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by Markwoody
Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:38 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Log splitters
Replies: 11
Views: 3660

Re: Log splitters

That looks good mate , mine was able to be lifted up and down on the tractors hydraulics , it also had a lever with a rope to the cut off on the tractor incase you got tangled . the other useful thing it had was a hinged table ,hinged at the side so if a log got jammed on the screw you could hinge t...
by Markwoody
Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:55 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: Home-made wood burner
Replies: 12
Views: 4987

Re: Home-made wood burner

Nice one , waiting to see how the back boiler is made :)
by Markwoody
Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:37 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: "fuel storage" Not volume but quaility..
Replies: 16
Views: 8022

Re: "fuel storage" Not volume but quaility..

As the owner of an older vehicle (honda C90 cub) there has been a lot of talk of this on the forums , best advice is : only use Shell V power as this is the only petrol that is not using ethanol (at the moment) this is also confirmed to me by a mate that has a light aircraft that uses pump fuel , he...
by Markwoody
Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:01 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Electricity grid alternative?
Replies: 19
Views: 5913

Re: Electricity grid alternative?

A friend of mine has a small holding at the end of a not reliable electric supply , so he set up a diesel genny in his barn , it starts up automatically if the power goes off , he runs it on central heating oil and has a couple of 1000 litre tanks as spares and his main tank is 5000 litres (i think)...
by Markwoody
Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:59 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Log splitters
Replies: 11
Views: 3660

Re: Log splitters

I used to have a screw type log splitter on the back of my fordson major , it would split ok but the logs made were not pretty ,you had to load the round onto the table and jam it onto the screw , if it got jammed it was a pain to unwind the round off the big screw . after a couple of months of usin...
by Markwoody
Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:23 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Keeping things Lit!
Replies: 18
Views: 3190

Re: Keeping things Lit!

Heres a link to a handy home made olive oil lamp ( i havnt tried this yet ,looks good though)
http://survivalsherpa.wordpress.com/201 ... -oil-lamp/
by Markwoody
Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:50 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hi from Snowdonia
Replies: 3
Views: 470

Hi from Snowdonia

Hi , Mark here , Woody to my mates , jet mechanic by trade ,before that panel beater by apprenticeship/collage so good welder/fabricator , live out in the sticks/mountains , here to learn the info needed to last out a SHTF scenario , luckily we have plenty of streams for water and forests for fuel/c...