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  1. gensetsteve
    empty belly makes you hungry for work
  2. gensetsteve
    To a large extent you have to blame the government who make the policy that controls the bigger picture. 10 years ago the government felt the only thing worth doing in the uk was banking. Finance and logistics are all very good but we are running out of people to buy insurance and products that we are moving about the country. Time we supported more businesses and less benefits. Looking on the bright side its only a matter of time before the chinese demand a better standard of living then prices will rise. The cost of oil is causeing the chinese some pain introduce them to our H&Sculture and that should finish them off. By this time the world will be sick of crap tools that last hours not years and it will be rule britainia again.
  3. gensetsteve
    3in stuff takes an hour to get 1.5 cu metres in a bag. 8in stuff on a good day 6 cu metres.
  4. gensetsteve
    I worked for Aggreko for 2 years in about 1988. The worlds biggest supplier of Hire generators. They do make their own stuff as its made to a spec not a price. What they assemble is a drop in the ocean compared with Wilson. Aggreko are very successful due to the quality of the sets when they arrive on site.
  5. gensetsteve
    It was only a week ago that a large european generator manufacturer Pramac went into liquidation now the biggest european one in Ireland FG Wilson is moving production to China and laying off 1500 people. Where will it end ? we cant all walk round with clip boards going on courses for H&S and making engineers lives unbearable because their wont be any soon. We still manufacture alot of good stuff in the uk but if let it all go it will be ten times harder to bring it back. Im alright jack is the wrong way to look at this, less factories also means less landscaping and tree work . I feel I am often the only one that has seen the decline in manufacturing over the last 20 years as a bad thing. The government stance is they cant see the point when its so cheap to manufacture in China
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    We had something similar to this about 15 years ago the bloke who sold it to us also sold us some bigger cartridges. If you forgot to diarm it you could not hear till lunch time. We lost some parts from it which ment the piece of iron in the bottom that holds the blank shot out one morning and broke my mates little toe He was less than impressed and I dont think we used it again. The tube is still kicking about the workshop. It involved a weight inside a tube a split pin and some fishing line attached to the door handle and some missing washers
  7. gensetsteve
    Sugar
  8. gensetsteve
    Thanks Paul especially the advice about the brake fluid. The oil levelin the centre of the axle was about 1/2" down I stuck my finger in and it felt very black and gritty. I assume hyd 32 will be too thick I was thinking of bleeding brakes and flushing some new hyd fluid through the stuff in ther reservoir looks a bit thick and stale. also I could check after a few minutes the bleed nipple is not holding pressure. I assume I need to drain the axle before I take the two inspection covers off.
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    You can only charge what people are prepared to pay. If your making a living and happy at the moment you are doing well. Alot of people are finding the recession hard and it will get alot harder in the next 6 months especially if its a cold winter with the new taxs comming in April. Its one thing looking at government mileage charges its another thing charging them onto your customers when it comes to delivery I dont expect to make a profit but dont expect to be out of pocket and that goes for an hourly rate aswell.
  10. gensetsteve
    Our 1986 telehandler seems to be binding on the brakes on one side. I seem to have a manual for most of our kit but nothing for our jcb done a search on line but nothing helpful. Does anyone know the setup and what oil goes where. It has hydraulic brakes but I have a feeling its not brake fluid in the master cylinder. Thanks in advance for any help its broken at the wrong time asits needed big time in a couple of weeks.
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    Yes it can do. I have had a good play with sharpening, if I think I will be sharpening in the field I go really gently and dab and kiss the teeth then no probs. If its going on the processor I just let rip if it blues the teeth so be it they seem to stay sharp longer.
  12. gensetsteve
    My hand sharpening is ok if I do it on a regular basis but I work away on large generator installs for a few weeks and loose the skill. bench chain sharpener is a lidls for £20 Gets great results cant see the point in spending hundreds. If you are gentle you can get as much wear out of the chain as hand sharpening. Give it a go I think you will be impressed especially on badly dulled chains. tct is good and creates alot less dust but chain processors tend to have a bigger capacity and if you hit a gate post in a log its an £8 chain rather than a £150 blade.
  13. gensetsteve
    Try Joy her screen name is Logbaron and they are on your doorstep.
  14. gensetsteve
    What does everyone consider processor sized. How much stuff over 18" would you expect to find ? How much stuff in the load under 4" ?
  15. gensetsteve
    Sorry will explain what we do. Dont worry too much about the clogging the grinding wheel. You can buy a diamond dressing tool to break the glaze on the wheel after some use they tend to glaze and the sparks are reduced but the heat tends to build up damaging your chains. I use an old diamond cutting wheel and just touch the surface as its spinning.
  16. gensetsteve
    I have a worn out 4in diamond cutting disc from a grinder. dress the grinder with that deglazes and degreases in about 1/2 a second.
  17. gensetsteve
    Due to business moving in a different direction now for sale. Will post in arbtrader when I get a minute.
  18. gensetsteve
    Hi Dave For sale now will place ads when I come back from a large job next week can be viewed this week. All proffesionally built and done about 500 miles since finished. Now has more poles and removable extensions so you can pile long lengths right up the middle. I will do a search and see if I can find the posts when it was built. Steve
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    We have a chain bar as long as the cord is clean it could be possible to make it last. I tend to remove chain after 4 days and use the bench grinder. The Dalen has always looked a well made, easy to use machine. I would think it more controllable than the big boxed in semi auto machines. I know someone who does a 1000 tonnes a year and their Dalen is about 10 years old and still going. Nice wide bed to take the twisted stuff and no belts to adjust.
  20. gensetsteve
    L200 not my choice but seem people seem to get on ok with them. The one we had here 16,000 miles engine blow up taking clutch and gearbox with it. Mitsubushi spent 5k putting it back together week later engine ecu went. It did not stay long after that
  21. gensetsteve
    cut the tops off and give them to ugly women for christmas ( hats )
  22. gensetsteve
    I worked out if you are buying in cord wood that wont go through a normal processor you either need to find a new supplier, spend 35k on a big processor or something else to do. Cutting arb waste on a large slitter you can make it pay but not if you are paying £55 tonne delivered in. two of us one on spliiter one on chainsaw can process 1metre an hour. 8in wood through processor 3-4 cube per hour.
  23. gensetsteve
    I am about to put mine up for sale as we have sold our land and will be packing firewood in for a year or two. Recently converted with new air brake system and hudraulic working in tandem. Axles will take 8 tonnes ea plus draw bar weight. Lokking for £8500.00 + Vat.
  24. gensetsteve
    Yes and a self employed person working for minimum wage needs to charge at least £14 an hour. Most garages charge £65 - £100 ph my solicitor is currently charging me the discounted rate of £200 ph . There is very little gross profit in a load of logs without spending an extra hour delivering them for free.
  25. gensetsteve
    No asda have their christmas stock in and some stores you can go and see santa:biggrin:

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