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    Standard Lucas chain, but sharpened by me, which...

    Standard Lucas chain, but sharpened by me, which could be the reason. Although I do not seem to have trouble with my chainsaw sharpening. In fact the man who helps me had his chainsaw sharpened by...
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    First attempt was to persuade a pretty young...

    First attempt was to persuade a pretty young French girl to assist, but she did not think it was the best way to impress a lady!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggMJTvII7xg&feature=youtu.be

    So...
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    Thanks for that good advice. Now I am three...

    Thanks for that good advice. Now I am three score years and ten, just need some more advice on how to turn the clock back. Did go for a younger model, but she wore me out, bit like pushing the...
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    Thanks for that Rustynail I love the Lucas swing...

    Thanks for that Rustynail
    I love the Lucas swing blade 8" which I bought in 1998 and is a tribute to the machine that it has never failed to perform like new in all this time. Most of my work is...
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    Bandsaw adapted to fit Lucasmill

    Just wondered if anybody has adapted maybe a secondhand Woodmizer or similar to run on Lucas rails with maybe electric motor power, which would be easier than adapting the Lucas engine.
    I have a...
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    Similar concept but has a propeller as opposed to...

    Similar concept but has a propeller as opposed to the enclosed screw type jet which I was so impressed with
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    Water Bike in Sydney Harbour

    In 1998 I did a tour of Eastern Australia, Cairns, Alice Springs, Melbourne, Beechworth (to shake Geoff Lucas by the hand for producing his wonderful sawmill (which I had just bought) up the coast to...
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    Well I think that we are both classics ourselves,...

    Well I think that we are both classics ourselves, me being four years your junior at 66! I am a farmer and we just have 40 acres of woodland here but just the Winter storm damage keeps me with...
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    I have a winch already on the 20 ton Caterpillar...

    I have a winch already on the 20 ton Caterpillar D7, "Daisy Etta" 1956 so four years younger than the XK
    It has 70,000 lbs pull and does not need an anchor!
    Here she is reeling in a new cable...
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    Eagle eyes Paul! You will be forever...

    Eagle eyes Paul! You will be forever blackballed in Holy XK circles for not referring to it as an OTS, open top sports as opposed to the drophead. My dear uncle, who died last year aged 96, bought...
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    The Lockdown Firewood Splitter

    Lockdown Firewood Splitter - YouTube

    The challenge was to take the wood from a fallen Ash tree back to the yard and process it with no heavy lifting, picking up and stacking until the last couple...
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    I bought a small 12 volt electric winch some...

    I bought a small 12 volt electric winch some years ago and was quite successful . I figured that the bit of 4x2 across the beams would act as a safety valve and break first before anything else more...
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    Just to say I really feel for you guys at the...

    Just to say I really feel for you guys at the moment, not only life threatening, home threatening, but also livelihood threatening conditions at present with the loss of so much woodland.
    Here in...
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    My New whole Tree Trunk Splitter

    I have a Palax Wood processor which is comfortable with logs of 10 inch diameter and less for making into firewood. I have to cut up some larger tree trunks occasionally that are only fit for...
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    I suppose my mill is a little on the old side,...

    I suppose my mill is a little on the old side, but it doesn't look it! Just noted the serial number is 697-299. I assume it was made in June 1997 (I was a year out, I thought I bought it in 96)...
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    G'day Sigidi Just joined the forum, but have...

    G'day Sigidi
    Just joined the forum, but have been using an eight inch Lucas here in POM land since I bought it in 1996. Never been a problem with it, but as a farmer I am only an occasional user,...
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