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  1. doobin
    Probation period doesn’t actually mean much. If someone has worked for you for less than two years you can let them go with no reason required.
  2. doobin
    ‘Dead ending’ a service will often cause a stall, depending upon how the relief valves are set and the power of the engine. In this instance the 13hp engine doesn’t take much stalling, but it should die at full revs. Might want the relief valve adjusting a bit. Look what came out of the shed for the first time in months today!
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    That option would cost more than a secondhand decent compact tractor. When i first started I was always looking for the one machine to do everything. You know- adaptors to use a digger as a loader. Backhoe for the tractor instead. Etc etc. It doesn't exist. Not only that, but anyone who runs compact kit will be the first to acknowlege that their machine is used right at it's limit 90% of the time. So if a dedicated bit of kit it on it's limit performing it's task 90% of the time, what use is a machine that does everything half as well?
  4. doobin
    They shake you about something chronic. Had a go on one and really wasn't impressed. Not for me. But solidly built, plenty of steel where you want it for sure.
  5. doobin
    Just call them. A wealth of knowledge.
  6. doobin
    Ice spikes you put over boots?
  7. doobin
    Crampons on timber make you more likely to break an ankle not less!! Screw in studs are the way forward.
  8. doobin
    Miendl used to make the Timbercats but now discontinued. Phone Supatracks. They supply all kinds of studs to screw into the soles of boots. Good advice and not expensive.
  9. doobin
    Depends entirely upon your skills, motivation, and whether you're self employed or on the books.
  10. doobin
    I use a 240v high pressure compressor to fill my PCPs
  11. doobin
    I'd normally agree with you...but... Bisley Magnums pack a punch because they weigh a lot. Which means the trajectory isn't nearly as flat as other .177s. The BC is also not great. And the biggy for me- they are just not accurate in a lot of barrels. Squirrels are tough. They need a good hit to take them down. You will also be shooting them up high, which means you need to know your holdover points for that. So you may as well learn the holdover points in .22 for squirrels IMHO. Other than that, I'm a .177 man too.
  12. doobin
    All brewdog is shite, I'm not sure why you're surprised?
  13. doobin
    More voltage less wire speed. Vee out both sides on both pieces so that the weld has penetration all the way through.
  14. doobin
    I bloody love that show. Never equalled IMHO. They were such believable characters.
  15. doobin
    I reckon I’d snap that over my knee. Sorry.
  16. doobin
    I need an all rounder machine driver, no tickets necessary. Agri background ideal. They need to be local as all my work is within ten miles of base. I've tried FB local groups. I've tried emailing the local agri colleges. What have you used before thats got results? My last good guys came from factory closures, or just approacing me direct after seeing how I worked on site compared to their bosses at the time. Or friend of a friend. But I think all my phonebook contacts are now sick of texts asking if they know ayone looking for work.
  17. doobin
    All rounder machine operator needed. All work within ten miles of Midhurst. Skills and experience more important than tickets. Mainly towable kit, mini diggers, compact tractors and loaders/forwarder etc. 07765 776454
  18. doobin
    No way! We were wondering why it was all cordoned off. Nobody on the WhatsApp group seemed to know anything.
  19. doobin
    Your company are taking the piss then. I think you’re being silly. But I’d love you to come work for me!
  20. doobin
    You say your company pays for digs but the food is expensive. That's a poor reason to travel 100 miles if you otherwise like the job. Just go to Lidl and get some meat, gas BBQ in the back of the truck. Or find an all you can eat carvery place. Do two days rather than three and you'll have done the same hours as if you were stopping early to drive. You're making this way harder than it has to be. It's unsustatinable the way you are doing it, I'm surprised you're not already burnt out. Just take the digs, hit it hard for a few days and then relax for a couple.
  21. doobin
    The circuit breaker won't be the issue (although it should be a C type for motor startups) It's more than if the cable is too thin it will fry the windings on the compressor and steam cleaner. Both are large motors at the limit of what a single phase connection will support, and they don't like being starved for current at all.
  22. doobin
    Have a local fab shop make some out of bucket edge is your best bet. What's the shaft size? If it's 65mm round I'd just buy a modern auger with tungsten teeth to suit the ground conditions and be done with it.
  23. doobin
    Talking of bodges... I'm sure you know, but is that cable sufficient for either the steam cleaner or the compressor over whatever distance?🤣
  24. doobin
    'You can' invariably translates as 'only the best cutters flogging themselves' Rates need to increase, both for the product and the production. Otherwise decent gear is just going to keep going for biomass.
  25. doobin
    Who decides?

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