While composting isn’t rocket science, there are some pitfalls that can arise along the way. Monitoring your pile from time to time and adding the right mix of things to it can help prevent many of these issues from happening. Make compost pile maintenance a part of your weekend yard work routine.

With new engine regulations taking effect next month, Sally Drury looks at buying options and tests latest models.

                Bandit now offers an even more powerful version of the Beast. It is the Model 4680XP. It has engine options up to 1200 horsepower in addition to a huge – 45-inch by 50-inch – mill opening. The 4680XP is capable of grinding waste wood, storm debris, and even shingles used in recycling for hot-mix asphalt.

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In contrast, if a used tree is tossed into a bonfire, all of its carbon content is immediately returned to the air as carbon dioxide. This also applies to culled trees on tree farms. And if used trees are placed in landfills, their carbon content will ultimately return to atmosphere as methane because of the way materials buried in landfills break down. Methane is a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a century, so this is the most environmentally harmful way to dispose of a used tree.

One final type of log splitter is the rotary splitter, also known by the brand name Unicorn. These splitters use a threaded rotating cone to drill into the log and split it apart. Sounds a bit dangerous, right? A commercial version called The Stickler is still available. The Stickler is designed for rear wheel drive vehicles. That didn’t stop [Mikelbonilla78] from hacking his ‘92 Honda Civic into a stationary log splitter. He even added an exterior throttle and emergency battery disconnect. Even with these safety features, we’re going to go ahead and say this one is scary.

Both Hoagie and the equally-rascally marine biologist Jake (Mario Van Peebles) are entertaining comic relief side characters, so we aren’t expecting them to outrun the shark’s titular revenge. Hoagie’s plane is dragged beneath the ocean by the insane, rampaging fish, and Jake actually falls into the thing’s mouth in an eruption of blood, leading us to believe that both characters are absolutely dead. But no! Hoagie and Jake improbably reappear to celebrate the shark’s unintentionally hilarious demise.

A road has been closed in the centre of Chipping Sodbury while emergency services attempt to contain a fuel spillage.

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A sizeable share of the wood chipping machinery market is brought in by the increasing construction activities and growing demands for sophisticated furniture. Advent of remote-controlled wood chippers and similar technology-led revolutions have broadened the scope of innovations, which is expected to deliver promising growth opportunities to the wood chipping machinery market in the upcoming years.

                All mulch is sold wholesale. “We deliver to customers in 140-yard walking floor trailers,” said Gordon. “We only sell in bulk, no bagging.”

“It’s been a real good machine,” said Timmins. “Tree service guys really like it. It handles big pieces and makes it into something marketable.” The AutoSplit comes in two versions — one that can handle around 23 inches in diameter, and another that can handle material up to 36 inches in diameter. Standard capacity for length is 24 inches.