SteveA

So it sounds like it's more suited as a climbing saw than for groundwork? Although probably useful for coppicing as well. Probably a matter of time before I get one.... maybe if/ when they improve them a bit more.... cheers, steve

Good call. I'll run my plans via a local architect/ structural engineer so that could be used as evidence. Will also design the foundation blocks to have regular gaps (for lifting straps to be threaded under). Last summer I was chatting with someone who'd built a twin unit nearby and the council were giving him grief.... so he said "fine, I'll prove its built in two halves and removable from site. In who's name should I send the invoice to?".... that was the last he heard from them! (the twin unit is still there, looks great!) cheers, Steve

Good idea - like that. Could be handy if we wanted to retrofit a mezzanine in the future too. Although the National Park planners would probably hate us for having a slightly steeper pitch than the average unit! But nevermind them eh. cheers, steve

Haha! Nice one, like that. We won't be cracking this one open ourselves as I've promised it to a lady that owns a sewing shop just up the road from us. cheers, Steve

Here's a bit of legislation info (which is pretty well identical to the English legislation): Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 cheers, steve

Dya reckon they'll be hitting diesel owners with a massive pollution tax?.... can't see people changing otherwise. cheers, steve

Do you run out of battery power on a day with lots of cuts? cheers, steve

Happy to do that! cheers, steve

Hello, we're looking to make our own twin mobile home and just started to put pencil to paper. According to policy (from UKGov, The Welsh Assembly and our National Park) We don't need to apply for any planning. Which is probably why we couldn't find any applications under their planning register. So yeah, may as well crack on with it.... I'm looking to have it based on an oak frame mostly of 8" x 8" diameter beams (oaks to come from our woods and milled on site). The oak frame will be all exposed internally... to be insulated and clad on the outside of the frame. I'm having a bit of trouble coming up with a design due to the build height constraint (see limitations below).... especially to get that exposed oak roof truss vibe. Constraints: a) External length measurement must not be more than 20m (the roof is allowed to overhang that measurement). b) External width measurement must not be more than 6.8m (the roof is allowed to overhang that measurement). c) The unit may be constructed on site but must be designed so that it can be transported by road in no more than two halves. d) The internal floor to ceiling height (finished) can be no higher than 305cm.... but the roof thickness above that measurement can be much higher. The trouble I've got is that I want to build it at maximum width (6.8m) but that results in a shallow roof pitch.... which is where I'm struggling to get that 'oak frame truss' style. Any ideas welcome!.... cheers, steve p.s.... here's my initial (rubbish) sketch:

Couldn't resist sharing this beauty.... spot the big chicken egg in this photo: (definitely laid by a chicken free ranging on our farm). cheers, Steve

*steve scratches his claws down the blackboard* (ain't that a lovely sound). cheers, steve

Our Nissan X-Trail doesn't have leaf springs. It does have an enormous sunroof, two drinks can coolers built into the dash and a six CD changer. Overall, I reckon Nissan metalwork is tinnier and more rust prone compared with Toyota. Toyota's are the biz. cheers, steve

I think it's called an inverter. cheers, steve

oh - forgot to include the cost of electricity for recharging the batteries. Not sure about that at all. cheers, steve

Yeah, although there's probably something useful about having a petrol & battery saw available. How many batteries might you need for a whole day's work?.... maybe could just about get away with five or six? That'd cost a few quid. Husky vs Stihl? cheers, steve

Therefore 'In The Woods' saw would take just under 276.5 tank refills to pay for a single chainsaw battery. Trouble is.... it's a Stihl so it'll break far before getting even close to that number. Cheers, steve

Ahaha! Not today. Just gathering more materials (and expense) to get the polytunnel done. I did plan on cutting the door frames but it feels a bit chilly, so gone home to load the dishwasher. And yeah, we already did the math. Cheers, Steve

Lovely ta. So on that basis it would take it the equivalent of 336 petrol refills of my 550xpg to break even on one battery. How many full charges would a battery last for before it dies? cheers, Steve

The handle looks grey to me. Specsavers for you? cheers, steve

Husky reckon a single battery charge equates to about one tank of fuel.... a single 4.0amp hour 36v battery is currently about £175inc vat. So on that basis the battery would have payed for itself within 35 gallons of petrol (at £5 per gallon). I've not counted how many fills I get out of my fuel can?... with a Husky 550xpg. Can someone help finish my maths?.... cheers, steve

Last couple of days we've had snow, sleet, hail, rain, cloud, bitterly cold wind and warm breeze.... and full sun. That was in Newcastle Emlyn (West Wales). I also had my heated handles switched on and very lovely they were too cheers, steve

Damn to Arbtalk!!.... distracted me and resulted in my breakfast getting burnt (it was a chocolate croissant) :thumbdown: cheers, steve

It's a quadruple edged sword: cheap oil seed rape oil in our saws = more oil seed rape fields + even more monoculture crop x billions of angry bees wanting to sting us. ....or maybe we should cut down our oldest forests for Palm Oil plantations. cheers, Steve

They've done loads of stuff - most isn't even on their website. Our barn is waney clad with larch so think you may be thinking of another project. I think a lot of guests would be well up for paying to stay in a cabin that is proper rustic. cheers, steve