SteveA
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That's a fantastic thing to see - and just what I needed.... a bit of hope amongst so much that is wrong. Very inspiring. Thanks for cheering me up Gary, I've been feeling pretty glum about the bigger picture https://knepp.co.uk/rewildingkneppvideo/ cheers, steve
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Wouldnt be a bad thing if he was Sectretary of State for the Environment.... especially when compared with the recent morons in post! Cheers, steve
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Maybe in some people, yes.... but from what I can gather the majority of folk stick their heads in the sand and disconnect from the issues. cheers, steve
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Someone lent me this copy and I was looking forwards to reading it.... it started off well and it's one of those books that makes you want to pick it up to find out what happens next. Unfortunately it's been school summer holidays where parents get pestered every 10 minutes and relaxed opportunities for book reading become rare! (in between mowing the rampant grass at our farm and making compost). I do remember washing a portrait of bugs splattered all over the Ford Escort, Granada and Fiat Supermafiiori (spell check that) back in the 1980's. We've lost so much, it's shit. cheers, steve
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Bad news indeed and is a horrible ongoing crap feeling after being robbed. I think plod are bothered.... but what more can they do with ever depleting financial resources? oh well, this is what people voted for! cheers, steve
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The Running Hare - 'The secret life of farmland' In a nutshell; the author rents a field (Welsh border area) for a year with the aim to plough, grow wheat and study the plants and animals - he does all that (but not in a modern sense) and the result is a stark difference to the neighbouring farm. The book is poetic & educational and (for me) highlights the real cost of cheap food - whilst proving that nature, given a chance can recover in numbers... where we allow it. A positive glint into what is otherwise a pretty bleak state of our natural environment. Cheers, Steve
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The makita isn't orange. cheers, steve
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Impressive bit of kit. £5k price not so impressive! cheers, Steve
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We have about 16 acres of woodland and I opted for a Husky 550xpg (heated handles are worth the small extra £'s). If it's gonna be left in the shed for a couple months then it'd be worth running it on aspen. I used to do nearly all my woodland stuff with a 15" guide bar but the sprocket went so I just use an 18" Sugi bar now (which was my spare). I did consider buying a 346 but for the money I figured why not get something brand new and with a warranty. cheers, steve
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Thanks Kav - that'd be well above my budget.... you should wack it up for sale on arbtrader. Cheers, Steve
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West Wales, Pembrokeshire, quite a distance from The Forest of Dean. I really rate Etesia mowers for cutting our frequently wet grass!
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If you have trouble it'll be worth reading up on the sale of goods act. If it was advertised/ described as being "galvanised" then it clearly has not delivered on that promise. cheers, Steve
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Do you mean an AV98? Can I borrow it?!
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Cor that is good to know. Can you plop me a PM or text with your day rate for doing that..... I think we need to go around the whole perimeter of the woods (for Glastir) but not sure on how far back (need to look at the contract). Chocolate croissants are off the menu at the moment until the new Lidl superstore is built. Cheers, Steve
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Will get one in loose condition, like yours, one day, I'm sure!... meanwhile we have quite a lot of small areas to deal with that need something much smaller. Do you know of anyone that hires out decent small flail machines around these parts?... I may do that if nothing suitable turns up.
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That has to be the worst condition not even 12 month old galvanised trailer I've ever seen!... I'd insist that they either replace the trailer, fully renovate with a new 12 month warranty or alternatively ....it's trading standards!
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I had considered that but they ain't cheap, also I would rather buy a big tractor than a compact as the attachments can be found cheaper & more readily available. I'm looking to mow some tight spaces as well so a small sit on rough mower would work well for that. cheers, Steve
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I've been toying with getting a used sit-on rough mower for mulching the edges of our woodland and mowing woodland rides. The Etesia Attila range seems to get good reviews but one of the belts has been discontinued.... Does anyone know which models to avoid?... obviously don't want to buy something used and then find out I can't get spare parts! eg.... the variator belt (whatever that does?) is no longer available; http://www.revillmowers.co.uk/27240 cheers, steve
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Maybe they'll have a USB port for charging mobile phones?
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Oh yes, thanks for pointing that black dot out. I'd not noticed that and it seems quite useful.
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I think TrakMet only have an electric powered option.
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If my memory serves right se7enthdevil (member on arbtalk) was trying out some plastic half-round stickers. Not sure how he got on with those and it would be good to have some feedback... cheers,steve
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I think it's great that they are so cheap.... and not so great that they are so crud. I would buy them again, if I was extremely desperate; I'm not. Ta
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A very useful addition has been added for members to fine tune what you do and don't want to see.... Banish those annoying threads at the click of a button!
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I think it's already far better than the old forum and is getting better every day. If anyone has issues with something then I suggest trying to explain exactly what that issue is.... Steve & whoever else is working on this aren't mind readers and are being very helpful to make it a much better forum for all of us.... So speak out, be clear and stop the bleedin' moaning! Cheers, steve
