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fergusonforestry

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  1. felled several large poplars a couple of weeks ago loaded them up today one large section gave us a bit of trouble first tried an assisted lift in th end though need to cut it in two (give an idea of size guy in pic is over 6')
  2. hope it made a satisfying velcro noise commin off lol
  3. anyone know if anyone has ever revisited the forest rover idea? love the look of them but aswell as being rare lacked development as regards gearing etc jus wondered if anyones ever built likes of a 110 with tractor wheels etc?
  4. ooooh think im in love T cab s1 with a 200tdi great combo
  5. i dont see a difficulty in getting a 110 for £2-5000 could probly turn up a perfectly servicible one for £1500-2000
  6. aye glad to see bru adverts returnin to their mildly offensive roots still huvnae seen it for sale anywhere yet quite fancy tryin it
  7. friends who use race and off road tyres on road goin bikes swear by a quick lick of the grinder for that!
  8. cant help but imagine a spagetti eating noise
  9. just watch for rust on rear turrets quite bad for it
  10. two golf balls made same way at musselburgh race course
  11. valve dump acording to this Land rover air filter parts list image by Jphod on Photobucket
  12. cheers might have to invest in a dremil style thing
  13. quick one i made out of a shard of sycamore the chipper spat back out at me!
  14. butcher block oil is what you want veg oils will go rancid in the end
  15. ..carve deep bowls,spoons,ladles etc and get such a smooth even finish? ive done a few spoons before but nothing deep jus carve in and use my thumb with a bit sandy paper to smooth but some of the deeper stuff on here looks a pain in the arse to sand is it just a case of get on with it or is there a technique?
  16. found a blade of a cut throat razor in a big ash
  17. husqvarna Technical 24 best boots ive had for a while great if your using spikes as theres a good recess in the sole, personaly i find haix sore on the feet and never seem to last me very long
  18. good ground clearance i was impressed once when we were visited on site by a guy who parked his in the ditch as it was a very narrow road, i thought to myself hes gonna need towed out of there, he just jumped in an it pulled its self out and away no problem!
  19. started with a couple of rough bits i cut with the chainsaw about a year or so ago, planed out the worst of it till they were fairly level then set at them with the belt sander trimmed them down and finished the edges by hand took about an hour an a bit each
  20. shredders are good for sh*tty stuff we had one on demo the guy said they've even put window frames and pallets through nails the lot!
  21. the bottom picture was sent to me by my mum after she finished them with some butchers block oil and cheers guys

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