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    Currently got a loan vehicle, everything is touch, very pedagogical, very simple, the dash and interior is extremely simple and plain tbh, not much to look at inside (less distractions, more focus in the road I guess) A stark contrast to my Land Cruiser which looks like a fighter jet cockpit with all the buttons, dials, offroad mode options constantly lit up, constantly looking at you!
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    You're gonna need to give alot more info to get any kind of decent answer. Is it a 4x4 pickup? transit? etc Will you be converting yourself or sending it off to someone to do everything? Just tipper with sides, or roof, barn doors, ladder rack, toolbox?
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    I’d have loved a 79, should have had bigger balls and got this instead of the new hilux I had. They’ve had a 20% price hike in 2 years! 4.0 230bhp v6 petrol
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    Career Change

    josharb87 replied to Fel's topic in General chat

    What are you earning now and what would be the bare minimum you’d need to take home, without fail, each month?
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    😆 rules and limits have to be set somewhere 🤷‍♂️ downplating that truck meant the company could run cheaper, use a driver with lower training, undercutting the competition, doubt it was running any sort of tacho, or abiding to drivers hours etc. why not just run legit? whys the drink drive limit set where it is? some trucks are made differently actually, wether it be for total weight, train weight or towing capacity - can be differences in brakes, axles, diffs, springs, chassis construction etc, even if the body looks the same Trees aren’t light, just get an appropriate vehicle, rather than a gardeners vehicle
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    True, but manufactures make them because people buy them, they really don’t care about what the buyer does with it. Imagine how many sales would be turned down if they actually cared! that post of the trees in the truck said it was downplatedfrom 5t - a conscious decision was made to make it near useless A single cab tranny tipper with original sides is a very useable vehicle to a builder, or log delivery etc. It’s when customers get the bright idea that they want to ferry around 6 guys their dog, 6m3 chip, kit locked away, full chapter8, high sides etc that the conscious decision to buy the wrong vehicle has been made. perhaps we should blame chipper manufacturers? Most 3,5 toners would be just about legal with branches stacked high, but those pesky chippers make everything so much smaller that so much more can be gotten on 😂 I genuinely think it’s great that you’re buying a proper truck 👍 having a clean conscience is worth a lot
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    Let’s be honest though, it’s not the rules or the truck makers who’s stupid though is it? the rules and ratings have always been there, they haven’t snuck up on anyone during the night Pretty sure that it’s us arbs who quadruple the height of the manufacturers original bed sides then moan that it’s over weight when filled 😂 I could over load my 20tonner very easily, most lorry drivers I’ve worked with (bio mass, log trucks and grab wagons) check their weight whilst loading then will just say no more when max weight is reached. Personal responsibility.
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    Use aspen in the new saw No need to worry about draining the tank or fuel in combi cans going stale. continue to use your tried and tested pump mix in the 066 though, just to air on the side of caution and keep using it at least semi regularly to keep everything supple
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    The 12” has a slightly (4cm) bigger circumference can’t see it being a problem though
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    Thing in the medical profession is, they may be in what sounds like an ok wage for their contractual 40 hour week, but they never actually do a 40 hour week, morally obliged to stay on working late for no extra pay…..not just a little late extra, double hours ain’t unusual, then try to unwind after what can be horrendous days, it’s amazing anyone would want to do that work!
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    Are you holding the saw in the same orientation when trying the top side/underside of the bar?
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    fair enough, thought you might be thinking of different low impact approaches and respective productivity. comparing against ATV with driven forwarder trailer, which would have simmilar maneuverability as an alpine I’d imagine, the logbullet is much more productive, the worse the presentation of material the more productive the logbullet is over a trailer. the big draw back with ATV (or alpine I’d imagine) with trailer is not being able to easily and quickly back in (especially tighter areas) clearing a path and stacking as you go then forwarding/collecting on your way out. There’s a lot of time consuming fannying about IME which dedicated forwarders reduce. the biggest drawback with the logbullet is its speed on flat ground, that’s where on longer extraction routes with easily collected product the alpine could make up time I have thought about swapping the logbullet for an alpine and trailer but then realized it’d be taking a big step backwards
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    Alpine with forestry trailer or skidder winch?
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    below about plus 7 they work better than regular tyres even on dry or damp roads due to the softer compound. I would assume that they’ll therefore wear quicker in warmer temperatures. The difference is pretty amazing though, but ice you really need studded tyres, then it’s like driving on gravel
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    If you’ve chickens add it in their dust bath
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    completly understand that, but if for example a council were to send out a tender for new machines then price matters do no manufactures offer them as an optional extra?
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    I guess it comes down to a cost against the competition thing. if Greenmech for example were to lead the way and add them, their machines would be potentially automatically £xxx more expensive than the competition. you’d need (for example) the 3 big uk makes to all do a gentleman’s agreement and all start adding them at the same time simmilar happens here in Sweden when you buy a new car, they’re sold on summer tyres, but no extra set of winter tyres. rendering the vehicle potentially illegal to drive for 4-6 months a year - because if one make started to throw them in automatically then they’d be that much more expensive
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    not really, your opinion that is quoted was based on “what you’ve read” not based on personal, actual experience? As I understand and has been backed with experience is that petrol doesnt “dry out” rubber components but degrades them, symptoms that CAN then appear are when those components are left dry/without petrol present are that those components then shrivel/crack due to the degradation from a substance in normal petrol causing subsequent running problems. Aspen or alkylate fuel doesn’t have this swelling /degradation ingredient/compound (forget which one it is)
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    If you run pump fuel you need to run it regular for the degradation symptoms not to appear, but if you need to let the saw rest months on end the rubber parts can “dry out” and the cracks appear causing running problems. sometimes you can be lucky and run aspen on a older or saw with no problems, (like my 880) sometimes not (like my 020) In theory, and as seems to be the case for my dozen or so saws run on aspen, there’s no problem with long periods of hibernation or fuel going off i guess it’s circumstance, personal preference and personal values that decide on what’s the best fuel though
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    Sounds a great idea! I’ve a small farm, have charged customers for removal of the wood, then dumped it at mine, saving tipp fees, double bubble Realistically, I’ve more than I’ll ever manage to mill or split, if I were greedy it’d just rot away, someone wanting to split and take half would be brilliant! I’ve already someone who takes what he needs in lengths and pays in honey, imagine, being quids in, pantry full of honey and a shed of split firewood just by not being greedy, wouldn’t care less about the splitters motives tbh! Unfortunately Bishops Auckland doesn’t sound very local to Sweden 😆 good luck in your search though
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    how you feel about these young lads with what you see as a lack of PPE for strimmers, is probably how others view you with a chainsaw and lack of appropriate PPE. As you pointed out, PPE is completely useless for days, months, years, decades even……. until the day an accident happens. Unfortunately no one knows when that day is! the fact you’re asking these questions says to me that you know you ought to be wearing it, but for some reason you want to hear that you don’t really need to
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    Looks better, but that lightweight steals the show!
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    Are you SE in Norway or on the books?
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    50s young 😆😂😆😂

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