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  1. the village idiot
    The country would be a pretty cool place if it was:thumbup:
  2. the village idiot
    Nice one Steve. And....... 'what if the Hokey Kokey IS what it's all about' ?
  3. the village idiot
    I have a little carraro myself but know two other local woodmen with smaller AGT's. Both use them with a forwarding trailer, one has a 3 ton standard timber trailer with crane, the other uses a Riko fast tow. Both of them are very experienced and both love their AGT's! The excellent traction and weight distribution makes them surprisingly capable for their size and horsepower. We are in Suffolk so a bit far for you to come and have a look but I'll try and rustle up some pictures for you.
  4. the village idiot
    Mattmoss- bloomin' brilliant. Made my evening!
  5. the village idiot
    When I was assessor guy got his overalls caught on unguarded pto shaft Threw him across the yard and left him naked but amazingly unharmed ! I sincerely hope he took this golden opportunity to leap to his feet and throw his arms wide before shouting "Ta Daaa"
  6. the village idiot
    Good point! On commercially made models do the mast wheels spin like castors so you can turn easily with a load? Also, do you need a good hydraulic flow rate and powerful pump to operate the forks?
  7. the village idiot

     

    <p>Hi Jon,</p>

    <p>If you could send me some pictures that would be great <a href="mailto:" rel="">[email protected]</a></p>

    <p>Where are you based?</p>

    <p>Thanks, G.</p>

     

  8. the village idiot
    Hi Dave, Where are you based? Certainly interested, could you pm me a ballpark figure? Can you put wheels at the base? Many thanks, Graham
  9. the village idiot
    Thanks for that, the tractor has a very low centre of gravity and the engine extends out well beyond the front wheels, so I'm hoping it will be stable. Only planning on lifting weight on flat concrete. Do the wheels at the base of the forklift mast affect maneuverability?
  10. the village idiot
    Back from the murky depths! I have been looking at 3pl mounted forklifts recently and could do with some advice. I have a little (27hp) carraro alpine tractor. It does have a small rear loader (which becomes a front loader as the tractor is reversible), it will only lift about 300kg however and I would like to be able to lift 500kg or a bit more. Would a 1 tonne capacity rear forklift do the job, or am I limited to 300kg because of my tractor hydraulic capacity? The tractor refuses to lift 500kg with a set of standard forks (not forklift) on the rear linkage. Hope that makes sense, ended up a bit of a ramble. Any advice gratefully received.
  11. the village idiot
    Indeed it do
  12. the village idiot
    Hornbeam is a funny one, really weighty and tough but leave it on the ground and it rots through in no time at all! I would agree with the others in that it is very good firewood. I find it quite difficult to split green (rather stringy) and actually prefer to split it when well seasoned as it tends to ping open when it hits the blade. Please bear in mind this is with a hydraulic splitter. I haven't tried splitting hornbeam with an axe.
  13. the village idiot
    Absolutely! (sorry Dean) The "going forward" expression is my pet hate, and has a lot to answer for in my humble opinion. Nothing wrong with a bit of staying in the same place from time to time. I would go so far as to say that with a lot of things in the modern world, a concerted effort to "go backwards" might not always be a bad idea.
  14. the village idiot
    I have one of these. It is very well insulated, the tyres don't even get warm let alone melt.
  15. the village idiot
    Had an unusual one with my 346xp today. Last week my bar nose sprocket gave up the fight. I replaced the bar, but for the next couple of days the chain wouldn't run smoothly, it would snag when manually pulling the chain around the bar and the saw was finding it hard going and running very hot. I checked the chain, bar and drive sproket, everything seemed fine but when the saw was assembled it would start to snag again. It was not until I had a really close look at the drive sprocket that I noticed one of the bearings from the disintegrated nose sprocket had ended up perfectly wedged into the middle of one of the recesses of the drive sprocket. This raised the chain slightly, once each revolution, throwing it out of line and causing it to snag as it entered the bar. The bearing was a right bugger to get out. The chain must have carried it to the drive sprocket and deposited it with micro-millimetre precision. Anyone else had this happen?
  16. the village idiot
    Absoloutely! My better half's parents' house is made from hemp. We call it the weetabix house. Great building material, and a myriad of other uses.
  17. the village idiot
    I stumbled across an abandoned set up deep in the wood that I manage. They had gone to a lot of trouble with water containers, tomato feed, pots and cloche's. It had even been deer fenced!
  18. the village idiot
    Space suit. 100% effective and earns the respect of your fellow anglers.
  19. the village idiot
    Hi Paul, I heard about one for sale near Bury St Edmunds the other day. Will dig out the details. Think it was mainly conifer, would that be an issue? Charcoal G.
  20. the village idiot
    Excellent work guys, and so beautifully stacked.
  21. the village idiot
    Charcoal makes a great soil conditioner. Make sure it's British lumpwood though! Break it up into pieces (small as you can) and dig it into the soil, even better with lots of poo, as mentioned above. The charcoal- aka biochar (cue ridicule) will hold onto the soil nutrients and make them available to your veggies. You will also be locking away some carbon, and contributing to the sustainable management of our woodlands. Got to be a winner!!
  22. the village idiot
    Some of our kit*http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/my...how/aspenworld Crikey Bob! Just had a look at your vehicle pics. You must need an additional van just to carry all the keys!
  23. the village idiot
    Used to deliver John Peel's newspaper. Had to cycle an extra mile on my bmx to get to his house! Never did get a tip.
  24. the village idiot
    Don't know if anyone would be interested but I am planning on having a yard available to rent from this summer. Location is mid-suffolk. Site is in lovely location with a stunning timber barn coming soon, hardstanding, water and electric. Flexible in terms of usage but needs to be wood related. Let me know if anyone fancies discussing the options.
  25. the village idiot
    Hi there, I am based in Suffolk so no help whatsoever! However, my uncle has recently purchased a beautiful wood in Yorkshire, and I'm sure he would be grateful of a hand. The only problem is that he is in N. Yorkshire (Pately Bridge) This may be further than you want to travel, but he does have a well equipped pod in the wood for staying over! Let me know if this is of interest and I can put you in touch. All the best, Graham.

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