Baldbloke

Good point as i don’t reckon the roots go that deep

It is a garden tree but not rooted under grass. But, the two I’m concerned about are on the south side of the group and are bordered by an ancient hardcore track. So the roots aren’t really in the shade. We lost a big Beech a few years ago in full leaf alongside another driveway that runs north south. There was a summer gale from the east where the tree had inadequate root anchorage. I was shocked at how shallow the roots were No amount of pulling would get it back up[emoji3]

Last years drought? Put a post on last night to that effect asking whether others have experienced similar problems. I seem to be losing two Beech trees through either last years drought or age. Trees about 200 years old growing in heavy clay soils As has already been said, a Sycamore is difficult to kill by pruning

One of our mature Beech trees in the garden shed its leaves by August last year and is very short of foliage this year. We’ve also lost a large Rowan and I’m thinking another Beech is on the way out. England was as dry as us in parts of Scotland but I’ve not heard of many tree losses on Arbtalk. Am I mistaken?

Not a cloud in the sky. Rain for the ten days forecast though.

To be honest I never noticed the chain collecting the piece of wire until the chain wouldn’t stop running on and the idle speed increased. Not fence wire gauge, more like berry wire, so finer. I may have collected it brashing up a pile of orchard prunings which were added to a pile of old hen coop wood ready for a bonfire. Took the clip and drum off, greased the needle roller and normal service was resumed[emoji1303]

I like that as it is in inches. More easily understood for an old bloke like me and dead simple

Thought there was something up with the brake band or a needle roller had collapsed. And before anyone suggests I’d replaced the C clip with a bodge[emoji3]

So where’s the link, and how is it thought to be accurate? I’d be very interested in this.

A mate had his whole sceptic tank inflow choked by a visitor who stayed a week and was on the blob. Three days work to dig up pipes. She was a townie used to chucking them down the public sewage works [emoji3]

Mergansers were the bane of my life as a fishing ghillie in NE Scotland. We used to get a licence, and then some years the licence was revoked. Now there’s no little to no employment on the river I used to work on and few fish to fish for. Yet there’s plenty of grey seals, mergansers, goosanders and cormorants kicking about. People don’t seem to have a clue about imbalances any more. Worse still is the people that know least seem to shout the loudest. Saw 2 swallows on 21st April this year and have 1pr in our broken down steading. Normally there’s a dozen pairs there

.....and the by-product wouldn't go to waste either?

Mouse hunt and with mother behind

Walnut. Ours starts to come out into leaf in early June. N.E Scotland

Thought I’d revive this thread. This was two days ago up here. Cherry trees up back driveway. Our Blackthorn has been in flower for a week. Unfortunately it snowed yesterday[emoji3]

How many logs have hit you in the knackers so far?

Until you have to work on the later inboard brakes. You’d need a midwife to get in there[emoji33]

If it’s ok on buying and Japanese you probably won’t go too far wrong. I’d advise against an early Freelander 2 as the back axles and Haldex are usually ignored until they become expensive repairs. Just got rid of an early F 2 for a grand and thought I’d done well. The only decent LRs are older LRs IMO. I did look at an 07 Rav 4 five years ago. Nearly bought what looked like an immaculate specimen until I looked underneath. The lady owner had boats and trailers and lived by the sea. The transverse seam under the front seats had swollen with rot. It was as good as scrap and yet at the time she was looking for 7 k.....

Any good at harling/rough casting??

To back up your point, a couple of parts bought from a Mercedes dealer last week were marked as being made in China. German prices however[emoji15]

I always ensure I load the sand in the Ifor Williams below the sides so it doesn’t look so heavy[emoji3] Most nerve racking tow job I ever did was driving up from Poole to Elgin in a Defender towing a twin axle Ifor with an E class Mercedes on the back. To get it to tow half decently it needed moved further and further towards the tow hitch. I stopped three times and moved it before I was happy. The first time with the car too far back it got an horrific weave that actually lifted the rear wheels of the Defender off the road on the motorway. I Was convinced a tyre should have burst. Gave my wife, me, and a few following a bit of excitement. Although I believe I was within the permitted gross weight, I had to exceed the trailer nose weight for it to be safer. I got home after dark and the lights, even on dip, were bird spotting. The other excitement on that trip was being followed by a traffic car for 10 miles. He must have got a shout for something more promising as he turned off at a service station. At the time for that warm trip I was also running the truck on 70 % vegetable oil to keep costs down, so the whiff of chip oil would have been noticeable. Maybe it put the cops in mind of a McDonalds. My wife has since said she’d have never lived it down if I had to argue the weight and fuel used being legal[emoji23]

We’ve been renovating for 10 years so far on a three story 7/8 bed Georgian house in NE Scotland. Self learned to plaster. Wife jokes that the first room I did is a now a foot narrower as it took me about 10 coats for a good finish[emoji3] Spent a lot of time on drainage and fixing roof. This year the plan is to do the west and north side harl coating. A vast job. Then reroof the final out building/ Steading. Always something to do and improve. The only problem I find is that it takes over your life[emoji3] There’s plenty of very talented people on here for some advice. Good luck.

Supposedly it is common to find the deceased on the crapper. I will certainly be avoiding codeine/morphine in the future??

Prior to getting a bionic hip joint, I too was on enough codeine that having a shit was a painful grunting experience. You were convinced that you’d split your ring piece every time. You certainly do leave your dignity in a previous life experience, especially when you work in the very hospital you are readmitted to with an obstruction. [emoji15] On a positive note, I’d fully recommend a replacement hip if you’ve struggled with years of pain. Zero pain now and issues with my knees seem to have disappeared. Five weeks on I’m back driving and have even been back dropping a few trees. Crutches launched on week three and no sticks [emoji1303]

A threaded drain plug in a sump doesn’t always allow removal of as much waste oil as you’d think