Stubby

1 hour ago, topchippyles said:

☺️Good plans today stubby i hope sir 

Watching Quins against Bordeaux in the European Investec champions cup . Will be very tuff for us . First time ever we have got to the quarters Les 🤞

2 minutes ago, roboted said:

Morning Stubby et tout.

Same here.

Morning Rob . Have a good day !

Morning chaps . 11c and mild .

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Today’s joy was winching a collapsed willow pollard out of the moat at Joseph Conrad’s old house.

 

I knew the last lump would be a bastard to get a rope round so I packed my Speedos.

 

 

A finely honed athlete if ever there was one . 🙂  

7 minutes ago, jimug said:

I’ve seen a 340 that looks to be hardly used and runs well etc at decent money (150), and want a more capable saw than my 135. It’s still only for dealing with fallen limbs etc at the cave I look after, but after a morning clearing up a fairly sizeable ash today I felt like a longer bar than 14” would have been good for the main stem (which I left for now) and generally a bit more grunt/speed would have been nice. 
 

so a couple of questions, a: is the 340 worth a look and b: is the 346 top end mod fairly straightforward and worthwhile? 
 

When my mate came to do the climbing / felling at the weekend he managed fine with an MS261 so maybe I should hold out for one of those rather than risk spending whatever one would cost used trying to modify a saw that isn’t ideal in the first place?

ADW will tell you if its possible or not @adw but if my memory serves me at all the 340 is a plastic crank case halves machine , The 346 is metal  and much more a pro saw . I would not do it . Save up for a 550 mk2 . This will run a 15" bar with ease and an 18" occasionally . If you need an 18" all the time then a 560 or 562 which will run a 20" on occasion .

18 minutes ago, woody paul said:

There use to be a crow on a shopping area that made a mobile phone sound was great watching people grab there phone and look at them. 

I remember in the late 60s early 70s a thing called a " trim phone " came out and starlings were mimicking it all over the place .

9 minutes ago, roboted said:

Morning All.

Morning Rob .

Good morning all . 10c and thin high cloud .

39 minutes ago, nepia said:

A couple of recent shots taken by Her Maj literally from the comfort of her armchair

I have found that suddenly , this week , the feeders have not been hit quite so hard . More insects about possibly ?

Just now, peds said:

Nah, can't be, there's no shiny foil lid on it...

He thinks his mates have already had that off ...🙂

4 hours ago, peds said:

Two things. Robin? 

Found in a big sideways stack of plant pots in the potting shed. How long until they fledge? It'll be a busy shed soon enough. Might have to compartmentalise it a little to give them some privacy. 

 

Also, this chap has been trying to break into the house in any available high window from north west to south west. Very persistent. My guess is he had a nest here last year behind the cladding but before the window flashing went on, and now he's confused. 

 

 

Might put a bird box on the window and see what happens. 

He thinks the candle he can see on the ledge is some full cream milk !

1 hour ago, PeteB said:

 

 

Book, Arrest.

 Big town in Romania innit ?🙂

Manna Ash me thinks . ?

1 hour ago, PeteB said:

Awake far too early, might try and sleep again!

 

Nip, Hoe, Lyon

Morning Pete . Its the birds singing I expect . A cool 5c here but the wind has dropped .

2 hours ago, Stere said:

Stand on me Terence ....

Good morning everybody peeps innit . 8c and windy .

Busy night at Stonehenge the weekend before last . They had to move all the stones forward an hour . 

1 hour ago, NJA said:

West Sussex (Chichester)

Thanks

Most of that will be done by Mark and Ian Odin . 

1 hour ago, Tol73 said:

Hi I am new to the group and thought this would be a good place to offer out my services ( no charge)

 

I manage the deer on a number of woodlands from clear fell, regen and new plantations as well as crops across the north of England and Scotland.

If deer numbers are a problem in you woodland or open space I am happy to chat with you on options.

There is no charge and fully, trained, qualified and insured.

Thanks for reading.

.308 ? 

9 hours ago, Steven P said:

Slit as soon as you get it, leylandii for me are usually good to in a year. Mind same for all woods... split as soon as you get it.

 

I can't comment on 3 year old logs, never kept any that long but never really had a soot problem off them

As above for me . 👍

11 minutes ago, Bob_z_l said:

Morning

 

Birds giving it the beans.

Caught sight of the first returning swallow last night. Brilliant.

 

Have a great one.

Morning Bob , morning all . That is early ( for the swallow I mean )

9 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I never defended her policies, I said I dreamt of having sex with her in a thatched  croft house on the Shetland islands whilst highland cattle watched us from the window, gently mooing.

 

Is that so wrong?

Not at all,  in so many ways😀

Good morning troops In contrast to Stephen above its mild at 14c !

15 minutes ago, Donnie said:

A few from today in the Tweed Valley. What a difference in a thinned crop. Wish they'd of thinned more back in the day. 
20 inch bar on the 372, running very well. 

372XP . My favorite saw . Got a Spud ported one. 

4 minutes ago, Silverhooker said:

Dry here on Jersey 👍

Shut up !