Rupe
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Dont want to sound rude but if you dont know how to dress for the weather of the day then your not going to get very far in this line of work. If its cold, wear warm stuff. If its wet wear waterproof stuff. You dont need to buy trousers if they are providing them but maybe some lightweight trousers could be worm under the chainsaw ones, plus enough top layers to keep warm, t shirts and sweatshirts are ideal, but not your best going out stuff!
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Are Timberwolf chippers really that good ??
Rupe replied to combined tree services's topic in General chat
600 hours is only 25 days constant running. Any bearings should last longer than that!! I've not kept a timberwolf (I have the TW150) long enough to change the main bearings, the last one got traded in after four years with about 850hrs on it, but I would not be happy with a chaangign them within that time. If you needed a bearing change in the first 12 months would that be covered by warranty? -
It was only 20% lycra Steve!!
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Yep, go great with my vest for work!! I got in trouble the other day at the local swimming baths though, I didn't realise the "S" was missing on the label !!
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How do you know she was telling the truth? Ask to see his written quote. Why is she offerign it to you for that money if she's got someone else so keen to do it. Don't be gobsmacked, its not real, just say ok and goodbye.
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Vests are about as acceptable as speedos!
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Get a GRCS they are awsomer.
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BTW I'm 40 and aching!!
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I would say that ground work and team management might be your best option, with some climbing here and there to keep your rescue abilities up to scratch. Do you have drivign quals like HGV? They are more valuable to many companies, Bartletts especially will take people on if they have HGV.
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can you run stihl chains on oregon bars and vice versa?
Rupe replied to Lorry thompson's topic in General chat
Husky are different from stihl, but oregon make bars/chains for both as far as I know, so swapping an oregon bar from husky to stihl won't work but that does not mean the oregon bars don't fit stihl.. If that make sense?? -
Mines made out of seatbelts from my old ford anglia. Like a weaver but lighter.
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No worries, don't know where I got Karen from!
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Fiona?? I thought she was Karen?? Well done though!!
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Thats a bit more like the truth I think. Apparantly the car got parked between the work vehicles by squeezing between the cones while work was already started. Still no excuse!! It was a landscaper with a cherry picker, not a tree surgeon. Annoyingly the paper still refers to him as a tree specialist! I'll take photos of the mess today.
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That all sounds wrong!! NO, I'm not the original culprit!
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BTW, there is a lot more to the story than meets the eye! Don't believe a word the papers say!!
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Good find!! I'm going to clear up the mess and finish the job tomorrow!! I'll take some pics, its all a bit of a bad shame on the industry TBH, but we'll try and sorten it out.
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Sadly you went looking for it!
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Some petrol saws have a similar circlip, and it come off if you hold a screw drive against both tips and tap with a small hammer. But my other advice still holds.
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So its not cut right through then? Should be ok as it is for now. I wouldn't take it apart if I was you. Even cheap petrol ones are not designed to be taken apart. Only the proffessional range saws are made specifically so that they come apart and can have any part replaced with relative ease.
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I personally think that pfanner should stick to making trousers. There seems to be a trend now that each manufacturer wants to gain market share in other areas, which is good business sense but not really that useful. Eventuially every bit of kit you need for work could have the same logo on it, wherease we know that really the best set of kit derives from different places. pfanner for trousers, petzl for helmets, silky for handsaws etc etc.
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Its made a massive difference to my life, like I used to have one but not any more!
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Heres the item in question. Big hammer might be the answer!
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Oh, that power cable!! I would guess the machine is pressed together in an automated factory and not designed to be repaired in any way if it goes wrong. Can't you just splice a the wires back together? A bit of insulting tape should do the trick.
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Sorry, I always do that!! I'm a good typer, for a bloke whos not been trained to type, but I go too fast and get things the wrong way round at the ends of words and for some reason its usually g's and n's!! If its an important post then I check it all but other times I type and hit post and thats that.
