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Imagine what you could do with a road going version of this...
doobin replied to Tom D's topic in Large equipment
Why does he keep reversing back, doesn't the chipper have feed in control?? It would be especially effective for customers who don't pay on time. Nothing like rocking up, putting the grab around their car, switching on the chipper and blipping the throttle to get prompt payment! -
Not sure about Jewsons, but Coomers larchlap panels are better than the ones from a well known specialist fencing suppliers. The recent strong winds have indeed put demand through the roof. Lots of hurriedly made wet crap being sold. Couldn't believe it when four foot high larchlap panels were sagging in the middle!
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Ah, you mean chestnut pales. Try Eli Franklin at Petworth, they make the stuff. PM me if you can't find the number and I will find out. Not sure if they do web. I'd be tempted to take a truck load over too!
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To be fair, the Honda isn't a bad machine, and was pleasant enough to use. I'm not so sure you wouldn't be better off with a second hand professional machine such as an FS460. The full length anti vibe makes such a difference, I wouldn't use a bike handle strimmer without it now. You can get an FS460 for £300 second hand, in fact I have one I would part with for that.
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Should be fine. Stop talking about unguarded- all you need is one without bumper tie straps. Full chisel cuts faster but not enough to notice on that size saw. Yet a small touch to the ground can be enough to dull it twice as much as it would semi chisel. Stick to semi chisel. Rob D on here (post # 5) runs chainsawbars.com- he is your man, just PM him and he will sort you out for a good price. A touch up every tank is excessive in all but the worst conditions. If you genuinely need to touch up every tank and you're not working in timber that's been skidded through sand, then you need to work on your saw handling. If you've been sharpening that often, have you checked the depth gauges? That will make it much less aggressive in the cut if they are too tall.
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Full chisel is fractionally faster, but not enough for you to worry about. You'll waste more time keeping it sharp than you save cutting. I would say the issue is that it's a hobby chain. Stihl Lo-pro Micro chisel in 1.1 or 1.3 depending upon your bar width is what you want. I run it in 1.1mm on four of my saws by choice. It's fast, easy to maintain and economical. There's tons of chains without bumper tie straps for your saw, did you think all the climbing boys use Nanny state chain in their MS200ts?
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A saw designed to run 3/8 Picco won't have the power to handle .325 or 3/8. Especially if you want to up the sprocket too There are things like the MS260 which is sold with either but smaller kerf is quicker so I don't understand what you're hoping to achieve? What saw is it?
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Only Honda make a 4-stroke engined strimmer AFAIK.
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And if he wants a price to install only, DAY RATE ONLY! Because you know he'll mess up and get the wrong stuff, keeping you waiting. He can't have his cake and eat it. A quote means the contractor assumes some risk, and adds profit for doing so. If he can't comprehend it when you put it in these simple terms, walk away.
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For much more effective clamping force use scaffold pole and some angle iron as the clamp.
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Only a muppet carries on using a machine without investigating the cause, much less lends it out with a casual 'oh, watch out by the way, it overheats'.... Radiator is the usual suspect. If you're going to do it do it properly and take both rads off the mounts and blow through from each side on both. With them out of the way you will also have plenty of room to check the fan belt tension.
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A 2-mix FS-70 is £70 less than a 4-mix FS90, but the same power. The FS-70 engine is great, but it's a flexi driveshaft. I'd be tempted by the Echo TCD posted- £30 more but a solid driveshaft. Quite a bit heavier, but also quite a bit better vibration figures. Throw in a 2-year commercial warranty and that looks very attractive. OP, where are you located?
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FS460 is a 2-mix engine. Low speed power is where it's at with a nice big machine like that, and power in reserve for heavy stuff. Many on this thread (and I think the OP) are confusing Stihl 4-mix technology (valves on a 2-stroke, which are crap) with a true 4-stroke engine as used in Honda strimmers.
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If you want power and half the vibration of normal strimmers, you need to look at either the Stihl FS310 + range or Husky 545 (I think). These have full length anti vibration thingys.
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3 or 2 rail?
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Tell that to VOSA....
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Good plan, I do similar. I make it even easier on myself by having only 12" 1.1mm bars for the 020t, polesaws, MS181, MS211 and MS250, then only 15, 18 and 24" bars for the big saws. I bought a 8t sprocket from Rob D the other day, to make the MS250 really fly. I'm not going to use it because I would need a different from standard chain
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Post a pic?
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Unless you have the original quote written down and signed by both parties, it will end in aggro. Both you and the customer are being underhand there.
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If you take the time to read the thread I linked, postage is £65....
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When the clutch begins to slip is generally a good rule of thumb.... Think the timing belt interval is about 40k.
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Not expensive at all, especially considering it doubles the jobs the digger can do. Vemac Engineering would do you a 3 ton model for I'd say about £5-600. Vemac Pallet Forks review - The British Construction Equipment Forum
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Pukka. Don't spoil it by not painting it. I've made a mount up for mine so it fits into the hole where the dropside supports go in the truck or trailer body. Also made similar to mount a cement mixer on. Thinking about it, you could have done the same on your tipper! It's a lot stronger as there's none of the leverage like in yours. It's also a far more comfortable position, I set it about the same height as the workbench.
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I sent a request for some new buckets to a company on Friday, was checking the email all day until I twigged it was a Bank Holiday after I went to town to draw wages!
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It's Easter weekend. Try again in the week!
