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Ive got a small vice which I sharpen n grind stuff on trouble is once the bars bent trying to straighten it usually makes it worse. What I need is a giant hydralic press which covers the entire length of the bars to squash them back into shape without destroying them.
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Id agree with all that and thought id put some plus notes. apart from.. You should have employers liability insurance when you undertake your own work and have people working with you. • you are your own boss, and have control over your daily workload • the opportunity to use the skills you possess at the same time as doing what you enjoy • the sense of achievement and personal fulfilment of running your own business • working hours that suit you • your level of achievement cannot be controlled by anyone else • no one day is ever the same - you’re not involved in just one area of the company: you’re involved in all • all profits generated go to you • complete recognition for your achievements and successes • you are in control of your destiny BTW i ripped that from some site but it seemed too good to waste..
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Usually we manage to stuff around 1 bar a year for one avoidable reason or another..normally its never my fault (obviously..).. Its a case of them getting trapped / pinched/ Pulled /levered / driven over/ droped /oil pump faliure.
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Ive got a nice collection of bent chainsaw bars which have been gathering dust for the last few yrs ranging from 16-30"... has anyone ever managed to straighten them and if so how..
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Ive brought stuff from fujikura ltd, there reasonable, especially the yale ropes are good prices..they sell lowering kits, not sure if its cheaper to source bits seperately tho..worth getting the calculator out... http://order.fujikura.co.uk/subcategory.asp?Product_Group_DBname=Lowering
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Never buy a chipper without having a go first. You could be buying a bag of nails.
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Im sure they are flat cause there not done on a bench grinder.. as for which does a better job ...i cant tell the diffrence .
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For £1000 id expect it to be totally f@cked. Cause thats cheap.
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Seasoning wood is abit hit 'n' miss you normally gota give 1"/yr air drying whatever the thickness..as a rule of thumb. So it can take a while. I generally log all the decent wood (below 2ft diameter) into long lengths say 6-10ft seal the ends cover them with carpet and just leave them for 3/4yrs or so. Then i cut them up into the section sizes i want and seal it all over again and leave it for another year inside where its less humid.. Weigh the wood regulary until its weight levels off. ..then its reached relative humidity and shouldnt crack. Though centrally heated houses usually mess things up. I use waterproof pva as its cheaper and just as effective. Theres way too much info to cover on seasoning.. but that my basics.
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When your new blades need sharpening just eye them up sideways on so the blade follows the contour of the wheel exactly. The middle part of the jig moves up and down until they match. Once everythings lined up... grind away... As for the wood thats some yew off cuts im seasoning ready for turning. Its all shiney as its covered in PVA glue to stop it drying out and splitting.
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Ive always sharpened my own. As long as you follow the profile of the blade and they match, then your ok. As for sharpening them flat, its impossible to do as your always following the contour of the grinding wheel. My blades are always concave. Heres my expensive complicated setup..
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If you've got alot of kit, insurance and all the rest, working for a measly £60.00 is tough. Ive paid blokes who only want £50/60 a day and usually after a few weeks/months they realise its time to renegotiate..which im more then happy to do as i'd never again work for that sum in this industry. Fair enough if you an employee with 'everything' paid for...but being self employed and wanting less than say £100/day is too cheap. I find those working for low rates, dont for long, and generally are young or inexperienced to pricing... and those who remain cheap, struggle and work themselfs into the ground.
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Ehem..BuLL$hit... Your hilux must have been a pile of sh!t running on slicks and made from tin foil. I got a hilux 2.4TD on a 99 plate, had it for 4 yrs. We sometimes chip into the back, its got a high truckman top which we fill to the roof. It can carry over a tonne day in day out and pull a chipper at the same time..no probs. Christ if we ever got stopped we'de be fu(ked We regulary take it off road totally loaded up and it goes anywhere. As for parts there dirt cheap eg.. Fuel, oil, and air filter £11.75. No dearer then any other 4x4 if you shop around. Ive only had to replace a universal join in the time weve had it...and the clutch anit slipping yet which considering the abuse it gets. Its a bouncy ride but as its permamntly weighed down so dont really notice, besides you get use to that after 5 mins driving. We had uprated springs fitted prior to buying it and there still smiling. Mind you I hate the new shape.
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One of our 6" timberwolfs 10 ys old (entec). Its had a new flywheel and the odd replaced hydralic roller in that time. Dont know if they made them better then but id say thats been value for money. If you shove crap through a chipper, tow it like a mainiac, thrash it from stone cold and dont bother to change oil,air,fuel filter then expect everything to wear out quickly.
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People who think they can work better on weed are deluded. I dont see many F1 drivers lighting up a giant spliff before a race. Trouble with testing drugs like weed is it take about 30 days to totally leave your system..and im sure there would be a nationwide shortage of workers should it become compulsory... Just say noooooooooo Pure cheeese...
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Fly wheel bearings take a hammering if you dont keep your blades sharp and sharpen them unevenly to each other.
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You gota be a total dope fiend puffin spliff addict wanting to get stoned on the job. Think theres a time and place for everything and smoking camberwell carrots whilst swinging round like demented monkeys isnt good for work output. Plus when you forget to clip your self in or realise your hand & arms coming out of the chipper chute in lots of bits...its all abit too late.
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yeah might sound abit ranting.. my second rope is a what youd call a strop.. but what im getting at is im not permantly wired to the tree with 2 anchor points ..only when I feel its necessary..which can be often
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Permanant 2 rope anchors would be 'a large pain in the arse'. I always use 2 ropes (dont we all!) but think if we cant choose/decide when to use both as anchors in our work..then they (hse) must regard us all as dribbling idiots...
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To Crown Reduce or not Veteran Sweet Chestnut
treediver replied to benedmonds's topic in Tree health care
Id be inclined not to touch it. Cutting into a veteran tree is basically wounding and opening it up to decay and disease blah blah blah etc. Looks like its been growing quite happily without someone slapping a 25 percenter on it.... -
How much do you put into the business?
treediver replied to 18 stoner's topic in Business Management
The trouble with alot domestic tree work is many people think were glorified gardeners (that is the "retired type" grass cutters doing really bad pruning / hacking work for £1/hr.) I think you gota put the hours in initially as you build up customers/reputation and do jobs for whats basically sometimes sh!t money... and eventually hopefully if youve not gone bankrupt by then.. be able to pick n choose the work you do for a fair price. Though even after becoming established I still seem to spend most my time doing tree stuff.. from quotes to maintenence..oh well just as well i luv it! HOOrah! -
Just wondering when you complete a tpo order form for your local council and they require the location plan to identify the tree(s) what sort of map/plan do you submit. Is it to scale and what sort of scale do you work to as i thought a few scribbles on the back of a fag packet was probably not good enough... Thanks.
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14" all the way ..no complaints yet...cant really see a downside...it does exactly what it says on the tin. - I dont think its any less safe-why would it be -cuts almost as quick.. - more poweful saw..maybe ,only if i gota cut through a sub 14" piece very very quicky
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i use showa 310 there about 1.70 a pair but dont fall to bits after 1 days use. Alot of the cheaper generic builder type gloves wear down to the fabric and the coatin peels off..good if you like a fresh pair of gloves a day i suppose.
