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The gear ratio is 3:1 so I presume 540 will end up around 180 rpm But we are talking unknown torque of an unknown motor from an unknown power/flow from a Teleporter hydraulic system It will have to be a case of suck it and see. The worst that can happen is that it becomes stuck fast in a large log and will not reverse out In which case I will be really screwed!

As a farmer I am inclined to say a ban on Roundup may be what it is needed to make people more aware of the value of their food. Food is far too cheap, people in general in the Western World are vastly overweight with all the problems that follow, diabetes, hip and knee replacements overloading an already overloaded hospital system. A few bread queues and bread at £10 a loaf would be a good start.

Or stop sending up tons of bloody fireworks polluting the atmosphere!

Do you think my setup would have enough power to operate an Atom splitter or any large cone splitter?

Good question, maybe because I was not at all sure about 1. the knackeredness of the motor, 2, the power of the hydraulics on the Matbro spare valve. 3, the speed of the motor Probably mainly because it seemed easier to fit in place of the pto shaft with just a simple collar, plus it was easy to take off and put back on the 3 point linkage mounted assembly if it did not work on the teleporter. I also think it may be difficult to combine a motor straight on the auger when mounted on the bucket. There was smoke enough coming out of my ears thinking about this design!

AT long last I have adapted the pto driven post hole digger to work on the front of the Teleporter [ame] [/ame] It used to be mounted on the three point linkage and was very tiring and neck aching to operate as well as a lack of control for stopping, starting and pulling out of the ground. Plus there was no weight to push down a little when needed on occasion. Manoeuvring into position and making the auger vertical was also difficult. I used an old track drive motor from a JCB swing shovel which is probably past its sell by date but seems to work. It has a casing relief outlet which normally is connected to the return but I just put a length of hose on the union and stuck it in a 5 litre container. It leaked enough to fill the 5 litre container after an hours work which I presume indicated that the motor is worn. It stalls quite easily but works well if used gently. I quite like the stalling as it acts as a safety valve in case I hit something really hard. I also like the ability to straighten the auger by twitching the steering or adjusting the boom. I think that the auger is going a little faster than I would like but I am not too worried because of the stalling. Putting all the trees and stakes and guards in the bucket is another bonus so everything is to hand. I planted thirty oak trees by myself in under an hour, all about three years old. The auger is able to swing in any direction but this does not seem to affect its ability to make a vertical hole. It also allows it to swing up out of the way for transport. I see in this video the fella has fixed an "Atom Splitter" to a very similar auger so I may try one of those in due course for the large logs. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-K8JtgjtBM[/ame]

Nah, that was the answer to "what is six times nine!"

But who states that you have to take a diagonal line? No one I add the "C" shape of G 11 to B 6 to P 20 to make 37 I take the mirror image and add S 23 to B 6 to make 29 The missing number must therefore be 37 minus 29 = 8 or the letter D

I have stared at this problem designed for a six year old for some time before giving up! I always thought that I was good at these sort of problems. Are my brain cells dying faster than I thought? Parents Baffled By Complex Maths Question Designed For Six-Year-Olds | The Huffington Post

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So my replacement hook may well have been from a Husky with a slightly different design at £14 BREAKING BARS & Forestry Tools - Accessories/Lubricants Buy UK

As mentioned, the felling lever is fine and I always have found the hook to be an irritant. I find that you can jam it to one side of the bar near the handle so that it does not keep sliding down. I have a proper cant hook for moving logs, one of these Peavey/Cant Hook/Log Jack - Lee Valley Tools However I was using the Palax processor yesterday and a log flipped up and jammed the saw blade. The log was stuck fast and wedged between the blade and the swinging table. I tried most things to move it but without success until I saw the Stihl bar. I had never really used the hook in anger but this time it did the job easily on a 14 inch round that would have been awkward to move with the big peavey. So I think it has paid for itself just by doing that job! I think that Stihl made the bar as a lever and then added the hook as an afterthought thinking it might just grab a few more sales. But I would rather have it around just in case. Now I think about it I remember that I took the hook off and lost it and bought a replacement off the internet which may have been a better design.

Why Do We Need Wasps? https://www.foe.co.uk/green-blog/why-do-we-hate-wasps-so-much?gclid=CPi0_qa2qtECFW4A0wodivMAgQ Why we should learn to love WASPS, writes STEVE BACKSHALL | Daily Mail Online

Yesterday I was a chuffing electrician as I had to rewire the electrics on the Palax processor. New on off switch plus shed lighting on these dark afternoons. I have not seen a sign of any more money coming my way ( the switches and lights cost a fortune) or any birds with big jugs!

You could be arrested for that!

On New Years Eve at our friend's house, their beautiful golden lab spent much of the time on the sofa with her head on my lap and my hand over her ears. The two Airedales in my Avatar were very bold in all situations and used to me hunting with them and my 12 gauge where they never showed any kind of distress. In fact just going to the gun cupboard would start them off jumping around and barking with enthusiasm. But they hated fireworks. Not timid enough to hide under the bed but you could tell they went quiet and could not sleep and were not happy Both sadly gone now and missed.

I know I will be accused of being a grumpy old git but I have just returned from Copenhagen after Christmas and the New Year. Christmas Eve was bad enough but the fireworks at the New Year started at about 5 pm and continued till 3 am.and I felt that I was in a war zone. They were not an organised display but a whole series of mini bombs which were lit in the streets near cars. All had exactly the same formula so there was no build up to a climax. There were fireworks every night from December 23rd till I left on Jan 1st How was it for you lot in the uk? The pall of smoke which fell across the city and smaller towns like Rungsted was nearly as bad as 911 and we were wondering in these days of global warming and air pollution what is the actual damage inflicted on the environment let alone the lack of sleep for those that need it and terrified animals I found fireworks a thing of wonder when I was a kid and as they became more refined and the displays were well coordinated it was fun, Now I find them just an irritant. Am I turning into one of those people my parents used to warn me about!

I was so upset with the loss of my Airedale in 2013 that I just have not been in the right frame of mind to go through it all again. All fifteen years that is. Here is a clip for all you dog lovers to cheer us all up at a sad time [ame] [/ame]

Winter of 63 surely Stubby and perhaps Summer of '69 for us old axe men!

Greylag goose nested about twenty feet up in a thorn tree in our garden this summer. The geese had flown off to graze in a nearby field.. shortly afterwardsof a robber jackdaw looks at the nest with bad intent See what happens next! [ame] [/ame]

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Now don't get the hump!

I am trying to think of the exact position that you would be in to give yourself a view of the Mortons toe that would put you off your business!

I'd be happy enough with twenty past eight!