Conor Wright
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Two of us, one bagging, the other tying and stacking as well as fitting the empty bags over the chutes can do 50 bags at our leisure in an hour. 60 plus if the pressure is on, as low as 30 if we bring a bottle of wine out to the shed! On my own I get about 30-35 an hour.. so let's say an energetic and eager 14 year old can match that, in the region of 20-25p a bag would be appropiate?
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We have a few bits in the ground in the tunnel, beans, carrots, courgette, onion and shallot sets alongside overwintering garlic, broccoli, cauliflower. One bay is ready for first early spuds. Tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, marjoram, parsley, sage, lemon balm, thyme, peas etc all in trays. Have the outdoor beds covered in plastic over winter, this will be removed in the next week and prepped as a stale seedbad for spuds, onions, brassicas parsnips, carrots etc I do the donkey work, bringing in muck and compost, ploughing ridging etc My better half does the actual plant care, seeding and watering. If it was all left to me they would probably die. Will take a few pics during the week.
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Loma k50? Like a chipper but with hammers, not knives. Obliterates leafy stuff and can handle dirty wood or timber with nails in. Leaves green wood stringy though.
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Did you look at the "poleSaw" range? Ttm800 or similar may suit?
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It may be worth something to a collector of such items. You could try selling it and using the money towards a more powerful, newer engine for the sawbench?
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Plenty of blackthorn flowering now around east galway. Roughly coincided with a drop in temperatures. Yesterday was the first day in two weeks our bees did more than a couple of hours flying. Last time they were out was before any noticeable amount of blackthorn had flowered.
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Have a few loncin engines on various machines. Seem reliable. Have had no failures. Unless you go for a silenced one it will be loud. Remember hiring a sip gennie a while back, smooth running and not too noisy, can't remember which engine it had.. probably a Honda.
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Something like this maybe. Cut after flowering.
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So all that yew I've been splitting has been a waste of time?!
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Top class. -
They often grow to be rather top heavy with the roots slow to respond. Tip pruning after flowering helps keep them in check and stops them outgrowing themselves. Not knowing the shape or spread of the particular plant it's hard to advise but at 18 months planted if you just keep to the side of the stem by half the width of it's original pot you should be ok. Alternatively you could use a single stake at 45 degrees (only really leaves you a low tying point but keeps the base of the stake away from the root mass) or three short stakes at 120 degree intervals in a circle well out from the base of the shrub and use webbing to tie into the stem(s) further up, essentially stabilising it from all angles. They are susceptible to stem rot, if they have made a hole around the base from moving in the ground, make sure to stabilise this and stop water lodging or your staking may well be in vain! Hope that makes sense.
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What was the best ever stove you have/had?
Conor Wright replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Sounds good, looks like a timeless piece of design. Going on the list for the house. Thanks for sharing! -
What was the best ever stove you have/had?
Conor Wright replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I like it. Reminds me of a big v8! How did you find it in practical, day to day use? -
I see some ripples in the wood.. I've found it can occur if your chain is at 30° rather than set for milling at 10° You will lose a lot of the thickness of the board planing them out! It's well worth spending a little time setting up the mill and getting a very good edge on the chain, it may save you from losing out on good timber. I've done it myself and had the piles of planings to prove it.
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Pm me if you're genuinely interested, I may be open to moving it on as I have another project in mind.
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How?
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I wonder would rsl be worth a call?
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More swans. Really struggling in strong headwinds today!
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Help required re boot size looking at Cofra Power boots
Conor Wright replied to Trains's topic in General chat
Good indepth review, would be good to know how they stand the test of time. They look like a good boot. Like trigger said, thanks for taking the time to share your experience. -
From running a farmi with possibly the longest distance from roller to flywheel of any similar capacity machine out there i cant see much chance of springing back.. if it fits through in the first place it will remain compressed til chipped.. theres nowhere for it to go. Stubs on the other hand may cause the rollers to bounce, but there shouldn't be any stubs worth talking about if snedded properly. I saw wear around the keyway on the shaft of the top motor (had it off for a seal change) and would imagine this is from years of back and forth movement. Surely design should dictate either hydraulic blow off or key shear before breaking the shaft. I would argue that hopping up and over stubs is more harmful over time than the odd jammed fork.
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A shot in a herbal tea is nice! Especially when it's infused with elderflower. Have some with hawthorn too. Wouldn't be going for the bottle. That's when things go wrong! It's rough stuff on its own! decided on a bottle of beer in the end, the fridge was closer to me. Complete derail, but I'd like to make mead from our own honey sometime.
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Two years back I had the pleasure of clearing trees downwind of the main crusher. During a few dry, breezy days of course! The dust and grit was almost unbearable. I was averaging 3 cuts per sharpen due to the embedded dust and grit in the trees. Power has gone here now too! That means no shed tonight.. so its either poitin, wine or beer.. life is full of hard decisions.
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Thank you. Its too late now as i have committed to this job, the ram is gone for boring, but I will keep that book in mind for future reference.. mog tierods etc. Appreciate the help, cheers!
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I got it in the door of the shed, strapped up the front and lifted it with the digger, then rolled it in. Wasn't staying out on the ground in that weather! Spent a few hours out in the late morning and afternoon. Winched a lanky multistem ash over and ringed it up. Said enough was enough and came back to the shed. It's as windy here as I have ever felt it. At least the rain has stopped now that I've come inside. A mate of mine is a fitter in a quarry. He spent three hours lying on the underside of a belt this morning, fitting roller bearings. I honestly do not know how he sticks at it. The silt and rain mixed is horrible stuff.
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So.. changing a tie rod has become a larger than anticipated job, couldn't get the inner joint to unscrew from the power steering ram and there's only so much heat you can apply to a ram! It's out with the power steering which means dropping the front axle, and off to be cut and rebored. The unavailability of a replacement tie rod is the main cause of hardship, apparently they were snapping too regularly and kukje decided to stop production and only supply the beefed up ones, which come as a single unit.
