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...
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...
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...
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...
MCS (microgeneration certification scheme) says that Wales has the highest percentage of properties with rooftop solar out of the 4 countries. In Wales, Anglesey has the highest of all the Welsh counties. On Saturday I journeyed from the straits to the top right corner of the isle and I...
Back in the day the International B45 baler had to be delivered into Anglesey either on a barge across the Menai straits or by rail across Britannia Bridge. BR used to carry it in a truck on it's side. The arches on the suspension bridge were too narrow. These days buses go through them at...
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