rapalaman
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A mate takes all fruit woods and beech, odd sizes, shapes and off cuts for smoking meat. Still wait for a sample mind ?
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Narrowed it to Echo Vs Stihl long-reach
rapalaman replied to MisterBoy's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Wouldn’t be without my tripod ladders, an 8ft and a 14ft both with all 3 legs extending giving an extra 18inches. Around 300 and 600 with extra rubber feet. Any decent dealer will assemble and pdi machines. And mine has just beaten online price for a 161t without even asking to price match ? can’t wait for it to arrive -
Their unofficial policy seems to be put it in quick and easy, minimal depth and just repair it when someone goes through it. I have dug through two which were several feet away from the straight line they should have taken from the pavement point to the house connection. Both only just sub surface and not in green protective tube, and found one with the stump grinder, also way off course from where it should have been run.
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I’d avoid talk talk like the plague! Virgin pretty good but not cheap
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Evolution here too for last 3 years. Very good apart from the laser which is not bright enough
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A bit under powered when fully loaded and towing chipper - go for 3 litre if possible
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I thought it was hazel, but...
rapalaman replied to coppicer's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Looks like some hazel I cut last year and have seasoning in the log store -
I got a bargain 391 with 20” bar on gumtree about 3 years ago £275. Chain was mullered and sharpened to a very strange angle but with new chain, a good service, it hasn’t missed a beat. Not used every week admittedly but cracking saw. I took a chance and the seller was honest about its history but there are plenty of abused, knackered ones out there advertised as all good
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Liberal spray of wd40 and some gentle persuasion with a hammer on the back of the holding block, alternating left and right side should see them come free. Application of heat via blowtorch and then repeat if step one doesn’t work
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Yes Steve- maybe a bit longer - thought it was just my phone and google maps playing up as was only browsing for a couple of future jobs outside my normal area. Then this job came up with much more to remove than originally quoted for so was looking properly on my pc too
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It's just started working again - been unable to find any sites for at least the last week or so, either by town or postcode. A glitch in the system somewhere? Hopefully can find somewhere nearby now - thanks for the replies guys!
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Anyone else having problems with the directory? No sites showing up anywhere, tried on my pc and phone? Need somewhere close to Hutton/Brentwood tomorrow for probably 4 loads of poplar in rings/half rings as we have to handball it from back garden through narrow gate. I have a free site to use about 15 miles from there, just wondered if anywhere a bit closer? Cheers
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Name and shame! If we all put him on the blocked buyer list it may save someone on here getting shafted by scum like this ? or maybe someone local could go and collect the bars and chains off him ?
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Good to see you back Stefan!
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This one didn’t look too bad when I quoted it - about 4 1/2 ft across ash stump that the guys who felled it had had a go at grinding and failed - just scratched the top a bit. Once we’d dug around it, removed bricks, lumps of flint etc it turned out to be about 7ft x 8ft so set to it with the predator 360 (I know, too small and I’ll be upgrading hopefully later this year) well 8 hrs, 4 resharpens and two new rhino teeth later, the hole is now 2ft deep but mission accomplished and a happy customer!
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If you want to get the sides higher then two sheets per side, the other way up.bolted together steel box section as framework. Got mine at 5ft high and painted with two coats of bitumen paint which seems to be holding up well, certainly better than Ducksback fence treatment. Can fill right up with chips or brash, grasscuttings etc
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A small gated community I do the grounds maintenance for have automatic gates - they’ve had loads of trouble and expense with them. The last repair bill was in excess of 4K so I’d say manual gates are the way to go
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What make is this please Saul? looking for something like this too
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This ? spot on
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Great firewood - burns hot and long ? not much character for woodturning
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Paying off Finance with bounce back loan?
rapalaman replied to benedmonds's topic in Business Management
I’m with RBS and they insisted I open a business account before applying (have been using a normal current account for many years without a problem) four days later I get an email saying because my business in in England rather than Scotland the application was rejected! Why the f*** didn’t it say that on their website at the beginning? Total waste of a few days ? -
Hi Kyle- it’ll help if you state where you are based ? best of luck!
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If it’s a 50 yard drag to the chipper then maybe only a bit dear but if chipper can be got pretty close then that’s a £600-£700 job for three people in a morning
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? for uni power. Know their stuff and very helpful!
