Doug Tait
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That load is two deliveries, just over 5 cube in total. There's a plywood divider put in the middle, held in place by ratchet straps, tip half the load and keep half on until you slacken the straps. But no more than 35mph in the L/R!
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That's the drying floor. Once dry the logs are stored in another bay across the yard. I filled the drying floor straight away again today with chip to dry for the biomass boiler, the hopper for it is next to the drying floor with the same type roof doors. The boiler runs everything on the property, including the drying floor.
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Had a quiet week to round off this year. Everyone's on holiday over the festive period so just been me and Santi at the yard doing maintenance on the kit, sorting out the drying floor and general chores. Few last minute phone calls for logs today so did a few deliveries. A happy new year to all, may yer hearth aye be warm.
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Over 10 minutes, he's a legend. Deserves a "boomchickawawaa" soundtrack
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He's a good friend, helping polish her lovely shell!
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I tried the field test suggested by Stere. With very little pressure applied to the sides the helmet just cracked up the back.
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Is it simple enough to drill accurate holes for the dowels freehand, or is it better using the little jig templates?
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That's great, but it'll take a lot more jiggery-pokery to get them to go to sleep now!
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Not a joke but visited my mate this morning at the country hotel he looks after. Police came in asking if he'd seen anyone suspicious around the place, and could he check the grounds and outbuildings please, if anything amiss call them. He asked what he was looking for and they managed not to laugh while explaining a gent, going by the name of Jesus had absconded from the mental health ward and had been seen near the hotel, in the stables at a donkey sanctuary. My mate asked what he looked like, they said "he's trying hard to carry the appearance of a conventional Jesus". Quick as a flash my mate said "one of the guests met a guy like that earlier by the river". Out came the notebook, "what's the name of the guest?'. It's John mate, John the Baptist. They weren't half laughing as they left!
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
Doug Tait replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
Doug Tait replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Noticed in the woods tonight, seen it once before I think but don't know what it's called. Looked at first like a feather duster, it's very delicate.
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I'd think even catching a kerb or soft verge could be enough to unsettle things.
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Well, I'm probably Type 1 on the Spruce Pirate scale so agree with the majority, time for a new one. @Dan Maynard That helmet has been 4yrs+ in use. It did strike me as odd it would break from a little tug, I hadn't thought about it being brittle with age. I did try a power ranger protos helmet one of the lads at work got and thought it very comfy. Anyone here have one?
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Got hooked up at the back while feeding a chipper. It gave my head a tug, didn't feel much but I've noticed it's broken a thumbnail size piece of the rim. No cracks visible around the damage and otherwise the helmet is in good condition. Would anyone retire it due to this?
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She looks well, long may it last
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Was thinking about her earlier, it's a year since she was poorly isn't it?
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Send WMC a private message Scott, they'll get a notification of your message by email.
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Found some very cheap fuel...
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Is it safe to to remove these leylandii
Doug Tait replied to alankearn's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
They don't take much convincing. Ones I've known will go after anything that moves quickly, even a leaf in the wind. But they only like doing it briefly, then want hours to recover! -
Is it safe to to remove these leylandii
Doug Tait replied to alankearn's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Disagree there John, I'd say a greyhound is far more suited to a flat than many other breeds. They tend to like short exercise periods and lots of sleeping/doing as little as possible in between. -
Don't know if it's much help to you, but I've read here before that a decent benchmark for the size of saw to use is log diameter x 3. So 40" diameter x 3 is 120cc saw. I may be wrong, you might have better response asking the question on the arbtalk milling forum.
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local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)
Doug Tait replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Picture Forum
Was quite surprised to find 2 of these beauties in a timber stack today
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Have found since the recent storm that they're perfect for cutting inside houses and lofts as well.
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Mentioned in the original post that the stove heats water for radiators. Maybe you could heat the bathroom that way instead.
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In his memoirs he'll reveal the highlight of that day was they let him keep the beanie hat
