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  1. sandspider
    Thanks slim. Seen hoyes and ssb, but the forum and tradebit are new, will investigate.
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    Well, I've bought the Yanmar! Thanks for all the advice. Does anyone know where I can find a manual (owners or workshop) for a Yanmar 1600? I've looked on google, ebay etc. and can only find spam links. Thanks.
  3. sandspider
    Looks a good machine. Probably out of my budget? But I'll get in touch with beckside machinery (I think you mean?!) too. Cheers.
  4. sandspider
    Cheers gents. Will try blacktrack too. Think an alpine is out of my budget and probably overkill for my needs. Good looking things though, I'd have one in a heartbeat if I could!
  5. sandspider
    I did look at bigger tractors, but I don't have the space to keep them or use them, and they're thirstier. Also, MF135s are popular and pricey.
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    Many thanks all, lots of useful info here. Just wondering if I should go for one with a few more horsepower. It'll mainly be used for mowing, towing a trailer, dragging felled trees etc. But in future might well be used for digging, post knocking, rotovating... Anything else I can do with it! I don't hear good things about the Chinese tractors, so have ruled one out for now. (Though if they're properly built they might last better!)
  7. sandspider
    Hmm. Useful to know! Will check it carefully. Thank you.
  8. sandspider
    Yes! Good guess. Hope you're going to say that's a good thing?
  9. sandspider
    Hi all Still looking for a compact tractor for my small holding. Been offered a yanmar 1600 with new topper for 3000 quid. Tractor has new rear tyres and will be serviced. Seller seems to.know his stuff, and says it all works as it should. I can't see before buying as seller is in Oxford. But the 3k does.include delivery. And he'll demonstrate eebything to me.on delivery. So, does this seem a fair price? I'd say it's towards the top end, but the tractor does looks reasonable. Are yanmars decent reliable and long lasting machines? I put them as a bit below Kubota in terms of desirability and reliability, but not sure why! Thanks for any thoughts.
  10. sandspider
    Interesting read, thanks.
  11. sandspider
    As a customer, I'd personally buy air dried over kiln dried!
  12. sandspider
    The horse owners are happy with a strand or two of barbed. They think it'll stop the horses from leaning over and eating my fruit trees. Hopefully!
  13. sandspider
    Thanks all, useful info. The fencing will be post and wire, not post and rail, so hopefully there won't be too much to nibble. If there is, I'll slap some creosote / wire on the post tops. Maybe two or three strands of barbed instead of just one - don't want the horses leaning on it. Moores, I'm actually near Chepstow now - should update my profile. And I need I think about 5 strainers, plus enough posts for 150m odd of fencing. Do you come out this far?
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    The several fence contractors I've asked have generally been keen on creosote, and mentioned difficulties getting SC or any other wood. Not sure if this is because it's difficult for them to get, or they just want to stick to suppliers and products they know... Hadn't really considered larch, I wanted SC as it lasts really well. But I think larch is also pretty good...
  15. sandspider
    Thanks all. Not my horses so I won't be giving them salt licks or anything, nor do I want to put an electric wire out - minimal cost! Sounds like I might have to go for creosote posts after all. No choice in the quality, but supplier did say they were grade 1, so hopefully they'll still last 10 years plus.
  16. sandspider
    Hi all I'm looking at fencing off a corner of paddock with horses on the other side. I'd like to use SC so it'll last, but a fencing chap wondered if the horses would chew the SC posts? He knows they won't eat creosoted posts, but I'm not convinced modern creosote will last as long as SC. There will be a single strand of barbed wire along the top, but I imagine if horses want to chew the posts they'll find a way! Do horses find SC tasty? Cheers.
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    Got 50 or so trees to get in the ground this weekend, time permitting...
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    It was an old Villager I think - sold the house now with stove in place. The logs would get warm, but not a hint or smouldering never mind catching fire. Plenty of heat to the room (stove was too big for room I think really) especially with a fan on top.
  19. sandspider
    Thanks for the detailed write up Neil, that's very useful. I think we're going to go for two wood burners rather than one now! One in a big cold open plan kitchen, the other in the smaller and warmer living room. Top contenders are currently: Living room: Heta inspire 45. (5kw nominal, 6.5 max) Or Woodwarm Fireview Wildwood. (6 or 9kw nominal versions) Kitchen: Town & Country Byland - 5kw - 14kw! Not cheap though - £1600 ish. Or a Burley Brampton. (8kw nominal, 11.7 peak). Cheaper and well liked, though quite a few reports of glass going milky / opaque on these. Or a bigger Woodwarm - 12 or even 16KW. Hmm.
  20. sandspider
    I've stacked logs around (and resting against) my wood burner for years, and never had a problem. Having said that, I don't leave it in overnight, and I probably wouldn't risk doing that with logs around the stove...
  21. sandspider
    Yes, sticking it next to the stove should dry it out a bit more. It would also make the wood warmer before going into the stove, which helps it burn more efficiently too.
  22. sandspider
    Anyone have a experience of the stovax Stockton 8? My installer thinks we need a bigger stove than 5kw, and recommends the above. Cheers.
  23. sandspider
    Thanks Bob - cheaper is good! Tried to get on their website to have a look at prices and options, but it wouldn't work. Will try again later.
  24. sandspider
    Thanks for the PM's, will respond tomorrow. Think Derby's a bit far to go! Cheers though! Forgot to mention, I'll happily take arbwaste / logs too.
  25. sandspider
    I believe the Woodwarm stoves don't accept an external air feed... Shame, they look good otherwise.

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