhorse-review.html another thread herehttp://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/51272-sawhorse.html Truncator is on this forum. Worth a look. It all depends on your wood type and cut size with your handling system. My original oregon easycut is now battered and been repaired a few times. But it will of done 30+ cube of firewood alot quicker. The design is good. Just needed to be more robust, thats a trade off for its light weight and fold flat design.
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Thanks Bob. Im still using a brace and bit that was my Grandads. The battery has never been replaced yet. I would rather pay twice the price for a good one than pay half the price for 2 in the same time. Im just waiting until I get a job that really needs it. Meanwhile value and spec get better.
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There is wild rose you could plant and thread through it. Personally I hate the stuff. But cheap enough to buy bareroot. Rampant growth. Couple of strands of barb wire through the hedge or tight into the side of it then hedge will grow round it. Im telling you to do all the things I hate!!!
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How did you feel ?
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Agreed, I reckon Bolams tranny would look cooler with BOLAM wrote on them
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Apart from outlay whats the verdict on Milwaukee. Tools and battery lifespan before useless?
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Poor farmers eh. Another leg up from government. My argument is what abouts the other out of date laws. Braking distances etc. from 50 years ago. Trucks only supposed to do 40mph on single carriageways. But they have been using this "new technology" for years. Air suspension, air brakes etc.
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Fair play to you buddy. As I've got older and more calloused I don't take rubbish from cocky people anymore. A few businesses no longer get my custom. Performance and good service leads to rewards. When buying vehicle parts I've sent my wife with a description. They have laughed at her, yet when I say same thing they just sort it. Britain used to be a nation of shopkeepers amongst other things.
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Petty dealer! Does he offer any advantage with the dealership? Sounds a bit like the Stihl dealer in Scotland that was slinging all his toys out the pram in here a while back. If I remember I think big j is going to Germany to pick up his new trailer about now. Pm him.
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Until it gets the saw treatment. Sexual discrimination in the plant world. Get rid of those dirty smelly females. what a childish attitude. But it still exists in human society in various places. Who in the wilds of China actually eats these nuts? A special squad of nasally blocked tree pandas perhaps?
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I read a logical article about using shipping around Britain take traffic off the roads. We are an Island just circumnavigate it. People just won't embrace change. Mull would be a drop off point then. It would be slower but once the flow was establish goods would flow regularly.
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Modern efficiencies of scale etc. Its something that is a cutthroat market delivering. Some businesses are precious about their time and make out they walk to the postbox with each package. Also it takes them hours to lovingly slap it in a jiffy and seal it with a loving kiss. I tend to go elsewhere. As Global says a pallet can get across most of the country for less than £40. And the rates of fuel consumption with trucks @ 9-17mpg its staggering they can do it sometimes, but they can make a profit apparently.
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I picked some up in Kew about ten years ago they were frozen as it was late December. They thawed and stank. I recently visited The Botanical Gardens - Best of Sicily Magazine Botanical garden, it was impressive. What stuck me was it said only Male Ginkgos where planted in public gardens because of the fruit. Yet elsewhere I've read until they mature you do not know:confused1:
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My Dads vietnamese pot belied pig likes it as well I think. When Ive presoaked chains and shes invaded the workshop the container always gets scaled.
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Mr Humphries, You missed a Thor like photo opportunity with that split. You could of posed with the crummiest of axes wedged in the bottom after the mighty strike. Demonstrating you physical vigor and dominance of your domain. We could of had hours of fun with a captions competition.
