Old WoodChip
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Had two Husqvarna with heated handles, they were great and would dry my gloves on a long day, one I sold with it all working and one smaller saw I kept but cant get the buggers to work. Wiring is all ok & tested as is the switch. Only thing I havent done is test the generator with the saw running, it was a bit fiddly so left it for a rainy day a few years ago & still havent done it......... One day
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I got Husqvarna 2T oil over 20 year old and as good as new, wish I could get more at the price I had that for
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The lottery,,20 years old, what have you won
Old WoodChip replied to s.varty's topic in General chat
Irish lottery, had much more luck with just two numbers. A few £50's ok your not going to win a million but for 3 numbers it used to be £400 and something (£475 rings a bell) If your meant to win you will is the way I look at it, dont do it now :-) -
A farmer friend uses this, he mixes it straight into the saw no measuring:lol: His saw cuts and thats all he wants, it runs like a slug & smokes like hell. I serviced it once for him and found the piston so scored I ended up doing a rebuild on it. Gave it back tuned and running sweet on Aspen. He couldnt beleive the difference and better than a new saw, sadly we cant get Aspen in the welsh valleys so he is back to old stale petrol and crap oil, just waiting for him to ring me and say the saw wont start
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Not been on here for a while, life went tits up when I had an heart attack in the autumn and everything went on stop. Still on stop and thinking of the future, some times you need to shut off and step back to realise just how much your chasing your tail. I was very lucky, cant thank the surgeon & nurses enough, we take so much for granted but really are fragile. Dont drink dont smoke not over weight dont live off junk food, I had friends that were not as lucky so taking this warning and enjoying life & family. Roll on spring:thumbup1:
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No, not that sort of model you pervs:001_tt2: I seen a youtube vid of a plane that came down in a river and the owner had to get a diver to get it out. I was wondering is any of you have found or been called upon to rescue anyone's helicopter or plane:confused1: I once seen hay falling from the sky on a summers day, some farmer was probably turning hay and up it went, carried who knows how many miles before it fell back to earth. Wheel barrow full's or if you compacted it.... probably bales worth of hay.
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I bought myself a pair of pig skin hedging mittens 30+ years ago and still have them! if used regular they are comfy and never had anything penetrating. I was told by an old farmer to get a bottle of olive oil and soak it into them, I did and it paid off. I guess welding gauntlets are soft from the start but I been stabbed a few times through them so always gone back to the old faithful. Even the stitching is leather so really are built to last.
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As most active people will tell you there is fit & fit? I knew a football ref that could run all day and was very fit but was so tired trying to climb a tree I thought he was going to faint from exhaustion. Any bike rider will know there is bike fit meaning you could last an enduro in a welsh forest as opposed to riding 200 miles on a motorway. I worked with a body building weight lifter who couldnt lift a bag of cement! I dare say if you put a bag on each end of a pole he could lift them but a single bag with his hands he just couldnt lift it. So you have to be fit for the job/work, that only comes by doing it.. enjoying doing it.. and enjoying it before your body wears out :-)
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Use it to oil the garden gate, I would want the cheap stuff even for free. If your only mixing 1/2 a litre at a time I take it your only using the saw occationaly right. Sooner or later your going to find fuel has gone off and your getting starting problems. You may as well first as last buy yourself a gallon of Aspen2 which should last you a while, no more worrying about oil mix its all done and you can leave it in the saw all winter. Saves loads of hassle
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Looks like this guy has been selling quite a bit of gear on ebay & all looks new? I would say he either has a mate working somewhere that lifts it and sells for a few £ pocket money or its been stolen by other means. We all like a bargain but I would be asking how he had so much stuff, go through his feedback and see:sneaky2: Dodgy I maybe wrong
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The old Sherlock Holmes films with Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce. The Wicker Man (original not the new crap) Cant beat the old ones
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Eddie, I called into a main Stihl dealer in Aberaeron at the end of last year, in fact he is the only dealer there. I asked him if he stocked Aspen. Never heard of it he said, so I explained exactly what it was and the benefits, the reply I got was his customers machines run fine on pump petrol and they wouldnt pay that price of Aspen? Good luck with getting him to stock it
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About time Eddie, south wales needs aspen I gave up trying to get them interested:sneaky2: they make more money out of repairs
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dont you just love it when they say "0n order and will be a couple of days" you could always check with aspen and see if its ordered but then it just winds one up and spoils the day. they were doing an offer a while ago I think it was 3 gals min, maybe worth looking into. I run my strimmer a week ago for a couple of hours just to use up some petrol, it was between bushes so fumes hang around, very noticeable with head ache & burning nose. Never get that with aspen, it should be available cheaper then everyone would use it and they would sell more.
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How to put a belle petrol mixer onits stand on your own!?
Old WoodChip replied to Big T's topic in Landscaping
like most things its easy when you know how. I had one for years never ever a problem, if you fill petrol tank full and not quick enough you may get a little out but nothing to worry about. Put the drum face down, put the stand on, push the clip around so it holds the stand (models probably vary) and in one quick motion pull it upright. job done -
heating on for an hour tonight, missus feels the cold she kills me :-)
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wales is always wet, even the ducks get PO
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always use it
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get a good s/h stihl or husqvarna, always around and can get all the spares for years to come.
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looks a good one, go for it
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Done my good deed and got dragged out truck
Old WoodChip replied to treesnatcher's topic in General chat
Before they sent you on your way, did they apologise? probably not but you do get the odd nice pc. The things some will do for a pussy -
I would stay away from anything on 446 unless your out in the wilds, the last thing you want is kids chatting away when your thinking about where to put your next hold. Lots of good radios about s/h on ebay but down to knowing what you want and how much time your want to spend trying to win. But to answer your original Q on Stein PTT, sorry I never used one but at that price I would modify my own headset & insert a speaker etc, easy job not rocket science but takes time maybe not everyone has. I have used small Alan 446r in the past, fit nicely in pocket with good results as long as you use it coded so kids dont chat in your earhole & parts available in Maplin, cheap enough if the speaker boom breaks you can replace but easy to adapt and make it more climber friendly. Good luck
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Can anyone send me some seeds to try, I been wanting to try some on a Rowan but none around my part of the world only in shops at xmas and thats gone. Seeds under the bark sounds good Querscus, probably better than trying to grafts I would think.
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They are both correct, dont touch the job, put it off until autumn. ALL birds are protected, no parrakeet's in wales just sheep :-)
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