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Who was it wanted the ISO container thrown in to the deal:lol: Worth a try:thumbup:
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Our brand new 640 Avant has been busy this past week doing a myriad of tasks. Another (expensive) wee honey. Basically replacing a (relatively) clumsy brute of an 80HP ag tractor loader. With the 4in1 bucket, grab an go, or lift the last morsel of topsoil without chasing it round half the site. And light and nimble enough to 3000kg trailer anywhere, fully legally. And no dry clutch to be abused.
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I had a bloody narrow escape recently. House unlocked, shed lying open, popped over to the village for a message, got chatting, felt hungry, stopped for lunch etc. Got home about 3 hrs later, just about to start whatever I was in the middle of when an immacuately livered Peugeot Partner van turned up. Two men in their 30's or 40's with a child wedged in between. I had real difficulty in getting rid of them, fully focussed in keeping them in the Van. 2 wonderful lilting southern brogues, and Co Monaghan number plates I think. When they finally left I called the Police. Who bloody hell, had a squad car in the yard within 10 minutes. I was embarrassed to admit that I had neither got the numberplate, nor taken photos. Particularly annoyed with myself for not taking photos. I suspect we have a focus on "rural crime"/ crime here in N I. marcus
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Wow, just spent an hour drooling. deeply impressive.
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We "imported" one 13-15 year ago. "Syncro" Whether a T3 (prob) or a T4 I dont know. Still got it, getting scruffy A lovely thing to urban drive and to tow with, but undergeared for solo high speed work. currently considering a replacment m
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Firebrick and an old hair dryer to provide the blow. Havney figgered the nozzle just yet. Sommat "off the peg" is out there awaiting to be inentified. And obviously fired with charcoal.
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Brakes played up is all. Loader is painted with urine based paint, or just plain pish. Not sure which. Could be either. Wear evident in loader pins at very low hours/usuage too. And kept [properly greased. Steel hydraulic pipes beneath the RH side footwell are very very rusty. But a "wee honey"
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"Scraw" the ground with a dung fork on the tractor loader. Dump in a pile and tread in with the tyres. Burn later if allowable.
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I avoided the 14.5% South African red last night. Might face it at lunch today. And the rest of next week. A glass at a time. All I am fit for now. Sigh.
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Ty, Lovely bit of kit, I am properly jealous. We bought (my decision) a 3720 JD for work, c/w JD loader, an absolute "wee honey", which punches well above its diminutive weight. I love it. PS I have made purchasing decisions that were not so good btw.
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I now got the hots for a Zetros. Proper sexy kit. 6by obviously.
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dry dry dry, its been inside in an airy shed for months Might run a planer over it, it is rough sawn all round. see what that brings to light. No Macro function on my wee Sony digital camera so unlikely to be able to meaningfully photograph. Cheers marcus
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:blushing::blushing: It could possibly be Oak. I simply took the "notion" it was conifer, cos in a long straight length, with a clean straight grain. Plus no tell-tale medularry rays? i.e. it did not look like any oak I have come across before. but then it is relatively decayed Could have been the bottle of Armagh cider interfering with my cognative process too btw:lol::lol: m
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I was cutting firewood, logs and old posts and paling stabs and scrap constructional timber. Been lying in an open shed stacked cross wise on a double pallet, since the spring. I reached for a length of 2" by 4" old "studding" type rail. It was astoundingly heavy, despite being almost rotten and riddled with wood-worm. But "bone" dry I cut a random length and set aside. it measures 264mm by 105mm by 51mm and weighs (pure happenstance) exactly 1.0kg (on kitchen scales) volume =0.0014137m3 1.0m3/0.0014137m3= 707 times 1.0kg =707kg/m3 I rounded to 710kg to allow for the decay and wood-worm voids. The end grain simply looks like conifer to me. it had been used in construction what the devil was it:confused1:/is it:confused1: apart from prime firing. marcus
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Shortage of housing is largely a myth. At least here in Northern Ireland. But to a lesser extent the same factors are at work in the rest of the UK (i) Divorced couples insisting in living apart, at the taxpayers expense. (ii) Feckless young woman getting pregnant to gat a place of their own, at the taxpayers expense. (iii) C0-habiting couples on benefits claiming to be living apart, requiring 2 roofs to be paid for by the taxpayer. (iv)Older parents living alone because their children have left home, due to independance and job mobility. (v) Single young people, due to increasing prosperity, being able to live in a place of their own. Nett result, houses, despite getting ever larger, have far far fewer people living in each house. Especially those on benefits. marcus
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Well butt end on first about 8m, (10m?) it may jink a bit, but surly you can ballast the front end, ideally on top of the butt to keep it in posn. OR a concrete ballast block (tractor loader type) on the draw bar in front of the headframe OR build up/crib up/fill up the back end bunk to cock it up in the air to the rear. then ballast down/rachett strap/chain down at the front. I am paying NO attention to the legal niceities btw. What length is it ......................at max?
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^+1:thumbup: Only pity was I did not design the house around such a centrally located stove, ideally open-plan aka the "Swedish" model. Perhaps for our retirement.
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Morso (assuming standards are the same as 17 year ago) or Clearview When we bought ours the sales person said No water jacket if you want to admire the flames/keep the glass clean. and actually sensible since in the winter months the central heating boiler, be it oil or wood fired is running anyway, and heating hot water. And the stove will not be lit summer months. good stoves cost good money. Our Morso despite 8 years continuious 24/7 firing (out of 17 years, burning 6 mths/yr) and literally the flue glowing red hot Is still structurally perfect. The sealing strip need replaced and the scarfical inner iron work ditto. but no disgrace. PS In my humble opinion stoves should be CAST IRON. Not welded sheet steel
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Hmmm, After my "toe in the door" bid E-bay have "withdrawn" the listing. Is Northern Ireland the new Orkneys/Shetland Islands perhaps
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I suspect you need a box tipper, unless you have exception rotation on your loader headstock. Tattie boxs are very good. I bought a few a wheen o year ago. However the hungry Co. Antrim farmers/tattie growers dinny part saft with their ould wans, nay, not even the decrepit wans. cheers marcus
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Did anyone see this.... Very expensive tree!!
difflock replied to Olliebradbury's topic in General chat
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TIMBER HARDWOOD SOLID AMERICAN WHITE OAK ROUNDS PLANED 4 SIDES | eBay Cant quite get my head round (& pardon the pun) a round/circle having 4 sides m
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Aahh!
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Edit British Farming does pay, here an now. Tis actually "fashionable"again. Perhaps not far a hi-faluting lifestyle some of the wanna-be wives want. But a good living none-the-less. regards marcus
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Good video btw (cept for the bits filmed within the LR?) Wot breed is the other sawmill, i.e. not the orange one? Proper jealous of those who get to work with real trees/timber. And have the skills and drive to succeed. Marcus sigh.
