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agreed with mr rule. more than the lightest of tickles will cause decay, and re-growth will be swift.. so you'll be back every few years the included union doesnt look to be a worry (not very tight, low to the ground and with reaction wood doing its thing) and is it not a downy birch?
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theyre only about 48% as good as a 361.... so theyre alright, but not so much with the fantastic
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hit a golfball wedged 30' up in a crotch of an ivy covered pine, came back and hit me in the chops. hedge trimming next to a course, heard a yelp from my dog and he'd copped an errant ball in the nether-region .. karma re-aligned when i spent 3 days burning fresh green pine brash next to the course, got some very dirty looks when the smoke occasionally lifted enough to spot a golfer
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probably get a lot of movement in the current climate coupled with the bit of shake in the center... probably worth a go if you can move it whole (or maybe in quarters) or if it can sit there for a few months
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i'd be more concerned that it looks very much like the serial number has been ground off
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now, roll on the 543xp.... that looks to be awesome
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i assume the small scale, low fanfare release is just in case there are issues and a glut of warranty repairs. if the t540 has as many issues in the first year as say the 560, then it wont do much for peoples confidence in the saw, or husqvarna. fingers crossed they have sorted the autotune's lack of reliability when used in the stop-start nature of arb work.
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Ag Reg truck..CAN OF WORMS....OPEN AND STAND BACK :)
tree_beard replied to treedweller's topic in Arb-Trucks
im just saying you shouldnt be surprised by the response you got. we all know what goes on, and we'd all like to run big trucks on the cheap. but in a similar vein to all the blurred license plates on the overloaded thread, you are unlikely to find people willing to go into great detail about how they break the rules. give it a go, you will get away with it until someone who know the law stops you, tells you off and asks for lots of money... that day may never come, or it could happen on your first job... -
Ag Reg truck..CAN OF WORMS....OPEN AND STAND BACK :)
tree_beard replied to treedweller's topic in Arb-Trucks
Countless less than legal things happen every day, some people get done by the powers that be, most get away with it. Idiots discuss their misdeeds on public forums. You asked a very naive question, got a reasonable answer, didnt like it and got all childish. btw. you should have an O license, and C+E for your tractor and trailer if using it for arb -
Ag Reg truck..CAN OF WORMS....OPEN AND STAND BACK :)
tree_beard replied to treedweller's topic in Arb-Trucks
what did you expect? you state you are interested in running a vehicle outside the realms of legality, and want advice and anecdotes from other less than legit road users, on a public forum.... -
legendary saw, 99cc of pure old-school muscle. sold mine a few years ago as it was rarely used, and i was kinda scared of breaking it and having to find parts (lots of patience and deep pockets needed to find used parts let alone nos). i couldnt justlfy it as a shelf queen. fond memories though, they sound epic.
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a (reputable) american husky dealer, on an alternative arb forum has stated they go into full production in july, for general release in august.
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Surely its irrelevant, as your 'mate' will be taking it to a dealer, getting it repaired and returning it to you in the condition in which it was lent.. surely
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Lots of misinformation about ticks being banded around on this thread... Sheep and deer ticks are one in the same, also known as the woods tick, and castor bean tick. Just one of a dozen or more species of tick in the uk. Three or four other species also carry lyme disease (including hedgehog and pigeon ticks). There is a multitude of other nasty tick transmitted diseases. When removing an attached tick from yourself, it is important to manipulate it as little as possible, grip firmly at the head end with tweezers and pull it off. Avoid applying heat, chemicals, alcohol etc as this will cause the tick to regurgitate and greatly increase your risk of contracting any nasties carried by said tick. Check your arms and legs regularly when moving through long grass, dense brush and bracken. check your warm dark tasty areas afterwards. Know your enemy!
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why not support a local tyre supplier? ive found that little independent shops (local to me at least) are often cheaper than the big online retailers. Im currently running nexen roadian mt and they seem very good, very little wear over the last 20k miles, and reasonable road manners. not alot more than re-moulds
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935's are ace. proper old school muscle chipper, lacking refinements, but happy to eat whatever you can physically manhandle onto the feed tray.
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yes. the red dye in stihl mix can break down in bright sunlight within a couple of days. my experience of it anyway, with stihl combi-can riding around in the back of the pickup in the summer.
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friend of mine has an old bearcat, 9" with 50hp kubota. easy to work on, built like a tank, around 2tons. not the speediest or most powerful infeed roller, but its steady. nothing really bad to say about it, just a heavy old lump. and i do believe the rrp on a new 9" bearcat machine is 25k+
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cant argue with that... however, that is fairly obviously a wooden railway sleeper
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What is this and what wood is it made of ?
tree_beard replied to eggsarascal's topic in General chat
a long turkish tobacco pipe. google it -
stress will just be transferred elsewhere. if the springs dont move, then the mounts or chassis might...
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What is this and what wood is it made of ?
tree_beard replied to eggsarascal's topic in General chat
in answer to 'what is this?'... a chibouk dont know the wood type... something eastern mediterranean... cedar? -
What is this and what wood is it made of ?
tree_beard replied to eggsarascal's topic in General chat
chibouk -
they look like young radiata btw. the wood is fairly unpredictable in its hinging properties, might pull fibers, tear bark and cling on to the bitter end one minute, might be surprisingly brittle and shear off where its weighted the next.
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Selling something and paid via bank transfer...
tree_beard replied to swinny's topic in General chat
if his mate is picking it up then surely he can bring cash...
