PeteB
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Back in the day, (maybe 30 years ago) I had a couple of twin cylinder Echo saws. They were good! Thirsty but by god, they cut cut!
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Home schooling - anyone else had a bit of a shock??
PeteB replied to Squaredy's topic in General chat
Thinking of the original post, I did say to my son that I'm glad that he and his sister are done with formal learning and don't live with me. Partially because I'm not sure that it would go well, I'd struggle with it and partially that I'm "old school", and my education wouldn't suit the modern temperament! Proper maths, trig tables, equations etc, no calculator etc. Hand writing rather than electronic typewriters and keyboards. Books rather than screens etc, and the biggy - discipline! Very best wishes to those who are having this task and to teachers in ordinary times! -
Mower engine needs fuel pump button pressing
PeteB replied to cryptogram's topic in Maintenance help
Blocked fuel line or filter or could be lazy pump that starts to get better with work or heat? -
Forst will have a record of who they sold it too.
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Alpine tractors, importing/buying from afar....
PeteB replied to IronMike's topic in Large equipment
One of the caveats with getting a grey import or importing yourself is checking whether parts and service are available in the UK. Some importers or suppliers don't handle grey import machines and you end up in bother! Better now with the internet etc to get stuff and parts from abroad but still a ball ache! A well known brand of tractor/mower/digger/engines with a sizeable position in the UK will put the phone down on a parts call if they didn't import it! -
Interesting that it has a blue block joiner with a loose spade connection. Not a factory modification.
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Sorry Matt, have you tried Overland or the Germans? John Mason?
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Having a cull and this is sat in my office space for long enough - who wants it? Genuine HF260 Ops Book, Maintenance and Spare Parts Manual. It gets binned in 48 hours! Cheers
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Just found this and the filming and explanation are spot on. Thanks Reg. Back in the 90's, I had a bizarre conversation with a chap who thought that we ought to be using a lot of det cord wrapped around limbs near the overhead network to produce coroner cuts. The additional cost and risks far outweighed the value!
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No, apparently, if you can get them, the machine will be okay. It is just new machines that cannot be fitted with 'dirty' engines...
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How much are they through Spearhead? They were supposed to be badged up and come in through the spearhead flail mower dealers but I don't think that they got much appetite for it.
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Flat battery, loose earth wires etc most likely course. As we aren't engine dealers, we would steer you towards a Briggs dealer if it is actually an engine based issue.
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Ben, VMS at Wellingborough have them fitted, I'll see if they can get the details off them.
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Still like mint sauce! Even add a bit with a raw courgette and tomato salad, with plenty of garlic and salt and pepper. Each to there own I suppose!
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They got some right tasty looking fat on them! Just short of gravy and mint sauce.....
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I got a 240v Kango off of ebay, advertised as non working. Cost £15 and a fiver to repair! Sweet!
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Thanks for your comments Doobin. With only some 38 years around timber machinery, I wouldn't call myself an expert but, I would like to think that I'm no muppet either! Speaking as someone who has only had some 20 years working for GreenMech, I can confirm that the engineering acceptance has always been signed off by all of the engine suppliers that we have used and the filtration is something that is included in the testing.
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Even the cats have that as last resort!
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Just doing a paprika sausage stew!
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I have seen a lot worse on filters before now - you should see the filtration on my Stihl 090 - non existent compared with the saws today! I wouldn't worry over much but you did the right thing in checking it out.
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Youd need to upspec your licence if towns a chipper weighing greater than 750kg. That I do know.
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Got to admit, that jam jar curry was good for convenience only! Not having that again!
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Jase knows how to reset the box to the next service interval. I'll warrant he will send you the instructions by message.
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Tonight's chicken curry!
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My Uncle, David Barrowcliff, joined the army as it was coming to an end. On a training exercise near Northampton, the man behind him slipped and stabbed him in the backside with his bayonet. The war was done by the time he was passed fit for duty. He got his truck licence in the Army and did driving jobs in Austria before being demobbed. Using various machines in post war Austria was a valuable experience for his future as after a few years with the BRS, then working on the construction of Ratcliffe Power Station, he went back into the tree game.
