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If this is the way the world is going, I want no part of it. Porn is already ruining a generation of young men. We don't know for certain what it will do to their brains, but we do know that youngesters brains are incredibly plastic. It's not just the odd dirty mag on the top shelf of the newsagent as it was when I grew up, it's now twelve year olds and younger watching utter perverted filth on their mates mobile at school. It's a science experiment on our youth with no safeguards. I'd recommend that any of you who are worried you may have a problem have a read of the book, 'Your Brain On Porn'. It's probably the most comprehensive summary of what we know so far about how porn affects our dopamine system. It's ruining girls too. How many girls are now selling themselves, in one way or another? Dirty pics for cash on Snapchat. Sugardaddy relationships. Every trashy girl can find some simp who never learnt how to handle the opposite sex (because he was hooked on porn from a young age) to throw money at her for access to 'private pics'.

I'd be tempted to try a bit of trial and error on the empty shaft. £400 pays for a lot of time tacking a weight one end or the other.

When you do, get the model with adjustable speed. Comes in handy for a lot of tasks- in particular, slowing down when using a wire brush on it, and slowing down when using things like a 7" stripping disc to remove paint. I thought I'd never use it but I do all the time now.

Yup. I'm a total Makita slut, everything from a brace of brushless grinders to the autofeed screwdriver. Top of the range for everything.

No, it’s Chinese made and German branded like everything out there. That’s not a problem, China make some good gear, but don’t fall too hard for the marketing.

Mate, with the ability to magic up 'statistics' like that, you should work for the government! ? Any idea how much it costs a mile to widen a road? What about the Co2 emmissions of doing so? Your proposal is pie in the sky unless you are a third world shithole, in which case the EU will pay for it all! Above all else- it's not broke, so don't fix it. Move to Milton Keynes if you want massive great roads connecting everything.

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I was about to suggest that a big set of crane scales and an overkill rope might be the easiest way.

Unless you are going to be running primarily an implement with a high build height, or a tilt rotator, or regularly handling loads close to the machines limit... then it’s not such an easy choice.

Each to their own. Personally, time would be far more valuable to me than some second hand stake that had been in the ground already, with most of its useful life already gone.

You should be targeting farmers with grants and conservation bodies rather than tree surgeons imho.

Huyundai build minis for CNH. They are all the same machine. Hyundai usually cheapest but backup has been abysmally slow for me. Gone with bobcat for my new 2.7t machine. Doosan and bobcat are generally the same too, with a few exceptions. Not sure about that particular model.

Slings have a safety factor of something like 6:1, so that probably isn’t a very accurate way to try to measure. Winch motor size, flow rate of pump, reduction gearing ratio and size of drum- my head hurts even thinking about the calculations you’d need to do!

I think you’ll find that they are all the same machine.

Apparently it had it's annual inspection not so long ago and that was also a special ten year inspection- passed with nothing untoward mentioned.. Sounds like the inspection process and guidance needs revamping. Which could lead to billions of pounds worth of improvements needed up and down the country. Not sure if the govenment has the stomach for that.

What good is stealing a life insurance policy? Is it not all computerised these days?

Mate, I totally get preventative maintenance and only today I changed the micro oil at bang on 150 hours. But if a chain brake fails it’s down to one of three components, and no preventative maintenance will prevent it, short of replacing them all prematurely. I replace all wear components (bar, sprocket) as required. Only change air filters on strimmers (grass blocks them) and i can’t remember the last time I changed a fuel filter on a two stroke machine.

Grease your sprocket, run it for a few hours and take it off again. Dry as a bone. Total waste of time imho.

Come on now, what preventative maintenance can one actually do on a saw? Not a lot other than clean the filter. Chainsaws generally work until something fails, and there’s not you can do beforehand to prevent that. The only regular maintenance I do is to sharpen the chains and dress the bars.

Bugger the carb kit, drop in a Chinese carb for £15.

Don't forget the 1990's football shirts.

I personally only use cheapish sockets and ratchets, but a decent cordless grinder is a must, and who cares if it gets a bit of shit on it with the the time it saves?

I started my business with an impact wrench. Farm boss told me to change the combine knives- two 13mm spanners for a load of nylocked low profile bolts next to sharp knives. I drove down the local town and spent two weeks pay on a battery impact wrench, which were quite a new thing at the time. A month later I quit, convinced I could make a better job of running a business. Not sure how I'm doing on that metric, but I have now have more kit than most hire shops ?

Tools are there to be used. You'd think my Makita gear was twenty years old going by the overall condition of it- it's not, but it gets used regularly and hard. Personally I can't stand tradesmen who demand a hefty day rate and then pull out wanky old tools that take twice as long.

What do the client say about taking photos of this secure site (for which you need security clearance) and posting them on a public forum then?