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In Switzerland there is a gun in virtually every household, but their gun crime is lower than almost every other country in the world.

One of the first considerations is storing the fuel, several tonnes takes up a lot of space, in either log, pellet or chip format. The next thing is who is stoking it? I have an ETA chip boiler and I think its a brilliant bit of kit.

+1 for Rib of Beef Jon, oh and a massive Norfolk Ham

A litttle bit of childish glee when we discovered the name of a village about two miles down the road . Norway by the way

Again on the "Im no expert ticket" Slates are entirely waterproof, in the main parallel, and if correctly laid, sit flat on each other. We have clay peg tiles which the water runs into, (ie porous) but only the top and bottom of the tile are touching anything, so the water runs to the bottom of the tile and off into/over the next tile. (The handmade one are curved which helps them stand off the one below) Here I venture into uncharted territory, but I think that tapered shingles would touch on the top of the batten and at the bottom of the shingle, (a bit like tiles) but a paralell shingle would lie flat like a slate touching for the whole length. I attach a rubbish sketch showing lack of tilt fillet at the bottom, tapered at the top. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will shed some light.

doh! I was looking under trailers

where on Arbtrader?

Brilliant, they need more friends like you, people who make an effort and not just talk it up. (slightly guilty here)

The DPD driver who has been doing our area went in the ditch the other day, I asked him why he was in such a hurry but I felt ashamed of my potholes when i found out how few minutes he had to get each delivery done, he did have the decency to complement me on a "professional" recovery.

+1 for that, but Im not yet old enough to extend it to moles, vive le detaupeur

I find that willow keeps you warm because your always running outside for another log

I got one from Cluson, led bulb you can see for miles, says it will do 18hrs on full beam, 24 on dipped. Awesome bit of kit

best wishes, it will take more than a few sympathetic words on here to quell your anger, lets hope there is some justice for you.

The pile of Arb chip in the empty cattle shed was spread out about a foot deep, then when I was passing with the bucket on, I would push it up and rake it out. I think I have convinced myself that it harder to get rid of that quantity of water than I thought. Wet or not, I am using it for bedding down the catlle, 6" deep as a base layer, then I alternate a bale of straw with a couple of buckets of chip spread around. Not sure whether thats the right formula, but its looking ok and keeping them clean. (Slight apprehension about the N consumption of the wood, and what happens when we spread the muck) The chip quality of the various Arb type machines that I have seen would be fine to go through the feeder, I think the heizo on brash still lets stick like bits through even with the G30 screen, and thats what we are running on now, planned maintenance is to get rid of the birdsnest at the top of the auger before lobbing another load in the feed area. I do have a feeling that the air ravels through G50 chip better and thats why Arb chip is such a pain to dry. The whole idea of using Arb chip is out the window , as my registration for the BSL means that I must chip it myself from "sustainable and legal wood", luckily I have plenty, indeed too much, and I think I ought to get rid of my stack of Ash poles, but the trouble is I put the stack in a field where it could dry well, far away from any hard road. (Rooky error!)

The difference in value of chip as a fuel, comparing 30% moisture and 40% moisture is £18/ tonne, (this relates only to how much heat can be got from it) So what you have to be wary of is adding your tonne of connie chips ( poss 60% moisture) to some valuable dry chip If you can dry it out it would be fine, but even better if you get the leaves and needles out, as I gather they contain more chlorine which does for the insides of boiler.

I tried baiting with milk chocolate, but something kept eating the rest of the bar.

plus 1 for Hole Park Estate,

I have seen the Andy Powell lineup, Joe Crabtree the drummer probably wasnt born when they released Argus, I think the Turner lineup still tours as well

Ive been to see wishbone ash several times over the last few years, as I have a mate who is bonkers about them. Blowin Free, what an epic track (no comments needed from anyone under 55) Saw Steve Harley last week !

Put through its paces by Cooper Tires engineers across more than 1,000,000kms of testing throughout Australia's harshest terrains, the STT PRO delivers unprecedented traction and performance off-road without sacrificing its on-road capabilities. The STT Pro was punished through countless outback terrains from the Strezelecki Track, through Cordillo Downs in the Simpson Desert Region, and up to the Gibb River Road through the Kimberley region. Test data was taken back to America to create the next generation mud tyre. It's this constant improvement, over many years, developing technology that puts Cooper generations ahead of its rivals. ..............but did it ever rain???????????????????? Im after some Muds for my dmax, but are are they available in the right size/ or what size do you guys fit on yours?

I think you may be a minority faction

Im with you on this, £60 for a tractor mirror and arm, £28 per tonne, and having just fought through a few metres for a hedge job which produced a load of brash and a few sticks to take home, I have to ask, which do you prefer , forest grown straight up for 12 metres and a light top, or bendy hedgerow?

Just choose your battles a bit, heavy knots/unions then put the saw through it instead. Splitting fresh cut wood is generally easier, if you have a weathered end it will split more easily from the fresh cut, so tip the dark side down on your chopping block, and ... get a massive chopping block and sit it on some firm ground. Some woods split better on the tangent, a few need to go straight across the middle, if youve got a tough bit look for a crack its developing from drying. Splitting with an axe will beat a log splitter for speed on decent wood, if the wood is stringy and wont part, using a wedge or one of the cone shaped things may be easier but you will be doing that for recreation not reward!

just to chuck in my 2p worth, If its still stood up in the wood you have lost nothing. Getting the job right starts with knowing what the end is. My current error, I have 100t of lovely ash and alder I thought I needed for chipping this summer, turns out I dont need the chips, but as it in a field I cant sell it because its too much hassle to get it to a road. Rooky error! Get one of these guys to have a walk around with you and chew the fat, youll know whose talking sense