Ty Korrigan
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@Dan Maynard So they have a store not too far from my parents. Sending the Elder Lee out to track one down. I hope to visit the U.K early September to pick up Marmite, Dairy Milk, Yorkshire tea, Tescos Finest Belgium Chocolate and Ginger cookies and our new chipper. Stuart
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Before I started working for our towns parks department, they did alot of their own tree work using a platform. These 2, a birch and a silver maple are outside my house. Sure, they look lovely now but in the Winter a trained eye sees the cuts which are 15-20cm, veritable rot pockets with long vigourous regrowth, too dense and heavy. Stuart
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Yes, I use it for hauling the grinder and wee chippette up ramps mostly and pulling over smaller trees. Not the smoothest pulley set, bearings are open and visible. Rated to 500kg
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Great, I'll go measure the spacing, many thanks. Stuart
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Does anyone know if the locking mechanism for these pulleys can be bought as a spare and from where? Cheers. Stuart
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Lol, the misery is all yours. Stuart
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I've 2 pairs of Andrews, neither required any real breaking in. The black sympatex ones which are very comfortable and waterproof but the sole wore away within 6 months so I returned them to H'Bros pre-Brexit/Covid for repair. I've not got them back as yet as posting them will expensive, encuring customs, vat, handling etc. The second green pair, forestry boots I use when it is hotter as they have no membrane and are noticeably cooler. They also have cleat attachments for log walking. This pair is also a wider, looser fit. I prefer my Arbortec boots over the Andrews even though they destroyed my heel for a couple of weeks breaking them (or I) in. Stuart
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My Kangoo car failed it's 'control technique' because a rear bulb had blown. In my Kangoo van, the back of the lights was easily accessible. Not so in the car version with all the interior trim. After studying a Youtube video, it took me several hours to remove and replace the rear bumper and exterior plastic body panels to gain access to the light and change the one faulty bulb. Stuart
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French Greenmechs have bottle holders.
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Before, I used the JD vastly more, ran a splitter and sold alot of chip and matured mulch from the yard, built a loading ramp for it. We did landscaping and grass prep with a Rotadairon. Hydrostatic control was important. Now, the Solis mainly acts as a tow tug for the chipper, platform for the Uniforest and loading logs.
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I saw an ad for Jersey today.
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@doobin I was a partner in a ltd company that went into administration then liquidation. My wife borrowed from family and registered her new arb business within days of liquidation being announced. Mrs Lee bought back our older truck at auction but the JD, Ifor tipper, GM200 and 7t Iveco all well out of our price range. A year later the Solis 26 is all we could justify given the limited use a tractor gets. Half the price of a JD1026 and does much the same job but sadly with no cup holder but a crunching of gears to entertain me instead.
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I noticed a big difference in control between my former JD1026 which was hydrostatic and the Solis especially when flail mowing and I need to change into reverse but knew nothing of live/ground ptos. Stuart
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Same site today felling heavier conifers much further away, 50m+ on the opposite side of the garden. After the first pull the cable freed up. No serious kinks but a couple of very slight ones. Cable stayed free for the rest of the day. Thanks for all the advice. Stuart
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What does 'live pto' mean? Plenty of scrunchy gear changes. It is a tinny budget machine but has really done well for itself in the 140hrs since August 2019. I don't use it alot but I'm glad I have it to hand.
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@Mark Bolam I'm sick of your whinging so moving this thread to 'maintenance' just under Vanguard Efi woes. Steve Bullman
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I've had to disable all the security until I can get it rewired. It refused to start a week ago just after it was unloaded on site. Luckily didn't block the clients entrance. Being under pressure I had to crack on without it so the job ran over somewhat. Stuart
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Recently has starting 'binding'? I guess it is not rewinding neatly onto the bobbin. Really tough to pull out at times. No obvious kinks but tomorrow I'll pull it out as far as to check. Any advice or solutions? Stuart
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It has been on the shelf for 2 years now. It runs away, you previously thought a pipe from the tank to carb might have come adrift. I didn't have the inclination to take it apart before but a long Summer of boredom ahead with little chance of traveling to either the U.K or Morocco, I thought I'd finally get on with it. Changed the fuel solenoid and clutch springs on the 241 today so feeling motivated. Stuart
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My mini socket set is too fat. Looking for recommendations for a suitable tool. Cheers. Stuart
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Crikey, I would never have thought that was as much as 2.2 tons. The only other tree I weighed was a Euc which was over 7t Took the Missus and I 2 days with stump. It could become a new hobby for me, 'tree weighing'. I could run a sweepstake before removal. Might pay for a new chipper... Stuart
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My clients 'Xmas tree' weighed 2.2t Our local tip has a new weighbridge and I thought I'd make use of it out of curiousity. I tipped first thing then returned for the rest of the wood later this morning. Only the second time I've ever weighed an entire tree, chip, wood and rakings. I was so thrilled that I posted this to 'The Dull Club' on FB Stuart
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There are many psuedo-scientific articles circulating on the internet. Many almost make for convincing reading except non are published by reputable mainstream scientific journals. Like faith healers whose magic works in gatherings of the openly receptive, such powers evaporate in the hospital. Likewise the power of magnets to improve fuel efficiency works for the client but seemingly not in the laboratory. Here is Wikipedias take on it: Fuel saving device - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
