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For those of you on tenterhooks as to how I was going to rectify this situation, I finally got round to doing it today. Climbed up on the flat roof and with a trestle and a couple of ladders (with my father-in-law helping to brace things) we got it done. Typically, the rain has stopped now but the gutter isn't sagging there and I've cleared a lot of the muck out of it:
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Oh dear, I was hoping to use it on brambles. What's it like on bracken? I'm hoping it will cut the grass low enough that my ride on will cope so I shouldn't need the finishing deck
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You can buy a strimmer head for it for about £60 so I might look at that in the future
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Fancy buying a DR Power PRO-XL 26 20ES as it should get the grass low enough for my Snapper ride on to cope with (see http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/landscaping/91678-ride-mower-wont-cut-long-damp-grass.html) and I can also use it to cut through the brambles, bracken, rushes and willow on my vast country estate (10 acres). I know there are plenty of other makes out there (Scag, Attila, Billy-Goat etc.) but these seem fairly well priced and my local dealer isn't far away. Should be manoeuvrable enough to use amongst the trees. I'd be getting it from P&P Estates in Uckfield (Garden Machinery From PP Estates Sussex UK | DR Pro-XL 26 Field & Brush Mower - although this is the older model shown, the latest one is more powerful Briggs & Stratton)
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Thanks, will do...
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Found out my insurance company doesn't cover vans - so I've either got to cancel my policy and face the penalty, or start a new insurance policy with no NCD (which is expensive)
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Why so?
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Well. I drove it and it didn't have the acceleration of my Subaru Forester (not surprising) but was quieter at 70mph once it got there. Haven't made up my mind yet but will have a look at some others. Driving position seemed quite comfortable although on a short test drive it's difficult to really tell how it would be long term
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How about this: Ford Ranger 3.0 TDCi XLT Thunder Double Cab 4dr
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Haven't owned a truck before but I want something for doing tip runs and picking stuff up from builders merchants etc. Going to look at a 2006 2.5 manual today. It's the lower power one and I'm wondering whether I'm going to regret not buying a higher power (3.0) or an automatic (I might be going over the odd field or so but my Jimny is manual and doesn't have a problem) Is the ride on long journeys really that bad? I'm 6'4" - will I fit? I know these are things that should be apparent on a test drive. It's this one: Toyota Hilux
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Yes, does look remarkably similar and about the same price too.
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Shall I PM you my address or am I off your Christmas card list now?
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Congratulations. You've won the Internet. I shall hang my head in shame. By the way, you obviously have little understanding of irony so I'll explain the above was sarcasm. Toot toot!
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So this is likely to increase circulation of their magazine? I may have missed the point but you've lost the plot
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This was in a magazine edited and published by The Woodland Trust, not an open forum. Of course I defend anyone's right to an opinion but to publish that letter without a response is an unusual decision
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She also said that in her local woods there were lots of ash saplings which looked nice from a distance but were outcompeting other native trees. I expect she's got better satellite reception now all those big pesky elms are gone and hopefully sudden oak death will make her views less boring. It would be like an Irish person in the mid 19th century wishing that potato blight would come to their village so they could grow something else.
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No. Didn't endear me to joining them now...
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I imagine she's also quite fond of watching grey squirrels and muntjac in her garden too.
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Was sent a copy of Broadleaf, the Woodland Trust magazine. On the letters page there is some idiot saying she hopes ash dieback arrives in Lancashire soon as she has lots of seedlings springing up in her garden which are hard to remove. She seems to have no idea of the problem... just beggars belief!
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Black locust tree with strange problem. Can it be saved?
spandit replied to jeffpas's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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If I'm allowed another go, aspen looks beautiful in a breeze
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Magnolia has beautiful flowers. May be a "ClassicFM" choice but there's a reason they're so popular
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I'll give the underside a good wash, that could help. I'll sharpen the blade again & see if I can increase the belt tension. Thanks for all the advice - definitely the best forum to ask on!
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It surprised me too, it really isn't that tall! I'll try revving it harder & putting more tension on the belt to see if that makes a difference
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Probably too far for you but I'm 40 minutes away...
