Mick Dempsey

This popped up. The echo 2511 has made serious inroads into the top handle saw market, but apart from that has anything changed? I don’t think so.

A bit like the scene from “There’s something about Mary” He was masturbating!

I cannot put links up but David Humphries started a thread called ‘Massaria on the March’ which has lots of info on it. You can find it with the search function.

Nice pic of the slow worm!

Yeah, google showed me that, my mistake.

Ambernac probably, lovely place. Tell a lie, there is an Amberac.

Tomatoes, aubergine, cucumber, sweet corn in the propagators (we have found the greenhouse too hot, stuff doesn’t germinate) coming along nicely. Potatoes, carrots, onions already in the ground. Asparagus already on the plate!

That’s right, be the most invadingist country of all time! Then we could keep it, a bit like Brazil keeping the Jules Rimet trophy in 1970.

Too right, serious stuff, invading other countries:) Countries in white are where Great Britain/Uk/England whatever HASN’T attacked/invaded.

Rich summed it up, more agricultural build, heavier.

I used a 35hp model a few years ago, at first I thought it was sluggish compared to my tw150 but after a hour I sort of understood the thinking behind its build. It was very good, well made, built to last. Price is a bit high of course, my Schliesing has had a couple of issues, but that’s second hand machines for you. It’s difficult to absolutely recommend anything, I mean, I bought a Forst on recommendation.

Loss of needles usually starts from the bottom branches upwards if that means anything. It is always the 40/50/60 year old ones, the really old ones, massive centurions, seem unaffected.

I will put my hands up and say I don’t know. They just seem to lose needles and that’s it. I’ve told clients that it’s dying and they’ve gone on for a few more years, and I’ve seen them go in weeks.

Violet carpenter bee on my wisteria.

Took their time!

@AJStrees @David Cropper Well it finally came good, and you were right AJS, it’s a different sort, much pinker, I think it must be Wisteria Floribunda Rosea. Very gratifying.

Yeah, pheasants are mostly bluffers, and geese are mostly badass.

In those circumstances I usually consider moving house, changing identity, becoming a tulip picker in Amsterdam and leaving the whole damn thing behind

I burn it a fair bit, as I get a lot of TDs of dead and dying deodars, seems to burn fast and quite hot.

I think the issue is if it has “struck” (started) you would have to continue watering. If it hasn’t, leave it. Just my take on it, more experienced peeps might not agree.

@IronMike For me you should get rid of that tow hitch and get a proper one that has an adjustable height. That pic looks like it’s really nose heavy.

Yes, they’ll be two of us on site, so wedging and secondary oiling is possible.

Ok, get it, thanks, doable then.

Thoughts please. @Rough Hewn Or anyone, We (me and the hired man) are looking at a few weeks without too much work. I’ve been threatening to build a car port for 2 cars for a while, but now might be the perfect opportunity. He is a trained cabinet maker and is easily capable of a timber framed construction. The builders merchant that supplies the 15cm square posts is shut for the duration, the beams and smaller sections are available from stock elsewhere in Douglas fir. So I have a plan, I have this oak tree at the edge of my wood at least 2ft in diameter and straight, the main trunk is maybe 30/40 ft with a few branches of course but that’s life. I see these cheap looking chainsaw mills for sale, delivery would be very quick, I have an 088 and a Multione 9.5 for moving the cut pieces. Questions.. 1: Will I be able to mill out 6” Square posts of 4 and 5 meters length? I know it’s tough work, but there’s no pressure of time. 2: Green oak is fine for timber frame isn’t it? Any other advice or naysaying welcome. Tia, Mick

Not ideal.