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Dean Lofthouse

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  1. Dean Lofthouse
    Cheers Tony
  2. Dean Lofthouse
    Squirrel damage on Hornbeam, is this remaining Cambium cells trying to grow and heal ?
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    They do have their place definitely, but I'm sure you will agree, there are an increasingly large number of the public that seem to have had their brains removed. It is the most frustrating and stressful part of the job. Last week on the said roadside job, a cyclist ignored the red, ignored the groundy waving him to stop and rode on the inside of our cones and was one second away from being under the huge top I had sent down. It would have killed him, all he said was " whoops- my bad" . All this was with comms double red lights and posted groundies, but between the ok being given to me and the top starting to move and hit the deck, this muppet tried to run the gauntlet It's getting worse I think year on year, everyone seems to be in such a rush they are willing to risk their lives to save a few seconds. The lack of common sense nowadays is also on the up.
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    I'm talking big long run jobs Rupe, traffic management in place with very few stops in cutting, time limits, with eight ground staff to keep busy. A whole 200ft section at a time coned off, footpath closed signs, every possible "reasonable" precaution in place. The only thing required in insurance is that you took all " reasonable" precaution to protect the public which we did and more, beyond that, you have got to accept that the public can be neglegent, it can't always be our fault. What would you suggest mate, cordon the whole area off 360 degrees with heras fencing, would that be reasonable? Helmet comms are an excellent tool and should be use when possible, knocking the top out in a dense canopy with loads of traffic noise and a 30 second double red time is the perfect senario, but then your 30 second double red cutting time is knocked down to 10 seconds because of people running reds. We can only do so much Rupe
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    Rupe, last week we had eight ground staff, lights, barriers and footpath closed signs and helmet comms. We still had more than I can count on both hands come through the work zone, they lift the barriers, run red lights you name it. I found a brilliant way to stop them using barbed wire about three months ago, stopped a cyclist dead and put him in hospital, it's cost me a couple of grand but I bet he won't do it again
  6. Dean Lofthouse
    No, you can stand right beside the chipper and have a saw running full tilt and still hold a conversation Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  7. Dean Lofthouse
    I,m hooked on Jura, it's georgous Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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    I blame the badgers, we should have a cull
  9. Dean Lofthouse
    Most of today's bad drivers ( both cars and bikes) are due to them getting away with it because there are no cops on the road anymore. You rarely see patrol cars never mind speed cops any more. Gone are the days of, " do you know why I have pulled you over sir" Back in t,olden days you wouldn't have got away with bad driving for long
  10. Dean Lofthouse
    It's the same scenario as Tree workers, a few bad apples give everyone a bad name. Good bikers always get tarred with the same brush
  11. Dean Lofthouse
    I sold my Honda CB1300 a couple of years ago because I found motorists were treating me as the would a car . Cutting me up, blocking me out by closing gaps down and generally putting my life in danger
  12. Dean Lofthouse
    Thanks for the offer but I would like to start afresh so I know they are 100% and will k ow the range of the vehicle will be what it says on the tin. Problem as well is they have to be exactly the right size, there's no room for manoeuvre. Why's he changing to nicad
  13. Dean Lofthouse
    Yes they are deep cycle made primarily for electric vehicles such as golf carts, to get massive ampage out of them for heavy cars, they wire 3 batteries in parallel and then wire 4 banks of 3 in series to get the 48v Ill give Bristol a ring this week if I get chance cheers Steve
  14. Dean Lofthouse
    Just had a quote for 12 Lucas LSLC85-12 at £116 each inc vat and delivery making replacement around £1400. Lucas should be a good battery ?
  15. Dean Lofthouse
    They,d bring about £300 each in the garden centre if you power washed them off Dave Stag beetle info : http://ptes.org/files/273_stag_beetle_friendly_gardening_leaflet.pdf
  16. Dean Lofthouse
    I was having the same so I got a Meter to check, got rid of fish pond, put in led lights instead of halogen, got a creel above the log burner, turned off all electrical stuff instead of leaving on standby (my daughter had moved out 12 month before and I discovered she had left the tv in her room on standby for that period) got a kettle for the stove, made the compressor in the workshop airtight, no leaky pipes. It has at the very least halved my electric consumption and bill
  17. Dean Lofthouse
    Today's aquisition, you like this Mr H (-: Oak too
  18. Dean Lofthouse
    That is a smart looking truck
  19. Dean Lofthouse
    Cheers lads
  20. Dean Lofthouse
    Yes the batteries are sealed...the most annoying thing is they are like brand new and haven't done anything with the truck only having 1200 mile on the clock. An absolute waste if I can't recover them
  21. Dean Lofthouse
    Mine can also be driven on a moped license. They take around 8 hours to charge from scratch but if you charge as and when you can and try not to discharge them heavily you get much more service out of your batteries. Batteries normally only have around 300 charge cycles if you discharge them heavily, say 75% then recharge. If you only discharge them 30% then recharge you can get as many as 1200 to 1600 charge cycles
  22. Dean Lofthouse
    Some of them, but I cheated and bought some in as I needed around 200
  23. Dean Lofthouse
    The Oak stem I mentioned that McTree butchered, there looks to be signs of activity. My Yew hedge progressing in the background . Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  24. Dean Lofthouse
    I bet it was the same when the first 020 came on the scene Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  25. Dean Lofthouse
    Superstition is so easy to drink, a lot smoother than the Aberlour. Lasanta, according to some video reviews sounds even better than the Superstition, I like smooth and fruity Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

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