Essexlogman

On 06/02/2022 at 20:43, spudulike said:

I call myself a £200 guitarist....all my guitars have been acquired for £200 or less but don't play like the price tag. Taking a guitar with a bad action and losing the high frets, crowning them, rounding the fret ends etc is part of the game.

Latest acquisition was a Zoom G3X foot pedal, the drum machine, Looper and patches have been great fun, makes even my attempts sound almost good! Great bit of kit! 

Its mind numbing how they send some guitars and anything really out of the factory and great that you can fettle something to make it a lot better a bit like your ms200's what also caught my eye though was the ZoomG3X pedal googled it up and sounds fantastic bit of kit for jamming on your own especially with a drum machine looper etc is deffo on the to buy list soon cheers!

4 hours ago, Ian Leach said:

Been looking at starting to learn how to play, what would people recommend.  Was thinking bass. I'm also a lefty .  Any tips.

 

Bass would be a good start as only four strings! /buy a decent Guitar and amp from the start one that you like the feel and sound of / enjoy what you like playing and find your own sound/ Jam with someone who is mustard at playing as this will up your game and don't expect to be the Jimi Hendrix of Bass or Guitar within two weeks! and lastly you don't get worse by practicing hope this helps

9 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I have a LP . Mine is sorta Tobacco burst . I find the Gibson necks a bit wide for my puddies .  Got a early ES 175 with Gibson embossed " T " top PAT pending PUPS The neck on that is almost classical . Steve How has fingers with 8 joints that can press a million foot pounds ! 😁 Oh , I am 70 next birthday .

All the best for your future birthday celebrations that's a good number not quite there yet but not far behind, your Tobacco burst sound sweet, Les Paul's are my bag have been with them since 77 everyone to there own and all that, what year is yours/ mine is a wine red but in the picture it looks like a black beauty fantastic patination 93 vintage

10 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I am a shit guitarist . Been learning since  my Dad bought me my first guitar when I was 11 , 59 years ago !  I am more of a collector now . Investments for my kids when I kark it 🙂

59 years ago! I am sure not, 44 years of playing erm learning myself now just getting the hang of it you know what they say practice, practice, practice here's mine anyway cheers all!

On 19/10/2021 at 22:44, cessna said:

A difficult question to answer ,but if my pickup truck holds approximately  1.6cu mtr of loose logs , how much air is in a load of  8",9",10" or 12" long logs?  Another words ,how many  "cu mtrs" would there be  when stacked . Any approximate  amounts appreciated.      

.48 cm air  1.12 mtrs logs stacked app

7 hours ago, J@mesC said:

I need to hire a chipper for a few days here and there - any recommendations for short term plant insurance? Don't want to get stung for a £20k chipper if anything happens!

Personally I would recommend using the hire companies own insurance for any short term hired in gear if you do not have your own

It is not only theft but also damage to equipment we periodically hired in MEWPS for certain wind damaged jobs where climbing was not an option  we never needed to use it so peace of mind until on one occasion chogging down a length of cord struck one of the hydraulic out reach arms (ouch)

would have been very costly if we had not been covered just my opinion like and as has been stated above caveat emptor with the old small print and all that! the firm we hired from were bang on though all the best!

48 minutes ago, Will C said:

People come to a small company because they like the person that comes out and quotes, said person is normally on site when the works are done. When that person changes a existing customer may not like them and wonders off to another contractor that they feel more comfortable with.

My thoughts exactly business is about personality! ( certainly small businesses anyway a bit different if you are a hedge fund manager throwing 6 or 7 billion at a Morrisons takeover or a football club although I still think personality counts even at this level )when you turn up or have existing customers that know you it is they that are buying into you setting aside the fact that you are 100% professional and 100% reliable thrown into the mix

2 hours ago, jfc said:

 

Happens most weeks but why do people ring for a quote at 8.30pm on Friday night? Someone else rang at 1 o clock Sunday lunchtime. This is not for emergency work to dangerous trees btw. From memory I think 10pm is latest some has rung like this.

 

Does this boil anyone else's p!$$ or am I just a grumpy old man!

 

J.

 

 

Are you having a laugh if your open for business then you are open and yes you are a grumpy old Man! close down if you dont want it

Hello G I trust you are well ! just to throw one into the mix I got a replacement bar and chain for one of my toppers from a local agricultural dealer they checked their catalogue and I came away and started using thought this does not seem right quite right but soldiered on anyway after a while I took it  back thinking I had been given a duff chain or bar and it was rechecked and gauge on the chain was wrong when you look at it .2 of a MM does not sound a lot and ordinarily looks fine on the saw but the I got same symptoms as you mention

Consumate professional that you are I am sure your saws will have the correct gauge etc hope you can get to the cause of it soon BTW those Logs and the woodland look great all the best Essexlogman!

Watch if you can Michael Moore's film Planet of the Humans so called green energy burning green waste with shredded tyres covering a whole town with well you know what, green energy oh yes ! F###ing abhorent when you look what is going on make up your own mind though this is just my opinion others may differ

"removed from YouTube This article is more than 10 months old British environmental photographer’s copyright claim prompts website to remove film that has been condemned by climate scientists"

I wonder why ?

11 hours ago, Gimlet said:

Leylandii is much better than pine. I had a stack of it that had been cut and split and left to season for two years. Burnt beautifully cleanly and lasted longer than pine. Pine does make excellent kindling though, as does cedar.

We use to go out of our way not to burn leyllandi we would, chip every last piece through that we could fit in the chipper, massive bonfires and the larger cord would end up in massive piles at our yard  some 5 to 7 years seasoned bark off sun bleached white n all that until I decided to burn some on our home wood burner amazing actually and I know it gets a bad press but I was a total convert mixed with the odd lump of Oak excellent

Also Scotts Pine Pinus sylvestris we had a job to take out the wind damaged top that had cracked out in one of our customers large gardens had been hanging for a good few years and was bone dry burnt beautifully

Yes

Different, the only drawback I see is you need a ten ton 360 too move it around the garden!

1 hour ago, gary112 said:

No never had it with oregon,and don,t use anything else

I concour have used most brands but always preferred Oregon always felt better when sharpening and definitely over Stihl chains Hey Ho n all that !!!

3 hours ago, benedmonds said:

Is every machine on there a con now...? Do people actually lose money through these scams, or has someone bagged a bargain...

Avant Tecno 635

WWW.EBAY.CO.UK

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Operating hours 1,122 hours<br>Year of construction 2012<br>Operating weight: 1249<br>Warehouse number: 100307528<br>Serial No .: 65635<br>Water cooling, electric...

 

It says it is in Derby so local to me. I messaged to go look but no answer. Also worked out the previous owner from decals, he is Swiss and thinks the machine is still in Germany on sale for 22,000 euros..

Yes Caveat Emptor as the old Romans used to say! exactly the same MO when we were looking for another chipper on ebay local to us immaculate half price and all that total minefield and am hearing of people being scammed all the time its good to know that there are still a lot of genuine people and traders out there just got to connect with them !

If something is cutting and feels OK it is generally right, but your bar though should be stamped with exact specification and as has been mentioned the drive link on your chain will have a number on it that corresponds exactly to the right file size hope this helps Essexlogman!

13 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

Are you completely sure the insurance, yours or the neighbors won't cover at least some of it? Sometimes they won't pay to remove the entire the tree but they will pay to replace the fence, shed etc. If part of the tree needs removing to replace the damaged shed or fence then they will pay for that, it's surprising how much that will cost.

I agree the cost of replacement fencing these days!!!  I think it would be worth asking as I always understood that yes they will not pay for tree clearance but when damage has happened to fences or property sheds etc then you are covered "leastways to some of the costs incurred", one of our old customers used to periodically get paid out when his 50 ft conifers used to take out the boundary fence of the local Rugby club 

Hello Steve when I try to look at Arbtrader/Arborist equipment it states as below and is in default mode to members Blog I am using google chrome browser all other categories are fine thanks Essexlogman!

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35 minutes ago, GLynch said:

Right I'm booked in for 29th of March to do my cs30/31 at ian morgan arb which has now changed to commercial arb training 

Also being made redundant fr rom.my full time factory job at end of March so hopefully I will pass these courses and be able to get some kind of ground work with a local firm whether it's employed of self employed

 

Brill first step and a great course remember doing my one at Writtle agricultural college absolutely loved it I was always the first their in the mornings especially for the practical chomping at the bit and all that ! all the best Essexlogman

1 hour ago, Jack.P said:

Just sold a few bits that wasn’t needed and met buyer at the garage 

some scruffy old tranny tree wagon turns up with the whole family on board .wouldn't say pikeys as such but one had the tracksuit on and none paying any attention to social distancing 

Also Very keen to get something for nothing and wanted to know everything I had even though not for sale

get the feeling they will be back at some point to take the lot .maybe I will move everything out for 6 months but all a faf 

(They saw  some of the gear but 50% of it they don’t know where it is )

 

Probably yes! could be completely ligit though and just want to buy more gear, golden rule is though never ever lead anybody to your treasure trove let alone let them cast a  beady eye over it take your goods and chattles to your home front or back door or on driveway to sell

53 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Can you wire motor straight to battery so you know if it works, 

I did try that with jump leads but just got a load of sparks! it looked pretty straight forward to me as in the same as my ride on that had a similar starter motor issue ( magnets coming away from the housing remedied with good old gorilla glue, had to glue them twice thoughas the first time I glued them in the polarity was wrong

36 minutes ago, Kevm said:

Does the motor actually run when you push the up button, if the motor runs but it doesn't go up then that suggests the hydraulic pump is knacked or some other hydraulic fault, if the motor doesn't even make any sound at all then it is either the switch button in your hand, the solenoid, or the motor.

Put a meter or bulb on the motor wires and see if you get any power when you press the button.

The motor does not run my suspicion is it is this, the remote is less than a year old I have tested for current and seems OK  I will double check though the remote handset  just in case Cheers Essexlogman

1 hour ago, Will C said:

To check the lift button on the remote unplug the remote there are 3 pins in the plug. Find the live one with a tester, then bridge that pin to one of the other 2, one of the others is tip and the other is lower. Will show if the remoter is working to rule one more thing out

Thanks I did try that one alas to no avail though Cheers Essexlogman

4 hours ago, Lowestoft Firewood said:

I had a similar issue, it would lift it like 1 inch then die, discovered huge holes in the filter and the tank was full of scum. 

 

Cleaned that and got replacement filter and replaced oil, and it tipped empty fine. 

 

Now it seems to have an issue with one of the bolts which goes from solenoid into the motor, I have no clue about motors but this is what I have narrowed it down too. Its like the bolt doesn't tighten up, therefore not giving proper connection. 

 

I'd also be glad of ideas how to fix before having to take to a local engineer! 

 

The oil is fine but yes  I have had various issues over the years with primarily electrical contact issues one was the battery terminal connectors and wires leading to the battery worth a look! Cheers Essexlogman

Hello Folks I trust you are all well !

Electric tipper TT85 (owned from new 2009) not working I have as follows /fully charged battery/ put on new solenoid/ taken electric motor apart and cleaned all bushes and contacts/ taken electric release valve off and cleaned/ manual pump works and lifts the trailer electric the hand held remote will lower/ there are no fuses / has anyone got any ideas?

all I can think of is that the electric motor although it looks fine to me is just dead, does this just happen? I am quiet happy to just whack a new one on there and or take to an electrical engineer but it  but it does go against the old "there is always a way approach" Cheers