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Pugh twins, Barney McGrew, the driver, cuthbert, Dibble and Grub make 6 firemen, Cpt Flack was no, 7 he took the roll call

a peavey and a cant hook, very similar in looks and in use

I have been chastised and corrected by an authority on all things Trumpton, my little sis, the firemen never apeared in camberwick green, only trumpton, and although they got there hoses out, they never put out a fire........lol

ha ha ha , showing signs of a mispeant youth there wisecobandit....lol

oh you naughty boy, dont you know that top handles dont work on the ground, in that situation any of the "chain saw " gloves would have given you the same amount of protection, might be time to think of a peavey with a lifting foot, I got mine for manouvering logs on the sawmil, but it gets used almost as much for holding bits up for cross cutting, (came from northern tool and equipment, cant find a link)frees up both hands

chainsaw protective gloves are a myth, the only "protection" is on the back of the left hand, any good quality glove will give the rest of your hands the same amount of protection, find a pair thats comfortable to work in, and goes some way to alliviate HAV effects and you'll be fine

and a question for all the rest of the wrinklies.......what is the name of the 7th fireman in camblewick green.... no prizes though

memories......when did I suddenly get old...lol most of the previous in one form or another, stuck out in the rain weeding swedes, sorting straw bales when you couldnt see for dust off the combine, mucking out the byre before school, warm milk straight from the cow on your porridge, standing in the beer tent at the farm show talking to your teacher with a pint in your hand , things that some dogooder would ring social services for these days, but we all grew up and became pillars of society........

hudson, or norwood/logosol, stay away from woodmizer, just about every part on them is unique to the mark, hudson use off the shelf parts, so are cheap to repair and maintain, likewise norwood, there are others of the same size and price range out there but you'll have to do your own homework......go for it

over the years I've found the absolute best gloves for hawthorn and blackthorn are somebody elses, with there hands in them, doesnt matter what you get, some of the thorns will get you somewhere

itemise carefully what you want to weld, steel, or ally, thin or thick, each part of the quiz has a different answer, 3mm steel upwards, you are looking at MMA, a stick plant, to ensure a good through weld, under the 3mm, you are looking at MAG (MIG, as its more commenly called), with practice, from bean cans to 4-5mm plate, but need a bit of practice, If you feel the need to weld alluminium, or its alloys, your budget aint going to make, (some reasonable jobs can be done with the mig, but at the lower end of the scale with the budget proposed here), A true 16A supply will allow you to run up to around 230A on the mig, but your pushing it a bit, look for something around the 185-190A mark, Itll do most of your work, remember to budget for your gas(hobby gas have some good deals at the minute), and if you need to do thicker, look around for an old "buzz" box arc set, they keep turning up on gumtree, and ebay for buttons these days, a reasonable one will burn 1/8" rods all day. Speak to your cousin, and see what his advice is, just remember .....consumable prices soon start to add up as all the "little" jobs start appearing...lol

I an certain there is an exception for pigeons as they are classed as vermin, and nest all year round, and once through the chipper who noticed what nest

how do you care for the family when things go wrong...... everyone has slow periods when work isnt good, things go wrong, etc,many years ago I was introduced to a system by an old boy who'd worked for himself forever, price your job carefully, allow a percentage for "rainy days", set up 3 accounts, normal day to day business acount, tax, and rainy day, if you get £ 100 in, 50 into 1st, 30 into 2nd, and 20 into last, and work that way, never touch the last one unless the wolves at the door, and youll be fine, and it works, and works well, and the final good advice he gave me "never trust a bean counter, find out for yourself", I'll leave that bit up to your own interpretation, but have you ever seen a poor accountant ?

what your looking for in ammo boxes, :- H83, used to hold 200 rnds of belted 7.62 for GPMG, the thinnest box, H84, usually held 1200 rnds 9mm ball, double the width of H83, the most common box, both these boxes seal watertight, H50, approx 18"w x12"h x 24"l this is the box you usually see stuck onto millitary vehicles as a tool box, no watertight seals on this one. these are the most common ones that turn up at car boots etc, there are a lot of others, the real prize though is the french version of the H84, manufactured by SFN, and is the ultimate small tool box........nerdy cabbage bit now over...lol

how long till somebody comes up with the perfectish solution, the small suitcase style "silent " generator with an extension cable powering an electrically driven saw, or hedge trimmer, ultra quiet, runs on 4 stroke, fill it once a day, and the user end ultra lightweight.........inventers get out there, something to think about

stress...what is this word..having served as an eod/iedd operative in the forces stress in civi street doesnt exist, when you shut the front door behind you at night, nothing matters till you go out it the next morning, establish two distinct areas to your life, work and family, and NEVER let the two conflict, and most importantly remember one golden rule....family comes first.

you will need an engine of aprox 1.3 times the power of the electric ones fitted, and dont change down to thinner blades, the finished cut will be terrible, this is the biggest problem with bandmills and thin blades, lateral stability, wide blade =good=flat smoothish finish, thin blade= poor=ripples and troughs, have for a band sharpener that will take a cbn disc, there pricey, but so is 100 euro a hit

domestic and feral cats are the biggest killer of song birds in the uk, this is why numbers are rapidly decreasing........detest the animals

the 20mph isnt only applicable to tractors, it applies to various classes of vehicles, the common factor is not having suspension on all wheels, the fastrac, unimog and trantor, get by this by having suspension on all wheels, this allows then to travel at higher speeds, unfortunatly jcb boloxed this on the larger models by fitting hydraulic steering, thus limiting them to 20 again, no mechanical linkage=20, it looks like some of the new "fancy" cars that have "fly by wire" systems could also fall foul of this, will prove interesting to see how they get round this

flat or chequer plate, but stick some blobs on with the welder to stop the oddball angled ones poping out

skyline and manpower, lot of work but gravity is on your side

the reason your fastrac is allowed to exceed 20mph is the fact that it has suspension on all 4 wheels, nothing to do with disc brakes, and I think you'll find gtw on agricultural setups is 19.4 tonnes, not 24, and the tow vehicle must be a minimum of 25% for an unbraked load. any agricultural equipment being towed in excess of 20 mph, the brakes must comply with commercial standards, not agri **** stuff, I.E. air brakes, abs if fitted to tow vehicle, proper lighting, etc, and farmer Jones isnt going to pay for that

chassis altered in any way = IVA test

class elfinwood, pure class

the main problen with an increase in tractor speed limits isnt the tractor, its the stuff that gets attached to them.... how many farmers do you know that actually maintain there implements and trailers. thee were some tests done not so long ago about the stoping distances for tractors and a 12ton grain trailer, at 20mph, everything was fine, they stopped quite quickly, and without drama, at 30mph.......forget it, the tractor was shoved sown the road , all wheels locked, and took about 3 times farther to stop. another factor stopping an increase in speed is the speed ratings on the tyres, most are good to a max of 25mph, but increased distances at higher speeds and high loasdings cause chuncks to fly off, also the majority of equipment is not constructed to cope with speeds above 20 mph, the road traffic laws are quite clear about it, you want the perks and savings of an agricultural tractor.....you drive at a max speed of 20mph, you want to go faster....MOT's, 6 weekly checks, "o"licences, and compliance with HGV rules, Its just that so many of the "poor" farming community want there cake, and to eat it. I am all in favour of plod comming down hard on the farmers who flaunt the RTA laws, they are quick enough to jump on the rest of us for minor indescrections, so why not farmers