monkeybusiness
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Tree removal and heave advice
monkeybusiness replied to Gumbo P's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Have you had tree related subsidence issues ever? -
I had one years ago with stress control, so it is doable. There was a little control box that pointed at a toothed wheel on the flywheel rotor shaft above and behind the engine I seem to recall.
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It could simply be the bolts sandwiching it together coming loose. I’d get it off and strip if apart - more than likely it is something easily (and obviously) repairable. Once in bits if there is anything you aren’t sure of, give flowfit a ring/send them some pics and they will be able to supply any individual components.
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Is the supplier helping you out at all? Not many of these out working in this country and you seem to have had more than your share of issues!
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Single bowline but out of the two separate ropes (one rope is your hole/tree, the other end is your rabbit). Not technically a sheet bend but very similar.
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Or weld on some angle/flat/channel (whatever is to hand) and rivet the built-up ali planks to it. Really strong and fast. Slightly heavier than your suggestion though.
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Dunno why it won’t let me upload pics. I’ll try again tomorrow
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Don’t rule out a jack russell (or any other terrier for that matter, they are all ace!). This (in my massively biased opinion) is the single greatest creature that ever set foot on this planet! Boss of the world, receiver of admiration from strangers, icebreaking king, humper of everything (sex irrelevant), hunter of ‘eeee-eeee’s‘ (of any denomination/colour/hairyness),happy-to-be-smuggled-into-hotels-in-a-suitcase, learned to not shit in the house within weeks but still does whatever else he wants no-matter how loud you call/shout/plead at the age of 18, able to walk/run for seemingly ever, incredible with kids (and other domesticated animals within our herd) - my best mate.
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Very sad news, thoughts to all his family and friends. Stay safe and look after yourselves people, nobody knows what is around the corner x
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Converting pick up bed for dog and tools
monkeybusiness replied to forestboy1978's topic in The Lounge
Yeah, I’d get the dog onto the top of your shelf into the top half of the canopy if entry/exit is feasible. Much better for ventilation etc and they can see out if the canopy has any windows. -
I’m going to guess the answer is sadly no - I think you’d have to sacrifice one lip of the ‘groove’ (and therefore write off that plank) to remove a top plank. Hopefully I’m wrong though.
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Is that how you roll in the valleys?!
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That budget is trawling the very bottom of the market tbh. I don’t think you’ll be able to be particularly brand-specific within your budget (not necessarily a bad thing though). You want something basic but in working order. Basic is good when trees are involved, so that’s not a bad thing!
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I’d be questioning it then. Unless anything has drastically changed since estimate then I’d want clarification of reasons for uplift in costs.
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If he’s already undertaken a BS5837 survey of the site then the ‘estimate’ should be accurate. It is largely a copy/paste job and is unlikely to actually take more than an hour or two - any issues with topos etc would have already arisen and been dealt with. If he’s been appointed to provide an AMS with no previous involvement in the project then it is perfectly feasible that the estimated time to produce the document could end up stretching. Reluctance from other consultants who believe they/their preferred tree-hugger etc are missing out on work could introduce unexpected delays and hurdles in getting hold of the necessary documentation to allow the AMS to be completed - no fault of the ‘arborist’ and no reason for them to work for nothing so their costs could conceivably rise from their initial estimated price. More context is required to give consideration to either side of the argument imo.
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So the guy charging double has done both the new BS5837 survey and the new AMS (and is charging double his estimate for the AMS), or just the new AMS?
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Why didn’t the initial surveyor sort the AMS?
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Does the splitter make the engine work at all or is it just ticking over?
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Magnificent! How did you connect drive to the pump? Any videos of it in action?
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When I bought my Bobcat I was also looking at Kubotas. I asked the salesman if they Cb oils supply me a 3 tonner badged as a 2.7 for exactly that reason. He refused!
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Might not be any other options when it comes to part exchanging - I’m not sure how much other dealers would offer as a trade in...
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Yes!!! Video of it throwing the arisings into next week please - it certainly does a bit of ‘broadcasting‘ at the end of the oak clip!!!
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I’m certainly no oil guru but have heard from someone with a lot more knowledge than me that the Rock Oil Groundsman oil is apparently very good/high spec, better than the stihl gear.
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Awesome looking setup! Not as fast as I hoped though, but very very kool!
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Red Stihl oil isn’t recommended for 4-mix engines as it carbons them up. We used to have issues but moved to the green oil and have been fine since.
