monkeybusiness
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Which hedge cutter have you got? I’m contemplating one - they do a 30 inch with a single 18v battery but have also got a shorter one with double battery power. I’m loath to buy the 18v if they are about to launch a 36v 30 inch, but would be grateful of feedback on whichever you have.
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If you want a ladies saw then get a 550/261.
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Ms500i. And get a Husky 560 instead of the 261.
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And go with the long dipper on whatever you buy - I have never ever wished I couldn’t quite reach as far, but often wish I could reach a tiny bit further.....
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Look at the Takeuchi TB260 and Kubota 57 too - they are the best machines in that weight class imo.
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It is a shithouse - you need to do as Mark says (and there is a knack I’m afraid). Terrible design tbh. If you get a combi spanner and grind out the alternate flats you can make a tool for resetting that works though (this is something I’m sure I’ve seen/used but don’t own as I have ‘the knack’ - it may have been a dream though, and I’m talking rubbish again!!!!!
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Surely your daily checks would highlight/condemn any kit you knew was suspect, irrespective of the 6 monthly inspection? If loads of kit fails during the 6 monthly inspections it would suggest daily checks aren’t being carried out correctly/at all to me.
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Private NPTC Climbing training/assessments
monkeybusiness replied to OliverPeach's topic in Training & education
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Dunno about the TW but we drag GM 1928 safetraks (approx 2 tonne) around on those GH trailers. They are great trailers (assuming the chipper fits, which it should in theory). Get double leaf springs, even though they are designed to carry the weight on the standard single leaves. If a bump stop wears/breaks off (which you won’t know about) the single leaves can snap (which you definitely will know about!). We broke several before upgrading, then no issues. Ifor Williams now make a version of this trailer for GAP hire and I’d try and buy one of those if you can - they come on heavier duty wheels/tyres, have the double leaf springs (and a few other upgrades). So far ours have been faultless. You will need to specify it with a 50mm ball hitch and a spacer to lift the tow hitch if you go down this route and don’t tow on a ring hitch though.
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Dunno, whatever watercourse they blocked to create it I’d imagine.
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The pics I saw looked as though they are draining it - nothing coming over the spillway any more.
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Grease? Dirty horrible stuff, we don’t bother with any of that....
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It’s a really deceptive site - looks dry, feels firm, but opens up fast as soon as you break through! We are opening it up for a new quarry plant - the earthmoving boys rolled in today with a 20 tonne Cat and a 30 tonne Volvo ADT on wide tyres. I mentioned how soft we had found it and they reckoned they’d be fine. They weren’t! Unfortunately no pics but the ADT took a lot of dragging out!!!
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Showing the Rhodys who’s boss, LGP style! It’s a bit soft underfoot - had to solo self recover last week which required a levitating Takeuchi! It is still possible to get bogged with duals on though (not me driving this time, I’ll name no names!)...
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If you get this sorted please post here - mine needs it too!
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Yeah, it twisted slightly when run with the top link extended, but I was amazed how bad it got in the end without snapping...
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We’ve got a bit of a site clearance next Monday Tuesday (possibly Wednesday) in Reading - anyone fancy joining the party?! If so give me a shout on 07970188050 - I’ll need to know day rates/what kit you could bring/qualifications/CSCS details (if you have them). Either PM on here or ring on the above number. Cheers, Dan
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I think it melted in the heat...
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Historically I’ve experienced 2 issues of trees apparently having root grafts with neighbouring same-species trees. Poisoning a beech stump (with Glyphosate) killed off an otherwise healthy neighbour, and the same issue arose when some poplar stumps were treated in a plantation.
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Not as bad as shovelling a full load of chip off last thing though....
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Me neither...
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Ha ha, Lycra lover are we - I appear to have touched a nerve?! I’ve no issue with anyone riding a bike/unicycle/horse/another bloke - whatever floats their boat, it’s a free country and we all have different tastes. Live and let live as far as I’m concerned! Making the decision to wear lycra out in public though, that marks one out as a special sort of self-absorbed narcissistic fucktard in my book. I can understand it in the heat of competition when the difference in wind resistance might buy the wearer an extra millisecond or two - at all other times it screams ‘Plonker’ to me I’m afraid.
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Anyone who puts Lycra on to go for a bike ride (and isn’t being paid to wear it) deserves all the humiliation they receive. I know there is a swearing thread at the moment and generally the tone is unfortunately being lowered on here but I’m struggling to find a better word than bellends for these people.....
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Turfing is pretty much the easiest thing to do, and looks instantly brilliant however it’s laid. Just do it yourself eggs - as long as everything is level before you start and it gets watered once laid you can’t really go wrong. Alternate the direction of laying to get instant stripes, and butt the rolls up tightly together to avoid gaps if it’s left to dry out. Piece of cake, I wouldn’t poontang around waiting for someone to chuck 10m down personally.
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Definitely look at a 1928 Safetrak - you’d get a lot of machine for your budget and it will go pretty much anywhere...
