Daniël Bos

I'm old, and indeed a (step-) grandmother. I reused some existing bits of wire and cramped the other end with ring terminals (with my proper ratchet crimper), didn't really inspect the fuse side properly... Thanks.

Two 25 amp fuses did the trick! but.. Got the proper fuse back in today, and one of the blade fuses was completely melted, but the fuse wire is still intact?

But in most of these cases the accusation is false or misguided. Not here unfortunately.

G-sus! Gutted for you!

But those well brought up folk that turned bad, did they do that entirely on their own? Or is it likely they reacted to influences from outside their own head? Character forming is a lifelong process I think, and many things in life can have unexpected consequences. Anyway, my point was that for some people weaving their teaching and maintaining of morals into religion is helpful. Not for me either, but that doesn't excuse the anti-religious hatred being expressed IMHO. As an aside, afaik all the world's cultures, both modern and ancient have an element of religion, tribes that haven't been in contact with other folk for thousands of years have their own gods. Is there some human need for religion we've managed to reason our minds away from, are we just in denial?

Great, thanks peoples! I couldn't think of a reason why not, but those electro-pixies can be devious and do unexpected stuff sometimes so I thought I best ask.

Quick one, the fuse on my charger blew (operator error). It needs a 50amp strip link fuse (I've ordered some) but I have none. Can I use 2 x 25A fuses paralleled?

Pulling with (any kind of) vehicles is not an option, it adds complication in use, and ties up a vehicle. Driving a vehicle there and back again daily is also not an option. If it needs to be moved from one field to another, a vehicle will be used. Adding a static engine of some sort is also not ideal. Engines in general are to be avoided if possible. So, some sort of electric drive must be the way A winch with anchor is too much hassle. A set long line for it to pull itself along from one end of the field to another would be easier in daily use but needs extra setup time when it needs to move along another line. There'll be 100 or so paths for it to travel along so fixed lines are also out. Drills, I just don't think they'd be up to hauling the mass along 50m/day every day for years. It needs to be a rugged, lasting solution. Electro-Hydraulics as mentioned earlier are still in the running, though I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what I'd need in terms of pump power, capacity, motor torque etc. If setup well it should be unstoppable and last for many years. But maybe a 1000w 240 motor with a reduction box, belt or chain drive to the single front wheel would be the best compromise between cost, power and functionality. I think it's possible to reduce the speed with gears to about 6mph, then use a pwm controller to turn down the speed some more if needed?

Looks good! I'd need a 24v version, so I could hardwire it into the existing batteries. But.... $3600 american pounds! plus postage, plus import taxes, plus mounting hardware etc, will be well over £4.5K!

A decent drill might do it, but wouldn't last long. They burn out fairly quickly if only used under full power. Could work, but it would be more expensive and hassle than the petrol capstan? Can't quite imagine what you mean tbh? Removing sections is not ideal, it's for a customer and needs moving daily without needing much muscle or faff. There's a tractor available that could move it, but.... it's not ideal. It needs to move by itself, daily and without hassle, Those wheeled movers are no good unless you're on concrete, we're out in the field. That tracked thingie looks more promising, but I doubt it would be man enough. Maybe if I get two working together it might work?

A vehicle is a no. It would make the whole thing too heavy to tow with the horses. Electro-Hydraulics could work, I'll get researching and costing up.

Hi all, I'm trying to solve the following conundrum for a project I'm working on for a customer. I want to move a trailer by itself. It'll be three wheeled, two weight bearing wheels and a third steering wheel up front with the drawbar attached. The trailer must be towable by vehicle or team of horses (hence the front wheel+drawbar). It must also be moving under it's own steam, 50m max at a time, once daily. It'll weigh 1500 kgs, but needs to drive through fields (pasture) It will have an on-board 24 volt battery pack, and a 1600w max inverter. I thought of the following options: Winch: run out cable, attach to anchor, winch along, remove/reposition anchor. £750 Pro's- Cheap, rugged, quiet Con- cumbersome, slow, one direction only, no turning. Caravan movers, push remote ctrl buttons £1750 pro- easy to use, quiet, ultimate manoeuvrability con- expensive (would need to use two units per wheel because of weight/terrain) delicate electronics (?) Capstan winch on front wheel. Permanently attached winch with a looped rope around an additional bollard that's chain-driving the wheel. A levered pully would tension the rope, functioning as a clutch £1250 Pro- rugged, reliable, simple to use Con- needs fuel, noisy, can only move forward (and turn obv, but no reverse). So far I like the capstan winch idea most myself. Any other thoughts, options available to me?

I'd ask the EA for an extension permit on a D6 exemption. The D6 exemption allows you to burn waste in an incinerator. One of the restrictions is that you're only allowed an incinerator capable of 50kg/hr... If you'd like a bigger one you'll have to ask for a permit. On the same restrictions it says you can make a stockpile of max 5t. Something like an airburner burns quick and clean, perhaps contact Justin Kingwell (who hires out and sells these) as they may know more.

Most animals prefer some company sometimes, hence my thought of two. I know they'll probably breed, if they become too plentiful, the chickens will become happier... How soon do you need to be rid of them? I'll need to sort a habitat etc, would a 90ft long polytunnel be enough for 2?

Cool! I'll discuss this with the management later today and let you know.

The 338 top handle can run a rim sprocket so can take a 1/4 chain I believe?

That website is for Florida, where the climate is friendly to things like alligators, giant Burmese pythons, zika mozzies, and indeed giant afro snails. They need a temperature of over 20c to live I believe, so not much threat to the UK? Dear Mr Sloth, I may well be interested in a couple, if that were possible?

I'll pass it on to Boris...

Flocking awesome... Ewe did great! sorry

Nice! Would you tell me (in a pm if you prefer) the cost of this small flock?

This is what many people think. It's not really true though. The saw needs to see a continued load of 75% or thereabouts, it does not know how that load is put on. You could cut a series of full bar length cuts along some thinner logs (noodling), rather than across them, or if you can stand up a log and make some long rip-cuts that would do as well. As long as when you're cutting you're putting the saw under sufficient load, the autotune will be happy.

No, you dont sound stupid Yes, reset the autotune:thumbup1:

You wake up in the morning and realise it was all a dream and never actually happened?

I've offered before and will just once again. I've a barely used dolmar 5105 (my backup saw, perfect condition) I'll do a straight swap if you like, it's the easiest starting saw I've ever used.

I've seen this done to great effect. They'd chopped the sleepers in half, then laid them in a herringbone pattern, it looked quite good and they track 7t diggers (on rubber tracks though) over it without issue. Though the gaps between will get grass growing, they'll do very little for drainage unless you can make a highly permeable sub-base, which is problematic as the sleepers are not a constant size (they taper down a bit in the middle(?))