Agi-Smash
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How big a job would it be to "borrow" a bit of a healthy tree and propagate another one from it?
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Thats more like it, thats what i want to grow, a blimmin great big one. How old will a elm live if it stays structurally sound
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Alec, that would be good thank you. Since my uncle has tried and failed i have taken it as a challenge to grow one to a decent size. Elm, to me, is such a traditonal english tree that i cant let it die out.
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Having grown up on a farm in cornwall, there used to be a lot of elm about until they all caught dutch elm disease and died. Family have tried since and they get to about ten inch diameter and all die off. I quite like them for no other reason than i think they look nice and fancy growing one. Is there any resistant variety or and things i can do to reduce the chances of them all dying again. Many thanks
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Down home we have a field about a acre and a quarter a few miles from the farm, not worth carting all the gear down there to farm it so we have turned it into a nature reserve come orchard. Drilled grass with a fair bit of clover, bee hives to pollenate fruit trees and right up the middle are three oaks. One for my grandad, one for granny and one for my little un to hopefully play on. Chances are she will never see it in its full glory. Also have a lovely big rose for my mum, but not really a tree.
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No, custom wasnt available in rear wheel drive when i ordered it. Got a very last southampton built transit.
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And theyre noisy, and uncomfortable, and unreliable, and they are made from monkey metal and chocolate and they will fall apart. And eat tyres for the fun of it, half shafts will need replacing every service, and discs and pads, average service cost over £1500. 14 tyres in 80,000 mile. Struggle to get 26mpg. Transit, quiet, comfortable, reliable, more toys for the money, better suspension, more torque, done 30,000 miles so far at over 30mpg, up to weight all the time. Front tyres are like new, rears half worn, discs and pads 80%. One thing replaced on transit, nearside mirror, but i hit a pigeon so not vans fault. If you have budget? You will need a hell of a budget to keep a vw on the road.
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Had a transporter and a anorak from our local dealer. The transporter is over rated, over priced and the sales/service staff have a major attitude problem. The anorak sounds like a bag of spanners, think the gearbox might drop out, both have burned oil like a trooper from day 1. Whoever designed the transporter back axle needs to take a reality check and get with the real world. Was advised by the master tech at vw on one of my many trips to the workshop that "what you need boy is a rear wheel drive transit" so thats what i bought. Best suited van for what i want, moved the transporter off on to some idiot who reckons theyre good. Anorak gets abused until its three years old then it will be going back as already got new ranger. Twice the bus for less money. Thats my advise, do with it as you will.
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Never the vw. Not even if you paid me to drive it.
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Nose weight is the downward load on the towball and 1400 is the horizontal load applied when towing. I would imagine ga is maximum allowable gross. I had a trailer plated for 750 but you COULD gross 1000 with it if our laws allowed.
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Thats the point i was making. For the price of an unbraked 750kg single drawbar paxton + £200 i got a 1400kg single axle braked twin beam ifor. So pounds for quality, gross and residual value in my opinion a ifor is better. I bypassed the p8e series and got a gd85.
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Looked at a paxton not long back, to be honest by the time you add all the extras up, like jack legs, spare wheel, ramps etc etc, that come as standard on an ifor, it was less than £200 off the price of an ifor. My ifor is braked and can carry twice as much, and will have a good resale value. Ifor everytime, only negative about ifors is the appeal to thieves.
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I knew they banned smoking in works vehicles for a reason
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Did you use a relay?
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JCB 2CX Streetmaster - any experiences?
Agi-Smash replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Large equipment
That sounds about right. To be fair unless you want a whole lot of compressed air the airmaster is basically a loading shovel with a rear weight. Im not saying theyre useless but the uses are limited. Back about 5 years ago, a back actor kit was £5k odd then, so with inflation the savings on that £5-6k difference would be fairly negligable. -
Stupid ipad, or stupid operator. Why does my pictures always end up inverted?
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So after jacking another thread i think this culinary delight deserves its own thread. May i present to you, the cheesey pig.
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JCB 2CX Streetmaster - any experiences?
Agi-Smash replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Large equipment
It is quite a lot. Should run that grab easily. -
JCB 2CX Streetmaster - any experiences?
Agi-Smash replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Large equipment
81 ltr/min at 230 bar at 2200rpm. So running sensible speed say, 1100rpm, should get 40ltr/min. -
JCB 2CX Streetmaster - any experiences?
Agi-Smash replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Large equipment
LMS Woodbuster shouldn't it? Not too sure what that is. But if its got hammer circuit youre laughing. Put the spool on constant pump and away to go. If not a remote changeover valve would do well. Havent got hydraulic figures to hand but should be pretty good pressure and flow -
JCB 2CX Streetmaster - any experiences?
Agi-Smash replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Large equipment
How long ago did you see a 3 cylinder. All the ones i seen have a phaser turbo engine in. -
JCB 2CX Streetmaster - any experiences?
Agi-Smash replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Large equipment
Great machines. I used to buy airmasters, remove compressor, and fit back actor kits. Only recurring problem was loose ring gears. Fetch starter out and put 4 spots of weld on. Perkins engine is reliable if not abused too much and transmission will last well if been checked for oil. Four in one bucket really handy as is the side tip bucket. If you buy one let me know, i have loads of old books for them. -
I think youre all getting far too excited about this. Nurture cats, make them happy. A happy cat is a relaxed cat. Care for them, bring them on, and feed them To the dogs.
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Tha man is a legend, taught me everything i know. Had a pizza the other night, it weighed 6 1/2 lb!!! Burgers, kebabs, onion rings, chips, all on the pizza. And im six foot and 13 stone, how?
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Well i guess that means i will have to have one and take a picture for you. Obviously you understand its for the greater good of arb talk members and not just for my own gluttony
