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treequip

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  1. I think the CC are gilding the lily, if my trailer needed an MOT I would book it in when I took my vehicle, no drama. Anyone keeping the trailer in good order has nothing to fear, those with a shonky or nicked one might have a problem though. If all it did was stop the herberts scratching their heads, standing at the side of a caravan with a flat tyre clogging the roads up every Easter, it would be a good thing.
  2. It sounds like its running lean, give it a looking over particularly the carb boot
  3. Is that in case the king makes a mess of the wiping up?
  4. Clothes But if the king wants to wipe up who am I to care
  5. But the Germans are a different people with an entirely different mentality. They have had registration for trailers since Adam was a lad, and as a people they don't have the "sod it, that will do" attitude that sometimes prevails elsewhere. Making a comparison between the 2 peoples is absolute folley and I say this with some confidence having lived there for a few years.
  6. Don't forget the shipping and HMCE are going to want a slice when it gets to the docks
  7. I wish, last 90 I ran was a 300tdi towing 2.5 to 3.5 in the hilly Pennines on serous of road tyres and I recon that was into single figures at times. It was doing a lot of work though so I didn't begrudge it the fuel.
  8. I would go even further and introduce registration for trailers, it would give most chippers a little more security.
  9. Well if its under warranty send it back If not the carb can be tweaked but don't do it if you don't know what you are doing or have permission from the boss.
  10. I wouldn't bother, nor would I go to the main agent for the cable. I took mine to the lifting specialist I use and he made me 4 new ones for a fiver each. I have a spare one taped inside the cover. Greasing the cable wont make any difference, the problem is that the same short section of cable works around the pulley and fatigues.
  11. Just trying to steer you right, if the saw is in warranty tinkering will invalidate that. I have worked with quite a few 201's and I have only found one that didn't run well and I cured that in a couple of minutes.
  12. If its your saw do as you want, if it belongs to your employer make sure you have his permission before you "tinker" with it.
  13. Your client is mistaken, there is wood in it. GRP is the surface treatment over a board. Its what people like Cronospan are all about. (remember that huuuuge pile of chip in another thread?) Without the timber core the fibreglass alone would be unsuitable for that application. The fruiting body in the first pic is emerging through a gap where there is a cut edge to the board, and in Ed's picture, which I have seen in the flesh it is emerging through a crack in the surface treatment.
  14. I think this might be an explanation
  15. Taking the booze element out I would go with that depending on what's happening with the waste
  16. Reality check This thread was only ever going to go this way. The controversial element far "out interests" all else. It might as well read, I was pissed up in the pub and me and my drunk mate went on a call out, I am still a bit pissed but I am going to finish the job this morning, how much can I charge?
  17. At which point you will have a client that expects you to continue working on "keen" prices. Put in the going rate and impress them with the service, bit hard to do that when you and your mate roll up stinking of beer or badly hung over though:blushing:
  18. Neither, learn to sharpen with a naked file. It isn't difficult and should take you about an hour to learn how. Once you have the skill you will always be able to sharpen a saw. If you are dependant on aids, one day you might not have one and then you will HAVE to start learning how to sharpen without it. Better to learn now than later.
  19. They do/did a fair bit of that in NZ with the Kauri The results were some spectacularly well preserved timber You are going to struggle to get it clean enough not to muller a chain or two
  20. Could have been taken at this years GDSF:laugh1:
  21. Nothing better:thumbup:
  22. Nothing, there isn't much to pick between the worst and the best, and its all just personal preference but it wouldn't have been my first choice is all Marking out of 10 by elements Truck 10/10 Chipper 7/10 Cleavage 0/10 :laugh1::laugh1:
  23. Not that bothered about the colour, something conspicuous would be my choice. I was impressed by the effort though because the only paint that likes to stick to NATO drab green is more NATO drab green. I have seen the odd RB44 unissued and come out in bronze green which would be an easier job
  24. 20 inch is the max bar for that saw and its a bit more than you need for a bit of snedding If you are going to be felling you could do with more power. My choice would be a Husky 550.
  25. Ha ha My eye scanned the picture thus, nice truck, impressed that the cab isn't in NATO drab, chipper could be better,,,,,,,,,,, OMG

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