GarethM

Wonder if he caught it whilst getting a pizza for Justin Welby.

If it was lowering sea levels instead of rising there would be a in-depth exposé about a poor Aussie fella mowing the grass against all odds with Gretta crying and picking up plastic

If you read that article it's hardly a new discovery, they use Google earth pictures to show it's existence. Must be a slow news day.

I've not read the article, but I can only guess most people on arbtalk are well adjusted types 30+ years of age. We've all grown up with 1980s gory films, video games (ok graphics have gotten more real) and turned out well adjusted. The only real change that I can see is the overwhelming reach of social media and 24/7 news. You can't help but also notice the constant mental health excuses wheeled out everywhere, not saying there is not a problem but if the media is to be believed there must be a huge increase compared to historical figures.

Wassailing or it is more reparations?. Could we get those Romans back to sort the wall or are we a bit over the warranty period ?

Didn't Nicola also go down south with the begging bowl yesterday?.

What about using something such as an elastic bungee cord, gives a bit of stretch whilst the tree grows for a couple of years, just remember to attach and reattach once a year to ensure its not cutting into the bark. As Dan says we've all seen trees with washing line embedded within the trunk. Depending on what lights your using it might be better attaching them onto a washing line or rope when you put them up as even with a good quality set of lights, you don't really want to be putting too much tension on the electrical cable.

Concealed carry does require a permit. But like anything, you've got to know what you're doing and practice. They say you're average soldier probably fires less than a hundred rounds throughout there whole time in the military, especially so during peace time.

Yeah, the old if you can't be nice say nothing kicked in 🙄

I hate to break it to someone like mull regarding this subject, you cannot compare the UK & USA, we have the strictest laws in the whole world regarding obtaining and keeping a licenses. If you're argument actually had any validity then why not compare the USA and Canada. They are literally neighbors with practically zero borders in many places, sadly it's the culture not the laws and was well documented in a Michael Moore documentary.

It's not as tho the opposition is completely untarnished, regardless of how starmer spins his beer and curry evening. You can argue one party did less etc, but labour don't have to deal with the civil service and the thousands of people that involves. I just want them to say we all f'd up and for everyone to just get back to doing the job we need them to do.

Usual smoke and mirrors kinda stuff, personally i think we all know it was wrong but at the same time the Westminster bubble and the media are completely drowning out anything else happening in the world. Politics is a bit like South park and the giant douche and a poo sandwich, you vote for the lesser of two evils.

The mind does boggle about this whole energy prices and the recent dishy rishie spending & windfall tax, just remove the mandatory green charges for everyone and all the complexity disappears in a heartbeat. Then just allow the eco types a tariff which includes the green charges, they can then virtue signal to they're friends how much extra they're paying to save the world from doom and gloom.

Not sure about them obeying the lockdown rules, but I think they have said UK crime was down due to people being at home which would have included schools. Best not try to rationalize the actions of a nutter, but that also applies to every dictator/freedom fighter and crackpot.

I was buying IBC cages for 16 delivered last year.

Knowing how flimsy those things are I'd love to see a filled one splitting apart like a sandcastle. Anyone keeping that much wood really needs to use IBCs, an 8ft cube is going to be wet through in the centre.

3k sounds a bit stiff for an electric motor and gearbox, but then again it might be a kit supplied directly from Finland which would help the resale value. If it’s not supplied from the manufacturer I’d be tempted to do a bit of reverse engineering and speak to someone like Flowfit, might be around 1500 Inc Vat for something you can bolt the engine on and off and return it to as it was manufactured in the event of a sale.

Why not speak with the dealer about adding a secondary electric motor to your existing setup?. It’s pretty common to have PTO & electric on the larger processors, keeps costs down and makes your current one a bit more versatile. I do have a big electric processor and generator, as “Justme” says they are a bit slow and steady when working and physically just very large and space hungry. For 90% of the time I just use the chainsaw and hydraulic splitter, I do like the auto splitter on the processor and might just sell the processor and buy the LD-45 splitter on its own as it would be a shame to cut it apart.

I had heard rumours on the internet that the uk red diesel is imported from Russia already dyed. Maybe the Russians just can't be bothered adding bio oils to it, would account for why you use less red than white ?. I know you can check the ethanol content of petrol using water, not sure about of it's possible with diesel ?.

Certainly agree on the Rock splitters, not a bad commercial grade splitter to get you into the log sales market. Only downside is the lack of a diesel option but small diesels are awfully noisy at 3000rpm, in the longer term your burning through more than a gallon of petrol a day which gets expensive. I have mine as a backup for a diesel power pack and horizontal splitter, whilst slightly slower than a screaming petrol engine with two speed pump which would be marginally quicker to finish the job. After about five years I upgraded to a power pack with a single speed pump at 2000rpm and 667cc diesel sips diesel like a fine wine, no need for any hearing protection, so you can enjoy listening to the wildlife and fill 1-2 Ibc cages a hour. Everything as they say is a compromise, nothing will ever be perfect and as long as it works for you and you’re making a profit. Next year can always be bigger, better etc.

Planning can be a complete minefield, a lot of things will mostly depend on if its already an agricultural holding with pre 2000 buildings or just a field that your using for something other than farming. If its a agricultural holding you have a lot more scope, including changing to class E depending on what your wanting to do. Class B2 is definitely not agricultural, diversification possibly if you owned existing buildings which would be converted. However I presume if you have been reported by a neighbour, its going to be a field used for storage or something similar, which if that is the case they can and most probably will force you to vacate and return to it original condition, especially if its greenbelt.

I'm afraid that's probably inevitable when it's written like a PhD dissertation, no offense intended but having a doctorate to explain firewood might be a bit overkill. The old "If you can't explain it simply".

Without trashing you’re hard work, the cover and the general layout feels like one of those local community or council produced magazines. Whilst I can’t recommend Norwegian wood enough, a great unbiased and pragmatic publication which discusses all aspects of firewood production with the general point being regardless of what you burn make sure it’s dry and kept dry, everyone can be picky about which species is better firewood until it’s cold, then you’ll burn practically anything!. While you are probably aiming it at the weekend warrior/city slickers market, I have burned and produced firewood in various degrees for over 30 years as probably most of the forum. Having met a lot of 1st time fireplace owners, the first year they’ll run around for free wood and pallets burning anything wet or dry, until they realise we have the expensive safety gear and tools for a reason and they buy in firewood that’s produced locally and not Namibian. It’s also impossible to keep at 2%, once its landed here or at the very least on route the level will climb to under 16%, ie roughly atmospheric.

Silly question, but was it faster before you changed the filters ?. If you’ve accidentally fitted a smaller micron filter it would slow the flow and increase back pressure on the pump, before going to the expense of pumps etc, it would be worth sourcing a different filter. I think the usual is 30 micron, but I was given a 5 or 10 micron once and the pump literally turned it into a steel balloon with oil everywhere!.

I'd also have to ask, are you in a smoke control area ?. As they were only ever approved for smokeless areas if burning just straw bales. https://www.farm2000.co.uk/accumulators-chimneys/ Which has a recommended size chart, with a general rule of a minimum being 50 litre per Kw. If you have the space the bigger the better as you can burn like crazy and it stays hot for days, the tanks are that well insulated it can stay hot for up to a week. I've currently got a 25kw Angus Super with a 1500 litre tank, even then I wish it was much larger. Eventually I will be aiming for 5000 litres and a larger more automated boiler.