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Haslemere. Surrey / W Sussex border £200 Let me know if you want any pictures of it. Hardly used it.

It’s bloody miles for me unfortunately. Sat nav says 4.5 hours each way. Fitting will be a long day. Just standard domestic supply to my barn. If you run the 250 at full power it will just trip the fuse board so I went for the 180 and just weld two passes on thicker material. I don’t weld anything too hefty so not a problem for me.

I’ve got a stein trolley that never gets used so would part with it

I got the 180. My electricity supply wouldn’t support the 250 as it is. Looking at what the 180 welds on a double pass it’s pretty thick anyway for what I do so went for that. Spool gun sounds good. I need a new ally belly locker on the transit , you can knock one up for me [emoji38] I’m taking the hilux double cab up to N J aluminium in a week to have a custom build canopy and liner fitted. Should be great.

Yeah it’s the most economical way for large plants. Easily removable after the roots have taken , I’ll nip the posts off with a chainsaw at ground level. No bare root stock in there. Everything was large rootball or pot grown. It’s planted on a rotational pattern according to planting spec from the nursery to create the instant hedge look, it’s a damp spot too, that said it’s fairly Sandy so yes if there’s a prolonged hot spell a leaky pipe can be run along the base. Those plants were top dollar so nobody wants to see them whither for sure. I usually provide some typed advice to the customer when I invoice big planting jobs about aftercare. That’s the kind of handover point etc where they become their responsibility. I’m looking forward to seeing it flush in the spring , so nice to get away from planting evergreens !

That’s the idea , it’s to stop the nosey neighbours peering at the new pool but stay in keeping with the field. Some top quality plants but what a bugger they are to get hold of atm. Lost count of the emails and calls to source this season.

Various planting for a regular client over the last three days including this new field hedge. Native mix of field maple , beech , hawthorn and hornbeam planted in a alternating pattern that repeats every 4 metres. Plants mostly at 2 - 2.5 metres tall. So nice to be planting a nice hedgerow instead of the usual conifers and laurels etc. Didn’t escape that completely though. Had some sizeable laurels to plant elsewhere on the property. Messy field is the dig out from the new swimming pool that’s nearly done.

Bought a new mig / stick welder from R tech last week after another Arbtalker recommended them. Brilliant quality welder at a great price. They chucked in some freebies too. Great advice from their staff on what welder was best for me. Great delivery. Can’t fault the company or product. Highly recommend to anyone needing a new welder.

Nice. Is it your lorry ?

Why did Hemlock drop in value / demand? There’s acres of big hemlock next to my place. Told it will never be harvested as no value I’m happy it’s staying. My dogs love the hemlock plantation [emoji106]

Good machines. My pred 38 is handy. Belt drive has been great. The old 50rx had issues with the hydraulic cutter wheel that was / is a pricey fix. That machine is replaced by a newer model now so may be more trouble free. The 38 is hardly much different in cutting speed but would be handy to have the j blade the 50 has. Wouldn’t change my 38 though. [emoji106] great grinder for the money.

Spuds your man for this stuff. I think although could stand corrected he only recommends Meteor for non genuine cylinders etc. I’d be more inclined to put genuine parts from a 660 in it and have it ported if you want it livened up

He just uses a phase converter. About £400 from machine mart. Seems todo the job. I borrowed his 3 phase drill that was running off it. Works a treat.

Yup. Can be done fairly easy. Friends workshop is set up like that and seems fine. Large metal work drills , power hammer etc (blacksmith)

Look forward to hearing how she goes. I love my mk7 Had it a fair while now ( 63 plate ) but still only. Done 62k. I like the look of the new one but just not worth changing mine. Would mean getting mods done again. Might buy another but can’t see me ever selling the current one. Had a couple of hilux. If I could find a mint old surf I’d buy another just as a run around. great car.

The Ford 4000 is the better machine out of the two there. Both look in very tidy nick.

There’s a good video from buckin’ billy ray. Heavily ported 2511 with a 16” bar I think. Looks ridiculous! Cuts well in softwood to be fair from what I remember. Must of had serious port work. Not sure how long it would last ... 10” def a good size bar for them. Cracking wee saw.

Well if they get something positive from it then good luck to em. They’ve looked after me exceptionally well which is a hard commodity to come by these days. Some companies, and I speak from experience, are quick to duck and dive and wash their hands of issues and leave customers infuriated. I had issues with Rotatech / Saturn machine knives. What a useless outfit. Customer service , well it was non existent. I just stopped using them. Wasn’t so long ago everyone was battering them on Facebook, they seem to still be going. It’s like the old adage of ‘today’s news is tomorrow’s fish and chip paper’ People will buy whatever chippers they will. It’s good there’s choice on the market. Different machines suit different firms setups etc etc. As it stands I’m still pleased I bought a Forst. Hopefully the newly modded one in March will be great.

Some fine old classics there. Always enjoy watching old buckin billy rays ‘pepped’ up mcCullochs. Nice old saws.

Not unreasonable given the current circumstances. 6/7 weeks. I’ve been waiting over 3 months for my custom canopy being built by n and j aluminium Ifor williams can’t meet some trailer orders til October they are so stuffed atm. March seemed pretty fair all in all The old one goes in for a strip down and will be rebuilt from the ground up, with the newer modifications I would assume. What they do with it after that point I know not. Might stay on their fleet or be sold as a refurb, Either way I get a new contract on the new machine. Legally needs to be done due to serial numbers etc otherwise in theory I could still have rights to the old machine etc etc. All seems pretty water tight to me.

I had a very decent conversation with Forst regarding my machines faults. Given the exceptionally low hours of the machine Forst are replacing the machine under warranty without reservation. They came out and collected my machine, have provided a loan machine until my new one is built and I should get the new one around about the beginning of March. I was delighted to see that a lot of the faults that have occurred with mine have already been redesigned and will be different on my replacement machine. ( mine was one of the first Doosan models on the market so had a few new features / designs) The linkage to the stop bar is completely redesigned , new infeed roller blades , new exhaust which is down swept so no drilling required on the bonnet. Relays repositioned I think. They have certainly moved quickly to iron out early issues on the new Doosan TR8 I’m hugely impressed with the attitude and response from Forst. Without exception their customer service and speed at updating their machine has been second to none. Probably , no definitely , the best customer service I’ve experienced. I’m looking forward to getting the new machine with its improvements.

Can’t see a huge impact for small producers. Those making something of their arb waste etc. Big producers / suppliers running kilns will have no issues with Woodsure. They Will be testing logs straight out of the Kiln as their production / turnover will be so high. No chance for the logs to climb above 20% again Small air dried production is going to be at the mercy of what month they are tested in or the conditions that winter. Very wet autumn / winters will cause problems As @BigJ said his logs fluctuated by about 10% Such a load of tosh, we could sell logs from a nice air dried barn store where they sit at 18% let’s say, Deliver 1.5 cube to a customer who sticks them in a crappy damp log store and they are up to 28% in no time. Still being burnt wet. Still, it’s here and that’s that. I think for small production poly tunnels must be one of the best options with all that solar drying effect too. Really can’t see it being policed / invigilated thoroughly. Some might get unlucky and get a random visit but highly unlikely. I’ll take advantage of the extension and do small production for next year. If sales are continuing to grow ( certainly a spike with lockdown ) I’ll register and have a go at conforming. If it’s a massive hassle I’ll just stop selling and just produce my own supplies. It’ll then all go for biomass ... counter productive for woodsure no doubt.

Let’s leave racist slurs off the forum. There’s a good chap.

I’m based in Haslemere. Will bear in mind That’s some lumpy curved sections of oak. Where’s it being placed? Newlands corner or something like that if it’s north downs way ?

Which colour man is it for then Ian ...........?