JD450A
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Pam doesn't dislike mowing the lawn ...... it's just all the random bloody lines that piss me off... no sense of 'system' to her mowing
The best lawnmower of course is a grading bucket and the readymix collector.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
third word is "off" "
bloody wooly backs piss and s**t everywhere
... stinking walking carcasses ....
have enough trouble with the neighbouring escapologist Houdinis, through the winter months
aye .... flat and green out of the floor paint tin ..... got a mate who's old man did just that ... concreted the whole lawn, painted it green and sold the lawn mower - saved hours of grief for the rest of his days ...... but concreting a good acre plus is not gonna come cheap and 'she'd' have an eppyThe best lawnmower of course is a grading bucket and the readymix collector.
I learnt years ago that it's easier to keep it down once you've gotten on top of it, after the winter ... depending on the weather .... every 4-5 days doesn't take long.... leave it ten days and it's a 'mare
CPS
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Brought mine to the yard to service and fit new belts, taking it back home on Wednesday night and got on the motorway. Car comes up beside me and points back. Got out and looked and the collection basket is gone, can just about see it back down the motorway about 1/2 mile.... to far to walk. Got back in and head for the next junction and turn around, about 5 mins in total. Can see it on the slow lane as I go back down the other way. Turn around and get back to it just as a cop car pulls up at it
got out said that's mine... they laugh and say no problem mate, just tie it better next time
top lads... could have been right pricks
got out said that's mine... they laugh and say no problem mate, just tie it better next time top lads... could have been right pricks
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
you lucky boyBrought mine to the yard to service and fit new belts, taking it back home on Wednesday night and got on the motorway. Car comes up beside me and points back. Got out and looked and the collection basket is gone, can just about see it back down the motorway about 1/2 mile.... to far to walk. Got back in and head for the next junction and turn around, about 5 mins in total. Can see it on the slow lane as I go back down the other way. Turn around and get back to it just as a cop car pulls up at it
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..... if there'd been anything left of it when plod found it, would've been a guaranteed ticket in Monmouthshire/Gwent ..... they haven't got the nickname of the Vietgwent for now't
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Jimoz
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Mine is a petrol push behind. Was driving past some guy clearing out his garage this was on front for the pikeys. Thought don't ask don't get so pulled up asked bloke if he was wanting rid. Yes it's seized. Got up me grandads took cover of rope pull was tangled. Untangled and fired her up. Had it ever since!
Left hooker
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This is my mower for the other halfs horses doing some water carrying duty
have a 2 furrow plow, spring tine harrow with crumbler roller, a chain harrow and a grass harrow and a homemade 3 point towbar and a 300l fert spreader
have a 2 furrow plow, spring tine harrow with crumbler roller, a chain harrow and a grass harrow and a homemade 3 point towbar and a 300l fert spreader
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Komatsu
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Certainly not a mower, but seen as this seems to be the gardening bit, thought I’d stick it in here
....just picked this up today and very impressed with it, and it’s extremely fast too 
, got about 7/8 tons to get through so wanted something to speed the operation up. Was looking at a hydraulic one, but they seem to be very slow. This make was mentioned to me a few weeks back, so looked into them and got one, and a lot cheaper than a hydraulic one of the same weight.
....just picked this up today and very impressed with it, and it’s extremely fast too , got about 7/8 tons to get through so wanted something to speed the operation up. Was looking at a hydraulic one, but they seem to be very slow. This make was mentioned to me a few weeks back, so looked into them and got one, and a lot cheaper than a hydraulic one of the same weight.
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Komatsu
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This is of the 5 ton one, they then updated it to 7.5 and have updated again to the 8.5 ton version which I got...
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
have seen the rack and dog clutch ones before on Youtube, but mostly home made
.... never seen a 'proprietary' one .... I like that .... pretty good on ash .. wonder how it'd cope with oak ?? .... and what happens when it stalls
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Komatsu
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Stalls??
Mintsauce
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have seen the rack and dog clutch ones before on Youtube, but mostly home made
Gets stuck on a knotty old chump?
oak splits lovely as long as it is still green ( not seasoned.)
Try a bit of poplar and you'll wish you never bothered.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
when it fails to follow through to the end of its stroke, 'cos yon block is too hard
.... hydraulics simply just dump pressure - a mechanical system comes to a grinding halt
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
what sort of cost are they Ollie .... they're certainly simple and quick
.... and beats the hell out of a maul
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Komatsu
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It does nothing, you just reset it, like you would when it does a full stroke and have another go. Mine has 2 levers, you pull the black one back and push the red one forward to set it off and then just do that the opposite way round to bring it back and reset it, on some really hard stuff it might take 3/4 attempts to get through it.when it fails to follow through to the end of its stroke, 'cos yon block is too hard
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Komatsu
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Paid £470 for it, plus a little bit for delivery and the VAT. Money well spent really when I looked at it against hydraulic ones, and a lot quicker!!what sort of cost are they Ollie .... they're certainly simple and quick
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
would love a look at the mechanism in that .. must be quite clever
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
absolutely .... is it noisy at all? what size motor is on it ?Paid £470 for it, plus a little bit for delivery and the VAT. Money well spent really when I looked at it against hydraulic ones, and a lot quicker!!
Bucket on wheels
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what sort of cost are they Ollie .... they're certainly simple and quick
PORTEK CHARGER 8.5 TON IMPACT LOG SPLITTER
£674.00
https://www.mowersplus.co.uk/portek-charger-85-ton-impact-log-splitter
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