daveindales

Spraying bracken with wellingtons, rubber gloves, spray suit. Was a bit sweaty to say the least

That sums up my opinion. What the hell is that rubbish about blower training?. You'll need a certificate in the correct way to wipe your backside next.

One tip is take a look if the buds are opposite or alternate. It might not give you a definite answer, but can help eliminate a lot of other species.

We used to hand weed with a sickle in the 1980's. A pretty rubbish job, I remember. Sickle blight was a common occurrence. Watch out for wasp nests. If you cut through one of them you'll know about it. Your rate will depend on the size of bracken. Eg, If it's 5 or 6 feet high, or very sparse. Are the trees in tubes or unguarded?. If there in rows, it's easier as you should have a rough idea where the next tree is. If not, it's guess work. All these things will make a huge difference to your price. Personally, I'd tell him it's a day rate or no rate.

Looks like ironwood to me.

Well, Roy's resigned. Seems like no one wants to lead us in Europe!!!!

Well done to Iceland. Played really well. England were rubbish and got what they deserved

Rather hit a nail than a stone any day. Get used to them. Their part of the job.

I'm a bit worried now. Are you saying I need to be tooled up to when I go for a night out in deepest Barnsley?

Thanks for that one Kev. We might just pop down after a round. Are you offering to come and pick us us?

The annual golfing trip is upon us, and we're soon heading to Barnsley. So, where is good for a night out? Pubs with live bands on would suit us. Most of us are in our 40's, so no modern chart music thumping out. Can't stand that stuff

If your just starting out, try a bit of green wood to practice on. It's easier to turn.

I was waiting for you to reply !!!!. Must admit, I thought it carb. Just glad it's running ok again Chris.

Used the saw today. Went fine, so it seems like it was the coil after all.

It's got decompression on the side, spud with a blue electronic ignition unit. Probably about 5 years old. I've had a really good look at the fuel line, pulled it out an inch or so. Can't see any sign of damage. Have stretched it a bit and it still looks ok. Petrol coming out of open carb end, but no sign of a split or leak near bit where it goes into fuel tank. I'm lucky as I have an old 372 that I run a Lewis winch off, so I've put the coil from that on to the problem saw. Have tried it. Starts and runs ok, but I really need to try it in timber for an hour or so, before I'll know if problem is fixed. Will keep anyone interested posted.

Cheers spud. First job in the morning. Will report back.

Thanks spud. Was hoping you'd comment. I've cleaned the carb gauze filter, so,i t's not that. The saw idles perfect. If it's a split fuel line, should there be fuel leaking?

Ok, my 372 has been playing up for a while, but it's got worse now. It first started by not going to full revs for a few seconds, then cleared itself. This had gradually got worse, until it seems to be choking itself, then goes fine, then chokes itself again. Seems like it's running on half power when the problem occurs. I thought it was a carb problem, have taken the carb off, taken jets out, cleaned gauze filter and rinsed with petrol. Problem still occurring. There's plenty of fuel getting through to carb. Have taken tank vent out and all seems ok. Beside, it still did it with petrol cap loosened. It has started suddenly stopping when cutting through wood. Not a slow stall, but very sudden. Have replaced spark plug with another and it's still occurring. Leads to coil seem OK, nothing frayed. A work colleague suggested the coil may be playing up, and I'm beginning to think he was right. Does it sound like a faulty coil to anyone else?

Just read all six parts. What a great read, and a piece of ww2 history. Made my day reading that.

I knows one people used to gather them up and chip them

Yes, holes in one were great. got me in the mood for this Friday's round already.

Doing really well Leicester. But what about Danny Willett, US masters champion. Great viewing last night, had to stop up to see the finish.

By yourself a planting bag, if plants are small enough. Look a bit like a newspaper delivery bag.

Think that's a bit of sound advice.