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  1. the crafty weasel
    I had a 405 with 1.9 naturally aspirated, a 205 D turbo and I've currently got a 406 executive estate with the 2.1 12v turbo. It's amazing how bad they can make an XUD by trying to squeeze another 200cc out of it, would go back to the 1.9 turbo any day.
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    £45 for a dumpy bag delivered within 15 miles. Mixed ash, sycamore, beech and laburnum. £3 each for a net bag of the same. North Pembrokeshire
  3. the crafty weasel
    After seeing a thread on here a few days back bout a stick with a honeysuckle twist on it, I thought I'd show you all a stick that I did back in the Summer. Won a few prizes in agri shows with it too, so I'm pretty happy with it.
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    You're going to let him eat? It'll make him fat and slow him down
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    Castell Henllys Iron Age Hillfort. Lucky enough to work there five days a week. Right next door is Pengelli forest, 160 acres of ancient oak woodland. I'll get some better pics than this when I get a chance.
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    I can see the sense in chainsaw trousers in a MEWP, cos more often than not you do a bit of groundsaw work when clearing up afterwards, and if you spent most of the day in the MEWP, no one would bother putting on protective trousers just to tidy up, the same way that fencing contractors keep their chainsaw trousers stuffed behind the seat of the pickup because the only use the saw for a few minutes at a time.
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    Sorry I should have made it clear that i was agreeing with the last line- 'I couldn't care less if you don't have proper gloves'
  8. the crafty weasel
    I quite agree. I use powertool gloves when I'm using my chainsaw for the simple reason that I've met more arb workers with white finger than I have who have hurt the back of their left hand with a stray chain.
  9. the crafty weasel
    As is mentioned above, some spools can be ordered with a detent that holds them in one direction or the other, or you can make a little clip that holds it on constantly. Failing that, baler twine...
  10. the crafty weasel
    should be a standard size. the smaller connectors are generally only used on compact tractors and some front end loaders
  11. the crafty weasel
    OK guys you all beat me to it. I was way too slow typing on this one
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    First thing you have to do is plumb in a return feed back in through what is now the hydraulic oil filler (I think that on the 35's it's just to the right of the top link.) that lets used oil flow back into the reservoir. The easiest thing to do is get a twin lever double acting spool block mounted on the wing, with your tractor tip pipe plugged into it feeding it on constant pump. Coming from that block you can have your 4 female connectors. that way you can get two double acting connections for basic splitters/top links etc. when you need it for basic tipping or for constant pump, you can just unplug the spool block and use the tip pipe as normal. I can get a drawing done by tomorrow if that makes no sense to you.
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    I've got a plough for it and cultivator bar, buckrake, flexi drive hedgecutter and roller. If I didnt already have them I'd definitely have been interested
  14. the crafty weasel
    I'll be digging it out of the back of the shed next weekend, will get some pics then. found this site which shows one. Mine is like that, only with the cast iron wheel strakes that bolt onto the wheels, and a front weight instead of the mower. Mayfield Tractor
  15. the crafty weasel
    It's not going to have a bed; I'll be cutting out the axle in the centre so that the bottom of the arch is open, and I'll winch the butt up then keep it suspended with a choker chain. I only put in the temporary axle to make sure the wheels are parallel with one another.
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    So yeah, after succesfully modifying my splitter to lift dumpy bags I thought I'd save myself £700 and build a skidding arch to fit behind my Allen mayfield two wheeled tractor. Here it is so far, the only new thing on there is the trailer winch which I had thrown in with my Ifor williams and never fitted. Wheels are from an old static caravan, frame is scaffolding tube. The angle iron on the axle is only there to line up the stubs as they're being welded, the arch will be open at the bottom once it's finished. Next to be fitted is the seat, and some drop down ground anchors for winching. I'll update this once I've made more progress.
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    Get a dehumidifier in there- better than a heater, which will just vaporise the water which will then recondense elsewhere in the vehicle when it cools again
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    How about the Split'n'stak? Oh and I'd never put XP at the end of a model name. If I did, I'd have to paint it orange and engineer in a load of niggly faults, relying solely on the reputation of something I built 20 years ago to get any sales
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    I remember i was trying out a great dane surfer (stand on the back ride on) a while back cutting around a field with a low wall. There are two squeeze levers to make it go, and as Iwas cutting a friend drove past, who i waved to without thinking. Taking my right hand off the right drive lever caused me to swing violently left and crash into the wall. Oopsie. Don't think the rep was too impressed with the paint damage to a brand new machine either...
  21. the crafty weasel
    True that. I spend half my time pitying fools and the other half liking it when a plan comes together. Today it was definitely the latter.
  22. the crafty weasel
    It's nearly finished. Tested it today and it handles a full dumpy on full extension with no problems. All that's needed now is a coat of paint and a new extension bed for the splitter base and it will be ready to work again. The crane arm and connecting rod detaches in seconds so that I can work unhindered, then reattaches when its time to move the bag.
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