Canal Navvy
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Diamond sharpening thingy from Screw fix ...... £2.99 ☺
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worst thing I find with the echos is that the factory bars are so hard they are near impossible to dress with a file, I have to use a grinder at home to dress em, but being that hard its rare to have to dress them I've been dressing my Sugihara with a £2.99 diamond sharpener from screwfix
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Hurling it down in Okehampton 😲 , soooo pleased we borrowed a caravan 😆 , the tents here are rocking !!
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If a tree splits and then snaps off high your safe zone has gone 😲 , there will be a length of stem above & behind you ..... you'd have to be quick to guess which side it's coming down 😈
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Obviously you've checked your tyre pressures ? ☺
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Worth my time to extract alder
Canal Navvy replied to Marsh Monkey's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Roll a ring kiln in and carry nice light charcoal out ? :-) -
I've been there, in the moment of crisis everything slows right down and gives you time to react. Didn't happen in tree work , but the knowledge that a fall from height would feel like an awful long time makes me careful ;-)
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Temporary posts up against the hedge , string the wire up , knock in the permanent posts and transfer the wire over ?
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Where did the phrase 'tree hugger' come from?
Canal Navvy replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Interesting read Mr B -
I'm not a Fabricator . .But!, (or my new log store)
Canal Navvy replied to difflock's topic in General chat
Thin discs are probably one of the wonders of the modern world, along with the miracle of the mag drill A plasma cutter and a good welding set opens the fabricacation horizons wide -
A bit far for me. More storage capacity is a good plan though. Looked them up now ...... Nationwide :-)
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That's what I thought Jon , white is cheaper. Best I speak to my friendly farmer or local mariner
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Quoted £1.15 / litre today to fill a 200 litre drum
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The Three Crowns doesn't really count does it ?
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Running a bead of weld round the race is often quick and effective for removing bearing outers from blind housings
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You'd have to be cautious repairing a chin strap as they are supposed to break before your neck does.
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defenders....check your tyre size (-:
Canal Navvy replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in Business Management
It would be a good idea to make sure that you're not running radials on the front with cross plys on the back. -
H.S.E. Rigging research 668 , well worth a read
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Leylandii works for me too
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Interesting post Hope it is not too rude to comment on the L.O.L.E.R. aspect. Using rigging kit as part of p.p.e. interests me. I'm told that riding the hook of a crane & using a materials handler with a basket is acceptable as long as the thorough examination is within the last six months, does this also apply to our rigging kit ?
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I use one aluminum ring and a short length of 63mm m.d.p.e. water pipe, fits a treat and makes the end of the wooden shaft more robust. And free
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And when you do sort it, please, please remember to tell us what the solution was
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Air cleaner to turbo hose delaminated and inner collapsing and restricting airflow ?
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Were going to the tuckers gave this sat for cider
Canal Navvy replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
Wish we were coming , Wey & Arun canal wants us, so blasted Guildford again We really are going to have to make it next time
