oldwoodcutter
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My mates 55 plate defender is fairly mint and he often cant start it and he has his own key. Hope your mate gets his back though.
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We knocked one over in mundford last year that i measured on the deck at 125 feet.
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When the customer has given me the go ahead they sometimes say 'you weren't the cheapest, but we didnt like the other chap' There's an old saying: first impressions last.
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Thats why some firewood boys dont sell dumpy bags, or builders bags.They dont sell it by the cubic metre,or by the ton. They do however advertise and sell it by 'the load' , nobody can argue that,least of all trading standards.
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How do you stand if you go out fully loaded and towing a full trailer,but come back empty with no trailer?
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So if your ranger or hilux is a 'goods vehicle' then that on its own is restricted to 50 on single carriageway,like Difflock's transit?
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So the way i see it,if you're in a ranger or hilux towing any trailer,dont go over 50 single carriageway,and 60 on dual or motorway. Is that right?
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Next time you go past his drive perhaps all yu will see are a pair of blood splattered slippers,the old fella long been air lifted away.
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Years ago when double glazed first came out someone asked me one saturday if i could just drill some pilot holes and screw a security bolt to their big sliding french windows. Thought i was well clear of the glass as i drilled in, and the whole blinking sheet of glass went bang. Secured it temporary with sheets of ply til she got a glazier out the next week. Steered clear of drilling near glass since then.
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Went out with a load of logs and stopped a mile down the road for diesel.As i undid the filler cap noticed my mug of tea on top of the logs on truck. Seems your feeling more chipppa nowadays Predator,good on yer.
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Being prepared "just in case" something goes wrong.
oldwoodcutter replied to Andy Collins's topic in General chat
Have to agree with that,i very seldom work alone on the ground with a saw nowadays,and almost never take on a job at height without someone underneath. -
Who was that ladyboy i saw you with last night? That was no ladyboy, that was my wife.
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Evening gents,a chippie pal of mine needs a air or kiln dried walnut plank 180 wide,54 thick and 3.3m long plus several that are 2metre long.Think he's sorting someones kitchen out. If anyone can supply this or even english oak i would be pleased to put him in touch with you.Thanks.
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Ex cop enters cordoned of risk zone.
oldwoodcutter replied to Roni Macdonald's topic in General chat
Thats the one bren. -
Ex cop enters cordoned of risk zone.
oldwoodcutter replied to Roni Macdonald's topic in General chat
Last week i took on a job that was i would say was 500 metres as the crow flies from a well known traveller site in swaffham.We'd got footpath closed signs up at both ends of work area,tree cutting signs in place,and lots of haz tape. Mid morning a scouting party of youngsters with dogs on strings came up,over and under haz tape,and walked right through our area and out again. I simply stopped our work when i saw them approach and personally walked very closely with them in case they had ideas of starting trouble. Suprisingly we wernt bothered by anyone again. -
The last time a customer told me my logs were too dry,i advised him to dip the log in a pail of water for 5 minutes before throwing on the burner. He then said ok i.ll try that,paid me and shuffled back into his house.
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Once you've got your shanks hang them in dry airy place for at least a year.Even though they were straight,after drying they will warp,i use a hot air gun to bend straight again. If your handles are going to be 'shepherds crook' pattern,you can obtain hardwood blocks and cut and carve to the crook shape then attach as previous posts. Hope this helps.
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Yep,spot on there Dave.
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If the owner brings you out a nice cup of tea and a slice of her home made victoria sponge,well,that should take care of it i'd say.
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I would have said something round the 80/90 quid mark with a boy clearing up. If they hummed and harred at that,ide then say 70 and do it by myself on a saturday morning.
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I think ive seen enough of that picture now.
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I think the worst job i ever had was when i worked in a shoe recycling factory. It was soul destroying.
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Good points there Tony,ime being undercut left right and centre round here at the moment on hedges and trees,with part timers doing it for beer money. Somehow retirement doesnt seem such a bad option after all.
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Will keep a look out over my way peter.
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Last year one of my 200t's kicked back,chain & bar finished up flat on my chest,about 3" from my throat,had to have a sit down for a minute or 2 after that i can tell you. Not saw related but 3 weeks ago was loading little rings onto truck with a hand sappie,the last lump was a biggie,maybe 10 kilo,lifted with sappie at head height to go on top of load and ring fell off,and blunt end of sappie hit me on eye socket. When i fell out of truck back home mrs oldwoodcutter wanted to get me stiched up,but after a couple of hours of ice pack on,it stopped bleeding.
