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Stere

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  1. Suppose tracked barrow would be the more budget version but they look abit unstable for steeper slopes
  2. I have the wolf garten string lopper one is ok. Carbon fibre poles are fairly cheap dunno why there not used as light a strong... OP's was an wire one like this ARS:
  3. ARS make good quality ones plenty of other brands still make em also
  4. Archery types really hate em? Was chatting to a memeber of an archery club and any mention of shooting crossbows was verborten etc and not allowed in the club but all other bow types were ok. Think there seen as dodgy weapons for lowlifes that require less skill to use?
  5. Sunlight doesn't help ripen toms apparenlty only factors are ethylene temp and humidity so leaves can stay imo... (unless gone yellow /diseased) Garden Myth: Exposing Tomato Fruits to Sun Helps Maturation – Laidback Gardener LAIDBACKGARDENER.BLOG Even tomatoes completely hidden by foliage ripen. Photo: www.denverpost.com At the end of the summer, my father... Cutting top growing point off is good idea though.
  6. But though they were suppose to break to prevent overloading winch as a safety feature not sure replacing with stronger is sensible.?
  7. Do you mean using bolts as shear pins?
  8. Some pics here seems its used for guitars: Limba | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood) WWW.WOOD-DATABASE.COM
  9. 12.9 is the grade of bolt strongest but maybe be more brittle so maybe not the best choice? Has the info being removed from top of second bolt i wonder? https://www.boltscience.com/pages/the-stronger-the-better-is-not-necessarily-the-case-for-fasteners.pdf
  10. A big one with pink blossom. Was the apple a cooker or eater? Might be a crab apple?
  11. One like this
  12. Reminds me of this Hydrogen fuel enhancement - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Think its definetly snake oil wonder is theese things become common every time petrol price goes up?
  13. How about theese remote control bank mowers with a skid cone? Forestry one: Mini felling tractor: Pfanzelt felling and forwarding tractor WWW.PFANZELT.COM The Pfanzelt Moritz Fr50 mini felling tractor takes care of felling and forwarding in challenging terrain. ✓ All functions...
  14. Acer saccharinum - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
  15. Halloween carving varieties don't taste very nice for cooking
  16. Too dry? Pumpkins ans courgettes are very thirsty / hungry plants & need loads of manure & water to really thrive
  17. Think they are a good idea could be some privacy issues though? Doe it give out any info of info on your daily routine that might be sold on to third parties etc? Is your smart meter spying on you? | Energy bills | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM The French are getting heated up about their meters collecting data on their daily lives. Perhaps the British should be... Or is that tin foil hat stuff iv'e not really loooked at it in depth.....
  18. Stiga with honda engine: Stiga Combi 53 SVQ H Petrol 51cm Self-Propelled Lawn Mower | Lawn Mowers | Garden Machinery | Charlies WWW.CHARLIES.CO.UK Has a high lift blade as standard supposedly will bag better. Think there was/is a stiga dealer on here GardenKit he might have an opinion about this model etc.
  19. Engine that small size may struggle with any longer or damp grass i think, but that maybe less of and issue if grass is all regular cut. Its a 2.1KW non /own brand engine on rm253? the honda izy if a gx160 has 3.6 kW...
  20. In the tcv walling handbook it advises bridge over tree roots with a space left to alow trees to grow. 0r if the trees are more direct inline with wall infill round trees with rubble that can shift abit without pushing the wall down, or do butt ends & wooden rails .
  21. Thought viking was always a stihl owned sub- brand? Some cheaper mowers seem to have underpowered engines for the deck width and lack any anti - vibration control compared to more expensive ones. So id look out for thoose two things. Like the look of this coz of the new honda engine spec: Cobra MX534SPH 21" Petrol Powered Lawnmower WWW.COBRAGARDEN.CO.UK Not sure about what the build quality will be though.....and can't find the anti vibe data
  22. Wouldn't likw to use my saw again to cut one up creosote gummed up insides took hrs to get saw clean afterwards
  23. So does if it cut straight with new dawgs? Didn't think they woulds make go skew whiff...
  24. Stere

    Extreme heat

    pr0per mafting
  25. Stere

    Extreme heat

    Bought a linen t shirt from lidl feels like having aircon wearing it compared to cotton was really suprised how much difference it made. Also dark colours really heat up compared to white if you ever worn a black top in sun you will know how its can cook u.... Man from del monty with his white linen suit was on to something I reckon.

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