Eagle
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Everything posted by Eagle
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...it means it was delivered in the cold!
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Anything over 25% isn't really seasoned firewood and needs to be left longer. It should ideally be under 20% when delivered. The client should bring a basket of wood into the house about a week before they use it. Obviously, if the client leaves it out in a puddle then it won't stay like that for long!
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I was working on a marsh at Barton Turf. Where are you guys working?
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I thought it would cost more as it takes longer? A second hand axle is £100 and a couple of hours of labour to swap them over.
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New gear makes life so much easier and less effort for the climber and groundie. Simple! I thought the ART Ropeguide was expensive and stupid until I tried it....same with the Spiderjack! Now I use both of them when I can. Going up and down a big oak hip thrusting with a blakes hitch isn't something I want to try again!
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I was working a Norfolk marsh in January, but dragging all the trees into a woodland a few hundred metres away with an Argocat. And yes, I did drop the Stihl saw in the soup a few times. I just took the plug out and let it dry out, then it fired up no problem. I was worried for a bit about my new saw being damaged, but its going strong!
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I also just bought a 110 to cover the Cabstar on those snowy days. The Cabstar is great for tight driveways and most jobs, but it will get stuck if one wheel starts spinning on anything at all. Love its simplicity. You won't win any races though! Esecially with a chipper on the back!
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I just weighed my twisted steel spikes with velco straps and they came in at 1565g each. That is an extra 470g per leg I am having to carry about! O-la-la! Since my boots weigh about 1kg each I don't think I would notice the difference.
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Mine has the Salisbury back axle. It could be rebuilt, but its easier to replace the whole unit. Happy to join the Defender Club!
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Just bought myself an old 1984 110 with a 200tdi. It needs another back axle and some other bits and bobs to get it right again... then she'll be ready for some punishing work this winter! Happy to have a back up 4x4 over the day to day truck.
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Give a fair price that you are comfortable with and if they are not able to accept then you won't do the job. Other contractors might have the ideal machinery sitting idle and want it used to keep a team busy, so can undercut you. Obviously, if all your quotes are too high then you need a rethink! But if you have enough work then why worry about it...
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Work for a company as a trainee, then they can teach you everything you need to know for the assessment which you can do on its own. The problem is that they will teach you 'tricks' like drop starting your chainsaw!
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Its called a 'Master Mine' and used for paintball....just fill it up with something that won't wash off!
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Get the best camera you can afford to ensure the light fingered ones are caught. Worth every penny if you get your stuff back. The police always want the best pictures to work with.
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Very good fun! Great work.
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I do deliveries in these vented bags as it makes my life so much easier. I then take the bags home as most of my customers don't want to keep them. I wish I'd bought them earlier as then my whole log pile would be in them now and ready to go out .
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Video looks great!
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Nobody hurt, but the risks were far too high to justify that sort of work practice. I would have wanted much more time spent balancing those limbs so that they came off cleanly. As said above I'm glad the crane was a big one! If they were pulling big sections over and letting them fall why not just drop the limbs in much smaller sections. With 3-4 climbers the whole thing would be on the ground in a big pile in a few hours! Then the army of groundies would have cleared it all up in a few more!
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Thanks. I was thinking it was something more like Oxycarenus Lavatera.
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This lime has a heavy infestation of little critters! I think they are some sort of borer. Anyone know what they are?
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Well I hope its bigger than the lake of spilled coffee on my desk
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These Penny Hydraulics cranes lift their marked weight in all configurations, so its 500kgs all the time.
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One crack willow isn't going to drain a small lake of water! I'd look elsewhere for damage to the lake bed or more likely a blocked inflow.
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I'll second that. I wouldn't use non genuine parts in my TP!
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I believe this is only towable around the garden etc not on the road.
