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Thing is Biden is a politician as competent as the rest give or take, and doesn't particularly need special mentions. Unlike Trump who is a whole level or 10 below the standards his predecessors have set - in terms of competence, financial ability, humanity, corruption, lies and 'untruths', in fact in terms of any measure you want really. 'Hair Sniffer' I will refer you to Mark J comment above. I do find it amusing though that Trump and his supporters make direct comparisons with Trump and Biden, as if the 2 are competing as to who is better and yet run Biden down as the worst ever.... the inference being Trump is better but not able to compete with the rest, so second worst? He is never compared to say Obama is he or any other more able leaders? Likewise you could consider the UK politicians, Johnson and Truss fell well below the standards we need and demand, and I commented, the others are about as competent as each other and do not need special mentions.

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id be happy to take that but would need 30 of them to make it worth collecting!

**************** people if their will is to impose a(nother) government on me. You have as many masters as you want. I don't want any.

Excellent, and good luck. (a real breath of fresh air to see a 'give us a job' thread with interaction after the first post, and taking on board the advice, really hope it pays off)

For the infrequently used machines I use alkylate/Aspen or similar. I just run and store them (indoors) with whatever fuel is left in the tank. Never had any issues. Just like the 'good-old-days' when we had proper petrol! I use E5 pump fuel in the frequently used strimmer and chainsaw with oregon two stroke oil at 40:1. I am literally using both every few days. At the end of the season, I run the strimmer dry, run with alkylate and then store. I check the carb and lines on the chainsaw every few months - so far all the carb has required has been a clean out with carb cleaner. I think fuel stabiliser is snake oil. Use fresh fuel. Pour out your fuel after using machines in the rain.

If i am going to tackle this rebuild myself, what do i need to buy in total and replace if im splitting the crankcase and replacing the main bearings? this would be my first time undertaking such a job.

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Morning all Later start this morning,early visit to the physio, feeling good. Have a good trip maybe, and have a good one folks.

I would stop using that for risk damaging the saw. Do you not still have the original one to put back on?

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Totally missed this Peds. Wishing you a quick and full recovery mate.

Aye, its not standard mate its been bored

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Interesting. Maybe you can just chuck some Laburnum logs on the fire if you're trying to quit smoking! Cytisine - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

There are lots of varieties of chains with the same pitch and gauge - this has a shorter top plate and is unguarded compared to the Oregon 25AP and Husky chains.

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best way to get rid of it is burning.... best way to burn is dried, unless you are running short of space

Winching trees that don't have anywhere to go. I am starting to appreciate the power of this winch, to create it's own space. 20250516_095409.mp4

This has been my thinking. Combi seems useful for the versatility but I’m guessing purpose built would be a lot better

Sailor’s been pretty bloody good recently. Usual annoying babe under my feet but recall etc has never been better. Walking tighter, not bursting off so far and so quickly. Asserting himself with the geese more and hassling the chickens less. Often herds usefully. To what do I attribute this advance? My deep understanding of the canine psyche? Doubtful. My slavish devotion to routine? Err. No. Savage beatings and round thrashings? Sadly not. He hasn’t needed any. My calm demeanour, reassuring consistency and patient husbanding? Some of that. Inherent maturity (he’s 2.5 now)? Probably helping. Basically I’ve stopped walking him. Instead of 1-3 hour sorties in the countryside, we pod around the garden and do a 500m lap of the fell (becoming his territory) on the way in and out. He’s not cabin feverish or obviously missing it and approaches domestic activity with the same enthusiasm he did for the outside world. So that’s a result. IMG_5461.MOV

What do you need to cut? A good option is a Fiskars UPX86 or the £85 screwfix Magnusson pole pruner. 4M reach, very light, telescopic pruner for small stuff and a saw blade for thicker. Similar price but the Fiskars you have to buy the saw seperately. I have a Makita split shaft unit with the EY403MP pole saw head and extension. It works quite well. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B096VSN6SW Do you have any power tool brands battery system? Most of them do a pole pruning chainsaw. I also have a cheapy engine milti tool kit with pole saw. The saw works finenbut the 52cc engine is very heavy. The 25cc or 35cc version would be much better for this.

I am no fan of Starmer or Macron, but on this occasion I think it was just a tissue and a stirrer.