josharb87
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garage broke my car, advise needed please
josharb87 replied to josharb87's topic in Maintenance help
petrol, not diesel, if in neutral it wont go over 3500rpm as a safety feature i'll grin and bear it unless more is revealed tommorrow -
garage broke my car, advise needed please
josharb87 replied to josharb87's topic in Maintenance help
well first off i was ok about it, these things happen, and i trust my guy . . ill have another word tommorrow, make sure none of the facts change, what annoys me more is the dents on the bonnet hey ho -
garage broke my car, advise needed please
josharb87 replied to josharb87's topic in Maintenance help
yeah just replace number plate, stop the exhaust blowing, run some fuel conditioner stuff through it as failed on emissions on saturday (this was its re-test) may well have been genuine, but rather annoying never the less! -
took my car to my mechanic (used him before, and trust him, only started using him as hes a mercedes specalist) for its mot, now he doesnt do the mot's, but takes it down the road(few hundred meters) to the test station, he left it there for its test. now apparantly when the mot bloke drove it into the workshop, 'all of a sudden' the radiator exploded at the top. . now my mechanic(the mercedes specalist) rang me and told me the radiator had a leak, needs a new one, mot suspended. fair enough i thought. went round unanounced after work, where the story changed to the first one the radiator header tanks cracked, fan shroud broked, and 4 small dents in the bonnet from the mini explosion. the bills going to come to around £350 rather than the £50 for the mot (not genuine parts either) now im not happy now ive thought about it. . who should pay? whos at fault? am i lucky it happened at a garage rather than bombing along the motorway? or is it a case of they broke it, they fix it?
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big felling bar on big saw, hold horizontal, full throttle, walk . . roll top off, bobs not me uncle, dunk is, and hes drunk
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too smart for the theiving scumbags TAKE 2
josharb87 replied to josharb87's topic in Stolen Equipment
bugger, sorry to hear that charlie, will keep an eye out for them -
im so not trying that . . .
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if youve no experience, or not up to speed climbing yet, and finding it hard to get employed, try being a subbie groundie if youre experienced climber capable of doing anything to any tree in any location either go subbie climber with all the tools to do the job, or start youre own company i think i ask this on behalf of all of us how experienced are you? whats youre employment history?
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new files stay in the box in my bag, files that are used but good, are kept in my bag in a straw. . . a tip i picked up off here
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they do . . .picked my drunk mate up from town one night, put the seats on half way home, he turned round to me blushing and said 'really sorry josh, think ive pissed myself'
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Awwwwww how cute is that little fella!!!
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1 loose wheelnut?? hope you pointed out that theres 4 more and i was a landrover/volvo driving student too! (a 71 swb s11a truck cab, and a 440 with heated seats)
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That sounds georgous! id swap a 200tdi for that cummins!
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very smart!
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the landrover seems a bit of a wildcard entry considering how simmilar the other two are chipbox size wise
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sorry felix, whilst i was writing that reply, you posted! fair enough mate, good luck!
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i dont know what it was to be honest garth, was about 3/4inch thick that was one lucky job, the tree was behind/over a listed wall, when we pulled up this is what greeted us someone had come round the corner too fast and demolished the wall right under the tree! the lower part which was still standing we were allowed to clear out of our way aslong as we diddnt damage the bricks, result!
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FRANK, youre such an amature. . . you need a bit of my luck
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yve, are those sip trousers available in all round protection? they look smart, the sip ultras were awfull after a few months. felix, cheap trousers dont last, false economy and all that. . . 3 days a week but for how long? a decent pair of trousers, e.g stretch airs at £200give or take, will last 2 or more full time years, a cheap pair at the £100 mark may last 6 months full time
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to be honest i think it would be rubbish for tree work if youre looking at a swb 4x4, a LR90 i think would be best, got to be the easiest 4x4 to modify for tree work and cheapest to modify too. . . looks like a work vehicle too rather than a school runabout
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my mate owns one, hes a landscaper and got a SWB like the one above, bounces around like a jack in the box when towing (5-6inch greenmech) tiny rear (simmilar or smaller than a LR90) i liked the engines power though, and comfort (when not towing!) cruise happily at 80 (unlike a LR!) struggled to get my 046 with 25inch bar in the back even diagonally, rakes ect are a real struggle, imo not enough room to carry climbing bag lowering bag, climbing saws, ground saw, felling saw, fuel, blower ect without stacking everything ontop of each other thought of a hilux surf commercial? discovery commercial?
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classic looks mate! why do you think you need a 4x4/small pickup
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cheers, dependant on dates i may come
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plans slowly ticking along id love to have a rummage around there! getting a divorse at 80?? crikey!
