Recent content by JGL

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    Livestock water bowsers

    For bowsers have a look at auctions of contractors plant and eqiupment. I picked up two for a total price of £1300. Have a look at tsauction they have 25 available at the moment, Ring 3 starts at Lot 6475
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    New toy day

    Texas fence stretcher but made by James Higgins in Oz. Had one for 2 1/2 years and one of the best fencing tools we have ever bought. Very good quality tool but not cheap.
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    F##k me thers some water about

    East Hampshire 191mm or 7.52" in old money since 1st Nov
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    Wireless weather station

    I have a Davies Vantage Vue and the rain gauge on it reads between 10-15% more than my official Met Office installed 5" copper rain gauge. I haven't found any way to adjust the Davies
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    2021 Countryside Stewardship Payment

    Also still waiting for ELS/HLS. Got paid in the first week of December 2020. Rang up RPA and they said it will get paid anytime in payment window which is December to June.
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    Annual rain fall.

    East Hampshire 982.7mm 6.0mm above 53 year average
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    This years rainfall in Ruabon , Wrexham

    Jan 109.6 Feb 170.1 Mar 59.7 Apr 67.2 May 2.8 Jun 60.6 Jul 39.5 Aug 114.5 Sep 26.9 Oct 257.8 Nov 87.8 Dec 170.8 Total 1168.3 Average 976.6 ( 51 years ) East Hampshire
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    Business loans, 100% government backed,

    Applied 3 weeks ago with NatWest and still no money yet. They say they are having problems because we are a partnership. Has anyone else had this problem or has anyone with a partnership been paid?
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    Eco angus Wood fired boiler

    Have had an Orligno 80kw going for 7 years now and haven't cleaned the heat exchanger once. I make sure I use the lever at the back every day and it is very important to use dry wood. It does use quite a bit of wood and is a big job to to cut, split, store and then load the boiler but the upside...
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    2019 rainfall so far North Herts South side of Chilterns

    1067.7mm here for 2019. Average since 1969 is 972.9mm
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    Is a biomass boiler still worth while

    Have a project coming up to heat 8 holiday lets ( 1 barn conversion and 7 new build, so good insulation) with communal barn, and 4 bedroom farmhouse ( listed with solid walls). When we started on this 2 years ago the plan was to heat with a woodchip boiler feeding a district heating system...
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    Small square baler: Massey Ferguson - MF 124

    Small square baler: Massey Ferguson - MF 124 Category: Small square baler Manufacturer: Massey Ferguson Price: £1500 Condition: Used Description: MF 124 Baler. In excellent condition, always stored under cover. Have owned since new and used this year Images: See the full size images for...
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    Recommended Cattle Crush / System

    Have just bought a secondhand Priefert SO4 ( made in USA). Plenty of videos on You tube showing it in action.The head gate works really well and TB testing (injecting) we put 100 yearlings through in just over an hour. I think new price is about 3.5k.
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    Softwood logs

    Interested in a load GU32 1RP 07811 457504
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    Trackers

    Have had quad bike stolen 3 times. First time no tracker on, bike not found so claimed on insurance. Second time bike had tracker on and located within 24 hours parked in some bushes near a travellers camp. Police used a recovery firm to pick up bike and kept for 3 days so they could fingerprint...
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