gensetsteve
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I have used eset nod32 for years and it is very good. But I got a spyware virus about 8 months ago all my desktop files hidden. Sent to the local geek £40 sorted. Next day the other pc got it. Its more luck if you dont get them eset cannot guarantee we wont get another in an hrs time just depends if you visit a site with a virus they have not seen. PS we dont look at porn the spyware we got we think came from facebook.
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There is a whole army of so called nurses dressed the part. But they are actually private firms charging the NHS a fortune to go to peoples homes wash them and clean up. Basically cleaners often with a very bad attitude as we have found in the past. They park across my drive and when asked politely if we can get out they explain they are important and we can wait. Luckily we have a teleporter
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Trouble is we cant afford to pick up the phone a 1000 times to sell 150 loads. So if we miss a few calls and got on with work what have we missed. Normally I want bone dry logs 5" long stacked at the bottom of the garden christmas eve.
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Copy the item no and click on report item paste the no in and give a brief reason why you think its a fraud. A pain in the butt to do but may save someone alot of pain. I occasionally clear some of the generator scams out for them. All the reasons above indicate a scam. Best thing to do is view and pay cash take away with reciept.
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I am going to try harder to love oak I think part of the problem is 13" wide log burner so you cant get 2 logs in at once. I may cut logs down to 5" if I get time.
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I have a cheapo from ebay as long as you keep good batteries in it its fine for firewood. It confirms what you thought and occasionally throws up a nasty surprise ie too wet. For what you are doing may need something better it would be interesting if you tested one along side you decent meter to see how far out they are.
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Unimog seats 3, carries 3 tonne, Tows 18 tonnes, nice one £16,000 or hilux tipper carries 500kg cost £6,000 send the other boys in a berlingo £1500
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I am not sure if the £36,000 and carries 1/2 a tonne would sit right with me. But then its irrelevant as I dont have the cash anyway
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£8 scats stihl list price £10 I think
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Scats had them. They seem ok but a bit small in the hand. They use the little button cells.
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International 684 restored (pics)
gensetsteve replied to the crafty weasel's topic in Large equipment
We have had an old 684 running our processor for about 5 years. They come with a permanent 540 and 1000 pto. No farting about fitting shafts its there ready to go. On 1000 pto ours lasts weeks on a fill of fuel. -
Do you season and deliver in the bags. We actually process into bags to season and tip into tunnel. I only do logs a day or so a week but in January I load and deliver 16 cu metres sometimes on Saturday alone. I load 2 cu in about 4 minutes I aim to load deliver and return within the hr so I can grab some lunch.
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I dont see the common sence bit. He asked how people load there logs there are hundreds of ways and several different budgets. The obvious way is to pick up and hand ball but you would be an idiot if there was a loader next to you. I have many different methods of storage and several machines which get used depending on ground conditions.
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I have diced up about 8 tonnes this afternoon with mine so cant be that bad. I bought mine in as new condition from a husky dealer about 3 years ago for £150. I would think that I would prefer the husky but not for another £500
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Yes I dont think anyone will argue with you. Although nice seasoned beech does sit nicely in the middle. Burns easily lasts well and gives off good heat along with ash birch and sycamore. I have alot of bone dry pine and it does burn very quickly like 20 minutes and its gone. Beech 40 mins to an hour, oak 2 hrs +
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I saw one at a show its a big machine at reasonable money when new.
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I will give these ideas a go could still be damp in the middle will chop and measure tommorrow. If I open the vents on the stove we seem to loose heat up the chimney. If its damp will save for next year. I like your web site rob learnt a couple of things this afternoon.
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I have tried this around our area almost had a deal in the summer they were supplying public at £50 inc vat and free delivery so I thought £45 + at 20% would be fair as we were buying 70 metres . But for some reason he said it was money in the bank and wanted £78 a cube. On another occasion we had our tipper loaded and we had to top up at yard with our stock then when tipped found it was full of trash. Since then if we dont have it we cant do it when its gone its gone.
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I have never had much luck with oak in our wood burner seems to get half way turn black and sit there in the way. Do others find the same ? I am sure its extremely dry as it was even dead standing. The ash and beech tonight bright and mega hot just diappointed in the oak.
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I tried everything give in and concrete pad and bobcat. Have made some bund walls from tin plate and ibc crates filled with logs. I use 1.5 cu vent bags and when the concrete is empty tip bags out start again. Can load 2 cu in 5 mins inc leveling.
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People seem to be getting fussier about species ie no pine but dont realise a load of wet oak is a waste of time. Lets face it how much better is a mix of beech and birch than a load of softwood. People want it to light instantly and burn for hours. I tend to send about 20% oak and the rest a mix of beech ash birch and sycamore.
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I like the idea in one way. The problem I can see is he gets enough jams with 18in cuts it would be a night mare with 10in. The guard on that bar would not pass HS over here. I bet you eat some sawdust sat in that bob cat all day. would it pick up a 12in 10ft length. Apart from that looks great.
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bargain firewood by the artic load inverness area.
gensetsteve replied to firewood's topic in Firewood forum
Some people round my way would pay £75 a tonne then cut it up and send it out at £40 a metre -
Buying a Generator; 110v but want 240v ???
gensetsteve replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
Just a quick post I can get deeper and more boring if required. I would just get a 240/110v as the transformer will be a pita to cart about. Also that tranny is only good for 1.6 kw so if you try to boil a kettle will be in melt down before you get your tea. A eu set with genuine honda engine is a good move. Most kettles now are 3kw so 3.5 kw would be a good move. Generators tend to be 4 wire or 12 wire. John I suspect yours was 12 wire you can get 3 lots of single phase from any 3 ph genset balanced up to the max out put. If you buy a 4 wire set in future it cant be rewired 3 phase. But your 12 wire set could be rewired to get just 1 lot of single ph but will be down rated to 60% output. Thats the simple version -
I have had lots of defenders and very suitable for the job. But without much effort they could be so much better. Mine put me in mind of 4x4 Marina from the 70's . I run a 53 plate disco van which has been superb. But I cant imagine changing the hilux tipper for another defender unles we need to carry alot more weight over seriously bad terrain. I run an amazon for family transport and back up in business, I like the range rover but there is no way I could put up with the dire reliability.
