MattyF
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You could sell it no doubt .... but it's not going to cover the costs of its removal.
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Joe this is the typical forecast for us along the top of the Pennine way. it's done alright ...it's still waterproof just when new it would stand lashing hard rain all day long, now it's will do about half a day before it starts to come through ... But it's still better than a lot of others I've used and functional.
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Mines entered its second year of service now , I would not say it was as waterproof as when it first arrived which made me think it needed treating but it would appear sypmatex does not .. I'm at a loss as to why it appears less affective and Worn a harkie top when the weather has been really bad but taken the hood off the Ventura which is new and seems to make a good ultimate water proof combo with the ancient harkie smock.
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That's one of the worse I've seen !!
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Local Village Parish Council owes me money and will not pay what can I do
MattyF replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
The very first job I did self employed I got done out of a lot of money, so very quickly learnt that dealing with self important people as in my case the local master of the hunt as he was that always give written quotes and do no work until written conformation especially dealing with parish councils and self important village Lord of the manor types , the knob end in question also told me after settling up which he only paid me half of what He owed was that people like me should be working for £100 a day...... I'm still not sure how he thought I payed for the track chipper rental or the other employer insurance ect I had but it was a good lesson in dealing with such people .. And I know the only reason he paid was because the landlord of his favourite pub who is a good friend refused to serve him until he did pay up. -
Local Village Parish Council owes me money and will not pay what can I do
MattyF replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
I would submit another invoice and word it that you will put the final price up 10% if they don't pay the full amount out standing within another month, I would say week but I know PC's have to get there and sign of cheques ect usually only once a month! Maybe they think you took payment in timber Jon ? -
Local Village Parish Council owes me money and will not pay what can I do
MattyF replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
It's going to be hard claiming any thing unless you have the quote and there conformation in writing? -
Local Village Parish Council owes me money and will not pay what can I do
MattyF replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
How long have you waited Jon?? Most parish councils will be around a month waiting the ones I've worked for any way . But the first thing I would do is ring the parish clerk and find out why they won't pay you , there must be a reason ? -
My old G had sat for five years.. Possibly more parked under some trees offered them £100 for it a , brakes had seized solid but changed the fuel pump for an xr3i one that was why it had been parked up and it fired up got and mot was a great truck would go places my 90 never would until I replaced one of those hard to get 60's style fuses for the windscreen wiper on the Motorway with a nail and burnt the wiring out! Still ended up using it for skidding when the mot ran out and sold it for £1000 so was not a total loss but really wish I had kept it , great truck but rubbish engine and wiring.
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Depends on wether or not you like mechanical devices , I've tried and sold my BDB so not a fan myself I've a liking for hitches and more than happy on the wrench.
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Could possibly be wrong but it's possibly down to how many units are sold hence why 395's 3120's ect are still sold as they are not in the range of top selling saws the others don't sell enough saws to have too comply with the regs ?
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Nice work reg. Must make a nice change from felling firs.
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That's always the way on the money shot! , nice work John what do you recon to the electric topper?
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Erganomics ,weight ,power and delivery... It's all personal
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I would like to try a 620 but until I do I can't take it seriously that it's better than a 560 , especially going by echo saws I've used in the past.
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You beat me too it Mick !!
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He did indeed and it's a top thread, deans the boss of a mechanic. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/maintenance-help/10616-timberwolf-fins-flywheel-bearings.html
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You got a manual gand?? I've been told if your taking it down that far you might as well do the bearings at the same time as you have stripped it that far... I'm no expert mate but if you have got it stripped as far as accessing the rotar housing it makes sense and from the pics I've found online it's the only way I see you can get near it to access the Finns ... An engine hoist would be nice for removing and installing the hopper though.
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Looks perfect to me David ... Maybe a little low .... I mean when the cable gets absorbed and becomes ridiculous taught because it can't be adjusted... The bolt and washers is great , It's great to see when beech do that, gives me a lot more confidence it won't pull.
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It's not as nice as burred or spalted ash. This is only small piece I have I was going to turn ...but basically it's just character as you can see it's not as interesting as the spalted or burred stuff but ash is great predicable wood to work with and would look interesting if you like that sort of thing Don't go thinking it's worth loads like burrs.
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Inspect the bolts and see how well it's compartmentalising around them and if the cable needs slackening... If it's not healing well around them ie they are loose and could pull then replace the whole system with a non invasive system , if the cable can't be adjusted and needs it just replace the cable. Personally invasive bracing on some species works well as long as the cable as well as the bolt has not been absorbed in to the cambium and can still be adjusted ,it's pointless changing a system if it's working,and invasive although I've not installed any for a long time does work although obviously boa and cobra if starting from scratch would be a better choice... but removing that whole limb is a bad idea IMO and opens a large area of heart wood prime for the trees total demise.
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Totally agree , putting 100% effort in to grounding is what it takes to be a good climber as well ,I think wanna be climbers need to realise this , it's like mr miyagi and painting the fence it's boring if you make it but all that physical work for prep and been aware pays off when and if if they want to progress to being a good climber... This would be a great opportunity for some one... To be honest I find the challenge of keeping up and making a job run smooth with a climber as fun and some times more than climbing, the joys of Arb ...... rant over ,sorry old mill !!
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It's just riddled with canker and Pretty common on ash ... Is there bark necrosis around the base ? If there's cause for possible root damage it would be worth monitoring , it looks like the included limb has already been alleviated of weight but if root damage is present a light reduction to reduce wind sail would be my thoughts on it... But it's impossible really to spec and access the tree site ect by a few photos ... Where about a are you incase your local so I can condemn it and have the timber for my mill it would look stunning planked
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Pretty much my finding on my Norwood , once they have come off they will keep on coming off unfortunately. Keeping them correct in tension and topped up with coolant and reading what the logs going to do as some times they will have tension and need a wedge or two other wise they pinch the blade... But this pulls them back not forward but basically you want to do every thing possible to stop it from skipping in the first place or it will keep on doing it like you described.
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Pickled beetroot and Stilton or left over roast pork and stuffing with mustard.
