codlasher

So true! AND there's so many of them. At least you haven't got to juggle with the pheasant shooting interests as well....or have you? codlasher

It was once a Nissan Terrano. All the tractors are soooo big, powerful and thirsty just to sit and drive the machinery behind so this was the solution. codlasher

A good idea and cheap too. This one runs a JD baler!

Mine is a 30 so probably older. The chain and bar is very similar to a Wadkin machine so I would imagine really not too difficult to obtain. I refer to my earlier post:biggrin:

muttley9050. Is that wonderful house still in Horn St? We used to call it 'the manic house' as it was such fun, all painted and wriggly:001_tongue: My Kiwi friend loved it as it was in his style and when he went home he built something similar. Shame you missed that 'sale' as there was also about 2.0 m3 of Deodar planked in 2" x 8" x 12' boards. Still, that's in the past now. se7enthdevil. Re the above 'sale' I managed to pass on to Mr Linford some of that pile beforehand. Yew and Ash, all the other bits were too big and needed a fork truck and a lorry which no one had at short notice. I'm glad you two are talking! codlasher

You'll never be really short of work with your skills there se7enthevil! Furniture Maker London in High Wycombe (Bespoke Furniture Maker and Repairer) will have some competition from you:thumbup: I'm assuming Maidenhead College? Perhaps Wycombe. There's still good skills being taught that are the envy of the world! codlasher

I have a big weight-lifters belt that I use when I know that I'm going to do heavy lifting. 26 years older than you and I'm glad for it as there's many worn parts inside now! My back fails in a big way from time to time but I try to give it all the help I can:001_rolleyes: codlasher

This is a fun past time! I used to be a part time mate for the OYC before getting married and the 'what to do' scenario often came up. What to do with a group of under 16's on a sailing boat to entertain them. We were anchored in Sark, on one of those summers that enabled safe passage to the island, fantastic shore trips and home made entertainment. Rock balancing was a big part of this. Some brilliant tall structures were built too. Now I've always had the 'knock it down mentality' with rock balancing so this is what ensued! A competition to build them and then a competition to knock them down. There were 18 people aboard the John Laing and between us we moved almost all the pebbles down the beach to the tide line, throwing stones at the structures, in the two hours we were playing:thumbup: We took to bringing them back up to the throwing point in the end. codlasher

That's a very nice piece! codlasher

IF I was planning to plant this November I would be getting a guarantee from Fiberweb that they would be able to supply all the guards/nets and canes/stakes on time on the day required. I'd also be speaking to the Nurserymen/women about delivery of the young stock and getting a feel for the timing of their uplift. I'd have a word with the local farmer to ask for his help and his loader lifting the stack of stakes off near to where the bundles of guards will be placed. I would also be preparing the site in the next two months, preferably before the pheasumps get out of their pens. along with letting the keepers know my plans. I'd then check out your references and have a site meeting to discuss the plan and mixture etc. Plus discussing if you would like to stay in the yard where there are washing facilities and introduce you to the landlord of the local pub! But, unfortunately I'm not doing that right now so will hope those who are will! codlasher

You'll have a lovely smell whichever one it is, Lebanon or Deodar? My Dad had some beautiful panelling and bedroom cupboard doors made from a Lebanon that came over in the gales of 1974. I remember it took several days to get all the millable pieces of tree to the mill because it was rather large! I have a table and some of my fishing boat is from Deodar and the same Lebanon that my Dad milled all those years ago. It is an oily timber and mills well, planes beautifully and polishes up over time to a lovely lustre. It is slightly brittle so not a structural timer but it is light in weight and is a lovely golden colour. Hence the odd furniture usage. It is completely rot proof too and that's why I've used some in the exposed positions on a sailing boat. Historically it was also used in making drawers/storage boxes because it kept moths at bay because of the smell. Keep some for yourself if you can, you won't regret that decision! And don't give it away! codlasher.

Are the parts of this fake and the genuine item interchangeable? codlasher

I will ask! He's been a great help to us. So have other folk as well. No I'm not wasting time:001_tongue:, I've leaned some good things from here too and love the enthusiasm that people have. That's one of the things about this forum though, the movement and the exchange of information:biggrin: codlasher

The spelling for DAN Neuteboom was so awful! Website; http://www.realenglishfruit.co.uk codlasher

agg221, Alec, you are correct on my location and it I will amend the H for a P on the mazzard. My mistake! There is a fellow we get talking to who is an apple enthusiast, he's called Jan Neutebaumer (spelling) you may know him. There's also a village near to us that has an orchard with the biggest selection of fruit trees that I have ever seen, collected from all over including Europe. Some of the trees still had their passport labels attached when I visited last. They have a little celebration each year with 'afternoon tea' and music which is fun. Their selection is young like ours but the range of varieties are staggering. Thank you for your information:biggrin: codlasher

There's another good idea!

Thank's for that piece of info spudulike. I see the idea with the object in your picture. Save weight in the crank itself but fill in the void with a lightweight plate. Good pick-up and plenty of power. codlasher

I recently hired a climber to do a take down for me. I was 'groundie' for the day which I enjoyed doing. This week I've ringed up the butt to let it dry a little better. I needed my old 056 saw to do the job. Well, I filled it with oil and fresh fuel, even I was surprised as it fired first pull (True) and started on the third go.....Brilliant. Job done:biggrin:

A friend who used to race 100cc McCullough powered go-carts and spent many hours on the engine doing similar. I always enjoyed watching and occasionally doing the testing at the Mars factory car park in Slough. He also filled any useless crevices inside the crank case with cork and Araldite so reducing the internal volume and this in return allowed more fuel/air up to the inlet port and quicker. Is this something that you do too? He won quite a lot of trophies in the 1980's with this set up. I have 'played' with a Stuart Turner two stroke twin and have got this to work very effectively (for a 1950's engine) with modern modifications! Thank you for your posts:biggrin: codlasher

I have a lovely 25 year old Posch that will accept anything up to 300mm ie, 1' diameter. I burn logs for both water and heating and do 'logging' on slack days....... I am on my own and find that x 8 cubic meter vented bags is enough for one day. This includes moving and stacking under cover. I'm not in the selling game so just plod on all day 'till about 3.30 then clear up. The saw dust is collected in a big bag tied underneath and the chain saw chips are swept up and added to this. The whole lot is then put into cow byres as bedding and the machine is then put away having been cleaned. I stack the bags two high and will be doing four days soon to get the winter supply in and that will use up all the vented bags that I possess at present. If I have any more time I'll use my hoard of builders bags as I find these useful for the smaller logs simply so I can tell the log sizes apart:001_tongue:. I keep seeing log decks in my dreams and now have all the right bits and pieces collected to make a very simple item, just finding the week to cut/grind/fabricate/weld is the difficult bit! I have also noticed a vast range of 'processors' advertised for sale lately. There's some very desirable machinery out there up for grabs....If you can afford to invest quite a sum. I'm not sure if the market will guarantee much return on your outlay though, particularly if the sum has been negotiated as a loan. codlasher

Well I'm blowed! such a lot of good information to take in and in my case this will take a bit of time:001_tongue:!!! Our orchard is about 1/4 of an acre plus our veg garden at 1/4 too. We raise Muscovy ducks & chooks in their confines with the poop being the rocket fuel for the trees! Some of our root stock is on M27 and the young stock came from Victoriana nursery gardens. The remainder is MM106 root stock as recommended by the East of England apples & orchards project That was an interesting journey, collecting:001_smile: Home The trees seem to be doing well and have produced fruit for two years now. Our orchard is a youngster as we started with a blank canvas on a derelict property. We were eating apples in December that we had stored the previous summer. There's Discovery, a St Edmunds russet (From Bury St Edmunds, a Bramley cooker, a Suffolk pink, Cox's in there & I think it's an orange pippin & a Norfolk glory. A Holstead black mazzard cherry, I love the name! A Suffolk Thorn pear & a Conference. Plus nut bushes and a Black mulberry which has done really well. codlasher

This sounds like a really fun and interesting project. I'll put some of the types that we've had success with too, if you're interested. codlasher

V interesting info there. We've been looking in the same era as our place is 1859 (just after the railways arrived c 1854) so have collected a range of stock that was grown in EA at around that time plus other varieties too. Ours are all for home consumption and for good storing. Near where I used to live/work the cherries in the village of Prestwood were planted for the dyeing trade, that lovely purple colour that your hands go when picking. Plus of course the timber cherry grown in amongst the beech (the furniture timber). My parents have a kitchen made from locally grown cherry with beech work-tops. They go well together! codlasher.

I ended up with a full sized red back/white lettering pair of signs explaining what was happening as he original half sized items were 'borrowed' as we were working on a wriggly road. I welded a piece of chain & reinforcing bar to the two signs and staked them to the verge after that. These were slotted in between the usual statutory signage about eight car lengths back from the 'Wait Here' sign. I also had some courtesy signs made up to warn of the work on a certain day/date yellow back/black lettering. The day/date was left blank and filled in with black marker. The cost of the Traffic Management in respect to signage, keeping the crew safe and the vehicle drivers out of the site was a juggling act every time we went out! I had some really scary moments on the odd occasion but we never had any disasters with the trees, just keeping the cars under control. You can plan for what you think is ANY scenario and someone manages to circumvent your efforts. BLOCKING the road was always the best way, be it with a branch or several cones and even with the lights on RED we resorted to blocking just to be on the safe side for ALL!!! In all honesty the best way to stop cars and keep them stopped was with two uniformed men armed with Heckler and Kosh (spelling) semi automatic fire-arms. But that's another story:blushing: codlsher

I'd have thought the landlord react in positive manner re pruning this, particularly if you are willing to fund the work. Letting light in, and air round this property would certainly be of benefit. Just stopping the leaves blocking up the gutters, as a prime example, would be a good move. I would start with a building surveyors letter re this as it removes you from the suggestion that Bren has made and if your Landlord reacts positively you can then get two or three quotes from tree specialists to do the recommended work. I hope you aren't on a 'Full Repairing Lease' as the proximity of some of the branches would certainly be detrimental to the fabric of the building, and your wallet! codlasher