david lawrence

On nettles so that’s right but no obvs white on lower body and they seem very long and thin never seen them before would the heat and humidity drive them up to top of the nettles. No sign of nettles being eaten

It’s in bits in the shed drive unit out and being inspected after checking that parts available to repair it hoping mechanic had a good memory to put it together again 🫰🫰

Burnt a net bag full to cook some burgers etc for kids. Let them burn, cooked on the coals then extinguished the fire and ended up with some rough charcoal for the garden bio char type experiment two results from one bag of branch logs 👍👎?

Reverse drive is handy

Wrapped the runners up in fleece last night. If I hadn’t bothered they would be knacked. Gentle rain tonight 👍👍👍👍

How best to eradicate or more likely reduce mares tail growing in a riverside field. My friends are trying to make more of a mixed meadow instead of a grass field with some success apart from the dreaded mates tail Any thoughts ? thanks david

How about covering hoops separately and making two small ones. One with mesh and one buried?

I’ve tried them as giant plant pots but found they did go out of shape a few old posts could sort that though

My McCormick reverse drive tractor has losts its drive fault traced to hydrostatic unit the parts are available with possible large bill to fix depending what is found once unit opened up. Between 3,000 and 5,000?£ Sell it for parts and buy another get it fixed my budget would be £7-8000 what to do for the best any inside information????? david

Hi my little reverse drive tractor has lost its drive and it’s traced to hydrostatic drive unit the parts are available but bill for fixing could be 3000 to 5000 £ any ideas what I might get for it as a non runner ? where best to find a replacement or just give the go ahead to get it fixed I don’t have the time to or really knowledge to buy a better one in the sub £7 or £8 thousand bracket Whats the way forward ? thsnks david

I’ve got a push along blower which can also collect. Pointless really as bag fills in seconds

Sorry to but in any chance mr dumper could give me details of who repaired his alpine tractor would do a pm if I knew how thanks david

Back again could I have details of who repaired your hydrostatic unit pls dumper if you still have them? was it an actual McCormick tractor? thanks david

Interesting replies Who did the recon job on yours mr dumper ?

Hi I’ve a McCormick g30r reverse drive model its lost its drive the input to the hydrostatic unit is turning but tractor barely moves. In low ratio it just about creeps about Mechanic has drained hydro oil and found metal in it so things looking bad if dealer can’t supply a new unit any ideas where I might find one? Thanks david