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  1. doobin
    LDVs are tough, cheap workhorses, ideal for local jobs.
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    yew

    doobin replied to jblackman&sons's topic in General chat

    That's because only a tiny percentage of yew is suitable unfortunately. Not much use for the OP. I believe it's primarily branch wood that's used for bows too, but stand to be corrected?
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    yew

    doobin replied to jblackman&sons's topic in General chat

    A lot less than you think. Suffers badly from shake as well.
  4. doobin
    Never snapped a Silverline spanner or socket. The stud will always go before the spanner.
  5. doobin
    Lawnflite/Kaaz knocks the spots off any Hayter.
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    Either use an M8 bolt and spanner. Or say sod it, and just bolt the correct attachment to the end of a normal length strimmer shaft. Takes a minute at best and also eliminates a bit of vibration. I've done this for five years.
  7. doobin
    I use Silverline & Neilson spanners every single day, and on larger kit than you work with these days. Never 'worn one out' or broken one. And to dispel the myth that Snap-On is cheaper in the long run... I can have five Silverline spanners for the price of one Snap-On. Even if it did break, I can then carry straight on with my second spanner while the broken one is replaced under the lifetime guarantee. They're also cheap enough not to cry when they get lost or you have to cut them up and weld them into specialist tools. I'm more efficient because for the same money I get five spanners, which I keep in a variety of different places and vehicles so they're always to hand. Snap On is just not cost effective, it's a fashion brand.
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    chain oil

    doobin replied to forestgough's topic in General chat

    If you're in a pinch, your local motor factors will stock a brand named 'carlube'. Reasonably priced and looks like it was used in a scene from Alien it's that stringy and gloopy I use carlube brand chain oil all the time as it's quick and convenient to get them to drop a can down. Rye Oils stuff is also thick and gloopy. Maybe carlube is this rebranded.
  9. doobin
    I said four candles!
  10. doobin
    Grateful thanks to both you and Kevin.
  11. doobin
    Way ahead of you mate... here's a tip, use 4" sewer pipe to keep the blower out of harms way. If you can find some 4" steel pipe for the very end, and connect this via a straight connector to the plastic, even better. Ally is no good as it burns up just the same as the plastic does.
  12. doobin
    Now, we have great big fires, and don't think twice in the middle of the countryside However, I've been asked to price a scrub clearance job on some wasteland at the back of some industrial units. How iffy would a small bonfire be do you think? The nearest houses are about 200m away.
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    Fair point. I am careful to present my information exactly as my accountant has asked for it.
  14. doobin
    I thought you were an accountant? Don't you agree that entering a wedge of receipts into the correct columns on a spreadsheet is repetitive donkey work? If you hand your accountant a cardboard box full of paper, you shouldn't be surprised if he charges you three times as much as he does the guy who emails him a neat spreadsheet.
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    Plenty of us use tools daily, you're not some special little snowflake.
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    Trailer.

    doobin replied to neilmcl's topic in Landscaping

    OP will make much more return on investment getting a 750kg trailer and ride on. By the sounds of his posts he doesn't need to pull any more than that. Even if you have your B+E, a decent 750kg trailer is incredibly handy and light to tow. Given the nature of his work (mainly gardening) he'd be better off by the sound of it with one of these than a larger, more expensive and more cumbersome trailer. Particularly as he has a Transit for waste anyway. I would go with Indespension rather than Paxton, they're around the same money and Indespension hold their value pretty well.
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    Even a £2.50 13mm spanner is strong enough to shear an M8 stud if you use a length of pipe for leverage. 2 hours? Someone's exaggerating. What were you using a spanner for anyway? A 13mm impact socket on a 1/2" impact wrench puts down far more torque than a spanner and length of pipe will. The Snap-On warranty is fine, but not enough reason to justify the price. All half decent tool manufacturers offer a lifetime warranty. So for less than a third of the price of a Snap-On ratchet, my Halfords Professional ratchet has had the guts replaced for free twice.
  18. doobin
    Agrimog gets it
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    Rubbish. A socket or spanner is a simple tool with no moving parts. So long as the steel and the tolerances are within spec then a £2.50 Silverline socket will do exactly the same job as the equivalent size Snap-On socket would for £12.50. Drawing comparisons with cheap chainsaws, full of moving and wearing parts, is a false dichotomy. Snap-On is all marketing, sponsorship and finance for the poor suckers who fall for it.
  20. doobin
    What's wrong with the bits I posted FFS? Is it for Stihl screws? Because as stated that's T27 not T25. If not, use your brain, go to the sellers shop and find the T25 bits there. You don't want to start using 1/2" drive or air tools on T27 bits. That Makita you posted looks a good bit of kit and the torque specs are more than adequate. Snap-on is overpriced wank, for tool whores I've never broken a Silverline socket yet, and they too have a lifetime warranty anyway. Neilsen are another good budget brand. Draper, Sealey etc is all Chinese too, just rebranded and they charge like a wounded rhino.
  21. doobin
    I used to pay £500- to a guy specialising in 'small businesses'. Meaning people like you who can't use a basic spreadsheet. Mine is cheap because the information is all there and laid out for him. It also means I am in tune with exactly what is happening, and makes cashflow forecasts etc easy. Shop around.
  22. doobin
    Nice saw, good power to weight ratio. Given that the latest model MS211 is £262 at FR Jones, I personally wouldn't pay more than £140 for the MS210. It is worth more than that on eBay however.
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    Trailer.

    doobin replied to neilmcl's topic in Landscaping

    I love my one of these Indespension Trailers New, Trailers Secondhand, Indespension, Daxara, Box Vans, Car Transporters, Marine, Jet SkiChester, Cheshire, North Wales, Deeside, Winsford, Congleton, Crewe, Knutsford, Wilmslow, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Altrincham, Manches I have a ladder rack on mine, and no cage sides. I find it works best if you put all your tools in the trailer leaving the truck body free for waste.
  24. doobin
    That's why you sign a disclaimer stating the figures provided to be accurate. Has your accountant really got you believing that you need to let them be your bookkeeper too?
  25. doobin
    That's what yer wallet is for!

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