muttley9050
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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
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Thank for that mate, they look awesome, will look into it, but not sure I can justify that expense. Never really liked the idea of buying brand new wagons, but haven't ruled it out. What do you want for yours?
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Thx for the replys guys, the deal is I should end up with a fair sum of cash, but how best to spend it. Want to buy 1 vehicle to suit all needs and the rest on woodland tickets and a new saw, Don't need a chip box, vehicle usage would be in construction(at present my main income) some logs and moving butts, cants and milled timber around. Tipper is probably unnesecary, crane seems more important for loading wagon and a trailer, and assisting in small scale extraction. But again not really necessary. If I go for ranger or the like, I'd need a dropside body on back. The most important is I need 3 seats, which always leads me to a landy, as no need for supercab and losing load space, the more it costs the less I have for woodland. Oh decisions. anybody know of any suitable vehicle for sale, or any more advice greatly recieved. Thx.
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Why do you say that la sanglier, wouldn't handle or wouldn't pull?
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Thx, never really thought much of the navara,but not sure why? I know im unlikely to find a navara/ranger supercab that tips, but could get a conversion if i saw fit. I have been looking at this Land Rover Defender 130 110 Hiab Drop Side Pick Up. | eBay But i would need a decent lockbox on it, and to hack the back about to make it tip leaving crane and box where they were.Thoughts? Thx James
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Hopefully sold my house today so looking at getting a new truck, ideally 3 seater 4wd tipper. Ford ranger supercab seems to fit the bill, but reading other threads on here, i understand they had a gearing/towing problem. Iheard the newer model(2011-present) is ok. Is it correct that a 2011 model would be ok on this front, or should i bite the bullet and get a 130 hiab/tipper. LOl, dont wanna start that argument again! But what sort of payload could you expect from a 130 with crane and tipper? And 1 more. If you buy a 2 seater 130, isit easy to convert to a 3 seater? Thanks Guys James
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I got locked in loo when I was 5. WaS well upset and all I remember was my big sis outside singing as loud as she could. Oh dear what can the matter be poor old James is stuck in the lavatory. Didn't help much. Dad broke a small window in the end to get me out then removed key and fitted a privacy handle.
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I'll stay out of this one except to say, she was a great lady who bought immense joy to all us. As children we all had a Mr whippy and I can picture yours smiles of joy. Maggie played a large part in the invention of it and I consider this her greatest achievement.
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Hi pat, what model no is quad, my bro in law works for Honda, so if we can get part /engine nos he will tell me if available. I work on Honda engines a lot and never struggle with parts. I would say trying to get a manual online should be your first step. Manual for engine not quad.
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They don't call it rotten corner for nothing then:)
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I always lay minimum 100mm type1 base, and allow 2" bed on average thickness slab, I use coarse sharp sand. We call it washed river grit round here. I point in a mix of soft and leighton sharp(king of sands). I think the only way you can not lay a base is if you lay in minmum 100mm bed. This can makes slabs float when laying next to them and is waste of cement and energy knocking it up. I always lay a solid bed of mortar.
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Guns are fine and definately not amateur. I use regularly to repoint brickwork but not slabs. Slabs I use semi dry 3:1 sharp2 soft 1 cement 1. Just wet enough to not stain slabs. Type of slabs depends how wet you can get away with. Wetter the better though. I use a coconut brush kept clean, bricklaying trowel and steel jointing iron( homemade from bucket or bin handle). If customer specifies birds beak pointing I use pointing trowel instead of iron. This costs more, and most don't want it. Repointing is 20mm bear minimum depth on slabs. 15mm on brickwork. If you use a gun, keep super clean mortar and have long tent peg to hand to clear blockages.
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I think all mineral oil is food grade, has many medical uses. Best try and get a good relationship with your pharmacist, why won't they order for you?
