muttley9050
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Not really an arb truck, but my Bedford cf 1981 2.3 diesel has some electrical issues. First thing I want to do is put a couple of new batteries on it. Not sure what batteries are best to fit, or how to work out sizes etc. Any advice greatfully received. Thx James
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I had to google it too!, not sure capable of either suggestion, ive banned myself from chainsaw juggling till i get my cs31 and i dont have a musical posteria. Any more genius guys?
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Oh yeah, half crippled knee at moment so jumping and dancing around a no no. Think outside the box fellss. Cheers
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Hey, for some reason or other I've lumbered myself a talent show to attend with compulsory participance. Done it before, was a laugh, but I'm stumped as to what to do. Could be anything, last time I made a false leg and did the Jake the peg song. Any ideas gratefully received. Thanks James
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Do you have the woodchuck tools in stock, id be interested in a dual. Also when i buy a mini mill, how much guide track do you get. Thanks James -
Needs milling, big js post worth following up. Get some pics up. Far to rare for firewood if its nice?
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To the original op, sorry for the hijack. Here's a couple of pics of the haul from the days milling last week. Still a few cube of odds and sods to treat and stack.
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The problem of the extra weight of quality. Think the shed on this site is probably a no no. But I am looking for the right bit of woodland to buy, a shed there would be possible, but security would always be an issue. I could park a trailered bansaw at home, but would only be outside under a tarp. Security isn't much of a problem, but I wonder how much this would shorten the life of the saw? Oh decisions.
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I completely get everything your saying, it all makes sense. I guess big sawmills use bandsaws coz they can. There staionary, so have plenty of handling equipment, I have none. I also don't have asmuch lockable storage as id like and a bandsaw mill is gunna use some up. If your mobile milling its easier to setup on log or in woods with out other equipment. I'm not disareeing with your opinions but am questioning if a swing mill is more suited to me right now.
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Well done mate, I take it was a sucessful start to the show season.
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Great work mate, can we have some work in progress photos of the new job, would love to see how you achieve such a high standard.
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Clip on slabber is only £1200 extra and will cut 5ft wide boards. But im still very undecicded. As isaid in another thread a swingmill will fit in my current lockup, a trailered bandsaw mill would not.
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You can quarter saw straight out of the log with a swing mill too, i reckon id be a fair way through the milling by the time you had yours quarter sawn. But without getting into the whats better, swing or band mill argument, there is something about swing mills that fullfill more of my manly urges than the alternative. James
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That's interesting clive, did s load of inch 5 year ago and they came out ok, so we will see. They are very clean boards from a straight grained tree so im hopeful. The Lucas is delinately the way forward for big butts, very tempted in a Peterson myself right now, but May hang around and see if a used one comes up.
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If its any help we had a Lucas in a few days ago and did around 180 cubic ft. One large oak, half into 8x1" some 8"x2" and the rest 7.5x4.5". Was a good day and would estimate that the haul was worth around 3-4k.
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Nice work, I enjoy making the odd spoon, trick to stop cracking is to go nice and thin.
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You must have a mighty big shed!
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Really liking that Clive. What trick do you use for a tight fit on your wavy joint?
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Fiinally got round to getting Steve and his lucas in today. Milled first butt into 8x1 floor boards, and few 8x2 coz we could. Second butt went into 4.5"x7.5" sill blanks. Oak had to be felled high due to fencing wore we couldnt remove. A few blue stains in the tree but thankfully no more metal was found. First butt(the bottom half) was excellent with only a few minor patches of rot. Second butt had a few largeish areas of rot but this was to be expected because of a couple of broken limbs. Both sticks measured around 3.8m and had a diameter of around 1150mm with little taper. Will post some pics of produce tomorrow.Heres a few of the milling, more to follow. James
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Find out who dips doors near you, take them and get dipped, much easier than hand stripping and usually cheaper. When finished just wipe off with vinegar to neutralize.
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What truck is this?
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Is get less bored if I had your toys.
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Thanks for the replies, pretty much decided on the newest ranger supercab I can justify. But I do prefer styling of slightly older models so we will see.
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I've got a 8x5 ifor. Not Tipper though. Is a multi purpose trailer for me. Got mesh sides for general haulage, but also have a livestock roof, and use it to carry our sheep and pigs about when needed. I think pickups are more useful in general construction work. The 130 with crane I put the link to earlier has a 2200 kg kerb weight, so a reasonable load. Very tempted by that. 130 dropside with crane, advertised as exceptionally clean, 88000 miles. 54 plate, £10,000. What do u think. Still need to know about my seat question though. It's only 2 seater and I need 3. Is changing cubby box to seat always straight forward? Are seat belt fixings always there etc. Thx James
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Yeah sorry, my firstpost was a little deceptive at what age i wanted, 3years old would be ideal, just heard bad things about 2010 and younger so if took ranger route 2011 it would have to be. If you say they can be less than a 2011 ranger then there not as pricey as i thought.Gunna go do some searching. Thx
