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Sorry for my derail too Hot whiskey in my defence
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We'd only just got basic mobile phones back in the early 90's. YouTube definitely hadn't even been considered then. Scary how much has changed in such a short space of time.
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What's the point of a stally that can't swim? Damned expensive load carrier for f@#k all load. Going back to my earlier post, when I was active in arb, we had a job clearing scrub on an island in maidenhead. For the sheer thrill of it thought of hiring a stally to chip into.( Never even considered the horrific thought of shoveling it all back out on the other side !). Then an owner told us of the fuel consumption swimming which seemed 12x as bad as road. We hired a tug and barge instead ! Would have been a job to be remembered forever in all ways.S
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Never get past the end of the hose at the fuel station either ![emoji12]
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1mm - bloody hell that must make it pretty snatchy and grabby, damned tough on the saw. Get and use a proper depth guage to give the most consistent height. I used to have something called a carlton file-o-plate that was supplied with my lucas mill for doing the chains. Simple as could be but spot on every time
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Fantastic to see one still in action and doing what they do so well (for their era). Used to operate one 30 years ago, rough as fook, but would always start when nothing else would, glorious sound with only a 14" pipe from the manifold, unbelievable smoke in the morning which would usually calm down by morning break, and the ability to keep pulling at such low revs that I swear you could literally feel each individual compression. No power steering, crash box, no heater, no glass or doors made me the wreck I am today but what an experience !! Shaun
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One of those gems, that the more you look at it, the funnier it becomes. Thanks.[emoji23]
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Cor looks like someone likes pushing their rides to the limit. Def. riding right on the edge.[emoji106]
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Do the log sections shrink away from the concrete/ mortar fill, and are the exposed end grains more susceptible to damp tracking along them, and decay/rodent /insect attack ?
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I also had a weak ankle from late teens. Also had Daltontrees reflex action exactly as described. Still have the same action now, 4 years after an ankle fusion operation, which locks the ankle solid with screws and a bone graft. No chance of it ever spraining again but I still go down ,to protect it. Anyway in the 10 years or so prior to the op I tried out so many types of support. My favourites were "Ossur formfit, speedlace ankle brace", which can be easily worn in safety boots but actually behave like a stirrup, running down the outside of the ankle joint, under the foot and back up the other side. Laced fairly tightly allows normal up down movements but controls lateral well, without locking it solid. About 45 quid each, originally Icelandic manufactured ,but on the bay from somewhere in Scotland. Kept me going for years, - til the cartilage eroded away completely.
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Soon filled that yard up then ! Are you using those jibs to assist at all? I know it wasn't in the original plan , but I wouldn't be able to help myself.
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That's it. The fertilised queen hunkers down on her own and metabolically shuts down til next year. The rest of the population are now cold, hungry and nasty shits
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They're coming into their crankiest time of the year though, as the queen starts to expel them from the nest and they become rhe most persistent bad tempered shits ever. - Hate them all, and why is it the best tool to find them with is the short reach (closest contact) hedgecutter.
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Sorry to be the killjoy, but you will actually get a better kill by just dousing the nest in petrol. The fumes are toxic to wasps and bees, and are more prolonged than the brief flash of flame if you ignite it. For many years I kept bees, and once had a seriously bad tempered hive that became dangerous to even be close to. An old timer told me to simply tip a cup of petrol into the base of the hive at night, in the morning they'd all be dead including hatching grubs, and the sealed honey was still edible. ...... I do like a good whooompf of fire though, followed by the yummy scent of scorched eyebrows, beard and arm hair .
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I'm trying so very hard not to laugh, but each time I look, the smile starts, followed by the titter.....jeez, the poor auld sod[emoji848]?[emoji28][emoji23][emoji16]
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I've done exactly this with my normally yard based HM126. Rear ifor W screwjacks, scissor jacks in the middle and my hi lift/farm Jack at the front to stop chassis flexing and dipping as sawhead travels down the track. At end of day lift and turn sawhead parallel on tracks, ratchet down and load up with timber alongside. Not 100% perfect but got the job done. We're supposed to be practical guys with the ability to find or make the solution required.
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I think this threads gone in completely the wrong direction !
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Ok sounds much better now. I've got some hidden decking fixings kicking around somewhere in the shed. That could be a whole covid lockdown day spent just trying to find them. [emoji848]
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I love arbtalk for the great people and experiences on here.
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Hmm - another good technique, could see this working here too. Yeah the boards are 40mm so plenty of depth to work with. Thanks Dumper Shaun
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Oooh ... a bit beyond my skill level with the saw. Never attempted doin grooves down the length with a chainsaw.
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A bit disappointing on an arborists forum, and with a shed full of macrocarpa boards, ready to go. But thanks anyway , when I build the next pond I'll bear it in mind . [emoji12]
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Sounds good on both methods Conor . The 18" sections are more piercings than I'm comfortable with in a frost prone situ . I like the idea of weakening the 4x2 to get a tighter radius. Thanks for idea's. Shaun
