Stephen Blair
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i have only ever broke one, it was on my first ever 026, i didnt know what it was, i had never cleaned behind the cup. that day put me right in the you know what,i was miles away from home and had to grind my way through stuff all day, pouring oil on the bar. i went to the local dealer the next day and bought a spare 026 and a compressor with blowy gun. best thing ever imo:001_smile:
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the back arms can be locked but my pick up hitch has its own rams anyway, but the trailer i am talking about weighs 5 ton empty, or i am going to upgrade my hiab trailer. so will be even heavier.
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lol, i still smile when i think of mine, much cheapness:001_tt1:
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i have spoke to dave before about it, he runs a schiesling. it is really compact and a bit smaller than i am wanting. maybe i am wrong. i will await his post.
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nice one mate, great news. did you just pay it in a oner, if you did isnt it a great feeling knowing thats one less direct debit out the way each month.
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hi guys, i am thinking on putting a front mount chipper on my mog, so to utilise the back linkage and pick up hitch. i know loads of mogs have them, and i think it will be a lot better , no reversing, just drive in. job done. my only worries were pulling out tight roads and junctions and wear on the front tyres. i wont be putting anything crazy size on the front, probably the ducker 250. cheers stevie:001_smile:
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i think it looks better now dave
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it is terrifing when you see young lads jumping infront of the chipper for a laugh on utube:scared1:
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i have a set of up north blades or down south to me, i thought they were cheaper in price because they werent a huge company kicking the backside out of prices. no complaints here. touch wood i have never had any problems with blades, like most self employed guys i make sure clean stuff goes through, but when you are chipping 10inch you cant guarantee there arent nails in some bits. oh and i chipped a full climbing bag one day but luckily the gaffs didnt go through.
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i would look into insurance first mate, if there is public access, it can be fortunes. but i think the correct signs can make a difference. and dont invite folk ie benches, picnic tables
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have you done the usual stuff, clean out tank, wee filter, blown out wee tube from bar side etc. what about the wee bit under the clutch cup, that turns the pump, if it doesnt get cleaned out properly the end will break off, chewing through all the crapp, so it will turn a wee bit so will use some.
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i love the kiwis sense of humour, i have only been there once and it was excellent. they had a cracking advert for toyota hilux pickups then, i cant say what it was called but it rhymed with 'rugger' maybe someone could post it .
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superb, that is some clever advertising. stihl would of known full well that would get some complaints, and get loads of primetime pr. nice one:001_smile:
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wouldnt be me mate, i have turned work down in sites like that. not worth it:thumbdown:
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whys arbtalk not working properly in east yorkshire
Stephen Blair replied to husqydan's topic in General chat
i think steve knows about it guys, i had problems aswell the last 2 nights, but ok now. if you go into your history then log on that way it works better -
at least you know where the back of the tree is now dave:ohmy:
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i use a company called 'scotia handling' for all my slings,winch cables, tirfors etc. they gave me an excellent book regarding weights and forces put on cables and the likes, it has excellent diagrams showing you angles and the difference it makes, also chockering slings and stuff. it would be well worth you getting one from a similar company mate.
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if you are replying look down the page and you will see 'manage attachments'if you arent replying press go advanced beside submit posts click on manage attachments. a wee page will pop up giving you 5 bits with browser on the end. press on 1 of them it will let you into your computer. if your pics are in my pictures go there find your pic and click on it, it will put it on the browser line, then do as many as you want till its full. then click upload pics. job done. took me a few attempts mate:001_smile:
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just depends on the customer i think dean. the minute someone says 'how long will that take you' i know they are going to be one of those customers. some folk have no idea in the cost of our kit. but i am a firm believer in using the right kit. the cost of labour (and actually finding people wanting to work)doesnt take long in justifying a crane or big mewp for the day.
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cheers dave, well put. never thought of that before. trees aint daft
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its with us up here aswell mate, bark falling off and trees dying.terrible. i have taken a lot down in the last 6 years and it is getting worse. arnold you have a great way of explaining things and certainly have a lot of knowledge, you have explained it spot on for my way of thinking. earlier on i was standing in my living room making windmill circles and i totaly understood what you meant on the other thread of johns.keep it coming:001_smile:
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Introducing the amazing self-pollarding trees
Stephen Blair replied to gibbon's topic in Picture Forum
what a great idea, a big daft goat in a mewp.:001_smile:but i think it may have already been done:001_tt1: bats lofty, bats:sneaky2: -
no mate, this is sunny largs. fastlane is acrooss the water from us and north a wee bit.
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i did 2 oaks the other day, they had been left as a 20 foot poles covered in ivy about 6years ago, i felled the first one, still really green inside, i had to climb the second, after wrestling over the ivy for about 10 feet, the tree was 'wobbly' now i would expect that a wee bit but this was lifting, i couldnt see because the ground was 3 feet deep in ivy and old brash. needless to say, i never climbed much further and just thumped it off in big bits then felled it. this one was almost completely dead inside:sad:
