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Dont start me about Mice and their extreme fondness for acorns. I planted several batches of prime acorns different years , both in pots and carefully marked ground. when no signs of sprouting seen, I went looking, NO acorns to be found, but no signs of disturbed soil either. So I presume mice, having once found a nest, or food hoard with literally hundreds of Hawthorn pips and cherry stones ever so carefully nibbled into. As ould Uncle Tony used to say, with a certain degree of affection. "The wee bastards"
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thanks Most prob go for the Avant as we have a very very good local dealer
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Has anyone used? Considering buying one of their rough terrain forklifts with a bucket as well as forks to do double duty as both a mostly forklift and a kinda limited dumper. Or would we be better with an Avant type machine? Ideally sub 2500/2600kg for transport, lifting 1300 or 1400kg would suffice. Cheers Marcus
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As far as I am aware Jays are a recent "blow in" to the Co Antrim or indeed Co Londonderry, as I have only seen them of this last 3 or max 4 years. Always but always Magpies, definately not Jays. I was wondering about the Grey Squirrel?, and although these are also a relitively recent specis here in Co Antrim, but certainly been about for longer than the Jays. cheers Marcus
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The 30 or 40 acres at the back of our house which was systametically planted with conifers from 1978 through to about 1990 has a surprising number of volunteer Oaks growing in several specific locations, both through the conifer woodland and along the margins with the native moss. So? what bird or animal is responsible, the nearest mature Oak trees would be at least a 1/2 or 3/4 mile away next the Bush river. A few surprisingly vigorous healthy Beech as well, but through the birch woodland. Any point in encouraging the young Oaks with a handful of special potato manure or other balanced fertilizer, or would that do more harm than good? Cheers Marcus PS I could arranged to be buried in such a woodland glade when my time comes. Burp me in through a borrowed wood chipper would work well, if a trifle unorthodox:lol:
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Sniff, But that is from a truly professional POV. I do not wish in any way to denigrate Riko's offerings, but to look at from an agricultural perspective. One could buy a Fendt. Or one could buy a TMY/Kiota?/Belarus cheapo tractor etc etc. Obstensibly same product but different engineering. However for a hobby user such as myself I dont need the Fendt spec, the Riko would well suffice. But a Prussian bred wife. Antique furniture Mercedes cars Anschutz rifles Stihl saws Big Bacho adjustable spanners Panosonic cordless tools. Fortnum & Mason tea, Earl Grey (obviously & seriously!) would indicate that I would probably settle for sommat more Posch. PS But proper Irish prete'tas:lol: (potatoes)
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Horses for courses, for less than serious everday use by an owner operator, Riko stuff is fine ( a trifle tongue in cheek since I have never yet purchased any) But it certainly looks fine:lol: However for serious use and indeed possibly abuse by hired hands, I dont doubt that better engineering is available...........but at a possibly substantially higher purchase price. For one I continue to be amazed by the amount of plain mild steel still used in many such fabrications, when far stronger and or harder (but more expensive) steels are now so readily available. But as I said "horses for courses"
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hmmmm, but how would one tie it down? are there eyelets provided? and at 1/m2 5m by 10 m = £50.00 hmmmmm not to expensive HOWEVER I have clean given up on tarps, whichever way we catch the wind where we live it is bloody destructive. Roof &ridge tiles blew off, more than once Super duper extra reinforced glass house with toughned glass, pah! panes still blow out regular despite 6 or 8 or 10 clips per pane, more than once! worked my way up to a proper Cunningham Covers bloody expensive proper tarp pah it(the wind) pulled the eyelets out, since I had it so well lashed down , then it too blew away.4 PS it, the wind, has also stripped the 3/4 " stone offen the flat roof at the back. betcha however if I erected a windmill it widnay work:lol:
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Cancer dis-nay worry me. Both parents breeding lines, all coup with coronary problems due to both high blood pressure and cholesterol. However as a result they definitely do not die of cancers. As they do say every cloud does indeed have a silver lining:lol:
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I was pissed when we in the Amenities/grounds care side lost "Simazine Aminatriozol" (phonetic spelling only) a good affordable residual weedkiller, simply because the Gypsy "tarmac" clowns et al used it by the cwt. below their otherwise doncy bitmac. Generally applied with a 14" wide mouthed shovel straight from the wheelbarrow. It then not suprisingly started showing up in aquifers/groundwater. However any herbicide that has a residual element will I presume inevitably find its way into the wider environment, especially if used to excess. At least with the agricultural use of Glyphosphate the buggers of farmers are so tight/thrifty they can be trusted not to use to excess:lol: cheers Marcus
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Sniff! One does NOT queue in M'D's (Or perhaps that is some sort of medical surgery I am unaware of?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . One queues at the bar in Weatherspoons however. The White Monk, by Shepard Neame was particularly enjoyable.
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No! We need fewer people. Simples.
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Tractor insurance for the road for a 23 year old
difflock replied to swinny's topic in Large equipment
From my several years dealing with the UFU/NFU (through a very good very local office) in respect of vehicle insurance it may be that they are more in the habit of insuring older farmers & indeed drivers, with the younger drivers being put on the parents or fleet insurance. As long as they are still living at home. It was no bother to put either of our 2 youngsters on our car insurance to drive the family car. But when I got a quote for our daughter for her own car in her own name = GULP:thumbdown:. it was about 4 times the price of Admiral. As in £5,000.00 c.f. £1,250.00 -
Not professionally qualified to judge, but hey ho 15 year ago i bought an 026 Stihl, as being big enough for this size of timber (being birch an wee Sitka) with the BEST power to weight ratio. Being the smallest of Stihl's professional range. Not that ignorant brute of a farmers saw that the MS390 is:lol: A wonder they didnay put a diesel engine in it! Still pleased with my decision, but word has it the newer Stihl are not the saws the older Stihls were, too much plastic, flimsey bearings etc etc. I am sure someone will be along to post sommat better informed/more helpful.
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:thumbdown:Lee Winger:thumbdown: :thumbup:Big J:thumbup: though i do agree it would be nice to be a virlie young grandparent/greatgrandparent:lol: However since we are not on benefits this is not possible
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I am not sure if a protective toe cap is required. If it is not I would swear by lowa high leg GTX combat boots. Supremely comfortable straight from the box, very good ankle support and totally Gortex waterproof. However on my 4th pair in 3 years. But should have 9 months ahead of me. First pair were worn out in 6 months (the soles) I then invested in 3 more pairs bought at intervals and worn alternately Bad news about £160.00 per pair. Must be near as expensive as when the wife went through her good Italian shoe phase. But with my chronically weak ankles well worth it.
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1997 vintage transulecent thick plastic Stihl one survived being tipped:001_rolleyes: from a hydraulic tractor link box semi full of hard core, being graded level with said link box , picked out of the dirt, squashed & scratched but still fine. Filt it wi petrol , screwed caps on and left in full hot Sun for a wheen o hours . That un-squashed it good, also proved it didnay leak. I dont like the threads on the caps though, they seem to run sideways very easy, have to be gi particular when screwing the stroups back on. Only out a few weeks per annum mind.
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Splinters, I could be interested as well as Senior Managment is in the notion of a "log cabin", certainly with known contacts on the ground in Slovakia, it should be possible to arrange import at sensible prices and goodwill all round if one eliminates the several layers of salesmen who all need a cut or a good living:lol: cheers marcus
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A question?, My best option for milling Sitka is?
difflock replied to difflock's topic in General chat
OK That makes sense, kinda, still need a frame behind to carry the vertical sheeting timbers, I admired this same technique in a photo in the milling section, a shed done with lovely wide oak/hardwood, looked really really well. Being vertical the drip will get away, just need to figger some ground level detail to allow an air gap, probably sommat cunning in folded zinc sheeting Thinking of 2nd hand galv "Z" purloins or sommat similar. Hmmmm, could use them for my horizontal members as well, between good thick section wooden posts. I actually like mixing materials and techniques/cross fertilization/hybrid construction on the basis that if Victorian craftsmen had had some of our genuinely good technology and hitech materials they have used it without hesitation. Like seamless aluminium guttering. cheers again marcus -
Sniff! But still a valuable wildlife habitat nonetheless. Assuming deed = dead, cos that is indeed how the locals would pronounce "dead"
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Off the top of my head. Pull it together with rachett straps, the "stretch" could be useful long term, or threaded rod of suitable dia welded to the end of a flat strap, and cut bevels in situ with a chainsaw inserted in the square cut joint after first strapping together round a former. Bound to be fool proof if it worked, need to skip where strapped, insert kerf sized spacers, put on extra straps where spacers inserted, remove first straps and finish joints with chain saw. then remove spacers and pull together to a fractionally smaller diameter. Must try that this weekend:biggrin: I am generally better at having bright ideas than actually executing them:blushing:
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So give it a wheen o years:001_tt2: tsk tsk you young uns, no paitence
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A question?, My best option for milling Sitka is?
difflock replied to difflock's topic in General chat
Thanks Alec & Chris, all good stuff. Cheers Marcus -
PS See David Humpfries post re trees at Hatfield Park. wot is the difference?
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, From my rather uneducated Arbocultrist viewpoint, this tree will green up again ( I presume), and may indeed have been retained as a backdrop for wedding photos ? BUT Surley it still provides a valuable old wood/long times established habitat for wildlife(in the form of bugs and smaller stuff) perhaps buying them enough time to move to other aging trees in the vicinity?
