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When I first read that, I assumed you were passing a succinct but accurate judgment of the entire ‘making the news’ thread.
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Possibly more embarrassed than annoyed. If I had sent stuff off to be lolered, and a report came back lacking in the detail required in schedule 1, I wouldn’t: a) have much faith that I had engaged someone who was competent. If their report preparation is crap, maybe their kit checking is crap to. b) be inclined to pay. Section 9 is pretty clear that almost all responsibility lies with the employer rather than, for instance, the thorough examiner. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 WWW.LEGISLATION.GOV.UK -
Schedule 1 of LOLER98 clearly sets out the information that is to be included on the report. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 WWW.LEGISLATION.GOV.UK None of it is rocket science….. or optional. I would suggest that a surprising amount is missing from a large number of ‘loler tickets’. As for ‘duty’, the rest of LOLER makes it pretty clear that most of that responsibility lies with the employer.
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It is probably less hassle to carry on as you are, but put much, much more effort into avoiding cutting into mud/earth/dirt at ALL costs. If the chain cuts into dirt, it’s almost certainly knackered, so there is no point cutting any more with it until all damage has been filed away. It’s quicker to avoid cutting into the dirt in the first place. Don’t cut dirt, d’ya hear.
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I think you are referring to the Oregon Powersharp system. I have no experience at all of them, but they seem to match the pitch and gauge that your saw requires. (3/8 and 050). I have no idea about the compatibility of the bar mount, but someone else may know. If you choose to go over to it, you will need to buy a new bar, sharpener, chain and sharpening stone.
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I wouldn’t dwell on what they mean. The pitch, gauge, number of drivelinks and bar mount are the only bits of relevant info.
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That seems a little harsh. I’ve never known anyone go from saw sharpening novice to competent in 2 minutes. Observe someone who has just completed a chainsaw maintenance course sharpen a chain, and the odds are it will be painful to watch, and they have had the benefit of an instructor standing over them for a few days. It will take a very long time to master saw sharpening by yourself, even if you devote hours taking the sage advice of YouTube experts.
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Debit card possibly? You get a tiny bit of voluntary protection with a debit card. Credit cards companies are legally obliged to cover the whole purchase. I don’t know how it works legally, but PayPal resolution centre has never failed me.
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I’m not sure I am missing the point. My experience is that t540i is better in almost every way than a t540. Thats a direct like for like comparison based on a number of years of real world experience and hundreds of hours of use. You can’t get more relevant than that. My lithium battery is better than yours though….. And it’s bigger as well.
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@Trailoftears have you ever had a go on a saw like a Husqvarna 540i?
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Rather than imagine, I base my opinion on experience. I have extensive experience of Husqvarna and Stihl petrol arb saws (Ms200t and Husqvarna T540). I also have a few years experience of the battery equivalent (Husqvarna T540i). The battery arb saws are better…. Period. Your experience of ‘Makita type’ battery stuff would appear to be less than positive, so I would assume you have drawn your own conclusions on the lacklustre performance of that stuff.
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Exactly. The pro battery stuff in there is a completely different calibre of tool to those ones that are based on batteries designed for builders or diy tools. I’ve never tried it, I would imagine that if someone rocked up on a forestry or arb site toting a dewalt or makita saw, they may get similar piss-taking as a chippy would if he went to work brandishing a load of ‘parkside’ kit.
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Poxy little builders based battery tools like drills, drivers and saws are surely not supposed be the equivalent of proper arb tools, and I’m not really sure who ever genuinely suggested they were.
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Said no one who ever had the misfortune to lug the last generation of the 200t up a tree.
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An Idiot's guide to Ancient Woodland management
Bolt replied to the village idiot's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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Have you 4 minutes to fill in an Arb survey for Green Skills Hub?
Bolt replied to KateH's topic in Picture Forum
My tip would be to google exactly what the ‘green sector’ is, before doing the survey. -
My own experience so is that a T540i xp is infinitely less exasperating than a number of the MS200T’s that I remember getting launched from various canopies.
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Customers asking to pay cash to avoid VAT.
Bolt replied to benedmonds's topic in Business Management
You don’t think it’s more likely that he is peeved because the client that insisted on cash, hadn’t the decency to have it to hand at the end of today’s job? -
Where’s the fun in that.
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If you squint, you can almost kid yourself that those two ‘burst’ tyres are actually just on the road below the level of the pavement.
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Pah! The 660 pros are all out of stock. It’s something when even counterfeit saw manufacturers are suffering supply chain disruption. Now my appendages will not get to be endangered by sub standard carbon fibre dipped saw parts.
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I’ve still got my heart set on one of these…. one day…… maybe one day.
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UK rules on filling cans with diesel at petrol station
Bolt replied to Squaredy's topic in Large equipment
For the tiny amounts discussed here, the HSE advise for petrol (as previously mentioned) but not for diesel. Fuel retailers have an agreed set of rules, which they all interpret differently. It’s the retailers right to interpret and impose whatever rules they please. I have had pumps interrupted for: • Having the wrong type of container • Having the wrong colour container • Having the wrong label on the container • Having the passenger door open • Having the rear door open • Filling a container that I’m holding off the ground • Having the van pointing the wrong way In every case I’ve simply replaced the nozzle, payed the pittance I owe them, and not bothered ever going back - That’s my right as a consumer. Life is too short to try to explain anything to them or engage in conversation. -
My red squirrel knowledge barely extends past Beatrix Potter books, but surely that’s a very dodgy looking red!
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Can you recall where you got the seeds from. I was thinking of getting involved with nitens, after @Big J raving on about them (not that the poor little things stopped him flitting off to Sweden). Cant work out if seeds are more trouble than they are worth, and so just stick to plugs instead.
