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On my train journey from Xian to Beijing I saw great plains of maize but the machinery I saw was only 60hp 2wd type tractors with implements to suit. Around the towns that we passed through the maize was replaced by what the US calls 'truck farming', the growing of crops to feed the people in...

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Space blanket type thingy?

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Not ime. What is already there percolates in. I used to use pebbles from a sandpit and now use quarried granite because trunk road improvements made the quarry more accessible. Only when the brook breaks its bounds do I get movement. Keeping the brook out would mean major civil engineering...

If it's black peaty soil with impeded drainage, raising the ph might cause a rush infestation. Did for me ayway!

Yes indeed. There is a spruce plantation that I planted in the 70s and unfenced as soon as the trees were tall enough. They use it as a shed in all weathers. Funnily enough, it is most used on frosty nights. There is a linear shelter belt as well and they lie under and lamb on the windward...

Not at all!

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I've started using 40mm for everywhere. It's heavy enough not to move so easily. From what I see most people use stuff that is too small.

Apparently Thistlex and its relatives play hell with your corneas, so make sure you have high quality eye protection when using.

I first came across autos in the late 60s. The Daf variomatic felt the same as my Bruin does now and the consumption seemed to be heavy. The odd BW 3 speed I had contact with seemed to be connected to the prop shaft by a long piece of elastic. I spent a w/e driving a mini with an AP 4 speed...

Our hydro alternator does 7-8k hours a year. Every 7-10 years I take it to our local rewinder to fit new bearings. They give it a good wash out and stove at the same time. On every start up I blow hot air through it for 2-3 hours to dry the windings out until the ohmeter doesn't move when...

Always postal vote here. I sometimes call in my station at the end of the day to see what the local turnout has been like.

What about 'from Burkina Faso to Upper Volta'?