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    Flashing from big 6 asbestos/fibre cement panels

    I want to put a lean to roof between an atcost barn and a static caravan. How do I flash off the vertical big 6 (?) sheets?
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    Natural salt making it's way into the butter?

    The last 2 week's butter batches have tasted saltier, despite me diligently measuring and dosing the butter. Could it be natural salt making it's way from the grass into the cream?
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    Pasteuriser DIY upgrading

    We have a 1200l/h continuous flow pasteuriser here but as yet we're still manually bottling, so if we're not fully staff it's necessary to throttle the output to keep up, so far we've been using drilled out butterfly valves, but they have no discrete steps, it's a bit all-or-nothing and...
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    GALA Kool Pro sensor issue

    We're consistently getting error F11 (minimum wash temperature not reached), despite plenty of hot water being available and the presence of copious amounts of steam is you lid the lid at the right time. Starting to wonder if it is a sensor issue. Although the milk temperature is presumably...
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    Sourcing HE plates

    We have a Packo Inox pasteuriser. We are looking to expand the regeneration stage of the plate heat exchanger. They do not have a pasteuriser department any more and cannot help us. They have suggested I check the pack and contact the pack manufacturer. However i can only find a 6 digit number...
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    Butter making

    Anyone doing their own butter? We have butter made for us currently, but i've found, in storage here, a modern churn and extruder and we're toying with doing it ourselves and keeping more money in house, also reducing product turnaround. I'm familiar with the process in a domestic scale, i make...
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    Partial milking data from Alpro device?

    We have two herds and i'm looking to find out how much milk we get from each herd per milking, is that possible on the Alfa Laval Alpro?
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    Glass bottling woes

    Anyone bottling in glass having lots of breakages this spring? Bottom falling out of lots of bottles?
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    Back to the forge...

    Decided after 6 years it's time to start the smithy up again, not quite got a covered workshop yet but figured necessity will push that forward. First job was to tidy some of the container and build a new gas forge Had a handy movable table, almost destined for the scrap man, and still had 50+...
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    Your vices will kill you....

    This one was seized and not bolted to the bench, so it started at my leg
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    Smart watches on the farm?

    I'm just selling a Tag watch that i've not worn since we bought the farm (livestock, so for obvious reasons). Thinking about a smart watch but curious if anyone wears one out and about whilst farming?
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    New meat processing plant (raw pet food)

    Between Oct 17th when we started by dismantling and collecting a massive cold store from Nottingham and Feb 17th when we finally finished everything the APHA needed for our approval, myself, my step-dad and a builder friend (bought in late on to help the final push) put this meat processing...
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    Non-starting digger

    I ran the nissan out of fuel (which i have done a handful of times), i've bled her all the way to the top injector nuts and get fuel from each. But when starting she turns over lovely but doesn't want to catch at all. My initial attempts a few weeks back almost wanted to start, but now no...
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    I have literally no idea how to do this

    How on earth is there enough give in this 40 year old rubber to go any further?
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    Sourcing a plug

    Our new automatic meat mixer/grinder has this control port on the side: Not getting a lot of info from the manufacturer or the local supplier as yet, i can probably figure out the wiring but then i'll need a plug for it
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    Rental cost on single bay of a shed

    What should we be looking to pay for a single bay of a shed, floor area 9x6m. Access to drainage and 3 phase power. Daily access in working hours.
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    Q coupling?

    I'm looking at maybe getting a second hand pole tamper. Assuming that i can get the use of a compressor that can put enough airflow out, how do i integrate a Q coupler fitted hose with the compressor/PCL fittings?
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    Dog sheep attack on my land, where do I stand?

    I've warned my neighbour politely twice about their sheep coming onto my land. Don't care about them grazing a bit of grass but we have 10 dogs, some with known history and that's without general high prey drive and pack behaviour. They've done nothing to stop them crossing still. Up until now...
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    Laying a small concrete slab for vehicle loading bay

    I need to lay a slab for parking the chiller van (panel van) on such that it can be washed down and the run off collected in a drain. How thick should the concrete be? How thick should a stone sub-base be? Do i shutter for both layers, so 8-10+ inches? Best method of shuttering, given the above...
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    Putting up a dutch barn roof

    We're looking at a second hand 'dutch barn' roof structure, no legs. Thinking of sinking some telegraph poles in and bolting on. How deep and wide should i go for concrete footings for each pole?
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