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tsk tsk u = uninformed, cos see, I recognise some of my limitations:001_tt2: Anyway how could it mean unbiased, since that is patently impossible in respect of a statement about ones self preceptions? And no not even Viking build brick shite-house quality ride on mowers:001_tt2: PS The Huskquy rep admitted their strimmer fuel tanks had a habit of splitting in the past. He also explained their recent and very simple model numbering system. Which even I kin now ken (understand, ye ken) Methinks someone has got a "grip" at HUSQVARNA.

Cos ah wuz at a husky open day/demo today:001_tt2: Absolutly ogling yon big Kubota engined out front Husqy mower, built like a brick shite-house, pity about the £18,000.00 list/£15,000.00 actual cost though(plus VAT mind) Apparently it is NOT designed to cut cast iron manhole covers, so no good for some of my operators. Also some seriously sexy well engineered(imhuo) battery powered stuff. And thats from a dyed in the blood Stihl man (but Husquy now got seriously lower vibration figures) sigh

Funny enough, despite a v sound marriage, good weans 'n sound finances, I am only now, at going on 57, started to peek over the parapet again. Ye Haw! Perhaps a recent medical which revealed a cholestrol level of 10.75 focussed my mind! I now intend to live a little before I die a lot. m

tsk tsk!

Now just why do i get the impression that the Netherlands differ in topography from Norn Ireland. Tis (i) all flat (ii) all straight (iii) all sand (iv) and No stone ditches or hedges etc etc etc Unless there are 4 men in the cab?

Go on then annoy us proper like, by telling us how little? Cheers M

My personal experience is that fatigue IS the main killer, I know that I cannot think properly when tired, let alone stupid tired, and have had a few relatively narrow escapes when younger and "pushing the envelope". Ditto applies to driving. From experiences when I was perhaps simply less "risk-averse" but fortunately always lucky. Or is it luck?

That too was my upbringing, my fathers brother was very protective of us growing up about a farm place, and basically drilled in "think", think think, i.e "what if's", never leave potential hazards for others, or oneself, i.e nails through wood etc, and if knowingly putting oneself in some hazard, have an escape route reasonably planned, and when I started to drive I still remember he said, "but can you drive the other car as well? Unfortunately many now have grown up with the idea that they should be protected against themselves and their ill considered actions. cheers m

And yet . . . the statistics tell us if you need an operation done, get a surgeon who has preformed thousands of these particular ops. because he will be better at them. Even though the previous post would indicate an ever increasing risk of a cock-up with every operation preformed. m

(i) The numpties, both sexes who simply cannot turn in left, in a humble wee car, without swerving out first. (ii) Indicators, whot's them, I now regularly enter roundabouts with the window down and left hand ready over the horn, To point and blare at the right turners without indicators. (iii) Dorks who swing into their drive of an evening, and then expect the traffic to stop for the AS they blindly reverse out. (iv) Persons who should NOT be allowed to drive on narrow rural roads, cos (i) they dont want to get their car dirty, or(ii) dont know their bloody width (& shiney clean Land Cruiser Drivers are Included) (v)Those super-safety conscientous drivers who stop on a blind crest or bend to answer ther mobile phone, generally stopping 2 or 3 feet from the verge. (vi) Mobile ph users who stop near a "slap" but refuse to pull in cos they might get the car dirty. I could go on . . . and on and on and on, but i wont

We have always worked with rescue dogs, and apart from the odd mother & pup(s) they always been singletons. Until SM went all the way to Castleblaney and brought back 2 pups, one being the "runt" of the litter with a very pronounced pig jaw. Watching the 2 siblings grow up together, absolutly knocking lumps out of other while playing boisterly, then falling asleep in a lump, I would almost say it was un-natural to raise a pup on its own. So well-done Tony. Marcus

F & M's Earl Gray or Lady Gray, though we just finished a ****-ton of Williamsons (Elephant logo) tea, in lovely tin caddies, flogged through BM Bargins at an absolute silly knock-down price. Twinings in a pinch.

I were speaking with a tree guy today, who was showing me this very (Diverto) link, and wondering . . .

wot e said!

On the other hand . . . see link T 204 H - AUSA Ausa do a telehandler weighing 4050 kg unladen ( & therefore transportable on our 7500kg Beavertail) That will lift 2 tonne Talk about a "quart in a pint pot" Kubota engined too! M

About 2.7 tonne so perfectly suited to towing on the 3500kg 50mm ball hitch/overrun braked limit. As I believe mentioned somewhere above. Which was probably a part of the design brief. A proper "wee honey" bit o kit.

Ah! ah wis thinking about cardboard tubes from carpet rolls etc but bloody hell! BINGO How the cardboard will survive the drying/seasoning process though, though perhaps all is needed is a temporary "former" to keep the billets in-situ until strapped tight. Certainly worth a try Thanks gdh

Having opened 4 bundles in the shed to use, I found them still to be remarkedly tight in the polyester strapping. I also figger if I simply incorporate a length of BT ducting in the middle of the billet bundle, a bale spike will lift them perfectly, and without distortion, this allows for a smaller capacity handler, since less grab weight, and I can also stack them higher, since not lifting from above. Also makes it feasible to easily load into vans for handy cash sales A proper win-win

Gents, There is a glimmer of hope, our local plant hire outfit has bought a few of these,(on superfat Agri tyres too!). I tried one yesterday, and fingers crossed will be able to buy one secondhand when they dispose of them. When I asked why they had brought them onto their fleet, the answer was music to my ears. "Because the 5.0m telehandlers had simply got too large" £150.00/day £400.00/week Cab is a trifle cramped, but I liked the hydrostatic transmission with the instant auto braking/hold stationary if not told otherwise and absolute precision.

I really really do feel for those who have travelled vast distances to see these trees "for real", since they are unimpressing in reality, with many large gaps, requiring to be seen from certain viewpoints and through a telephoto lens. cheers m

meh All overage essentially unsound trees, fell the whole dammed lot and replant for the future

Did I mention my last Physical, aged about 53, revealed I had a Metabolic age of 72. And a fasting Cholestrol of 10.75. I chortled with glee, cause, assuming I get fitter, and bring my metabolic age into line with my actual age, I will still fair be fit to Bonk into my eighties, Extraolating from my present performance when handicapped with a metabolic age of 72 Ye Ha! an folks think I am a gloom bugger, never seeing the silver linings etc. Course i could drop dead of a massive stroke or Cornary, but hell i will die Happy, and have repeatedly told the wife so to inform the Ambulence staff if the occassion so arises:lol: cheers M

I shall say this only once . . . "My Parsnips remain unbuttered" Which is to say, thanks Peatff, but not the post/link I was looking for Which indeed may have been on another forum entirely. sigh my "Senior" moments are increasing

Looking for a recent post re a recently developed rapid test for Chalara resistence detection, that I read at home but could not print. I have "searched" but cannot "find" thanks M

Very impressive!