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s.varty

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  1. They are ok if your an occasional user, if you want one to make a living look to spend up to 2k min. Thor do a machine on ebay for your budget, but don't expect it to last if your going to be using it daily on hardwood.
  2. Great to see this, if he has a genuine interest and more importantly enjoys arb work, he,ll go a long way and earn a good living doing what he loves:thumbup1:
  3. You wont get a lot for 5-800 not even second hand
  4. Id say save up until you have 2 grand , then look at the riko models as advertised on here
  5. I know your not expecting anyone to put the wire etc through their chipper, but who knows whats mingled in with the brash?, as said cant you burn it?
  6. Well done david:thumbup1: But cant you understand that if you want someone to chip your brash don't take a pic of wire netting, wood with nails/screws and bags of rubbish,
  7. Certainly looks better than last nights tea paul
  8. or it could be poplar:laugh1:
  9. Top pic has got to be poplar
  10. Ad in the local paper works quite well
  11. Agree, and learn from this job, how much time it takes you for future reference
  12. This is the future weather we like it or not, look how battery powered tools have come on in the last 20 years, time will come when the petrol powered tool will be laughed at.
  13. Doubt very much any piece of wood kept in your shed for years would be 4 per cent, air dried firewood im looking at around 20
  14. Well said
  15. Im a hilux owner, ive had 6 now and always take them over 200,000 miles, and ive never put a clutch in one let alone a gearbox, theres either something seriously wrong with your ranger or your driving it to hard i.e towing, ford cant be that crappy
  16. :laugh1:, I know you could say you were using a back handle, but if you owned up and admitted using a top handle is there a law that states you should not be using it on the ground?
  17. If you are employed by the council etc and cut yourself while using a top handle on the ground how would you stand with a claim for loss of work etc?
  18. I was in Bolton a couple of months ago, the view was much the same (stunning), i said to the bloke i was buying a sawbench from" i could sit here all day looking at this view" he just looked at me as though i was stupid
  19. Why not sub it out to dig dun dan?
  20. Is there no way of doing 1 and checking how long it takes, youd have a good idea of what to charge depending on how much you need for labour /fuel.
  21. Petrol/diesel. cloth/leather interior. towbar, yes/no. Satnav yes/no :laugh1: we,ll get there soon:laugh1: single cab £85, double cab £60
  22. Agree, they,re not trying to con anyone, no scam what so ever I doubt the people who buy these saws don't know a stihl from a husky anyway
  23. Shouldn't it be £1.50?

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