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had a nightmare today,the brake band broke at last knockings,managed to get one,but trying to refit the spring is bloody awkward,used a g-clamp in the end,but in doing so I somehow managed to break a piece off of the casting where the plastic slider/retainer on the end of the spring fits !!!! This meant that the slider didn't move freely,so then a bit of over enthusiastic welly on the chainbrake to try and expand the brake band resulted in a broken chainbrake .....arghhhhhhh I now realise that i need to make a tool to operate the mechanism when the cover is off the saw,to save trying to do it on the saw - but does anyone have any tricks for getting the compression spring back into place - I assume that there is no way you could do it with the band in the expanded position? Don't really want to do the same thing with the new chainbrake and sidecover that I now need to buy...............! Cheers Steve
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Yeah they are pretty sturdy - and the best bit is that they are stainless steel,think they were used for holding syrup before I got my mitts on them - on the downside it's not so easy to see the heat discolouration to check for hot - spots whilst burning Cheers Steve
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Those ones were very straigntforward as they had a full size lid that was secured by a clamp - so just a case of cutting the bottom out with a plasma cutter,leaving a 2" ledge around the edge for the lid to sit on. the lid was then cut to leave about 1/2" of the ledge showing - so that you can get a good soil/sand seal. If using a normal oil drum I think the procedure is to cut the bottom out completely,then cut the top out leaving the 2" ledge - also leave the metal around the filler and air holes in place (so the hole isn't round,it actually has two small flats on it,then use the cut out bottom piece to make the lid as above. Then remove all burrs! Cheers Steve
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Excellent,many thanks for that,just what I wanted to know Cheers Steve
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I've been thinking about trying to sell a small amount of charcoal at our local village market - novelty and publicity! Managed to get round to making my first batch this week,but not sure about what to bag it in,or to be more precise,how to close the paper bags up,most that I have seen have been stitched,at this stage this isn't an option - so I was thinking of rolling the top of the bag over and using three or four staples,has anyone got any better ideas? some pic's of the first outing! Cheers Steve
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Mornin All,I've been asked to supply firewood for an all night party bonfire - I'm guessing about 10hrs of burning I'm thinking of supplying 3-4ft lengths of Birch/Oak/Ash cordwood- but not sure how much they will need,the fire will be around 4ft diameter - I reckon about a cord,but if anyone has any other ideas I would welcome the advice! I am assuming that there will be someone half sensible keeping it going,but I could be wrong! Cheers Steve
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I think that it is used for artists charcoal,little spriggy bits as opposed to large chunks,seem to remember we did it in a small enclosed tin on top of a regular burn - though the memory could be clouded there!
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I have exactly the same problem,albeit in size 10,been wearing the earlier model Lavahos for a couple of years and find them really comfortable, the toecap fit is better than most of the safety boots that I've worn. But I really would recommend getting to one of the larger suppliers and trying some on - you'll spend an awful amount of time in them hopefully!
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Yeah,more and more online transfers,definately the best way to go - but the account is run above board along with another account that I have used for personal stuff for years
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Mine runs through a personal account with Barclays - I couldn't see the advantage of a business account in my situation,as a Sole Trader,and the advisor struggled to persuade me - though he did say they may question it if the cheque traffic got excessive (it hasn't!) all seems OK,but haven't needed much in the way of financial services from them really!
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Hi Jon I've been doing it straight off the pile in 4ft lengths after being stacked for 12months for a while - just started doing the same with 8ft lengths and am finding that the moisture content is way higher! My timber is mainly Birch and Hornbeam ,so have invested in some vented 1cm bags and now do it that way,brings the MC down very quickly course,then had to buy another tractor to move and load it......... Cheers Steve
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Curtis Haven't got the straps - sound like a good,simple solution though,sure I'll have something around to make some up. Nepia It tends to do this as soon as I open the tailgate with the more optomistic loads! I'll hoick a bit more out next time,well,until I sort the straps out:) Cheers Steve
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Hi Curtis The load was loose,which didn't help - but you're right,the dragsheet was not central,and its a fair bit thinner than it should be due to fraying off at the edge - probably be after a replacement soon! Great tool though,if the back is full of chip,logs or even hardcore it shifts it,could do with a bar that props the tailgate open,otherwise it tries to shut up when you start wind the handle. Cheers Steve
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Mick Pics attached ,hopefully! only off the phone,but you get the idea Dumping chip today,didn't shift it paticulaly well,probably because it was only a samll load and hadn't really compacted. Cheers Steve
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It almost does,but I use one with a loadhandler and its amazing how much those corners hold back. i've now boarded them out with marine ply so that the sides are flush with the tailgate (trimmed around the wheel arches) and this works much better,still got to throw a few stagglers out,but much less than before. An added bonus is that this boarding on my tub (off a 130 hicap) brings the volume of the tub down to a cubic metre for a level load,and I've got rake storage etc at the sides. The Loadhandler mounting brackets are not ideal for the Hicap as they restrict the operation of the tailgate latches if you tighten them up,but left loose they are OKish - will probably mount it permanently when one of them breaks! Cheers Steve
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Sappie, timber pick or picker-roonie take your pick!
smiles replied to timberbear's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I haven't got one,but would like to get one - what length do you recommend for handling 8ft cord up to 12 inch diameter off of the pile and onto the processor? Cheers Steve -
The barracks are still there,still in use as a training camp i think,often see plenty of DPM around the place!!
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We've got a young olive tree (10years) in the ground,it has been thriving for years,then suddenly all the leaves on one side,where the tree forks came off after the snow last year. The other "half "started looking a bit tentative,drying leaves with blackspot etc,so cut the whole thing back hard to four main forks. The side that went first has not recovered,but the better side has gone absolutley mad and will recover and balance the tree within a year I should think.
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I've seen a converted dumper truck in action,it was quite a big one, around the six ton mark I think. Had a mid-mounted hiab type crane with a grab and rotator and a bunk on the front,it was pretty awesome in action - if I could think up a flimsy excuse i'd have one!!
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Don't think you'll need to,does your V5 say 4x4/light utility on the body type and PLG on the taxation class? if so nothing has changed! When I converted a CSW to a pick up the MOT chap recommended that I inform the DVLA,which I did,they weren't overly interested and just asked for some pictures,Then amended the V5 body type to "Pick up " which was odd because I think all Hi-caps come under the 4x4/light utility body type,unless anyone knows different! Cheers Steve
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I've found MCA-Kingstone to be very good pricewise,and speedy delivery. Cheers Steve
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Sorry to hear that mate,scum is what they are I heard that equipment theft has been on the up round our way the last couple of weeks according to the farmwatch chaps hope the insurance comes good for you quickly let me know if I can help in any way in the meantime Cheers Steve
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They've done a family ticket for about £35 the past couple of years,not sure who enjoys it more - me or the kids,theres a fair bit to see.
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Hi Chris Not tried it from the front,Oooo errr,still seems like a long stretch to me,I've thought about bolting a spare bar to the front of the machine somewhere to sharpen the chain on. Cheers Steve
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Yeah - I can see that now,must take a bit of getting used to though! Cheers Steve
