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I am going to pop over to Jas P wilsons next weekend for their open day, I might consider taking a run up to Caladonian as well, since the ferry has to be paid for. Probably either a 2nd hand Posch or Palax would be on my shortlist. But I see a Regon R1 on Wilsons site, whats the story with them? Also I Suppose I should go and kick M Large's Hakki Pilke tyres before I go, and see if they have any trade-ins/2nd hand stock. What I really want is a processor to bang out 1.0m lengths when fed straight Conifer. cheers mth

Sigh! Ah do suppose there is hope yet though . . .

now that is unusual, there is also a LR Discovery 6 wheel conversion with a 5th wheel and associated exposition trailer on with Withams, it looks very very kosher.

Bollocks to the above, cos I didny ken her plans for a day in the garden, if I were well fcuked this morning I am totally fcuked after a day spent "gardening" under her instruction. Rather be up the moss ony day. mth

Hi Sur it tuk me 58 angst filled years, but am finally getting the hang of living enjoyably. cheers ps promised the Mrs I ud help her in the garden today, but I drove a hard bargain, snigger snigger.

:thumbup: ditto as above, plus the spare bar and chain suggestion:biggrin: I only work(OK, not very hard) with my wee 026, mostly cutting windthrown timber and leaning trees. If the chain is kept sharp, and one watches the cut/feels for the resistence of a closing cut, it should be very rare to get the saw trapped. And trial cuts top and bottom if in doubt. And multiple parallel cuts to relieve compression I only got a saw trapped 3 times if I recall, rescued by (i)a Silky, (ii)an Ax and (iii) a winch. But I am only cutting conifer, so no large stuff or rotten (in places ) hardwoods. Nuts of it is brains not brawn.

The weather was magnificent. a forenoon up the moss cutting sticks, incl a natter with dog walking neighbours. A wonderful salad for lunch. A siesta back up the moss in the afternoon, dust and pollen & resin and smells like rural Spain. then walked the dawgs up the village, stopping for a couple of perfect pints of Guinness 1/2 way. back home for tea outside. now tucked up in bed again. Quite Perfect. I could happily "Groundhog Day" this day ad infinitum. mth AND! Ah didnay break owt! cept a sweat.

Scuse me mate!, but the later photo shows the steering wheel reinstalled, I absolutly had to remove it to remove the hard plastic surround, to gain access to the clutch and brake gubbins. I can see no good reason to reinstall it btw.

'Scuse me mate!, I removed the rear window, intact, and have it in safe storage, thank you! I would hate to have to source the various curved glass elements for the Secura cab. I did also finally fix the steps. I would explain that the front rims only got painted because the internal rust was so bad it was puncturing the tubes, I widened them while I was at it. Ripped the wiper blade off bulling through bushes/trees, need to get it sorted as well. And deflector wires to protect the exhaust and windscreen. Also fancy a wee logging blade for the front, might be able to modify an old set of front link arms to this end. The vunerable underslung power steering pipes have already been cunningly, and artfully re-routed, up out of harms way. The old girl does all I need, and is SO VERY easy started, winter or summer. I am seriously considering rigging a solinoid to strangle her,(with a view to radio remote(Lodar) winch operation) and in the meantime relocating the ignition key just inside the drivers door for easy access without having to climb into the cab. truely a "work in progress" The forestry trailer which I put ex slurry tanker "Russian" wheels on, seems to be perfectly matched to the tractor, in respect of weight and flotation. Oh! another project is re-valving the crane controls with a joystick set up, ex whitehouse hydraulics. And a wee hyd winch for the crane to drag stuff within reach. Though I might be better looking for a fresher trailer with a longer reach crane.

see these, a random recent selection. P.S. The temp gauge is now working again:confused1: on the dash, next stop the fuel gauge:001_rolleyes: All I wanted was the oil light and the alternator light:thumbup:

As of the 1997 licence changes, all us traditional car drivers with the 12,000kg limit were capped at a 8250kg limit, unless one knew to ask for the 12,000kg "grandfather rights" to be retained on the new credit card style licence, which I would say 97 to 99% were unaware of, a quite deliberate, and highly successful ploy, on the part of the authorities. The rear of our NI licence card is marked B+E =12,000kg, with a sub/super script that states pre 1997 licence holders are limited to an 8250kg limit(which is exactly a 7500kg truck and a 750kg unbraked trailer. I am still pissed about it. mth

Even Carlos Fandango ud be impressed by that beauty, he of the Hamlet cigars advert/fame:thumbup:

Wait, out . . .

https://www.magdrill.com/ oops!

The thinner the steel, the stronger a magnet is needed, a a cheap mag drill will be OK on thick sections, but need a more expensive one for thinner stuff. I bought one these ones, a Panther, I think it was. I suspect the magnet is not one of the best, but it does all I need.

Stubby, I cannot disagree with those points, this is perhaps why I associate Sycamore with exposed farmsteads in NI and Scotland, presumably serving double duty as a shelter belt and firewood supply? And one of our other disused Rodden's is a veritable Ash nursery, just need to set down some seed trays to prevent the buggers from self seeding and rooting in the hardcore. cheers mth

If Alder made the best/preferred charcoal for gunpowder, it should? be good firewood surely. Again for whatever reason I regard Syacamore as little more than a weed. I would plant Ash, precisley because of the current disease, and keep my fingers crossed. I like Ash, must be my Celtic blood. cheers mth

Hussssssh:sneaky2: Iffen nearer Belfast, or a larger centre of population, I would consider opening a Woodland Cemetry, for pets and their owners. And then set up an associated charity for the dear old cat/dog ladies to leave all their monies to, for ongoing maintenance in perpituity.

Ah want proper trees, Beech like, Ash like, Oak like, Lime like, Elm like, more interested in what it will look like in 100 years, than short-term firewood potential. I already got 15 to 20 acres of Lodgepole and Sitka for firewood. cheers mth

I am Puzzled since 8 acres > 3 hectares? Since we already got prob 15 acres of self seeded birch, with occassional more recent Oak and a few Beech coming on. AND I regard willow as a weed & Poplar are a short lived specis. not interested in those 3 suggestions. but, yes sensibally I will ask the Woodland trust for suggestions.

We got an 8 acre field, was improved pasture 20 year ago when we bought the place, after the peat/turf had been previously exausted, but since neglected, dead flat, surrounded on all 4 sides by deep sheaughs, so reasonably drained. Fences are now non existant. So either a fair capital investment to re-fence and put back into agric use. Or Do I plant it out in trees, grant aided hopefully? To harvest for firewood, but most important to form a patch of broadleaved woodland for the future generations. IF I were planting trees, which specis, on shallow peat over heavy dour clay. Thoughts please Or do I go googly eyed over Dexter cattle instead. but emotionally better at harvesting trees than livestock:001_rolleyes:.

Sniff, I am the worst in the world at buying, and even worse at selling, I way over-analyze my needs, do loads of research, travel considerable distances viewing, than buy almost at random after my eyes have glazed over in despair at my inability to decide:001_tt2: hence ownership of; 3 No "G" Wagens 1 No MB Trac 1 No (50 hr from new) Kawasaki Mule 1 No Baker bandsaw mill(no generator , or shed yet) 1No forestry trailer 1 No winch 1 No hyd splitter 1No crosscut saw 1No firewood conveyor belt 1No 65HP Fiat crawler And an "inherited" DB1490 etcetc Which is to say, like! I DO buy stuff, despite all my on-line indecision. Never mind the 2nd smallholding:001_rolleyes: I ud need to live at least another 30 years to get a justifable "turn" outta some of this kit! Surprisingly pleased with my Kioti purchase, though I need to get a set of proper grippy flotation radials tyres on her, as expected the Industrial tyres are piss-poor grippers. PPS 100% after I found and fixed the simple, but previously bodged hyd leak:thumbup: PPPS Images of the Kioti are on the tractor thread:biggrin: cheers m

I had a wile hankering for one of these, simply because I reckon it was a good SIMPLE bit of kit, relying on the relatively long wheelbase rather than a counterweight, ergo traction should be good, but then I bought the Kioti tractor & loader, since I could not justify a new Ausa, and there are very very few about 2nd hand. The Ausa site dumpers seem to be not uncommon though. I could not figure there was much to go wrong. mth

I presume the wheelbase was kept as short as ever possible, in order to get the most steering angle, from the physically limited turn of the large front wheels? Cos the setup looks proper odd to my young eye.

Fornicating french cow, that is proper "weasel speak". Like wot we usually hear/heard from SF/IRA after their atrocities. mth