difflock
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In all seriousness I used to be on the BoG for our local village primary School. One of the other board members was the 80 odd year old (but still with a razor sharp mind) C of Ireland Canon. He allowed quite a few of his flock were still not that far removed from their Pagen roots. After a lifetime of wryful observation.
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I reckon the 1.0m long billet is; (i) Optimium for manual handling, a worthwhile "lift" without being too heavy. (ii) The 1.0m length , when stacked also allows for easy volumetric measurment. (iii) The 1.0m length also allows for fast stacking in a stable pile. Anyway since this was/is the Germanic approach, it must be the optimal solution.
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Man high on flakka declares self Thor, has sex with tree
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:thumbup1::lol::thumbup:
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I dont imagine you should really need a PTO hyd pump, I drive my wee trailer mounted forestry crane off a kinda-knackered 1984 1490 David Brown. Plenty fast enough for my skills/lever dexterity.
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Kid, What is the rationale (if there is one) behind this operation. Why not leave nature alone? Unless the arisings are removed, all one is doing is burning diesel to disturb a perfectly natural stable ecosystem. regards marcus
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I reckon a tractor with a strong back end would be a priority, since presumably it would be tempting to drive /manouver with a load slung, an ould 6 cyl lump, designed for heavy tillage ops in its day would prob be good. Thinking 399 MF But obviously heavier and easier bogged/more difficult to extract, plus less manouverable.
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Yes indeed, people "accidently" finding such dubious material could rightly be called "strange". Regards Marcus
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Yesterday we had easily the best summers day, here in Northern Ireland, temps in the late teens/low twenties, brilliant blue clear skies, all quite magnificent, right into the twilight hours. And "everyone" was saying "enjoy the summer while it lasts, cos hey!, it wont!" Today about 10 deg colder, and absolutly pissed with rain all day from continuious cloud cover. Quite staggering the difference in 2 back-to-back days. Marcus
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pure sex-on-a-stick, whatever that is, but it sounds right n good.:lol:
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All a proper pile o twaddle, I got a staff member concerned about lone working, who travels a 150 mile round trip journey (alone) summer and winter. Then worries about working alone, doing non-controversial playground inspections, in housing estates, & not rough ones either. FFS! Uncommon sense (apparently!) and a mobile phone, or stay at home. Marcus.
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You sure that is from the 19th century? Cos in certain bits o Nth Co antrim, one ud still ave cause to wonder . . .
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Hi Sur, some o younz is wile easy riled:001_tt2: Ah not nivver said owt about "the end of firewood" Merely alluded to an adjustment in prices cheers Marcus
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This is what I was really alluding to, perhaps more as a result of those with poor or zero business models or sense rushing in (with grant aid?) to make a fast buck in the firewood market, or so they thought. Cos, I was seeing, (and not that I was looking for), some very senseiblly priced 2nd hand processors for sale. Unlike when I was in the notion of buying one a few year ago. cheers m
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pictures? please?
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With the price of oil continuing to tumble. I smell bargains galore in firewood processing equipment in the near future. Both new and second hand. What say you? Marcus
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I would have thought the dozer, or a 360 with a dedicated ripper tooth and grab, put stumps into windrows or piles, leave a few years to dry, and then burn, thereby returning nutrients to the ground. Keep it simple. I would not like the thought of paying for a stump grinder, either tractor mounted, or tub type, nor indeed the fuel bill alone, for 21 acres of stumps. In any case the dozer or digger operator is the key to the success of the operation.
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"Good fences make for Good neighbours!" old country saying, apparently
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We are responsible for a mixed bag of gritting in the wintersmonths ( & now got car parks under our responsibility ownership, hmmm? might require a rethink) but to date despite slick sales pitchs for various expensive contraptions, and certain Directors having daft notions of what ud work. I have found a plastic bucket and a plastic feed scoop and a flick of the wrist, works better and never breaks down, the key being a dropside truck handy to refill the bucket from. I suspect the lack of spend on expensive machinery, more than pays for the extra labour on the infrequent occassions it is needed. We simply use a couple of hydrostatic drive vehicles with loaders, in lieu of snow ploughs, since again, where does one "plough" the snow away to in a car park, or urban area,. Need to lift and dump, either in a corner or into a truck for removal. Cheers Marcus
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Paper waste i guess! Clue kinda lies in his user name. Any used bank notes going spare?
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Sniff, need to introduce Sharks crossed with Flying Fish crossed with Piranha to our UK Salmon and Trout streams then, to better "even the odds", Cos fish got memories and nervous systems too! M
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Could be the "Avant Loader" part of that statement answers the question, if one merely needs a loader, I am sure there are better cheaper loaders out there. I imagine, as I find myself saying, it is an Avant, i.e. the same as a Hoover, or Magimix or Jeep or Kango or Tommy Gun. i.e. a defining concept. The hydrostatic tool carrier, not a loader. m
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We have put near 1200 hours on a 640 in about 2 years, a wonderful tool, coming in just under 2000kg with the extra weights on the back, and will lift a tonne and manouver it from place to place, but great care is needed if placing at height as the boom moves out in an arc as it rises, so there can be a tipping point. The rotary steel wire brush is simply magic for scouring weeds off pavoirs and flagged paths and kerbs. One of my better purchase, the worst being a 3220 Case tractor many years ago. I would love one, but poisonious dear for all I would use it.
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If as Google told me human blood 650 Calores a pint, I can enjoy 3 pints of Guiness(at 210 Calories each) in fair exchange.:thumbup1: How many pints a week could I manage, of blood that is.:confused1: m
