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  1. Mike Hill
    No. If it's not doing what you want,slow down the feed rollers or buy a better machine. Forst is a lightly built chipper with alot of corners cut in building them. Grind out the crack.weld it up and give it a couple of runs over your new weld. Put some stiffners in it too if you like. They go almost over where it cracked funnily enough.
  2. Mike Hill
    Well... I have welded two different machines in that same area as well.I know of another that has suffered from the same poor weld quality. Grind out and re-weld.You can preheat if you like but my 200amp kempi welded it up no worries.Dont worry too much about damaging the bearings if you do pre-heat,there is alot of steel between that area and the bearing seals. You could weld stiffeners between the fans like Jensen has,they crack but not at the welds in the axis shaft like the forst do.The whole cutting disc flexes when its being fed bigger stuff. The stiffeners are sections of a steel ring welded between the fans incase you are guessing
  3. Mike Hill
    You never know the route out though. Could have been down a spiral staircase along a hallway with two turns then up another spiral staircase and out through a Chemist shop. The owners of which " forgot" to clear two aisles before you arrived and are determined to remain open throughout the job. " Watch out for my bloody stock items thank you very please".
  4. Mike Hill
    I remember seeing a picture of your carpet. I remember thinking that was probably what the carpet in Jeffery Dahmers resembled.
  5. Mike Hill
    I can fix her ....
  6. Mike Hill
    Which side is that mate? I have a pretty good idea of your level of experience ,judging by the way you prioritize something that isnt really of much relevance in general. We are underpaid in some areas because most of the work we do is pretty easy and the bar to entry into the self employment is minor. Plus the fact that colleges churn out new "climbers" many of whom start out for themselves hoovering up the easy money. Been like this in the UK for ages and we are seeing more of it in Scandi now too.
  7. Mike Hill
    Straight up mate,you sound like half the problem in this industry. Over-thinking ,inexperienced, over equipment climbers trying to find reasons not to get the job done. The likelihood of injuring yourself aloft,to such an extent as you cannot self rescue is vanishingly low. So low in fact that refusing a job on the basis of there not being a rescue climber onsite is pretty pathetic.
  8. Mike Hill
    If you think you need a rescue climber,should you really be climbing in the first place?
  9. Mike Hill
    It depends on how you feel about it yourself. Probably the worst reputation you can get as a contract climber,is that of being a prima-Donna though. I would have done the job because honest to God, I have never expected to have a rescue climber on site.
  10. Mike Hill
    Sounds like your on the right track. Keep positive and don't give up. Keep us posted on how you get on.
  11. Mike Hill
    Looks like your holding the gun a bit too far away from the metal as well.
  12. Mike Hill
    What an opportunity!
  13. Mike Hill
    Type something in a language you understand please.
  14. Mike Hill
    Do you find reading English difficult? Anyway. @corey Bailey There is a real shortage of new starts with the right attitude ,sounds like you have that side sorted as well as the right tickets. The next bit is getting what you have already in front of someone who has a vacancy. By calling people up you get in front because alot of big firms will have someone working out their notice. Big firms with council contracts will have alot of repetitive climbing. Reductions/ lifts etc ,that's the way in to get your skills up. Sure you can go into a domestic arb company but your seriously going to play second fiddle most of the time. Good luck let us know how you get on.
  15. Mike Hill
    Absolute load of cobblers. Do keep your negative opinions to yourself. This bloke is trying to make a go of it and your casting aspersions based upon your own scant experience. I guess you would never tell an employer you had say your truck licence? Would you just surprise them by turning up in a truck one day ?
  16. Mike Hill
    All professional tree top loggers agree that chainsaw of the most importance and reliability can be effectively utilised in the arboriculture.
  17. Mike Hill
    The MS020 was highly praised amongst professional tree loggers loudly from the tree tops in countries afar.
  18. Mike Hill
    Good luck mate. Try calling all the big firms in your area and ask to speak to whoever is in charge of recruiting . Emails are easy to ignore.
  19. Mike Hill
    Some Jensens have a dog clutch which disengaged the cutting disc from the drive belts. My 340 had a dry dog clutch. On stuff like wet ones the lowest hole is the drain and then rotate the same hole to 3 o'clock and fill to level. Confirm that's the case from catching the oil and refilling with the same amount.
  20. Mike Hill
    Work out how much you want to make per anum and devide that by how many hours you want to work. Then apply that formula to each job you look at,plus the hourly rate that your company costs to run. How much you want to charge is up to you,how much you actually get is up to the customer.
  21. Mike Hill
    I wear gloves on my feet. Because I am a naughty little Monkey. Seriously , aspiring Tree Woman. You are a bit too snappy to have a career in this game frankly.
  22. Mike Hill
    Ffs I hope at least he is wearing Hugo Boss in order to make up for that sloppy salute.
  23. Mike Hill
    I don't think he knows what day it is honestly. The level of fervent denial amongst his supporters regarding his mental decline is astounding.
  24. Mike Hill
    That cable has" spun with the lay" of the rope. Most cable is RHOL right hand ordinary lay which means all wires and strands apart from the core twist to the right . That's called " Pig tailing". So in order to fix it you cut it off and then wind on the cable under load allowing the cable to twist in order to get the life out of it. Make sure that when you wind it on under load each wrap is tight on the drum,against the previous wrap. This is called " fleeting". Instead of using a choker,use a length of chain and a hook or your going to be continually cutting the pig tails off the winch rope.
  25. Mike Hill
    7 liter petrol 6x6 Bet that's thirsty

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