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  1. Ty Korrigan
    No. The black comedy of Briggs aftersales continues, mañana after mañana. It will be 4 months on the 4th August since I dropped the machine off. The warranty ends on the 10th. I don't even care about having the job done under warranty, I just want it fixed. Empty words follow empty words, he will be looking at it tomorrow, next week, waiting on this part that part and of course he got Covid at one point. It's replacement is delayed too. I have shoulder problems from feeding that wee chippette so have been renting the Bugnot alot more often. Hanging in by a thread these days. Stuart
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    Is there still a boom on? In my region, since 'deconfinment' commenced combined with the Summer holidays, things have become very quiet and I'm not expecting another boom come September. Stuart
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    I saw several 'tops' complete with branches being hauled out. The fragility of some of those logs surprised me too. They could have lowered stumps further or blown them up perhaps? Stuart
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    Also, the values quoted constantly for these logs, surely an exageration? Stuart
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    I never saw much of Axe men, only clips. Canadians seem calmer, less shouty, less dramatic even uncomfortable on camera at times. Questions for those in the know. The logs they are pulling up often look to be very poor, like they have been down for many years, is this just for the camera? Also, the working conditions, is this how it really is? It is a shit show of thousands of trees ****************ed over on top of each other any old how. I have a crisis when a conifer branch snags on Mrs Miggins gate and have to work around dog shit and flower pots never minds that slippery slope of near death those guys dance around on. Stuart
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    Anyone currently binging on this series? Stuart
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    This is a budget Chinesium 15hp drum chipper. It rarely blocks on leafy material. Stringy dead dry leylandii will do it but almost nothing else unless you overfeed it. As for Hazel, I'll often separate the wood from the leafy parts and chip each separately. The clean wood makes sought after decorative chip and the leafy stuff for compost mulch. Clients who keep chip often appreciate the gesture. Stuart
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    Chapeau! I reckon on one turn of Greenteeth for a stump that size. Stumps with wee grinders benefit with some prep to reduce machine time. I scrape the bark off with an axe before cutting low as inclusions allow. Sometimes cross hatching deeply helps break up the stump during grinding. Bet you felt that in your arms afterwards. Stuart
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    I once lost a large grinding job because the client was advised by others that grinding encouraged dangerous fungi. I was unable at the time to argue sufficiently well in French to counter that. Yesterday, I was working opposite a grind job I done back in October 2020 and saw a large erratic ring of field mushrooms on the grindings. Stuart
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    Got any images? Stuart
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    In defense of Mick, I find him pretty direct in his posts but certainly no dick. I find in discussions with some of those of my aquaintance who have never suffered from depression or anxiety, that they can often be coldly indifferent and almost without empathy towards those with these problems, whilst others do try to understand and offer comfort but remain puzzled by these conditions. Stuart
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    It is typically French...
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    You're right, I'm lying in bed with a temperature, not quite in my right head. I can't seem to recall much about the last few days except from phone images. I've a Covid jab Wednesday too
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    Cesson Sevigné, Rennes. I often worry about underpricing and this Euc growing through an old gravel and bitumen path did just that. Fortunately no large hardcore was present so my fears where unfounded. 10 min prep digging around, 45 min grind, 20min clean up, 9 barrows of grindings. Stuart
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    I asked for a quote for an T500 last week but Jo-Beau also sent me one for an M500. M500 €15k inc tva (£10'900 plus vat) T500 €9k inc tva Stuart
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    I was worried I'd under priced this Eucalyptus but wasl pleasantly surprised with the speed the wood chipped using fresh teeth. It had grown in a gravel path so was hard on the lead teeth as I chased a few roots out. An hour to prep and grind out with 10+ barrows of grindings to clear after. Stuart
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    I'm seriously considering abandoning 6" chipper ownership and moving back to a better brand of wee chippette and renting a 6" when required after negociating a deal with a local hire firm. Stuart
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    Hello, Does anyone know the micron rating of the tank fuel filter in the 500i? Also, in the injection unit, is there an additional filter and if so what is it's rating? Cheers. Stuart
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    Leaded Gas Was a Known Poison the Day It Was Invented WWW.SMITHSONIANMAG.COM For most of the mid-twentieth century, lead gasoline was considered normal...
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    David Cropper is still with us too. We've given up waiting for him to croak so we can divide his shed contents up between us. We reckon he met the devil at a crossroads and done a deal... Stuart
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    Hello Ben, I remember you well. Sorry your to learn of your troubles but pleased to read optimism in your words. Regards. Stuart
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    I'm not saying you are wrong. Just for your info. A CS80 (most excellent yet in dire need of updating) costs around €6500 ttc in France whilst it's Chinesium copy currently €1480ttc and uses the same engine. Stuart
  23. Ty Korrigan
    There is virtually no product the Chinese have not copied and adapted. From international designer brands to Americas figher aircraft. I might own a Chinesium clone of a CS100 but I'll be the first to admit the quality isn't that of a Greenmech. Alignment of components, changes of design to get around patents, paintwork and material quality, all are below that of European manufactured brands YET... not so low to render them useless or throwaway. Stuart
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    Important feature...
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    Now THAT is an unknown. I hope the faulty components and time are covered under warranty. I don't know just how much time he is alloted by Briggs for diagnosing problems and if he will invoice above and beyond the repairs. 3 months in a workshop for a problem involving so few variables. Like you wrote Mick, if I fell in a barrel of tits, I'd come up sucking my thumb. Stuart Anyway, I had the chippette out again today. Another €200 saved in hire. Tomorrow too. Rest of the weeks jobs I've pushed back until I've a more capable machine.

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