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  1. Paul in the woods
    Does it work the other way around? If you quote in Aug but do the work in Dec do you offer a 20% discount?
  2. Paul in the woods
    If it's a recent pic I'd expect to see some sign of catkins if it were hazel. Is there a pic of the buds at all, that would help greatly with an id.
  3. Paul in the woods
    I use a 2.0l Maverick and it's carried quite a few logs in it's time. The back seat bases come out and the back seats lay down giving a large flat load area. (Worth checking the seat bases can be removed on the 3.0l). It's rather a thirsty beast but my main problem is it can be hard to get parts as not many were sold. If I was near to your bosses car I'd be interested in his one.
  4. Paul in the woods
    Another thank you Steve and to all the people who donated prizes. Nine and a half months to the next raffle.
  5. Paul in the woods
    It sounds more like an error with the equipment that should have been spotted before sending out the ticket. I can't find the story where I've seen this happen before (just the one about a parked car being done for speeding ). If you contact the issuers I'm sure they will look into it.
  6. Paul in the woods
    Were you driving in that location at the time? I read reports of other things triggering the camera and your plate gets picked up. As has been said, ask for the photos and it might become obvious a mistake has been made.
  7. Paul in the woods
    That still looks like beech. The orange under bark and pale wood gives it away. It looks fresh and will need cutting and splitting and stacking for several months but will make very good firewood. In the 2nd photo the top left log, doesn't look like beech, possibly ash, so you might have a mixed bag.
  8. Paul in the woods
    Looks like beech.
  9. Paul in the woods
    I'm ordering stuff cut to size from green logs, so no option to sort through. I also plan to order a large amount and as I only need some of it to be planed down to an exact size I can sort through the stack when seasoned. I ordered some 150mm x 28mm green larch planks from the same place a few years ago and they've only cupped by about 2mm.
  10. Paul in the woods
    Can someone give me a rough idea about sizing a sawn plank of fresh wood if I know the planed dimensions I need when it's seasoned? From past experience I know if I order 20mm planks some might be about 18mm, then there's shrinkage and an allowance for warping. I'm after a finished size of 18mm x 225mm planks of western red cedar and possibly larch. Would ordering 25mm x 250mm sawn be sensible?
  11. Paul in the woods
    With my fruit trees I aimed to get the tops above deer browsing height and then tried to prune the tops down a little so I can stand some chance of picking the fruit (still need a ladder). Most of mine are planted in a clearing so they aren't forced up too much. My main problem is the wildlife (jays and squirrels) eating all the young fruit so I've never had a crop. I've got Wineberries, they do well and are spreading rapidly as the stems arch over and root. The fruit does escape the birds but I've not found it to be that tasty. Nice looking plants though. I expect the deer will love them as they've stripped all unprotected rubus in my wood.
  12. Paul in the woods
    The bark looks a bit like sumac but, like some of the other replies, the wood doesn't seem to match. What about privet?
  13. Paul in the woods
    Oven ready?
  14. Paul in the woods
    Because they can.
  15. Paul in the woods
    Crows foot socket on a torque wrench but I understand your point. I guessed hardly anyone would torque them but not having used hydraulic fittings when I googled tightening I came up with loads of comments about torquing them. I'll tighten them as suggested, finger tight and then a nip with a spanner. Thanks everyone.
  16. Paul in the woods
    This is probably a daft question but does anyone tighten their hydraulic fittings to a required torque or just 'tight enough'? I ask because I cannot get any details from the makers of the walking excavator I bought. I obviously don't want to spill oil about the place but I don't wish to damage the fittings. The fittings are steel coloured, with an approx 30° face, and probably M14 size (OD of the male thread is about 14mm). Female connector at the end of a hose and male on the cylinders. Can anyone suggest a sensible torque setting?
  17. Paul in the woods
    Apologies if I've worried you Wolfie, I've tried to find the place I read that but can't track it down. They may have confused 2-stroke oil which a number of people seem to have done. What puzzles me a little is I've not seen any motorbike oil that states it's also fine for machinery.
  18. Paul in the woods
    What oil do yo use? I read a comment that said don't use the bike 4-stroke oils but I can't find anything that's 10w-40 that's aimed at garden machinery.
  19. Paul in the woods
    You may have mentioned it once or twice. Thanks for your help.
  20. Paul in the woods
    I assume the police have contacted Echo UK to check? I registered mine for the warranty so if it's owner had registered theirs...
  21. Paul in the woods
    That's roughly what I thought, I just use Honda 10w30 oil in my Honda mower as it meets the API recommendation. I can't find 10w40 oil aimed at garden machinery which is why I was puzzled to see that recommended by the manufacturer and no mention of the API. As for the additives, any commonly found brand you'd recommend for a 4-stroke small engine?
  22. Paul in the woods
    Any particular brand of oil? Having done a bit of reading it would seem old 10w40 oil may have been prone to breaking down and 10w30 or sae30 was recommended. These days with part or full synthetic oil you often seem to find 10w40 used. I'm tempted to buy a few litres of decent semi-synth 4-stroke motorbike oil such as Castrol Power 1 as it's not much more expensive than cheap garden power tool oil. I assume it can't be bad for an engine as long as I keep an eye on the level? It meets the API SL standard the manual requires.
  23. Paul in the woods
    My little walking excavator has a small 4-stroke engine to power the hydraulics. It's a Jiang Dong 270 (I've never heard of them either). Now the makers of the digger tell me to use 10W40 or 15W40 oil but the engine instructions tell me to use 10W30 which I tend to normally use in my 4-stroke lawn mowers. Is there likely to be a reason for using 10W40 oil, it's more viscous at higher temps so does this suggest the digger manufacturers think the engine will be running hotter than other uses? Also is there any particular brand of oil that's better than others?
  24. Paul in the woods
    Are you a member of any countryside/shooting organisation you can ask? I'm not aware of anything other than the restriction of shooting within 50 foot of a highway (that doesn't mean there aren't any other restrictions). I'd also be cautious of shot bouncing out of your property as that is an offence, and shot can bounce a fair distance. I expect it would depend greatly on how well you get on with your neighbours.
  25. Paul in the woods
    Rat haunch or rat sausages doesn't have the same appeal as venison. I get your point though, makes you wonder if anyone could turn it into a paid for sport.

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