Daniël Bos

Yes it is. (genuine)

I was sarcastically referring to your thread title:biggrin:

Keep it, I bet the young uns will like it, mine do! Mine cost about €35 I think, bought in the Netherlands a couple of years ago. It'll fly in just about any amount of wind, really fun kite. I tied some tiny cheap led lights to both the tails last summer and kept it flying through the night. Took it down early morning, it really confused the people in the village down the hill:biggrin:

I've got a kite just like that, about 4 foot wingspan? Got broken in the gales the other day but has been up for many months, was on a 90m line anchored in the middle of my field. One of the best kites I've owned.

I believe weight does not matter at all btw, this is for professional drivers who carry good for reward.(?)

DVLA/ Direct.Gov teaches us: "You won't need Driver CPC if the vehicle you drive is used to carry material or equipment that you use for your job - but driving the vehicle can't be the main part of your job" So you won't need one.

Jute/hessian sacks? They'd let the air through and would be well eco to burn. If you get hold of a decent amount they're not too dear (got 100 for £15 a few years ago) and they had coco nibs and coffee beans left in them so they'd smell nice when burning as well:biggrin:

Is it a Lacebark (Hoheria)?

Will it be able to accept audio for comms systems etc? I use radio ear defenders as often working alone and they're a god-send. Combined with a little fm transmitter on the phone they also provide excellent comms option when needed (quadtrack assisted fells etc:001_cool:)

Might know some people, how much chip do you need rid of?

Sorbus Horizontalis!

Been LOOKing at a few to many eBay listings?

Valtra! It's just much more versatile and if you spend another grand or two on some decent wheels and tyres it'll cope with the peat nicely I would say, It's relatively low weight being a major advantage. No pick up hitch which means a little more jumping on and of if you're moving trailers etc but then again you do get a little extra ground clearance. The JCB is a bit of a one trick pony really, and when you get it stuck it'll take some serious machinery to get it out again.

I've planted a few acres in a shelter-belt around my little holding to stop the wind somewhat as we're on a hilltop surrounded by flatness... We planted: Ash Oak Sw Chestnut Robinia Lawson Cypress Euro Larch Scots pine Sitka Cherry Alder Italian Alder Hornbeam Sm L Lime Birch Thuja Goat willow And some blocks of hazel and willow coppice. I chose the species and their placement with care to try and have "multiple stories" so I don't just end up with a "hedge on stilts" but have wind shelter at all heights. It's a wildly varying mix which may not be to everyones taste but it'll end up ok I reckon once we've taken out the conifers after they've done their job of growing quick to provide shelter for the rest, A load of the broadleaves will be on a coppice rotation for firewood as well as craft and building uses and I'm hoping to deploy the eastern european shredding practice on the oaks so they'll provide fodder for our livestock as well as producing a mental grained timber due to the repeated cutting.

Which very few people do, as it has to included "proper" kit to check headlight alignment, emisions testing, braking efficiencies etc. It's likely to be far easier to have a maintenance agreement with a local garage. It's an eec thing so in theory you could go europe wide, as long as you only ever carry goods for your own use (which may or may not be open for debate as you move a customer's chip?) The other stumbler is that you have to have an "operating centre" to park your vehicle when not in use. You need planning permission for one and it needs to be both environmentally and security safe etc.

Best one I've ever seen was a very badly clapped out vauxhall astra, with lights underneath, those plasticky rear lights, a hole in the exhaust and a radio loud enough to be the backup system for Wembley stadium. It had AS80 1

Acronym Definition MOFT Minimum Oil Film Thickness MOFT Minister of Finance and Treasury MOFT Ministry of Foreign Trade (various locations) MOFT Merseyside Open Fencing Tournament (UK) Take your pick.....

This one is my favourite and very easy to make: You'll need: An empty metal 25 liter bucket/drum, preferably with lid. A length of flexi flue-pipe, about 8" longer than the height of above drum. (offcut from plumber/ stove installer, just ask) You could also use an amount of tins joined together. An empty food tin or summat like that. Perlite (sp) the white volcanic ash stuff what people mix in compost, cheap from a builders merchant. Tin snips (ask an adult if you're allowed to use them) Make a hole in the side of the drum, the size and shape of the flexi pipe. The edge of the hole should be about 2" off the bottom of the drum. Put the flexi through the hole, and make a 90 bend inside so it goes straight in the side, straight out the top, make it stick out about 5". A snug fit in the hole helps. Fill the void with the perlite stuff. Give it all a good wiggle and shake as you fill it, so the perlite fills under the pipe and leaves no gaps. This is when you realise why a snug fit was good. Use the empty tin to make a shelf in the horizontal, sticking out section. ⎴ kind of shape so it will sit in the horizontal section dividing it into two. Imagine a square that fits into the pipe, the shelf wants to be about as big as one of it's sides. If you have a lid, stick it on (with a hole for the flue..) and you're all done. You can make it even better by making it taller, but only around the sides so that there is only about a 1" to 1.5" between the thus formed "collar" and the pan. This improves the heat transfer to the pan by quite a bit. The perlite is a great insulator that will be happy at the extreme tempertures generated. It helps to maintain exceptionally high temps for efficient combustion. The shelf allows you to feed in wood without obstructing the airflow into the fire. This way the fire sucks in the air through the system. Root Simple: A Rocket Stove Made From a Five Gallon Metal Bucket Has pics and instructions.

This one is my favourite and very easy to make: You'll need: An empty metal 25 liter bucket/drum, preferably with lid. A length of flexi flue-pipe, about 8" longer than the height of above drum. (offcut from plumber/ stove installer, just ask) You could also use an amount of tins joined together. An empty food tin or summat like that. Perlite (sp) the white volcanic ash stuff what people mix in compost, cheap from a builders merchant. Tin snips (ask an adult if you're allowed to use them) Make a hole in the side of the drum, the size and shape of the flexi pipe. The edge of the hole should be about 2" off the bottom of the drum. Put the flexi through the hole, and make a 90 bend inside so it goes straight in the side, straight out the top, make it stick out about 5". A snug fit in the hole helps. Fill the void with the perlite stuff. Give it all a good wiggle and shake as you fill it, so the perlite fills under the pipe and leaves no gaps. This is when you realise why a snug fit was good. Use the empty tin to make a shelf in the horizontal, sticking out section. ⎴ kind of shape so it will sit in the horizontal section dividing it into two. Imagine a square that fits into the pipe, the shelf wants to be about as big as one of it's sides. If you have a lid, stick it on (with a hole for the flue..) and you're all done. You can make it even better by making it taller, but only around the sides so that there is only about a 1" to 1.5" between the thus formed "collar" and the pan. This improves the heat transfer to the pan by quite a bit. The perlite is a great insulator that will be happy at the extreme tempertures generated. It helps to maintain exceptionally high temps for efficient combustion. The shelf allows you to feed in wood without obstructing the airflow into the fire. This way the fire sucks in the air through the system. Root Simple: A Rocket Stove Made From a Five Gallon Metal Bucket Has pics and instructions.

Only an hour or so left, so lets show some wallets!

Have a look at this, I think it's brilliant:thumbup1: Home made wooden aeroplane, made by a 6 year old | eBay

If memory serves me right, Kent?

Looks like there has been a coppicing routine in place before?

She's waiting....

So where are you based then? I'm just about bang on in the middle between Stamford and Lincoln. Don't do much hedging but will keep you in mind if I get asked.