Daniël Bos

For the record, I use aspen for any and all two-stroke engines I use. I find it silly expensive, annoyingly packed (I want 25l cans dagnammit!) and hard to get hold off (nearest dealer is 40 minutes drive away). I put up with all of that for the benefits I notice, smell/effects of the smoke, store ability and consistency of formula (although that did go a bit wrong when I was in NL, I had a batch with double dye in, staining everything) All pros and cons weighed up I find it an easy choice. But.... Why oh why does a new Aspen rep turn up to make unsubstantiated claims and give false hope about the dealer network?

Aspen is the same price as well in the Netherlands. Seeing as pump fuel costs are different in all of those countries isn't that a little odd?

Only one thing for it then, stop washing :bath:and live like a minger! It'll set you free

1 Yes, quite a few people have. Knowing it's a good product does not make it any cheaper though... 2, Prove it, or don't make statements like that!

Does your hot water get heated electrically?

I wouldn't buy that unseen... Would be ideal for bundles of billets though.

So what if it falls over, a couple of hours work and the damage is fixed surely? Not worth trying to fix it before its broken IMO.

I'd leave it as it is, it looks great.

I'm 6'4" ish with legs that go all the way down to my boots. I wear Engelbert Strauss bib and brace trousers, they do an extra long version, are cool, comfy stretchy light and cheap. Seem to last well as well, two years of hedgelaying so far, not that much work for them in summer.

Initially a fraction of the cost in £, but the ultimate cost is much higher. Added to that is that hopefully the mulch mat should keep the weeds down over the whole area, not just around the trees.

How are they fixed together?

Carpets are not an option, unless you have a source of about 4acres of fully biodegradable carpet? Looks like I'm going with this: http://www.jubilee-seeds.co.uk/acatalog/biodegradable_mulchmat.html Anyone got any experience/ideas about this stuff?

If what your saying is true, he paid £4.7 million per cubic meter.

Nice pic, do you have to deal with a lot of cases of big trees growing up through the middle of the road?

At today's rate £3045 but you may not have the pay the French equivalent of vat(?) so may be cheaper.

Would it be feasible to put a rope across the river a little downstream of where you're working, to grab if somebody falls in?

What's the white chipper, looks like it has an oxygen cylinder bolted on? 3 picture from last.

Where is it?

Am I right in thinking you've been quoted £60/m2 cordwood?

Looks pretty cool...!

This any use? http://www.2shared.com/document/Ky3oOjOz/Ditch_Witch_MX15_Mini_Excavato.html

Thanks Apart from the snazzy looking website, I can't find anything relating to its use or retailers in the UK? Have you used this stuff, or k is where to get it? Thanks, Daniel.

Hi all, I've a few acres of wood to plant for a client, site is grass now and he's dead keen on not spraying it off, not overly keen on acres of mypex either.... He does want his trees to grow as fast as possible though, hence the question: is there a biodegradable sheet mulch available, and where?

The comment you refer to, and your presumption are both wrong. The statement was: that you'd have to eat between 500 and 600 burgers daily, made from 100% horse, 100% of which had been treated with bute to come near the dose prescribed to humans. The humans the drug was (and still is for some rare diseases) prescribed to were not healthy, and the severe side-effects experienced by a small proportion of those taking the medicine happened in people who were quite unwell to start with. They've never tested the effects of this drug on people who are 100% healthy as it has known potentially severe side-effects. Testing a drug like that with no potential positive outcome serves no scientifically justifiable ethical purpose. Personally I'm more worried about the animal welfare issues. If the origins of meat are not known, there is no chance of any control of welfare standards. As far as the consumers go, pay an honest price for an honest product! Daniel (producer of honest beef, lamb and poultry)

This image from Madsens should describe clearly I think. It should not be a problem when using the correct size file though, unless you're doing that square grind thing our colonial cousins across the pond are so fond off?