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Eh!

But they are both on black, ergo joke does not work

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Presumably the excavation for the founds, effectively killed the tree?

That will be a Council job, the planning and execution of the wall building took so long, that the tree had already died and been removed by the time the wall finally got built, but the drawings had to be obeyed!

Cough cough, actually "Identified". Just saying like . . .

EDIT, Better replies above(once I read them)!

When we built the house back in 1996, we had House Martins move in immediately, for a few years, then they simply did not return, yesterday for the first time I saw a pair investigating one of the favoured West facing peaks, fingers crossed they are here to stay. The Swallows, (and I never could tell the difference between them and Swifts), have been in residence, in numbers, since the couple of sheds were built. Regardless of particular species, it is a pure pleasure to watch them feeding over the pond. I must try and spot the bats again, they are certainly about. cheers mth

https://www.austenknapman.co.uk/blog/faqs/a-3-step-guide-to-painting-aluminium/

Dare I suggest, that if a tractor, or other machine, bought from a large reputable firm like Wilson's, and bought to be worked hard for a living from the get-go, while still under warranty, hours and appearance are no odds, it is a product that merely has to function to earn its keep, i.e. little odds about future re-sale value. It is not bought as an investment, rather a callously depreciated working tool. mth

Indeed Eddie, from a laymans POV they always struck me as being very akward to use, conditioned as I am to our traditional "digger" type geometery, just curious if I missed something, my only thought was from the "gradall" name, in that I suppose for levelling/grading backfill on roadways, or what. But our cousins across the pond are not that stupid, so there must be some niche or reason for this configuration to exist.

Why does the US use Gradeall type machines, but the UK/Europe dont, what differs, this has always puzzled me. See link

Who makes the hydraulic components for Huddig then, that makes them more precise? Anyway he sure bes a quare slick operator! Any idea why they replace the concrete sleepers, do the steel chairs wear out, or is it simply preventitive maintenance based on the design life of the concrete? Mind you doing that for a full shift would be beyond monotonous, so guessing they are on piece work..

One really need to be able to tick "sad" and "confused" for that "on the money" offering Eggs

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Why many buckets?

I cant figure out how it could be anything else but poor in peaty ground . . .

Good job I choose to ignore(but it took a lot of mindful effort mind!) all that wonderful potential in yer "knob" post Stubby, it sure had the potential to be another "Codwood" thread! mth

Guessing Dutch(from the Dyke cleaning bucket/rake), and from my YouTube viewing I kinda regard the Dutch as the current masters of the various applications of flotation tyre/rubber track technology. Impressive

Per Eddies comment re flotation tyres on wheeled diggers, I, for no particular reason(i.e. I am not in the notion of buying one), and probably triggered by an earlier post by Eddie re a Rubber Duck, was pondering the viability** of a flotation tyre equipped Rubber Duck, against a rubber tracked machine, for all round versility, compared to the virtually solid tyred Rubber Ducks of old, which were DEFINATELY only for hard surfaces. Modern flotation tyre technology is truely amazing, especially with the transport speeds now achievable on flotation tyres, but in this application only suited to an owner operator. **Viability in less than good/peaty/muddy soil conditions that is, especially if equipped with a winch for self recovery. I like to dream!

I dont fancy wearing a chainsaw rated Gimp suit for a year while chained to a tree deep in the woods, but other than that, it all sounds legit.

Well the baffle plate door was only £20.00+VAT + carriage from the Netherlands, so I ordered 2 for £55.00, all up, through Wilsons, Ballymena based with a store in Coleraine. mth

When I was "prospecting" for bandsaw mills, and with the 10 year(ish) ago favourable exchange rate, looking keenly at US stuff, Cooks were a front runner, from my own extensive internet based research, probably thee front runner, and SUBSEQUENTLY backed up by a local Engineer, with significent forestry machinery experience and currently works for Jas P Wilson as a NI/Irish rep(or did until very recent), who stated they would be his first pick. I will try and find his contact details in my phone. Just remembered, Geoffrey Boreland, I will give him a ring to check. Cheers Marcus

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/09/danny-baker-apologises-unthinking-gag-deletes-royal-baby-monkey/ There is something well wrong with todays uptight society, that yer man above has been sacked . as result of posting this image, which was quite simply, simply funny. mth

We bought 2 Morso stoves back in 1996/1997/1998, a couple of the larger(Panther perhaps?) models, and were and still are impressed with their build quality and longivity under severe prolonged hard use. We then bought a 3440(Owl) for the garden room, only 2 years ago, visually identical, but smaller then the 1996/1997 ones, and the baffle plate completely burned out over a mere 2 winters, there were other cost cutting measures, a galv ash pan, where the earlier ones were SS, and the most recent stove simply seems lighter made up, too many tinny bits, in below and round the back, so on a subjective level, simply not quite the same feeling of solidity. I need to source a baffle plate, so I will happily post my progress on this endevour. P.S. I get the impression Morso was either bought out by a venture capital type outfit, and then "milked" for all the brand was worth, or there was a(generational perhaps?) change in management and simple cost cutting measures were put in place. Marcus