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just to say now my navara is fixed with new engine its a cracking truck good on fuel. must be doing 40mpg on a journey. good pulling power. downside back part for passengers small the cab on pick up bit is a pain to get on and off and weights a ton. so may go for a ifor ali one. pick up part is not that big strimmer only just goes in at a angle. but apart from these niggles. will go most places. not got stuck yet. touch wood.

i believe they have changed to steel shot. as it came over tanoy only steel shot alowed. where was pot hole and how long will it take highways to fix. eqcuse has wrong rain water in puddle to repair:001_tt2:

have to say have sky and even with that its hard to find anything to watch. apart from swamp loggers.heli loggers and axe men. plus new full metal jousting. not for the faint hearted mean business. history channel. need to get shed sorted then can go out and make walking sticks. and listen to radio but thats garbage at present.

which navara the d40 or d22 i have the d22 yd25 engine and they go bang as mine did cost 5k to have it repaired so beware of d22 yd 25 models unless it has a new engine. as other posts what you need it for. toyota are good bomb proof but find a second hand one like hens teeth. keep there price. ford/mazda good trucks. look at there payload,towing capacity.engine size, double cab king cab. its endless some of the trucks when you look into them big truck but poor for towing. and poor payload. new VW aroak only a 2ltr engine for a big truck one of the biggest i seen why such a small engine.

late father in law was cutting some beech in wood cut it down logging it up sparks flew out chain was blunt. in the end we split the trunk with wedges embedded in trunk was a 9mm bullet from a german aircraft strafed the woods as thought it was a army camp. it was in the first world war. did not do the chain much good.

do not have a silky but similar pruning saw. but its a pain i have the sheaf on my belt put it back in but a couple of rows of teeth still show have to watch you do not cut your hand when going to pull it out of its sheaf again. lucky i have welding gauntlets on when laying so do protect hand but poor design think i will go back to arb shop and show the problem. apart from that ideal saw for cutting stool when pleached as has a long cut.

there was a programme on our local station re competion climbing. also a chap believe sussex way did days climbing trees with those more experienced swinging from tree to tree. like tera firma. son in laws been on a day going along airial walks using climbing gear. top route 80ft plus

looked at your site no problem not much different to south of england instead use posts and batton. which is what i want to stop them walking through hedge as a short cut with the posts and batton they may see it and walk round. but if i use hazel stakes and binders will not see it as clear and try and go through.

where can you get one any arb shops sounds just the jacket for strimming and laying hedges. do you stay cool in them when wanted and warm in winter. if hanging about. vthanks for link thats the jacket for me. save pennies up and get one with the woolpower. fed up getting soaked or wearing a jacket so heavy and bloody hot to work in.

get a side discharge mower not rear when wet looks like a hay field. mulching mowers only good when dry crap when wet. blocks up and leaves lumps of grass all over lawn. as for makes if you can find one Yanmar cracking tool just look at the pully unit on front expencive job if it breaks. toro, scag. but last two will be a bit more than 18oo pounds. as other posts countax,westwood more your domestic market JD a lot of money be lucky to find one for that money any good Shibaura good make. kubota may be lucky with one of them. and if you can push the boat get a zero turn mower so quick will cut grass in half the time with one of them but more money. or if its big areas get a compact tractor with a finishing mower on back best of both worlds can use tractor for so many jobs but can cut grass wessex do a good tow behind finishing mower. just not much good for back lawns behind big houses turning circle not good enought. trust that helps. if you do find any and not sure then posts details on hear before buying and get some feedback. or find a friend who knows mowers and go with them.

i get 21 hours a week work all year round. and i have a different contract that may give me 2 days a week. winter becomes a bit sparce. so i charge a different rate do other work as it comes my way and if its a big job then give a price if its just a small job by the hour £15.00. but to make a good living and its not a annual contract but may be just a one off then higher charge.

its when you are strimming and you can not see it. hence after doing my lantra brushcutter course i now always wear a chain saw helmet with full clear visor. if you then hit which you do your face is covered can soon clean waterproof trousers. pitfall as other posts will vouch for when doing public area,s there party trick is put it in a bag and sling it not nice.

wildlife act says you can not disturb birds,nests,or eggs between the 1st of march to 1st of september. unless it will cause a danger to public. to lay a hedge you would be disturbing the above £5k per item so if the bird abandons nest thats 5k for bird, nest and 5k for each egg. if no eggs found then will check nest to see what bird and will determined what no of eggs that would have been laid. hence you do not see hedges cut or laid during this time. plus to lay a hedge when sap is rising will either stunt it or kill it as in shock.

thanks for info saw one at WGM winchester looked ideal for hedgelaying as it is small and not heavy plus no fuel need just oil.be good to take to isle of wight champs to use on hedge.

just seen post and you can lay nearly any size but the bigger the hawthorn same with blackthorn it becomes brittle so needs to be done slow rule of thumb old cutter told me size of stem x3 and start cut so 6inch need to start top of cut 18inches. if you use a saw cut untill you get near to bottom you need to leave enought material but not to thick so it can send up the sap following year then use a side axe and cut slowley and twist with axe handle should just go over without splitting if its making cracking noises not cut through enough. or you can root lay. this is cutting through the roots at back and side and leaving a root in front so it can regrow. only just learning this so no expert. if you have not done much laying go on a course near to you and learn the basics cut a old hawthorn hedge is not a job for a beginner as i learnt when i laid 150 mtrs of 8inch blackthorn. o i wished i had a experienced cutter at the time. in at the deep end springs to mind

thank you so the stakes and sawn timber is yorkshire. do you lay it same as midland then put in stakes and put rail in how does the laid hedge stay in place. stafford is this a sub style of midland. down on the isle of wight there is there style lay the brash down on floor and peg it down with hazel hook like double devon without bank. not done very much south of england and midland taken over. any more info and if you have some piccies of the hedge be appreciated. like to try my hand at a new style. saw them doing derby at nats couple of year back using chestnut stakes. you have two staggard rows with hedge in middle if i am right

why not try different models on a demo see what you like the best. do not know diddle about chippers but if you try different models you can see what suits you the best. go and buy a bently chipper and it is the dogs do da but you can not get on with it or does not do what you want it to do spent good money on it and then got to try and get rid of it to be able to buy one you wanted in the first place. people swear by jenson UP Sombourne nr stockbridge around these parts but do not know much about any of them as do not use them. if they want your hard earned cash then should not mind you trying one for a day.

anyone used one or know much about them have them in local arb shop looked a interesting saw for doing small jobs say they will cut for two hours on a charge. any feedback would be interesting

anyone do this style may have a job to do to close a gap where people have been using it as a short cut. looked at this style as i believe you use stakes and baton and lay hedge against it any advice appreciated only do midland and south so new style to do. if they see a sort of fence may put them off using it. i know if i put in hazel stakes and binders will try and go through and make a mess to tidy up

interesting thread on elm i have a few at top of my place and not big at present and look after them as such a nice tree to see. how do you take cuttings from them do you just cut some of the small branches off and put them in rooting compound then grow on and what is the best medium to plant in. i assume when 9ocm or above they then can be planted into the ground. and do you need permission from the forestry commission's to plant them as of ded and now ash die back.

thats the trouble with some of the new edge tools cut with a plasma cutter. unlike the old ones. wrought iron with carbon steel in middle then forged so it had a good hard edge. and for price of the new ones you can get a good old tool for not much more. just paid for a 9inch ewell hampshire devon pattern 1936 £30 from woking old tools. you would think it was new. totally restored with a severe sharp edge. and a spar hook £30. not worth buying a new unit unless from a blacksmith when you can get them for this sort of money. i thought when i just started laying that my bill was sharp. until the old cutters looked at it. words where put it back in your truck. but learning from them how to get a good edge i spent many hours taking the shoulder down then sharpening the edge with dremmel. then finish off with a flat canoe stone. it is now a sharp tool and has been passed by the old cutters as usable. like a chain saw a blunt saw is a dangerous tool. and would never use it blunt same with edge tools make it hard work to use and become a danger to the user.

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+1 since top gear tried to kill the one they had they now hold there price and those who have them do not like to part with them. so second hand ones fetch good money. but its a good truck. saw a chap with a VW asked how he found it big pick up only a 2ltr engine in them so lack of puff shame needed a 2.5ltr at least for size of truck. i like my nissan but only as it has a new engine in it and would only buy one if it had the records to show it had the engine replaced or modified. other thing is double cabs the passenger room is so small need to be a escape artist to get in and out. do not know if the king cabs are bigger in back. our pickups get bigger like the usa trucks but room in back is poor. need to take a leaf out of the usa market but without a 5ltr engine

if she wants a hedge that is green all year as other posts holly or yew. but not liyandi yuk horrible stuff. with holly or yew will grew very thick so ideal as a wind barrier, birds will love the holly for the berries if you put females and males for pollination and ideal for nesting. they are low growing but a holly or yew hedge if looked after do look nice. if she does not mind it bare in winter then plant a native hedge mix hawthorn blackthorn purging buck thorn, maple, wayfaring ,beech. mixed with dog rose has all of the above. can get 90to 120cm plants for 50p each if you do plant other than lyandi then a membrane over the soil to stop weeds coming through.