Peasgood
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So how much further apart than usual are they?
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An old boy told me that if the Oak hangs onto it's leaves well into autumn we are in for a bad one. Worst winter I have ever known did indeed follow the oaks hanging onto their leaves until nearly Christmas. Unless you actually record the dates every year I really don't think you will remember properly. It might be that the Oak is pretty much the same date every year and it is the Ash that changes. My apples break buds almost exactly the same date every year (14th March) I know this because the first scab spray has to go on then and spray records show this. Last year it was a full month later! This year back to the 14th March.
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My theory on this is that the trees have no way of predicting future rainfall, all they can do is react to the weather we have already had. In my experience (I am outdoors all day every day and my job depends entirely on the weather) the rainfall evens itself out over time. So if it has been particularly wet for a long period we are very likely to go into a prolonged dry spell, and vice versa. So if anything can be deduced it is that a prolonged wet period can make Ash slow to come into leaf and Oak tends to be less affected. Dry periods can make Ash come into leaf earlier. I have a sneaky feeling Oak isn't the one that varies much. A lot of farmers all over the country are saying they are short of rain. Chucked it down all day here! Ash are late but I wouldn't say I've not known it before.
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That's exactly why he put it there.
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Off-road capabilities of two wheel drive vehicles
Peasgood replied to j.symonds's topic in Arb-Trucks
Very hard to get 4x4 tyres with weight rating on them. Have been told that the LSD diff out of a Terrano will go in a Cabstar axle. That would help. -
Sorry for your loss Eggs and Bobh. RIP
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Off-road capabilities of two wheel drive vehicles
Peasgood replied to j.symonds's topic in Arb-Trucks
I remember once going out with a mates dad in a transit pickup to collect some hay. The hay barn was in a particularly swampy part of the county and did appear to have a moat around it. I'll never forget him saying "If we go hard enough do ye reckon we'll make it" :lol: Needless to say we didn't and were stuck in the swamp for an hour or two! -
Off-road capabilities of two wheel drive vehicles
Peasgood replied to j.symonds's topic in Arb-Trucks
I have run Cabstars for nearly 30 years and love them to bits. They get stuck on damp concrete! -
I think he said magnets.
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They would be sent on their way with a flea in their ear if they turned up at my place at gone midnight. Idiots!
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My potatoes are just coming into flower. (fingers crossed no frost now) I've got about 30 acres of cabbages amongst lots of other stuff too.
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Weedazol does a lot better.
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A friend of mine lives by the railway line in Chester. When at their house I often see long freight trains loaded with what looks like brash. Probably where that is going. I was going to measure the height but didn't get chance today. I remember felling some and pacing them out to be 90feet, that was 10 years ago, maybe a bit more.
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Thanks for the replies. This is more for within a few years rather than immediately, will look into it a bit more when the time comes. Worse case scenario sounds like I might get it chipped and removed for free. In the particular circumstances that wouldn't be an entirely bad thing. (of course payment would be better)
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Thanks. First time I remember driving that tractor on my own was 44 years ago, I was 6 and helping my Dad carting cauliflowers. Back on topic, the bees have found their nest in the elevator tubing again.
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Thinking out loud here a bit. I have a few hundred leylandii to cut down and trying to make a business plan out of the job. They are hedgeline grown and are about 100' tall on average. The wood can be sold as logs (might even try milling some) but can the chip be sold too? I know it sounds mad but no harm in asking, the alternative is to put a match to it unchipped. Question is, is there a market for a large volume of leylandii chip?
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Bet your dogs would love it mate
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Just a freakin expensive cooker mate. Need your own wind turbine to run it. Makes nice cakes and keeps the kitchen warm.
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You don't fancy one of these electric AGAs then Jon? Only £38,600
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No gas, no oil and only put the immersion timer back on this week. Well i thought i had turned it on a fortnight ago but I pressed the wrong button. Only realised after the shower was stone cold!
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We have a big Stihl one on one of our other farms. Doesn't do anything my Nilfisk can't do and cost ten times as much. Good machine though. My old fellas missus has got a Karcher washer, only uses it to wash her car. Noticed recently that she often as not goes down the yard and uses my Nilfisk instead. Don't know why. I'm no expert on washers, just know this one has been good and I would buy another. Karcher do have a good name, and a price tag to go with it too.
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Oh last night I had 2 going. My missus only stops here at weekends, she is in charge of fire lighting and keeping it going. Tonight no fire, coat on
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Not tonight but its a bit cold in here
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In the link? Dunno but I have edited it so it is a clickable link now ( I hope) Half the price of the Karcher. I bought mine a few years back on a recommendation, it is still going strong and gets a lot of farm use.
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Buy Nilfisk Pressure Washer - 1400W at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Pressure washers. 5* rating I have similar and I am impressed with mine. I use it commercially too.
