Believe me, I know from personal experience whence I speak ;) edit gore warning on that link watch out for trip hazards eh, or learn the hard way like I did ;)

Well, it's all relative isn't it :) Hmm windfalls, maybe, if there's no tension at all in the wood, and there's absolutely no chance of it pinching, otherwise you risk kickback from the chainsaw, there's been a couple of bad kickback incidents on arbtalk this year, one was pretty bad went up...

if by "most folks" if you mean people who only have a woodburner to look good, or to be "green", and only light it now n again, when they're off work, you'd have a point. Otherwise you'd need a LOT of wood. If you take the cost of the stove and installation into account, it makes it an expensive...

Unless you've got access to a LOT of free wood, gas will be cheaper. Check this discussion on Arbtalk "Real World Heating costs" We have wood as a primary fuel, we use about 30 cube a year (imagine storing that lot somewhere dry) check the price of hardwood logs around you, cheapest I can buy...

Great stuff cheers guys, it really helps as I'm so out of date on tech these days :o I don't even use a mobile phone currently :lol: I'll have to get my head around all the "smart phone" gadgets and weigh up the costs. I have been looking at those posh sat-nav type things with a fold out...

Cheers for a great post Paul :clap2: Been checking out my local area on a Explorer series map, found some lanes, then checked em on the Northants Interactive Map which is a bit annoying as the byways (dark red almost brown) are almost the same colour as the Footpaths (dark purple almost brown)...

birtanedaha I read all your past woes trying to get a towbar to fit, I have the same issue, 1995 90 tdi, Marsland galv chassis, TD5 x-member. Did you get it sorted? what was the solution? Did I miss a thread somewhere? I found 3 of your old threads on this problem but no solution (was this...

SWR stands for "Standing Wave Ratio" you adjust the length of the antenna to match the frequency you're transmitting on, loop the meter in, key the mike (whistling into it helps) and read the meter, you're looking for 1:1 ratio ideally, so adjust the twig one way and check the meter, if it gets...

If you're in Leicestershire pop into Rockingham Landrovers and talk to Ray, top bloke :)

You wouldn't want to get bumpy in the stuff I pump :lol: Now I have a better line for you when someone asks for your top rule... "It's a 10" but there's a £25 fine for improper use" I was going to write a railway pun, but it's a play on words :lol: the old ones are the best.... groan :p

Welcome to LZ Toprulesman :welcome: Always nice to have new neighbors, I'm only 3 junctions East of you ;) So, what's your top rule? (and don't say "about 10" but I don't use it as a rule" :lol: ) Pumpy

If it was returned to him, tell your insurance company (presuming they paid out) their gearbox/engine etc. is sat on his drive, and they'll go get it. If you can find a newspaper/official link about the story I'll post it on Arbtalk, seems the thief is a tree surgeon, he'll never work again if...

If it were me trying to convince my Mrs winter camping is fun, I'd be well tooled up for the cold with one of these inside a decent bell tent :D Depends how often you're going to go winter camping though, if the Mrs gets cold I doubt you'll be going again :lol: but then that could also be a...

There are ways to protect yourself as a buyer or seller on ebay, I think you get a cross section of society on there, it depends a lot on what the item is too though. I auctioned a boat on there a couple of years ago on a no reserve auction, I had to re-auction it 7 times before it finally...

whats the difference between a 90 for 1500 and a 90 for 2500? ... besides 1000 :lol: do you think the higher price vehicle would have "everything working and up together" not needing any small jobs? You see I only mentioned it because i saw a 90 on ebay in Essex, loads of off road goodies...

Sorry for that, so many windows open I put the wrong link in :o Try this company they do spares for rolling road brake testers, they also list a couple of ex MOT garage units. also search ebay for "Roller Brake Tester" there's a couple listed.

Have you got access to a workshop/garage and could you arrange to get a vehicle moved on a flatbed/trailer? A cheap option would be to find an MOT failure that needs a bit of welding, but is otherwise sound, spend c.1500 on it and then have some cash left to bring it up to standard. It'll mean...

I thought it was only rear steer vehicles needed them as you generally use a lot more lock (dunno though) I have a 4x4 articulated dumper, the knob is permanently set at manufacture at the 2 o-clock position, if I were left handed I might choose the 10 o-clock position. Can't see a use for one...

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After searching for 3+ months for a renovated 90 hardtop, I just picked up my new motor. This morning I deleted over 60 bookmarked vehicles and 4 pages of watched items on ebay, that was how I got a handle on the current market. 1. Decide budget 2. Define exactly what you want it for 3...