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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Mick Dempsey
    The obvious competition would be Vermeer who seem to do ok in the UK. I looked at one of these a few years back but there was a long waiting list, there had been a fire at the factory or something and supply had stalled. I feel that wheeled loaders are more suited to our work but many differ. Pounds weak against the dollar comparatively ATM. But I'm sure you know that.
  2. Mick Dempsey
    [ame] [/ame] Reminds me of this classic.....
  3. Mick Dempsey
    Well as I often say "it's got two chances" You've nothing to lose.
  4. Mick Dempsey
    Bizarre that it's happened to both. I've had/have maybe 8 Stihl toppers of various denominations over the years, never had a single issue with the oiling.
  5. Mick Dempsey
    Give us a few pics, for gawds sake.
  6. Mick Dempsey
    Thanks for taking the time to take and post the pictures Paul. Enjoyed that.
  7. Mick Dempsey
    TBH there are guys on here who will be along who are much more able to give you a more detailed diagnosis/prognosis than me. It's been regularly pollarded which mulberries usually tolerate reasonably well (over here at least) The crown that has failed to come into leaf is not going to and when it gets removed there won't be a lot left. In short it looks like it had its day.
  8. Mick Dempsey
    Fair enough, time to get curious, most of its common sense anyway. Now you're paddling your own canoe you'll need to get a bit handy on the spanners.
  9. Mick Dempsey
    Ha ha, good to know, great stories.
  10. Mick Dempsey
    The minute you suspect it's not chipping perfectly you change them, onsite if needs be. Especially a smaller chipper.
  11. Mick Dempsey
    Check post #3 Bound to be feed roller not shutting or similar, again, you'd think after years of using a chipper you'd come across this issue. Not knocking the guy (honest!) but surely just looking at the way the machine works for a while would make a diagnosis child's play.
  12. Mick Dempsey
    Seems odd to me you've been using chippers for years but cannot tell if the blades are sharp or not.
  13. Mick Dempsey
    Cats seem to be the nemesis of Igor, unlike Charlie the cocker he's quick enough to catch them. On a lead in the village for the time being I think.
  14. Mick Dempsey
    True, he could have learnt a bit from Charlie who was a very careful driver!
  15. Mick Dempsey
    Great, well done. Too many of those sort of dogs abandoned. Best of luck for the both of you.
  16. Mick Dempsey
    Both Bob, comes to work every day, loves the truck, my wife works as well so we needed an adaptable, car friendly dog, not too big. He seems as smart as a tack. Very happy with him so far, must have had a reasonable first life as he's not "damaged"
  17. Mick Dempsey
    If I'm honest, we're the lucky ones.
  18. Mick Dempsey
    Nice pup Nikk, good luck. After losing Charlie our beloved Cocker in January it's taken us a bit of time to get another one. But here's Igor, a 4 year Fox Terrier from the shelter at Cognac. Igor loves being in the truck, settling in nicely.
  19. Mick Dempsey
    Ok, so it was an indulgence, an experiment if you will, and why not? And yes, I confused it with veteranisation.
  20. Mick Dempsey
    Ok, it's raining and I'm skiving off. So I'm bored and I'm in! Got to page 5 and skipped back to the end. I understood fracture pruning for bats and whatnot on dead trees but not this. It doesn't surprise me it came back nicely, what are your findings/conclusions/discoveries from this?
  21. Mick Dempsey
    Swifts been here for a little while. I was sitting outside a bar and the swifts were doing that fly past thing in formation, only 10 ft or so from us, screaming in chorus again and again between the high, close together buildings we have here. Absolutely glorious sight and sound. I turned to the guy who next to me and commented how great it was, he hadn't even noticed!
  22. Mick Dempsey
    It'll give you enough knowledge and qualifications to get a job and get started in the industry. Think of it as a great way to avoid having to spend a couple of years working for Agrimog.
  23. Mick Dempsey
    I've used a hedge cutter but done multiple sweeps, a few inches at a time, working downwards.
  24. Mick Dempsey
    Give us some photos.
  25. Mick Dempsey
    I just checked his profile, so young, terrible shame. Sad to hear.

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