Peasgood
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I don't really know sorry, I buy a roll at a time off ebay which is £27.60 inc postage. I would expect better deals on bigger purchases. If I had to guess I would say £1/pallet. I also use ibc cages and pallets with stock netting nailed to them, this one is the best as far as stacking and also unloading goes in my opinion. Everyone has different systems, this is the one that suits me best. It was a video of the packfix that inspired me to come up with this.
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This pic got missed out.
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Title is a bit iffy but thought the pics would say it better. Fork lift, ibc with top and bottom cut out of bottle, cage cut down a bit and bottle drilled and zip tied to cage. Net pallet wrap, don’t skimp on it and keep it tight. I do a couple of wraps and then lift the forks a bit, repeat until at the top. I split with an Oxdale usually and stack the logs neatly for a stable pack. You can just chuck them in and use a bit more wrap. Stack the logs and you can stack the pallets much easier. Thought it might inspire someone out there.
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Never used either but they would have to be pretty spectacular to beat the Stihl Super Turbocut and telescopic pole. http://www.sam-turner.co.uk/garden-machinery/stihl-super-turbocut-telescopic-saw.html Silky do similar I believe. Seriously good tool and will do what you are talking about.
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I have the tractor mounted Oxdale, same thing but works off tractor hydraulics and rated at 10 ton. Wonderful machine, it won't slice through really knotty stuff but then I wouldn't expect it to. Pick your spot and it will do it. A bit like splitting with an axe if you hit the wrong spot it will never split, get it right and it will. Width of ring isn't an issue but lifting them onto the table might be, I lower mine right to the floor for big rings. Nearly all mine is split to 17" logs as that is all that will fit under the raised blade and fit nicely into my fire. 12" will be a doddle. I have got another splitter that in theory is better but I usually go back to the Oxdale, especially for bigger rings.
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As a farmer I have had it drilled into me all my life not to go anywhere near the pto on a tractor, they will grab you and rip you to bits in the blink of an eye. It baffles me completely how jamming a log on a spike on the end of the pto shaft is ever going to be a good idea. I know they are praised by some people but I would never even entertain the idea of having one on the place. Hydraulic splitters are not foolproof but if you let go of the lever they stop, there isn't even a stop fitted to a hycrack. 50 second mark shows what a pto will do. I know it's running full speed but will be similar at tickover.
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Only accident I know of was when a log flew out and broke the operators tooth. I can understand that one as I have had logs fly out. They almost always fly to the side though so the operator is safe enough, bystanders are the ones that would get hit. One man job and having someone else operate the lever(s) is asking for trouble IMO. Anyone that allows dangerous operations might think themselves lucky if all they lose is a finger or two. I hate the thought of anybody getting hurt but watching some people work it's obvious it is just a matter of time.
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What Yale key?
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I don’t begrudge the pound, I just never have one with me. I must be lucky with where I shop as very nearly everyone returns their trolley.
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I walked out and left the whole lot there, have never gone back either. I vow never to use a self service till and never to shop where you have to put a pound in the trolley.
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My roasters are usually what lets me down, this year they were perfect and done in goose fat. Parboiling went a bit wrong though so the first batch ended up as the mash.
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Had four generations at the table today and can have an intelligent conversation with either end of the age range.
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I was going to say I thought she was too weird but compared to some in here she's quite normal.
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I already had done just in case. Just done it again and still the same. No big deal, just looks a bit untidy and I can't see the posters location where it does it which is not every post.
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Mine isn't. Sorry
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Thanks for that, it's amazing what they have made and something I have never seen before. There are some pretty cool videos on Youtube of them in action and the good news is the pupate in autumn and hibernate over winter as adults so they are safe from the woodburner (unless they are hiding somewhere else in my logs)
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Several small parcels of something wrapped incredibly neatly in an individual leaf. I am guessing they are apple leaves from their appearance, the wood is Leylandii in my woodpile. The three sections in the pic are about the size of my little finger but a bit thinner. I have some potted apple trees nearby and earlier in the year I was trying to figure out what was eating the leaves. Something was biting them off but there was no sign of any caterpillars, at least finding this explains that one.
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I expect that line/box has a name but it isn't attached to the bottom of the reply box. In your reply it was but in my posts it isn't. Not just my posts.
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It's not fixed though, it just goes through peoples location instead of their avatar pic now.
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When I read it my thoughts were the condensation in a ship that size would be greater. I'm not sure that the BBC news department has an agenda or they are just a bit thick and try to cater for a similar audience.
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That's better, it was doing my head in.
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I was pressure washing a few of days ago and have to admit to putting some gloves on after a couple of hours. Normal to be working in the snow at this time of year cutting cabbages and very rarely wear gloves. Thankfully I'm not old yet as I am only 53. It depends what you are used to, not many folks could stand what I do but then I couldn't stand what most other folk do.
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Might be worth asking on a farming forum. They sometimes like help removing trees they don't want.
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Charcoal handwarmers are pretty good but they smell. Not terrible but noticeable, co-workers will wonder what's smouldering. Not sure how good they are at warming hands but will make you hot with it in your pocket. Never understood getting cold hands while chainsawing as I am usually roasting.
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Same for me. Chrome on Windows 10.
