doobin
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The full quote (with the same answer) is that you need good boots, good bed and a good woman...
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You just can’t beat an fs460 for reliability in my experience. We thrash them and very few issues.
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I had 49.5mph down a massive hill as a lad on a mountain bike. You need to up your game ? Get down flat over the handlebars.
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I’d go with an oil burner, and auto correct ?
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Do they still make an airsporter or mercury? Either way they wouldn’t be by first choice for a pest control gun.
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Normally I’d agree, but a 3000w grinder shouldn’t struggle with an 800w drill. Start up surge on a drill under no load isn’t much compared to something like a compressor which is under load from the off.
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Trousers all the way. I’d have given you a pair of chaps but I threw all mine away last year. They’re bloody useless.
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Need new supplier cord length artic lorry loads Of fire wood
doobin replied to Wynns hill farm's topic in Firewood forum
I would think a bottle of scotch would suffice as seasonal company hospitality, but if it gets results.. -
Greasy little pikey c***t wants his fingers breaking.
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Depends what you pay per move. If the going rate for a lorry run from quarry t site or site to tip is £150-200 as it is around here, then your own fastrac (which you also use to move your diggers) can give a big saving.
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That tree was gorgeous, and matched the house and surrounding area beautifully judging from that photo. Serves the old tosser right.
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Needs a bloody good shake down and more than a few people made an example of. Trouble is, if everyone else is winging it, how can you compete if you don't?
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Perfect size for your work mate. How will you shift it about? Did you get the grapple with it?
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Aren't those two statements incompatiable? Or have I read it wrong?
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My corsa van I bought for 2k at 70k miles, it’s cost me probably £1k over four years and is on 112k now. Similar story with my ranger but scaled up a little. tipper truck probably best value of them all, doubt I’ve spent more than a grand on it in three years and it only cost 2k. Flip side is probably image, but I like to think three new diggers and new saws make up for it. And as eddy says, it would be a different story if I travelled for work. Horses for courses.
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I'd never buy a new vehicle, the hit in depreciation is huge. Way more than something like a digger.
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Fair play. You didn't keep the 3cx long!! Will you keep hold of the Cat for larger jobs? If the Yanmar buckets are easy to lift by hand either you're strong as an ox or they are lighter than my 1.8t buckets. I used to throw them around when I was 25- not so much now I'm past thirty, need to look after my body. That emergency escape hatch wouldn't be a lot of use for my digger driver... be like a great dane trying to get through the cat flap ?
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My 1.8t still does more hours than my 1.2t and 2.8t combined! Just such a handy size and very cheap to run. Comparative ease of towing is also a big factor.
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Nice. I might get a demo when it's time to replace my 1.8t. The boom in particular just looked a lot smaller than my Hyundai, rams especially. It was a canopy model but the rest of it also seemed a touch smaller.
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Oh, you simply must tell us who you used!
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Safety Gear - Order Of Importance
doobin replied to Witterings's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Get online to Screwfix and buy the Oregon trousers and boots, plus some nice safety glasses and ear defenders. Ideal for what you need. -
I looked round one of those at my local dealer. Looked tiny. How does it drive?
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How much do you charge per m3 wholesale?
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Yeah, but the other bits are what make it work seamlessly and would take a while to make yourself. Plus it's galvanised. Now you've got me looking at mills!! Is there any money in it?
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Hang on a minute. I might be tipsy, but... You say you're concerned about the uniformity of the end product, yet you log up with a chainsaw and the log hanging off the end of a digger!! At least a processor sets the length of cut for you! Have I missed something? Or is it all about the split? ? Also, now you have a grab- set it up to work off the tractor forklift and save yourself digger hire costs.
