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Morning All Another bluebird by the look of things, and I'm stuck in the bloody office 😡 stay safe

Hydraulic fittings are measured by inside hose dia(!!) in imperial. I'd reckon on these small loaders being 3/8" or 1/2". Same size fitting just different thread size. They come with a female bsp thread but you can get a male to male adapter for a quid or so if needed. As a side note be interested how you get on if you're using Holmbury, they're not the fitting they once were. Was made by a different manufacturer in Europe now they've moved to China the quality has dropped (I think). Although they insist nothing has changed. Manuli for the absolute best.

"Smart chargers" I have found to be cheap rubbish and often dont appear to do work. Single button and a few LED's doesnt make it smart. Lead acid batteries are extremely basic to charge anyway. What I'd recommend is a lipo charger from the RC world - these actually are smart and can do nearly every different battery type. The advantage is they also do discharge, most have a screen and can tell you exactly how much charge has gone in or out of the battery, so you get a fair idea of its condition. As a general rule, manufacturers over spec lead batteries about 4x what they need to, as they degrade over time. When they get down to a third or quater capacity, its time to replace.

There getting funny on it now as it's now classed on par with Japanese knot weed ,himalayan balsam ,giant hogweed .but I know on my policy ,I can't do or remove anything to do with the plant... l but bamboo is reclassified ... it travels far,can come up through concrete .. because of its rhizomes ... and it's an absolute bastard to deal with .

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Looks great! I’ve sent you DM for particulars… another shout is CBF in Worksop - anyone heard anything?

Not there quite yet as I'm moving house, but I'm actually looking forward to ringing around now rather than dreading it. I'll report back

Is it a problem?

I was asked the exact same set of questions from university college, Cork. When I couldnt give qualification, and only a rudimentary, generic risk assessment they concluded the only answer was to seal me in a Heras fence enclosure,and to opetate only at a weekend with fewer on site students walking around the work area. Another site at a major sporting and tourist castle renovation had exactly the same approach. Even though it was a construction site of a truly astounding scale they went through the vaguest ever risk asses and then again put me in my own sealed off enclosure. I didn't even have to wear high viz, but if I stepped outside I had to wear one. - I'd told the safety manager there was too much risk of snagging a flappy vest! The grunt I was given , employed by the company had to wear his vest at all times. I was there for 4 weeks, moving in and out of my enclosure only to arrive and leave again.

Of course it is, you basic little schadenfreudling. But no. Too much waffle. I'm moving house in the next year or so. I'm burying the new place (and everything else while I'm at it) in trusts ten deep. I'll own nothing.

Don’t know if you’re still looking for a climber mate. Happy to help you out if so. No hedge cutting for me though I’m afraid, anything else I’m comfortable with though, large removals, large reductions, technical rigging, crane work, etc. My number is 07428380911 if you’re interested and we can chat more. Ian.

Ukraine is (very) slowly losing ground apparently. Dunno, I guess it’ll grind to a halt this winter, then a deal will be struck. A lot depends on Iran which just signed an economic/security pact with the Russians in January. If the US decides to try and déposé the Iran government and succeeds, that’ll be another ally in the region lost to Russia (after Syria) Maybe then an emboldened DJT might throw his weight behind Ukraine. Who can say in this crazy world?

It's a been a busy couple of news weeks.

I'm studying at uni, off for the holidays until September and looking for some tree work on a self employed basis. I have relevant qualifications and 4 years experience. Own kit and saws (no rigging kit but have the ticket) can provide own fuel. £150 on the ground and £170 climbing. Will be able to climb by 27th June after my kit is inspected. Spent most of my time doing utility arb and railways and I'm a bit rusty having not climbed in a year or so.

Still looking for a handle for my adze, it's been in the family for at least 150 years and was last used by me to cut the tenons on arris rails. They were supported in a V notch in a piece of 4x2.

Well, it made me smile . . . . .

Sounds like the O rings have failed on the pressure relief valve. Locate your hydraulic valve block with the solenoid coils and remove the PRV. Think its like a 22mm spanner from memory. Also, get a volt meter and check to see if you still have 12v on the forward hirchsmann plug when the rollers are stopping. As others have said, check your drive belts. Both flywheel and hydraulic pump. The hydraulic pump belt on the old TW125 are quite fiddly to tension.

York is a great place to work with approx 35000 trees to manage urban and rural areas. Will include crown reduction, Thinning and dismantling on highways and CYC sites. 2 rope climbing and using Cherry Picker. Apply before July 2nd CYC jobs website – Job profile JOBS.YORK.GOV.UK Search for Jobs JOBS.YORK.GOV.UK

thanks for the comprehensive explanation. I’ll try both approaches on Friday.

Hey Dan, tree work goes off all year round, we wish maintenance did too, rather than the FIWF sort of regime!

No shame in that, it happens to us all. 😕

Yeah....and I bet the cost you'll charge me for mine will mean yours will be free! 😅