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    Sand Bag Walls

    Rot proof sandbags. The bags are filled with ST2 concrete and then pinned in place.
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    Ripped off by HRN Tractors / Agritrac Exports Ltd (Stuart Barclay) - Aberdeenshire

    When Chae1 Bought one of old diggers he flew down in the morning, coach from London and picked him up to come and look at it. Hour here and back again in one day. It pays to look but once i have built up a trust with someone i do lots of things on video call. Saying that i bought a hooklift...
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    Multidrive wheels and tyres

    Depends on the age. You need to check the axle. Are they 278 or 279s at one stage they changed axle specs every other week. Maybe ask Sam moreton....................
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    Dozers on farm?

    We run a D6 LGP with PAT blade and trimble if you want a price for us to do it. Becoming good on a dozer takes an awful long time. However owning one requires deep pockets. When they go wrong boy do they cost alot................
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    Skandia I line vs perry grain handling

    Personally i dont think there is much between them. IF anything i think the Skandia quality has dropped off over the last couple of years.
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    Skandia I line vs perry grain handling

    We run Perry in our commercial grain store. Selling point for me is i can ring Dave Perry up on a sunday and go down and get parts. They will also manufacture very quickly if you are broken down. We have installed some Skandia on third party grainstores and its good stuff.
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    Best Place for steel personal door with combination lock

    We only install Metadoor now. British built and by far the best.
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    Bloody hauliers ( again )

    Rejections currently.............. Protein, bugs and a lot of ergot. Problem is there is too much product about so mills can be fussy. Its certainly a dark art. The lorries compliment our commercial grain without that it would be pretty pointless. With a new lorry at circa £150k and trailer at...
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    Bloody hauliers ( again )

    Haulage currently is on its knees. Last week 3 large bulk hauliers went bust. There is an awful lot of people without a clue having a go at the min. It is extremely tough. Our lorries currently are getting rejected 25% of the time. Try planning for that in a week. Its a nightmare. Tonight...
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    Insulated roof sheets on concrete purlins?

    Drill and topcon to the concrete purlins. However you need to establish where the reinforcing wires are.
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    Heating large public space.

    Robert. Are you selling these/dealer for these? Need similar for an HGV workshop
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    Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance

    That's got my anger out for the day. Red tractor is currently not fit for purpose.
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    Water running onto road

    Highways responsible for 1.5 metres from road edge.You have done what you can.
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    simba solo dd packer roller

    Been there done that. You need to find the high bit as you spin the dd. Slacken all the scrapers off and clean so they are spotless. Start one end put the scraper in and spin and find the high spot and set back a mm. You will be amazed at how much they are distorted and thats where the problem...
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    What’s the best time of year to jet land drains?

    Talk to Mitchell Rowlands. We run one of their professional ones. You need alot of water, a digger to expose the blockages and collapsed ones, ideally a sonde and cat scanner oh and patience!!!!!
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