Stephen Blair
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Old stump got brought up when tracking over the ground and broke through the crust so machine was bogged, track kept slipping when winching out, the reciprocator makita is great for cutting through dirty timber and roots that get caught up. I had a bit of dead elm break a hydraulic hose coupling the other day, cut through that too! Limp of dead ash jam against radiator, cut through that and if wire gets wrapped up or bolts bent I change blade and cut them. I have a dedicated makita box and batteries with about 6 battery powered tools , grease gun, impact socket, impact drill, grinder, saw, drill. This week I’ve broken bolts and hammers, hydraulic couplers, replaced fuel pump and sheared 4 bolts that hold head onto adapter plate! It’s a rough job in the woods! There’s a lot of FFS moments 😂
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Morning, all out of sink staying in a hotel this week.
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T-Shirt weather!
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Morning, didn’t bother with alarm as I’m always awake before it. Woke up at 8.15am! mild here, T shirt day again.
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Evening!
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Morning, hope all goes well Maybe! wild and windy here! hotel breakfast and coffee was amazing so a good start
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Evening, poor chickens! from -16 yesterday to 9 degrees for me today. Headed south to work this week. Should have brought my shorts.
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Winch is great Mark, really manoeuvrable and plent power and speed.
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Morning, we got -16 at the house, -20 just outside the village last night. Cracking blue sky day here. Pub last night, mega cooked breakfast this morning so a day of dog walking and eating I reckon.
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It’s 8am somewhere! 🤔😂!
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Morning!
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Morning, school bus has cancelled today due to the snow so youngest is off. Back to local felling job for me.
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Morning, still cold and snow on the ground. Told the boys to start at 8.30am today as it’s not light till about 9am.
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Morning, cold with snow on the ground here still. Back to the grind, working in the village today so no travelling.
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Morning, dry and cold here. There’s still a dusting of snow and -9 forecast for the week ahead, suits me for a felling job as the extraction route is sling woodland paths. First breakfast done and log burners on.
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Just a dusting! I know where there’s 1 sitting though 😂
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Shifting timber out the woods this coming week, got the chipper off the front this morning.
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Does it have the oiler button Pete! The manly button!!!
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Morning, some more snow last night, just a covering. Sitting at 1 degrees just now. Heading out today to get 2 domestic jobs off the list that I didn’t get done before Christmas.
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Morning guys, my youngest whose 16 was the same, 5 alarms going off from 7am when he would get up at 7.50am to get the bus at 8am, he’d sleep through them and I’d be lying in bed in a rage 2 bedrooms up. I had enough and told him to set 1 for 7.50am, next day he missed the bus and had to wait out in the cold for an hour till the next 1 then explain himself to school. He’s not been late since. And if he is again then he can sort himself out. snow here this morning, good to see after all the rain we’ve had, firm up the ground a bit. Giving myself social media ban from Tik tok, insta, FB and linkdn today. I’ve been on them for about 8 hours a day over the festivities so a day of pottering is in order.
