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Had enough of the rain so headed off out of it, 24 degrees and really rather pleasant, the jobs will still be there when I return.

When I got the house in France I bought a chinesium version of the Greenmech CS100 (Geotec Pro) to get the orchard back into production. I have used it far more than I thought I would, it has worked out great for narrow access/long drag work, or when the customer is happy to keep the chip, it has chipped trees far larger than you would think without dropping a beat. It has paid for itself ten times over. When I move it on I will replace it with a similar size JoBeau to run alongside the 6” road tow. Drum instead of disk all day in my opinion, minimum of 14hp.

I think Greenmech have replaced the Honda with Loncin engines on their new turntable road tow chipper.

Sorry, missed the unidirectional part. No, I use standard pulleys, sometimes with multiple sheaves depending on the situation. I can’t honestly remember working with anyone using Unidirectional ones.

I use multiple pulleys in winching scenarios more than I do in rigging.

I had to cut it shorter to drive the car to A&E, it pulled out easy enough though, then a tetanus jab. The impact of the wood against my ankle bone hurt the most, a proper sickener, even with chainsaw boots and trousers on.

Right through, stung a bit. 😂

A fantastic sunny start to today, been out with the dog first thing. Had a crap run the last couple of weeks due a a heavy cold, the first in a good few years, and a freak accident in my own garden involving a mulching blade and an off cut of an old fence post. Had two days back climbing this week so all feels back to normal.

Yeah, but does your Echo sound as shit?

At one point we had a rented TV from Martin Dawes, it took 50p pieces like the gas meter. I remember my Dad would have a big stack of 50p pieces on top of the TV when the snooker final was on, especially if Terry Griffiths was in it.

Currently on FB marketplace just down the road from me. A hundred year old bottle of something or other containing a gram of coke.

Some escaped from a council owned petting zoo near where I lived in Lancashire, late 80’s. They survived some pretty harsh Winters and eventually settled in a privately owned woodland, where they multiplied and where noticed by the local poachers. They are pretty fast, but unfortunately, slower than a lurcher, they are all gone now.

Are they bringing them into Holiday Parks by the coach load?