Stumpy Grinder

That's actually quite impressive! I've tried to muffle farts before with a cough or a fake sneeze but can never get the timing quite right and the fart comes out in second place, clearly audible having just drawn attention to yourself already with the noise from the cough! Farting at the same time as a real sneeze is surely reckless though with the pressures involved and will eventually result in a breech explosion! SG

Sounds pretty pointless to me. You'll never get it all collected as bits fly everywhere when you grind. It was already there in the first instance so you'll not be rid of it? Stopping it growing on the stump is probably the best you can achieve.

How very observant of you! Yes mate, the hood or pre-cleaner part is off. I keep meaning to get one and will look into it again. Thank you for the reminder SG

I think I was on site for about an hour and a half for that one if I remember rightly. Raised ones like that are often a lot easier than they look as you take the top few inches of and there's not much below it other than small roots, soil and usually flint around here! Takes longer to set up and clean up than it does to grind the actual stump. SG

I wouldn't burn it indoors mate. Everything about the tree is poisonous even when you burn it! See here: https://www.thestoveyard.com/resource-centre-home/what-wood-to-burn SG

Disc cutter with a carbide tipped 'Terrasaur' blade will cut through them easily. [ame] [/ame]SG

They are scary machines! [ame] [/ame]SG

It is indeed, but it would indicate that the machine could take the extra power? The trouble with diesel would be the weight and making it fit? It might be worth contacting Lombardini direct to see if they have something more powerful the same size, or they may just have some kind of turbo or electronic upgrade to the 28 that could give you more ooomf! I've been considering one of these myself as red diesel has to be the way to go. Is the 28 lacking in power? SG

Surely Predator did with the 38?

Above 40 degrees will feel hot to your touch, but most Hydraulic systems will work to around120 degrees without problem. The boil point of oil is much higher than water. Measure the oil temp and we can then advise. SG

I would have thought that any oil cooler would do on the return side that will fit. Motor bike engine oil cooler etc.. Have a look at motor bike radiator and fan combos. Why do you feel it needs one? Are there signs of over heating? Have a look here and check some temperatures as you may be worrying too much: Solving Hydraulic System Overheating Problems SG

But is it the fault of the people doing it, or are they just making the most out of a rubbish system that allows them to exploit it? We see this in other areas such as the previous woodland grant schemes which I was involved with. Estates were paid good money to improve and look after the woods. A portion of this money was to be used to pay for effective deer control. However, some of the recipients were still 'selling' the deer stalking! It's nothing more than fraud really? Reminds me of a funny letter from a few years back about farmers getting paid for not farming! Dear Secretary of State, A friend, who is in farming at the moment, has recently received a cheque for £3,000 from the Rural Payments Agency for not rearing pigs and I would like to join the ‘not rearing pigs’ business. In your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to rear pigs on, and which is the best breed of pig not to rear? I want to be sure I approach this endeavour in keeping with all government policies, as dictated by the EU under the Common Agricultural Policy. I would prefer not to rear bacon pigs, but if this not the type you want not rearing, I will just as gladly not rear porkers. Are there any advantages in not rearing rare breeds such as Saddlebacks or Gloucester Old Spots, or are there too many farmers not rearing these already? As I see it, the hardest part of this programme will be keeping an accurate record of just how many pigs I haven’t reared. Are there any Government or Local Authority courses on this? My friend is very satisfied with this business. He has been rearing pigs for forty years or so, and the best annual return he ever made on them was £1,422 in 1978; that is, until this year, when he received your cheque for £3,000 for not rearing any. If I were to get £3,000 for not rearing fifty pigs, will I be entitled to £6,000 for not rearing a hundred? I plan to operate on a small scale at first, holding myself down to about 4,000 pigs not raised, which will mean about £240,000 for the first year. However, as I become more expert in not rearing pigs, I plan to be more ambitious, perhaps increasing to, say, 40,000 pigs not reared in my second year, for which I should expect about £2.4 million from your department. Incidentally, I wonder if I would be eligible to receive tradable carbon credits for all these pigs not producing harmful and polluting methane gases? Another point: these pigs that I plan not to rear will not eat 2,000 tonnes of cereals. I understand that you also pay farmers not to grow crops, so will I qualify for payments for not growing cereals in order not to feed the pigs I don’t rear? In order to diversify, I am also considering the ‘not milking cows’ business, so please send any information leaflets you have on that too, please. Would you also include the current DEFRA advice on set-aside fields? Can this be done on an e-commerce basis of ‘virtual’ fields of which I seem to have several thousand hectares? In view of the above, you will realise that I shall be totally unemployed and will, therefore, qualify for unemployment benefits over and above the monies that I shall receive from DEFRA’s Rural Payments Agency. I shall, of course, be voting for your party at the next General Election. Yours Faithfully SG

If they chipped and burned the entire tree, then your calculations are probably about right, but they aren't. We are talking about an estate with 2,500 acres of predominantly hardwood woodland! Most of it goes off whole to be milled. Anything not good enough for that gets logged and sold - about 1000 cubic metres a year! Anything not good enough for either gets chipped which is about another 1000 cubes a year! About 2/3 of that gets sold, and the rest goes in the generator which produces electric and dries the wood with the thermal. So they are effectively making the absolute most out of a tree by using what might otherwise get wasted to refine the product. SG

Have a look at how it can be done efficiently: Borealis Wood Power generator uses wood chips to produce economical renewable thermal and electric power.

How can that be inefficient? The heat is a bi-product of electricity production. Very dry woodchip is heated to produce wood gas which fuels an engine that drives a generator producing electricity. The heat given off is then used to dry wood, including the very same woodchip that fuels the electricity generation. All that is left is a black powder and all of the energy is used. How can that be inefficient? SG

Why do you class them as 'IDIOTS' when they are clearly doing quite well? I work for an estate that now runs a wood chip burning plant that feeds directly into the National Grid. A Bi-Product or electricity generated in this way is heat. It is not wasted! The heat is diverted into very large hangars where it is used to kiln dry logs and more woodchip for the plant! Easy money and grant funded. Carbon Neutral. What's your problem? SG

Wood turners always seem to want to pay the same price for any type of wood in my experience, and it is generally F*** all! SG

It's very poisonous! All parts!

It may well take you two years warranty to do a decent sized stump! Looks ok and would certainly cope with the odd small stump, but the advert kind of identifies the market where it says: professional garden maintenance and DIY enthusiasts At 100kg it is very light and will be a bit 'lively' to operate for sure! I can see it being the sort of hire company machine which turns up with blunt teeth and almost destroys the unsuspecting hirer for the day, but it is certainly not suited to professional use. It is cheap for good reason! SG

Much the same as my train of thought! A big old reliable lump that is half the price and less likely to get stolen as well! Heavy saws are harder to run off with, much like fat people are harder to kidnap! Stay safe - eat pies! SG

Define 'prune'! I've 'pruned' roses down to about 2" above the ground!

Has to be a Husky 3120 XP or a Stihl 880 then! 120cc of pure grunt! I've got all the bits for a 3120 XP now except the gasket kit and bar/chain. I must get around to rebuilding it sometime. I have the same engine on my Alpine Magnum and it is scary! You wouldn't want to use it for too long though and it drinks fuel almost as quick as I can drink Old Speckled hen!

Not really sure what to do yet:confused1: I looked at registering it with Google but they just want loads of money. Haven't looked into the 'domain' thing yet. open to cost effective suggestions...........!! SG

If like myself, you don't use a saw for prolonged periods or that often, you may as well just get a big reliable old one? I use an old Stihl 028AV Wood Boss which is quite heavy. I only ever seem to use it sideways for stumps! I just found similar on Ebay which would probably be all you ever need! BIG Stihl 048 Pro-Grade 76cc Chainsaw fantastic condition hardwood saw | eBay SG

Thank you Sir! Not yet, but very soon, and some new business cards! My mate at work is a VERY accomplished artist/cartoonist/caricature drawer/ carver/etc..... When starting to build my website, the first thing it wanted was a Logo! 'No problem' says he, and goes into the 'Paint' program on his computer. As short while later and with a bit of input from me, that was the result! He really is good and can just visualise things which then come to life on paper. I said it had to be 'Eye Catching' and I think he got it just right? Looks good on the website too which I built myself using 'Wix'. http://mike2506cundy.wixsite.com/stump-grinding SG