Matthew Storrs
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This is exactly what I do, not interested in a phone which does anything other then make calls, my 10 quid Samsung does just that and I reckon if you took that and an iPhone to the top of a tree and dropped them I know which I'd place my bets on still working, cheap phones tend to be pretty bulletproof, no fancy nonsense to get broken:thumbup1:
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I was under the impression its an unwritten law, the owner is obliged to give the neighbour the nice side but I don't think you can be arrested for not doing so- so to speak! One benefit of panel fencing.
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So you think you are a good digger driver?
Matthew Storrs replied to Gray git's topic in Video forum
Good skills, but I notice its a nice new machine with no play in the arm and grab, reckon he might have pinched her arm a few times in an old sloppy machine! -
Another tip to bear in mind, its worth putting capping strips on top, keeps the rot of the top of the pales and maintains a straight top otherwise the sun can warp the tops and In a few years it can look a little squiffy!
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Not necessarily, gravel boards primary function is to prevent strimmer damage and prevent rot when the pales come in to contact with the ground, seeing as the fence is set above concrete there will be no strimmers and the pales won't be touching the ground. There is no one way of putting up any fence and as long as you use common sense and it ends up looking good you won't go far wrong, If its your first fence I'd say you,ve done a cracking job and you will find diffent and perhaps better ways of doing things the more fences you put up.
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Thanks, enjoyed that, your dog is nuts! I know that part of the coastline quite well, and untill very recently my uncle used to live in Stackpole- very nice part of the world although quite exposed! Thats quite a job youv'e got on there, did the Zetor put the posts in?
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Zetor & Same spares availability?
Matthew Storrs replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Last year I bought a zetor 7045 70hp, 3500hrs 30 yrs old, when I first got it I had to replace several parts steering joints, alternator, brake parts, and on the whole they were very easy and cheap to come by. A year on and it has so far been very reliable and great for general tree/countryside work as I use it for. Few points you may want to bear in mind The auxillary hydraulics on older zetor is pretty useless, mine has trouble with both log splitter and a post driver and so does my dads zetor, The brakes arm,t very good either despite bleeding and replacing most brake conponents. The road speed is 25kph tops! Don't let the above put you off, they are a great basic tractor and seem pretty indestructable- fine for woodland work and certainly good value for money but don't expect it to be all singing all dancing cost it won't be. No experiance of SAME but have heard they are also good value for money and I know of a few farmers who still use older models as their main tractor. -
just a little puddle judging my picture 1. Seriously tho- that pond building looks good fun- have you got any pictures of it filled, also what is the lining made of?
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the carrying case made me chuckle!
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yep,, tipping down here on dartmoor, considering being a fool and braving it to go to work, had yesterday off cos of it.
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Well as the OP stated, once you've paid any expenses, holiday sick pay, tax it doesn't,t leave a great deal for living
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I used to charge 75 a day when I first started on my own 5 years ago, oh how quickly I learnt the error of my ways:laugh1:
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Great, that's a 3500kg trailer isn't it ? You've still can allow to fill the trailer with wood chip then park your machines on top as well:thumbup1:
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I have an Ifor flat bed which I load with a 1800kg digger and a 1100 tracked chipper at the same time, a bit of a squeeze but it comes in at almost exactly 3500kg gross weight. Takes some pulling though!
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Youngest of 7 here. 5 sisters and 1 brother, none of my own but losing count of nephews and neices:laugh1:
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I got a pair of air tirrols in summer last year, tough as anything took a few weeks to really wear them in but I reckon they'll last me 5 years based on the current wear rate. Mine are mainly used for groundwork but I have climbed in them too and they were fine. Downside is the cost at £230
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To the OP, if your not planning on doing any major drilling operations then i doubt you'd want to spend the money that the top line makitas command, id suggest the hitachi 18v with 2 1.5batteries, I have had this model for two years used in the rain and mud and almost solely used for augering out gate fittings which is hard on the drill, for the 99quid its worth its weight in gold and wouldn't hesitate buying another.
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Correct me if im wrong but the few times iv looked at Bosch blues theyv'e only had a 10mm shank as opposed to the standard 13mm, this is a major drawback when running auger bits for gateposts etc as they are usually 13mm. P.S edit can't remember the right name for the part so i thought 'shank' sounded about rightyou know what i mean:blushing:
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but so many times a bike will suddenly appear up your rear end from nowhere or overtake dangerously. If you're pulling out of a junction in a car and suddenly a bike appears over the hill at 120mph its the car driver who'll get the blame. they say think bike but maybe the bikes should be a bit more carefull and think car too. Its very sad that so many lives are lost but there are so many idiotic bike riders out there:thumbdown:
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The problem i have is arranging materials, if you've got say 2 days worth of fencing to do at least a few hours of those days are going to be spent getting the materials. I only really do agricultural fencing so i can't expect the delivery lorry to get to the arse end of nowhere and if i asked him to deliver to the yard it means being there at a set time to recieve them and then double handle the materials to get them on to your trailer etc. So basically i collect them myself then add on to materials my time and expenses. As for adding profit on, why show them your profit, just add it onto labour and surely anyone would understand that as its a buisness not all of that money ends in you backpocket and covers- machinery, breakdowns insurances etc and of course profit.
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As above- just knock it about to line it up so it lines up with the grab jaws- takes seconds- or a combination of using the offset ram and slewing a bit you can usually come in at the right angle.
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yep- defo 395- i run mine with a 36 and its an animal- of course keeping it absolutly spot on with the sharpening is essential.
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I would put up pig netting with maybe 3 strands of barb wire on top- gives extra height to make it awkward for them to get over, get a nice tight top strand of wire and staple close it as close to the top of the posts as possible so it isn't easy for them to use the post as a easy place to cross the fence
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used to have a nissan cabstar which was brilliant- I really like the fact that it was flat fronted ie no bonnet, unlike tranny/ldv etc, made manouvering soo much easier, Also believe it has one of the highest payloads of all 3.5tippers, ours went onto 240,ooo miles, and wasn't probably overly overly loaded almost everyday. Great trucks if you don't mind not gpoing offroad. edit- ment to say was properly overloaded everyday!
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We'v made a consious decision to do a practise session of this all methods of rescue its so easy to forget otherwise.
