doobin
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I love it when people get pissy when others tell them their thing isn’t worth what they think it is. it’s like selling houses. “our house won’t sell! It’s been on the market for ages! It must be the living room carpet/colour of the walls/ the market it funny right now” No. it’s the price. It’s always the price.
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M denotes Mtronic, so if the saw doesn’t have that then you won’t have any of the electrical issues and will be able to tune the carb manually.
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You’ll always find other work for a tractor also. I only bought my first three years ago but I’m already up to three.
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A flail mower is where I draw the limit at powered loader attachments. They are for lifting and grabbing, no replacement for a tractor pto.
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Yes! Stick them on the finance, the monthly extra will soon be forgotten. Can never have enough attachments.
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That’s what I’d do. Not sure why this post got laughs.
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A digger will be much better than a Sherpa for woodland clearances, stacking logs, scraping up, pulling brambles, digging out stumps etc. A Sherpa is ideal for moving things about quickly with very little mess. I started with a minidigger, I love my Sherpa but I'm glad I didn't start with one otherwise I'd quickly have b ecome frustrated I think.
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I bet OP wishes he hadn’t skipped woodwork class now…
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All relies upon being there to make the sale. Much easier to match the lowest common denominator but also to offer a ‘better deal’ option. Otherwise you spend all day trying to convince people and halfwits just think you’re trying to have them on. the other option is to have a good infographic on your website or advert (which I think is what OP is after) and leave the halfwits to the employed Saturday special log ‘companies’ so a photo of the label you suggest would work for that. I’m sure a Google will find something though.
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There are multiple bulk bag sizes but what the UK public know as a ‘builders bag’ is half a cube
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A builders bag is 0.8mx0.8mx0.8m. This equals 0.5m3. 0.5m3 x1.8 ton/metre of aggregate is 900kg. Never filled all the way to the top, hence the 850kg +/- 50kg of aggregate that the builders merchants specify. It’s far easier to offer a builders bag of logs too. Charge 75% of the cube cost for that and if they’re too dumb to listen to your explanation on the phone then happy days.
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Often see mower repair shops try to use a bench grinder to sharpen mower blades too…
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A file grinder is ideal. 60 grit ceramic belt works well for me. Milwaukee do a nice cordless one. https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/milwaukee-m12-fbfl13-0-12v-13mm-brushless-belt-sander-file-body-only
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Similar here minus the employee. Been pricing not caring if I get them or not. I’m still holding back from major investments though. Dead cat bounce and all that. Here’s an interesting cheap purchase though. Sawdust extractor for the processor, mobile pressure washer, keeps yard clean, cleans drain catch pits. contract rates for industrial estate car parks etc must be £600 plus per day. lots of pumps, motors etc for £3500 cash!
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‘Babies first MEWP’ is all tested and making life easier. Big shout out to Aerial and Handling LTD who are a wealth of knowledge and did the LOLER. Typically I already wish I’d bought bigger. But 8.5k isn’t to be sniffed at, there are two similar 14m machines for sale currently and they both want 13/14k. Can hire a lot of larger mewps for that price differential. My favourite way of clearing up hedge cuttings too. Quite liking the new M18 top handle! Loads of torque and power, eats batteries as you would expect though! Will pick up charger when I take this load back to the yard.
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Nice! Incredible that they will demo it with so many toys. What’s the price?
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5ft wont even cover the wheelings of a 50-70hp tractor. I'd stick with a compact 40hp max personally.
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You animal, that really is properly long grass! good to meet you too. I’m afraid it’s rare that I sell things. Only when they don’t fit the work I do really. That zero turn was great for the churchyards until the grass was damp and a slight slope.- especially with gravestones to avoid. Having changed to 4wd and a smaller deck I’m pleased with it- the mulch deck actually works and leaves very little even in quite long grass.
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That’s an out and out scam. you’ll get a modern ish 26hp hydrostatic Iseki for 6k ish. Good all rounder, nimble and productive. I had this old dog advertised for 4k for over a month and not even and offer. So she’s staying. I really like her, she has a charm of her own. Runs the processor no drama and I’ve recently hired it out with a flail for a few afternoons at £120 a time too. I sent off for the v5 based upon a number plate I found behind the seat and so she’s road legal now too. Only 1200 hours. 38hp, shuttle gearbox with creep speed, two spools both with float, power steering and 4x4. That’s serious value for money. All secondhand Iseki are, they are just as good as Kubota but don’t hold their money so much.
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2m3 means that they don't have to be ready to burn but there should be a leaflet with them explaining how to store them properly to season them. get them somewhere with as much airflow as possible but under cover. Work out a decent system for this and then push for a cheap deal out of season in the future- cant beat making sure they are seasoned prpoerly yourself.
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Large dismantles on a daily basis and you're looking at an MS151? 😆 Can't blame Dan for suggesting battery saw given your stated models of interest.
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£40k plus I’d say. what about a compact tractor? Cheap ish to buy (but stick to secondhand quality, not new Chinese or Indian) and attachments secondhand are cheap. My £8k secondhand alpine with a £2k rock machinery grinder makes a tasty 38hp grinding combo and puts me level with people who have £40k in finance for the same kind of output. It’s still a tractor for all other tractor tasks. I only got into tractors a couple of years ago but already up to three and they go out almost as much as my diggers. Probably only £15k invested in attachments and there’s not much I can’t do, from chain trenching to cut and collect to stump grinding.
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The loose pipe is the overflow, it’s where the coolant goes as it expands if you overfill the expansion bottle, or if it boils over. Standard hydraulic 46 for the oil.
