Baldbloke
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I know it needs the rest taken back[emoji1]
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My son manages a few bars in Wanaka. He’s handy with tree work although I’m unsure of his tickets. I’ll message him in case he’s interested.
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With a bit of butt clenching I managed to drop the concerning limb from the beech without hitting the cemetery shed or wall. I detest working a saw from Cherry pickers and am much happier on the ground. Put an anchor in off another tree with a Tifor winch and gave it a pull with my digger from a second strap after doing a small felling cut and backcut.
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Possibly better Googling the type of wood and necessary shape to make it better than dodgy rotten S/H side pieces. You’ll need to reset the cutting edges and get the rust off too.
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Yes it is, but I’d rather not have a premium increase or the hassle.
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That’s pretty shit Andy. One of our beech trees that’s split down the middle is still standing and looking a bit precarious. Trouble is that with the continuing blow today it could go towards a graveyard building and do something similar.
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That’s a shame. Thought we’d finished with these storms for now.
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That’s a better use than firewood at least. We’ve actually had a mature ash lose its topside too. I’m surprised with its delicacy that the Horse Chestnut which is alongside it hasn’t snapped in half as well. See what tomorrow brings[emoji849]
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Pretty breezy up here over the last 24 hours. We’ve lost three 200 year old or so beeches. One blew over along with its root ball, and the other two decided to split basically in half- so what’s left is needing dropped. Bloody shame as the trees around the gardens were much admired.
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Absolutely right about a sharpen and a depth gauge/raker file. You might lose a third of its cutters and take the best out of a new file to get it back to perfection, but perfectly do-able.
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What about a waterproof membrane and a grass roof?
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When I first took mine through I did consider the possibility of having to back out too[emoji1] I followed a brand new sign written similarly sized flat bed truck to yours through our local drive though a couple of months ago. The young pilot got it disastrously wrong by taking out the side of the bed against a steel bollard. It didn’t help that he continued forwards rather than stopping, reversing and taking a wider line.
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. There’s certainly a skill set involved with getting my longest Ifor Williams trailer around my local McDonalds drive through behind my truck, however a 10’ one shouldn’t be an issue[emoji1]
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Don’t believe so. Here you go: https://arbtalk.co.uk/assets/set_resources_21/6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.png' alt='6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.png'> WWW.AGEUK.ORG.UK Just needs renewed every three years.. but it’s free.
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I bought a small 20/25 ish secondhand horsepower 4WD Shibaura tractor for our small holding. It came with a topper and a plough, and I bought a hole boring auger thinking it could be useful. However, the front wheels chewed up the ground, the lack of power steering was a pain, and I rarely used it, or its implements. Sold it a couple of years ago. Instead it’s my digger that’s the daily go to for digging in fence strainers, pulling the trailer around the place, dragging trunks up a dragline or for easing awkward trees over. Much more versatile except not much cop for road use.
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Yes I did too. Didn’t appreciate my 5 year old Le Mans and sold it 38 years ago to fund the latest rocket I could afford. I wouldn’t appreciate the ergonomics of my earliest Guzzi but still like a lazy comfortable twin with character that can cruise at a ton but saves my licence and gives good fuel economy at 80 or so. I find BMW boxers and Jap bikes soulless, comfortable Ducatis too ugly and Brit bikes too much of a faff for reliability.
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Moto Guzzi V1000 G5[emoji1303]
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I understand that in some of the US States, where’s there’s many EVs that they’re reintroducing taxes on them too. Makes sense really. Incentivise you to go electric, and then when you are committed start to tax you.
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[emoji1303]. Mine are 1978, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, and 2015. Driving down from the North East of Scotland to Central London on a 42 year old bike, I cannot tell you how much pleasure it gave me to run a vehicle Road Tax free and Congestion Tax free for the first time in my life. I’d seriously consider looking for an historic car that was reliable and cheap enough to use as a daily driver. But unlike an old big bike that can comfortably cruise at 70 + while returning 50 mpg, such an ask of an older car might be a stretch as well as a salt attracting bit of rust after a couple of winters.
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So true. Was quite surprised when my chassis and body needing Defender that had been off the road for four years made £3500.
