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As some may recall, I mow the green and verges in our little hamlet. Recently, while doing the verge 'twixt lane and pond, I thought the foliage above seemed to be getting lower. On doing some investigation, I discovered a tree on the opposite bank was reaching right across the pond. The only thing stopping it falling in was a large Leylandii tree whose branches it was resting on and it's weight pulling that down.. It would be only a matter of time before both ended up in the pond and on the lane. So today, as not much water in the pond, myself and a neighbour's son set too to remedy the situation. First, using one of those pole chainsaws and my extending loper with pull saw attachment, we cut of as much as we could off both trees, to reduce the weight. Next I cut through the trunk of the tree on the far bank. Not completely, just enough for it to start to fall. Then back over to the Leylandii and cut through the branches supporting the other tree. until it descended gracefully. The Leyladii was then felled dragged out using my Discovery and cut into manageable pieces. The Disco was used again to extract the other tree from the pond. My C-121 (The Black Horse) and Saxon trailer were then pressed into service transporting several loads of logs. More to move tomorrow and another dying tree to fell.

Also sorted the air shroud, stripped all the old paint using a heavy duty paint stripper, then a wire wheel. A couple of coats of etch, then some colour........ The "rat" look or not??? NOT!

I'm not in any hurry to replace the tyres on my GT, even though they are worn and cracked they are the original 1971 WH tires but somehow still hold air! As long as they hold air they can stay..

The GT14 rims used 4 bolt rims, I believe those are the same as the MTD 990/998 from 1972-1982, so if your looking maybe that would be an option. The MTDs were sold under a variety of names. MTD, Dayton, UNICO, Firestone, White, Farm King, etc