Doug Tait
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Similar here, a couple bits of board offcuts from the mill to protect the trailer. Saw someone once that had a piece of rubber stable mat screwed in to cradle the wheel.
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Morning all, Friday feeling!
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No it's a scary bit of kit. More a forestry winch really, not ideal for what we're using it for but we don't need it out very often. It's so quick and aggressive it's difficult to get tension on before a pull but once you start pulling in anger it's over pretty quickly.
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Bit more of the same from the site up Yarrow Valley, there all week felling Ash and really enjoying it. MOV_0462.mp4 Was really humid with the heat today so a team dip of the skinny variety in St Mary's Loch on way back to base was called for!
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Nothing dramatic but really good to be away from hedges and pruning! Winch assisted Ash felling out of a small domestic woodland up Yarrow Valley. All arisings taken off site at the end of the day's work in one grain trailer of chip and a decent load on timber trailer. MOV_0450.mp4
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Bit late in but work was priority, another beautiful morning. Have a good afternoon all.
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Ever tried blindfold archery? Well you don't know what you're missing...
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Morning all, lovely morning here. Nice view on the way to site at the bottom end of St. Mary's Loch. Working at the end of the tree line in the left foreground of pic.
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I've a little loop of elastic cord through the handle of mine. When I reach for it out the scabbard just slip hand through then I can drop it to use 2 hands whenever and it just hangs from my wrist not causing any trouble, you can bend your wrist to grab it again for use. It's always attached to you when out the scabbard and I can't think of dropping it once.
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That could conceivably be next year's Eurovision song winner!
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You're not squinting hard enough!
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Wouldn't fancy "Howdy Doody" the bull riding shotgun in my motor I'm afraid. Seemingly the cops in Nebraska just told the guy to take it home!
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👍 With a dog or two dreaming at foot!
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Very kind of you Ted, think we'd have a lot to talk about.
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No, it was excuse enough to go to the cafe!
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It's worse than it looks in the pic, pretty much oval and leaking. Even if it still held liquid I can't unscrew the lid anyway. Quite impressive that it's not squished completely flat but that's German engineering, unlike my rolls and scones!
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Regrettably, it didn't seem to make sense, until now!
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New (to us) chipper arrived today, oh dear. Well it worked ok for the hour or so we ran it on little stuff, but I ran over my rucksack and I can verify Forst chippers do break a lot. It smashed my lunch to smithereens and worst of all my coveted travel cup brought by the OH from Germany, gutted. It was definitely the curse of the Forst and not the operator (is what I'll tell her!).
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We did consider an ATV powered topper a few years back but my mate decided not to at the time and stuck with getting someone in to do it occasionally (helpfully we have a couple of mates that do agri contracting work) but their machinery really struggles with the narrow access to the paddock. Given what you've advised, and the costs involved, he may need to look at the ATV option seriously. Many thanks for your advice.
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Too late, it's nearly gone! The offensive sausage was served by a pretentious waiter at a 'posh' hotel in town, today I'm at the proper cafe where it's done by busy women who know how to satisfy. Speaking of good women, have you asked Fash to marry you yet?
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Currently awaiting a fry up in the cafe, but I'd happily cancel it and sit at your table Ted!
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Thanks for all that, very helpful knowledge. It seems we're in deeper than we ever realised!
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Present Sir. Good morning Mr Blair.
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That's all very helpful Mick, thank you. We'll get the oil done on it but I think you're right about sharpening just now, it made a good job of the more level areas with thinner growth so not in need yet. I think more important to repair the broken height adjuster which is allowing one cylinder to bounce a lot.
