Matthew Storrs
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Can't it just be moved to the members only section? To avoid the public thinking we are all rascist climate sceptics.
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I'm with you there- it may well be a natural phenomena- or part of. I'm not sure what evidence there is to suggest it's purely co2 emmissions etc. I just think we at least have to take responsibility at this stage and if by lowering our pollution and generally not raping the earth of every last drop of fossil fuel it correlates with climate change stagnating then perhaps the sceptics can say I told you so. Easier to shut the stable door before the horse bolts rather than explain to our grandchildren why we couldn't be arsed to make an effort to change despite the evidence presented to us.
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This is true, but people are also still dying of cancer despite years of research- it doesn't give me cause to think of their research as a hoax, as with climate scientists- if a trend is in a given direction then that is all we can go on until further EVIDENCE comes to light.
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Maybe, but the timescales the scientists are dealing with are vast, if their climate predictions don't come to fruition within forty years of their initial estimates then that really is a drop in the ocean in a climate change timeline. No one can dispute that the climate is on the shift- how much of that we are ready to take the blame for is up to you It's easier not to believe in human impact on the environment as it starts to be come an inconvenience altogether- much easier to bury your head and crack on without further regard. I'm sure unscrupulous scientists/world leaders could make far more financial gain from exploiting the environment (DT come to mind).But it is short sighted and unsustainable thinking.
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No surprises there- that's about what I expected. But I also think it's unrealistic as Australia only has 20million or so in a vast country- surely that would put the per capita up wouldn't if?
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Well said Village idiot:thumbup1: It's pathetic really- some people feel they have to say the most ridiculous things in some attempt to come across as outrageous or to go against the grain even if they no dam well they have no evidence of their own to back up their comments. Donald Trump is basically a huge egotistical who couldn't lose face by taking expert opinion against his own and admitting that he may be wrong. Any one who doesn't take climate change seriously is basically sticking their heads in the sand with little regard for any future generations-as you say selfish.
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No help regarding working there as I never have, but my wife is Swedish and as a country I think their living standards are better than here (in general). I love the country myself- far fewer people, more space and things are well thought out over there- I even quite like their cities, and I hate cities usually!
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I always think Corbyn is far more calm and collected under fire than Mays panicked responses and sidestepping questions
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Ooh ooh ooh, I like that a lot, was it easy to find duals for it and how long does it take to fit them, I want to do the same to my Same for fencing and drainage work in the peat but would have to take them in a trailer and fit onsite as bridges and lanes would be too narrow.
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That's a changing town- used to be quite a gritty 'alternative' kind of place. Now its crew shops, posh waterside apartments and plenty of Hippies with money.
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Nice tractors Gray, but that Valmet looks like it should have bigger rear wheels on? Seems undersized for the tractor and a big gap between wheel and mudguard. What HP is it?
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My Same hard at work hauling Growan (crushed granite) today- heavy stuff. Beautifull weather for it though!
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Just a thought but it may not apply to you, I think you can get the kx71-3 on a lightweight trailer and just be legal- the tak230 is too heavy- which is a shame otherwise I'd have one tomorrow, Takeuchi are bringing out a 2.5 t model later in the year apparently but I suspect it will be to replace their reduced swing tb23r which is pretty old now.
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The Cats are actually wacker neuson painted a different shade of yellow, they have Yanmar engines I believe. I have the Takeuchi tb125- and it's been digging out 1 ton boulders all week that wouldn't look out of place in a bucket of a 13 tonner- this is the story of its life with me and I have to say it's a phenomenally tough machine- beefed up in all the right area (kingpost etc), kubota plastics are too fragile for my kind of work
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There not great to be honest, but better than a maul, they just lack the Umph to get bigger posts in. If you get one though get the hitch mounted on the side of the breaker nearer the bottom as it gives you considerably more height on posts and is easier to work with. I'd sooner a drop weight knocker on a digger- far more power and not unreasonably prices
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Yikes. a load of cheap fools with pick and spades it is! I say this because whenever I get a big job hand digging holes I invariably end up feeling like a cheap fool myself:laugh1:
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200 posts? I'd be getting a digger (any size that will fit) with an auger on it, you will have them all drilled out in a day if you have them all premarked beforehand. I can't stand those handheld post borers- dreadful things and I'd sooner use a good grafting space and shoveholers given the choice. Digger and auger every time if access permits
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Jon, is it THAT pile? I'd come and get it for my Dad if I had efficient means to transport it but I'm guessing it'd be a fair few trailer loads?
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Recommend a PTO Log Splitter?
Matthew Storrs replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Firewood forum
Jon, iv got a PTO pump, reservoir and pipes etc if it's any use to you for running the splitter of your Deere. I got it when I had my zetor which didn't have the guts to run my post driver of its aux hydraulics. Weight use to fly up the mast on little more than tickover, could work out a fair bit cheaper way of doing it? -
Are you having a laugh? Haven't you just got that orange mpg?! Lot to be said for small and agile though so get the Gloria logic
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I assume if you have a rat infestation in your house you feed them cheese and crackers and pet them gently in the home they will go away? Sorry but MLKs quote is aload of tosh in the case of terrorists- I suspect the victims of their attacks would agree with me.
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Yes, totally agree with you there, it's not nice having kit on finance. The tb125s are belters of a machine anyway, mine has nearly 5000 hrs now and quite honestly spare a bit of pin and bush wear and a bit of smoke on startup it performs as good as a new machine. I saw one on Mascus a while back that had done 9000hrs and still looked pretty good!
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That's interesting as it's the same machine as mine- what flail are you running off it? Don't think you would get much more just because it's not a new machine, client shouldn't have to pay more just to have shiny equipment on site- the advantage comes to you in the way of less potential breakdowns and having a new machine means you get it at the better half of its life as opposed to over 3k hours etc. I always do calculations on this and reckon a new machine and an old machine will cost similar per working hour over the long term. Mainly if you plan to keep a new machine for at least 5 years
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Probably between 250-300 with a mulcher, wouldn't say 3 ton really has enough guts for that tho- I may be wrong, when I see them with flails on they are not hugely impressive.
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Unsure who to vote for at Upcoming GE?
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in The Lounge
Are you colour blind Johnny, there's no green in the Union Jack!
