SteveA

I was looking at getting a 4t pulley with my setup but was warned that it can do the manual winch cable in.... so I didn't get one in the end. Maybe the pulleys are okay to use once in a while? cheers, steve

I recently ordered a few things to go with my Tirfor TU16 (1600kg) winch.... - 2x 3000kg yellow straps (eyelet to eyelet) each at 3m length - 1x Grade 80 10mm lifting/ choker chain with 'clevis forest hook' option, at 3m length..... see here: 10mm Single Leg Lifting Chain - Single Leg - Grade 80 Lifting Chains - Lifting Chains You could get away with an 8mm choker chain and it would be lighter to carry - I just got the 10mm because I'll also be using it with machinery. cheers, steve

He wouldn't have mentioned the wine if it weren't for this thread..... MY THREAD.... MY WINE!!!!

Good man. Less drinking also often includes less cross dressing

I agree they are still "lame as fook".... but also much tighter than they used to be. It's all gonna be okay though.... David Cameron is on his way to the flood struck areas to talk the water away. Lock up your pigs!.... cheers, steve p.s.... your photo reminds me of a very recent housing development in Coleford (by Persimmon). They installed big underground storm water tanks to enable the inadequate drainage pipes to cope. They have overflowed a number of times already.

Does studded leather count as PPE?

Pretty sure the UK regulations for new-builds in flood risk zones are much tighter now (compared to what they used to be). Unfortunately our weather weirding is only forecast to get more extreme, globally. It's all unfolding as per 'The Age of Stupid' (future climate film by Franny Armstrong). All we need now is a few more climate change deniers.... cheers, steve

Just thinking of the critters mate & oak trees have a groovy vibe to them, man.

Not useless if it's part of a mix. Any trees planted has to be better than just have sheep manicuring the grass.... cheers, steve

Best to accept the Environment Agency organisation for what they are.... way underfunded and under the thumb of a UKGov that hasn't taken climate change anywhere near seriously enough. So assuming not much will change (in terms of constructing billions of £'s worth of flood defences across the UK, inc coastal defences + planting forests to replace sheep)..... Probably best to try and sell up (even if it means breaking even or making a slight loss) and move to somewhere that isn't in flood risk..... that is what we did. Flood measures can be pretty complicated, depending on the property. Our house in Dorset was Victorian and the walls probably would have collapsed under the outside pressure from the shear weight of water.... so in some cases it's best to defend up to a certain height and beyond that let it flood inside to equalise the pressure. One thing for sure is that it's a horrible feeling to have flood water rising to your door step. We were just lucky in that we weren't flooded.... 6 houses from us further down the same road weren't so lucky. cheers, steve

They've had their funding cut, even so they have never really been up to the job. We used to live in a flood risk zone in Weymouth, Dorset.... we supplied the Env Agency with information about drainage that they didn't even have on their system.... it was an absolute joke. cheers, steve

Good man. I feel the same and would be good to lose a few llbs.

What, for the following year?!

I'm de-activating my Facebook account for all of 2016.... :thumbup: Can't wait! :thumbup: cheers, steve

Those big old oaks must draw up a phenomenal amount of water.... and if the Lake District hills were covered in big oaks, like it should be, instead of sheep. Apart from the sun ever expanding we humans tend to bring these problems upon ourselves. cheers, steve

How's about a few massive upland forests? cheers, steve

The Fiskars sharpener works fine, is quick and simple.... just don't drop a log, or your axe on it or the housing may break. cheers, steve

There were a few discounts during the Black Friday sales.... but that doesn't help you. cheers, Steve

Haha! Yeah, looks like it!.... the sofa is the castle and 'Pickle' wants to be King!! They are VERY cunning.... walk out of a room and 3 seconds later he is up to no good..... so I worked that out and started re-entering the room, now he sits there staring at me. So now he waits 10 seconds before doing something naughty! cheers, steve

No, but I did watch War of the Worlds the other night..... the common cold proved far more effective at eradicating the aliens than the guns. cheers, steve

Good bump! Our JR is 6 months now.... cute and also mad nutter dogs! cheers, steve

Did they issue you with an enforcement notice at 4 years? cheers, steve

Maybe it is that easy but we just misinform ourselves amongst ourselves and fill in the forms the wrong way, or fill in forms that we don't need to fill in! Sometimes I read up on it and think... hey, that's simple, we'll do that.... then I read up a bit more and it goes horribly confusing. Mulled wine now! cheers, steve

Yeah, that's right....we have about 34 ish acres, half woodland and half agriculture. Things like lambing are considered as an essential need to be on site so that could do something towards it... Charcoal burning is also considered as an essential element to live on site. But none of that probably means diddly squat when your farm is on the edge of a National Park.... they just say no to everything (pretty much). cheers, steve