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I’ve always worked around / next to them. Got a couple that I have to hop into the enclosure to finish some hedge trimming on each year. Chap from SSE said they were no bother. I don’t suppose I’d be around to moan at him if I proved him wrong ......

Which areas in Sussex. ?

I have posted some pictures 

MacBook. Worth every penny. Had my current one 4 years. Would never go back to a pc again.

I always add blue Mick
 

 
 

Mine was manual but I can definitely agree on it being thirsty for oil. I thought it was a fault until everyone else on the VW forum said “yup, same here” 
 
I leased mine and I’m glad I handed it back because once the honey moon period wore off, I realised that I’m spending well over double the amount for a van. Really there’s nothing special about them. God knows who actually pays 42k for a van and that’s only the mid range!!! 
 
It was built well in terms of rigidity and I loved the fact it was fast and pulled like a train but...that’s about it...oh it looks good too. 
 
I think I have a love/hate thing going on with Transporters.

Before I got my first works truck I used to use my T6. I never had 4motion but it had some serious grunt with the 204psi block. Lovely van to use, I miss being able to sharpen my saws under cover of the tail lift.
 
 

Aren’t a lot of the relays the same? Can’t you switch a few to see if you get a light?

Ticking is the fuel pump isn’t it?
 
Possibly the barrel?

Sunday maintenance Today I’m afraid.

The tw150 was put away working fine. Next time it came out the preheat was not working. No light / no ticking noise. Electrics aren’t my thing but I’d the likely culprit a simple fuse or relay issue. ? If so can anyone point me to where the correct ones are for the pre heat ?

Many thanks

I carry out quite a lot of paddock maintenance through spring and summer. Spraying is a good earner. 

The only paddock maintenance I do is poo picking and some strimming now and then and that  is for free [emoji16]

At the moment I think it is voluntary . Croften Manor  are on lock down as that is were the out break occurred .  We have a horse that went there a few days ago for a competition and it is now in quarantine and the vet has taken blood .  ( we are in West Dean , West Sussex and Corften is just up the road in Hampshire ) . Until the results come in no body wants to risk it . It is fatal for the horse .  

You can't catch it but at a stretch you could carry it if you let an affected horse sneeze on you then go and have contact with another un affected horse .  Not very likely I know but , people , ( women ) are very protective of their horses . I am married to one  !

No body is going anywhere at the moment with an outbreak of equine herpes  at Croften Manor in Hampshire . All competitions cancelled and lots of yards on lock down .

Looking for feedback and advice from others who have added additional services like equestrian paddock maintenance

Thinking ahead to spring I will be getting the harrows and roller on my field and keeping the grass in check with a flail mower

Do any of you provide this service for local equestrian yards ? If so how are you pricing it and what are the general going rates. Is it worth doing as an additional service ?

Tia

Hi guys 
 
I'm selling my fordson major. Has been used to run log splitter but am selling all my farm machinery to go more into forestry equipment 
 
For sale I also have topper, trailer and log splitter 
 
Based on West Sussex 

Hi all,
 
I just wanted to post a thread to get others' opinions on this topic, as I'm sure there's variation out there.
I've been a sub contracting climber for 8 years now (and consultant for a short while) here in the UK and have never come to a conclusion.
 
As a self employed climber or groundsman charging 'X' amount as a day rate, you'd obviously get X for the standard 8/9 hours worked that day.
But what if you work 4/5 hours... would you still expect your day rate?
For instance, if you worked hard and got the job done in good time.
(I know this depends on circumstance, such as if my employers job got cancelled last minute, I would not expect X amount if a replacement job couldn't be found)
 
My current main employer normally lays another job on us if we get the main job done in good time, squeezing the most out of us. (This aggravates the sh*t out of me)
 
But also, if you're a self employed consultant working for larger companies, say you book the day off to do a survey they asked you to do and it takes you 2 hours to do the inspection and 1 hour to type it up. Do you charge 3 hours and lose the rest of the day... or charge the whole day because you booked it out for that survey? This happens to me quite a lot.
 
All constructive comments welcome and look forward to reading what other subbies and employers do.
 
Cheers!
 

Was @gobbypunk not looking for a generator?

I have a large Honda generator on lpg. Thinks something like the eu3000 in the current Honda range. Very powerful. Very reliable. Cost about 3 or 4 k mind.
No longer in use so possibly for sale if any interest

Are TGB quads any good ? It’s occasional machine for me

Thanks. If anyone is selling a quad in the south east get in touch. Cheers guys

I’m in the market for a used quad bike. Around 350 cc with 4x4 etc.

I know very little about them , other than the usual Honda Yamaha’s Suzuki Kawasaki etc are any other brands worth considering.

All the Polaris and can am seem to be more than I’m wanting to spend.

I just need a machine for moving mostly animal feed around my field and woods. It’s pretty wet in the winter so as long as it’s a capable mud plugger and reliable I’m not fussy about it.

Any advice on used machines appreciated

Do any of you stabilise the wood for the handles so it's more durable and if a stalkers knife it can be cleaned. 

Could you put me on the list for give-aways, just asking like.