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Any tingling feelings at night? Husqvarna Vibration Calculator - Calculate Vibration Exposure
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Anyone tried it? HUSQVARNA 536LiR - Battery series How would it compare to a petrol version? Cheers, steve
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Yes, I liked your review too Mr Bullman.
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Pre-heating the bars to 80 degrees Celsius in the oven works pretty well for me, then run the melted wax down a piece of damp balsa-wood held at a right angle to the groove in the top bar. Trim any flimsy bits of wax off with a hot knife (vintage Sheffield steel knife is good for this). Use a silver spoon to pour the wax along the balsa & into the groove, (preheat the spoon in the hot water so the wax doesn't start to set on the spoon!). Seems people are also having success using wooden lollipop handles waxed into the groove... and also triangular shaped top bars (more surface area for the comb to attach). Cheers, Steve
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Give you £1.44 for it!
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Thanks chaps - think I'll give it a miss. Are there any other cheapo lawn mowers worth considering? The Husky mower above is being advertised at £75ovno. Only looking to spend £50! Cheers, Steve
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Thinking of buying this Husqvarna lawnmower but don't know which model it is? Owner says it is self-propelled.... Any good? Cheers, Steve
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Take a look at this all you LR / super-dooper vehicle lovers!
SteveA replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Arb-Trucks
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Great! Any working horses in the Haverfordwest area? Cheers, Steve
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Little steps arrive at the same place as a giant leap. Cheers, Steve
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I don't have any problems with manufacturers cleaning up dirty petrol & diesel engines, inc Husqvarna. Next time you're following an old car running on leaded petrol & without a catalytic converter ~ take a big breath & imagine what it would be like if we didn't have modern engines. Cheers, steve
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That makes no sense to me! What's the point in having a warranty if one doesn't use it??
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Was it out of warranty when you fitted the new piston yourself? I guess it was....
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It's pretty simple really. There's also a shallow box called a 'quilt box' (with a hessian bottom) that sits on top of the stiffened hessian cloth, and that is filled with dry sawdust to help with humidity & insulation. Important to wash modern hessian sacks though as they usually contain insecticides..... when I washed my hessian sacks the water turned a weird green colour. The quilt box (upside down) at the back of this photo:
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Good to see bees swarming and from what I've learnt is a good way to help keep the colony healthy. Here's a top cover cloth I've made for the warre (needs cutting into 4). It's a hessian sack painted with a flour paste to stiffen it up, the bees plug or unplug the holes with propolis so they can control ventilation levels.
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Ditto that. Best wishes, Steve
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Sounds like you have strong bees there mate The Warre is smaller than the National (300mm x 300mm x 210mm deep) and just has top bars at the top of each box, so the bees build their own comb.... it is supposed to be closer to what bees do in nature, using hollow trees, etc. Only need to inspect the Warre 1 to 3 times a year, so the hive can maintain temperature/ humidity easier. There's also a quilt box on the top filled with sawdust to help the hive breathe & for insulation; not sure if Nationals also have a quilt box? I decided to put viewing windows on mine to have an occassional peep to see if they are doing okay without having to take the hive apart. Cheers, steve
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Yes there is so much to learn & such a range of opinion from what's right/wrong! eg, non-treatment for varroa vs full scale chemical warfare!! I'm looking to pop a bunch of warre hives on our plot and pretty much leave them to it, just going in once or twice a year. Of course, my National beekeeping friends think I'm mad!! I'm undecided if I should position my hives in amongst the trees, on the edge or in the open.... considering our recent prolonged rainfall I wonder if it might be less damp in the woods?? Re: Bait hives; I've got one up at the moment with no takers, It's got lemongrass oil in it as well. Have you had bees in yours? Be good to see any photos. Cheers, steve
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Are you National and is it amongst the trees? Cheers
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I've been building a Warre hive and have been thinking about positioning it at the edge of our woods in the dappled light. Anyone else keeping bees? Here's my unfinished Warre: [ATTACH]155656[/ATTACH]
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Insurance who is trustworthy and will pay out.
SteveA replied to Mortimer Firewood's topic in General chat
Wouldn't touch the NFU with a barge pole - because I don't believe it's where we need to be heading; in terms of local food production and destruction of wildlife. They pally up to multinationals & dodgy politics. Stepping off soapbox. -
Sounds promising.... sending a message to your inbox in a mo. Cheers, Steve
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Oh blimey! I didn't realise you meant you were taking it out so soon.... what size of holes and thickness of wire is it? We need the 1.2mm stuff, about 300m of it. Cheers, Steve
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Cheers, unfortunately can't wait very long at all as those pesky wabbits seem to be rapidly breeding at some fields nearby and expanding ever nearer to our farm! *gulp!* Thanks for the Collins Nets Ltd link, but they're not the cheapest I've found so far....
