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how did you stop the cedar ring from cracking radially?
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Another West Sussex resident here too and a Scot by birth but I'm sorry John I can't help with your query however I do suspect your thinking is good. I have a very similar set up to yourself. Carrera tractor with a Vaha Jussi trailer with winch and 4WD. If it's not too much trouble I'd love to see more photos of the rack over your tractor bonnet as I really need to build something similar. Good luck with your move to Scotland. Alan
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Maybe it was because there was already a classic French pastry called "Pets de Nonne" ( Nun's farts )
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Well it's pissing down in Sussex which hurts all the more as we've had quite a long run of dry weather for a change.
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I've been thinking about upgrading my ear defenders on my Protos helmet too. Peltor X4 or X5 make sense but what's the deal with changing the brackets? Where do you get the different brackets from?
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I was reading that a lot of the "science" regarding particulates in the smoke from woodturning which was driving these bans has now been disproved.
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what logs have you been chopping today!
Alan Smith replied to william petts's topic in Firewood forum
Elm has interlocking grain which makes it hard to split. That's the reason it was first choice for wagon wheel hubs and seat bottoms, very resistant to splitting. -
Looks good. Would be interested to know how you get on with this machine thanks.
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Lignum Vitae surely, not box.
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I have had a fair bit of experience with both the old and new versions and have repaired and rebuilt both for customers. The older ones are more robust but not without their problems and I would be wary of buying second hand without a basic strip down and test before parting with cash. I had one guy bought three of the older Stihl cutter heads from different sources on Ebay because he thought this was the way to go, all three were wrecked and worthless. The parts for these are expensive. You are right, the Echo cutters are scary sharp and stay sharp but the gearboxes are delicate and won't stand a lot of punishment. Based on a sample of one, the long reach cutter I've been most impressed by in recent times was a Maruyama. Very robust.
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is that cameras you have on the back of the digger cab? nice looking machine by the way.
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I've recently added a radio controlled hydraulic winch to the crane on my 2 ton timber trailer. I'm finding it very handy to bring up timber to load onto the trailer. I want to take advantage of the radio control for working at the far end of the line by extending the line via snatch block(s) The winch cable is 25m of 1/4" steel rope which I don't want to run through blocks with ally sheaves so want to use my 10mm winch rope. At the moment I'm just tying a bowline on the bight at an appropriate point to hook onto the steel winch cable but I was wondering if a rope grab might be a more convenient way to achieve what I want. I know it's not what they are designed for. Or perhaps someone might know of a better solution.
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Could someone please identify this tree
Alan Smith replied to Drewstaton's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Looks like a Catalpa (Indian Bean Tree). There is a variant that has these yellow/gold leaves. They are late to come into leaf in the UK. Looks healthy enough to me, also note it's been pollarded. They do seem to respond well to pollarding and in a smaller garden this would probably be a sensible way to manage this tree as they can grow to quite a size. -
Don't forget to guard the tyre valve stems.
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We've had a mild winter and there has been plenty of rain. I suspect many Ash trees with die back had also been suffering from lack of water in previous years. It will be interesting to see how things go this year but I suspect that it's only slowing down the process in many cases.
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Thanks to both 👍
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Random question. Doobin, where did you source the steering wheel knob for your Carrera? I'm in need of one for mine and that one looks like it fits well. Many thanks
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Definitely Magnolia.
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Safe small (<380mm) ash removal
Alan Smith replied to KeenButGreen's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Not only rope or winch to pull over but a good stout ratchet strap round the butt on anything over 7 or 8 inches diameter, they'll Barber's chair in a heartbeat. -
Interested in how you plan to hitch the trailer to the digger, I can see a few options.
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The Passing of a friend, mentor, engineer and stalwart at GreenMech.
Alan Smith replied to PeteB's topic in General chat
Sorry to hear about this. Aberdeenshire loons always have a good work ethic. -
I tried to go down this route. I had an old Lister/Petter diesel saw bench that I adapted to run a hydraulic log splitter. It was woefully underpowered and didn't really work. The biggest issue however was arranging a clutch as it was impossible to start the motor with it connected to the hydraulic pump. I still think it could be made to work with maybe a decent 3 cylinder Yanmar or similar mounted on a trolley with maybe it's own hydraulic pump and spool valves etc. and a PTO shaft.
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Personally I would go for a portable capstan winch like an EDER or Portable Winch Company. Much easier to lug around compared to a heavy Tirfor and it's even heavier cable. Like all things it depends on what you are pulling but 90% of my hung trees/windblow clear ups etc are done with my small Honda powered winch. Having said that I do have a Tirfor for those heavy situations but that's usually for shifting a really heavy tree.
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Yes, in this situation before I have had a degree of success bending up the metering needle lever. You might find you need a couple of goes at it but it can work.
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For sure. Some business entrepreneur needs to set up a Pine Marten breeding project. Grey squirrels are totally out of hand and fewer landowners seem to be doing anything about it.
