doobin
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Question- 1100 hours on a mini digger is nothing. It's essentially the same type of engine doing the same thing- one running a big flywheel, the other a hydraulic pump. Both subject via stress controls to fluctuating loads. Why then do so many chippers have new engines around this mark?
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Work smarter, not harder!
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Monkeys can also be trained to use capital letters....
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I've never climbed in my life, but I'm fairly sure that I'd pick it up and become proficient in a lot less time than that working full time at it. It's not rocket science after all. If you have genuinely have 'heaps of natural talent' then you pick things up quick. Diggers, tractors, chainsaws, welding, none of these take two years working full time to become proficient enough to jump straight into for a new company and not have to ask questions save for those that relate directly to the companies specific way of working.
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Second hand just as likely to go missing. Insurance not much more to cover the value of a new machine than second hand, and if new then you just get a new one if stolen. No messing about trying to find a second hand one in the same condition at the money the insurance company think yours was worth
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If you want them on a helmet, the Bilsom HV ones fit with a helmet mount.
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You're Andover, yes?
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Something like this led strip light | eBay in cool white will give you a good spread of light with little shadow if wrapped around the room.
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Is backfilling a hobby of yours? If you're smart you can do as I do and use a 20KG breaker with a long blunt chisel to tamp a post in with minimal effort/space required. For 5x3s I use a 5" and am prepared to take a smidge off the side with the coon spoons. Petrol auger is pretty accurate, sometimes on tough ground I do a pilot with the petrol auger and 2" bit, then bore her open with the digger and a 6" bit. Re backfill material, I had good results with crushed chalk on post and rail in clay ground. Dirt cheap and of course it consolidates to form a solid plug around the post much the same as concrete if you do it right. Don't say I never give you any useful advice you lot!
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Hell, I'll even do the legwork for you! Here you go, NZ supplier!: Sperian Sync Stereo Earmuffs - Class 5 - Hearing Protection - Accurate - HSE Safety
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In-ear headphones? For god's sake get with the times mate! Howard Leight | Sync Stereo Earmuff These are the dogs danglies. £40, no batteries, awesome sound, good enough to use in the house when chilling to tunes also! If you have trouble finding those, Bilsom do a good range also- Howard Leigh used to distribute them but they're made in Oz so should be easy for you to get hold of? Bilsom Radio HV Ear Defenders. Forget the expensive ones and the cheapy chinese ones. I've used em all and the two above are the best by a county mile, in terms of quality for your money.
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How old was your model? The Stihl site says MSE220 vibration levels are 2.3/2.5- this compares with an MS362 at 3.5/3.5. As we are currently using 034 and 036 chainsaws, I was thinking we'd have to double check we plugged it in it would be that gentle on the vibe front! So you're saying this saw would be about 034 power level? With a 13" .325 bar on, that would do me just fine Cheers Steve.
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Hi, Does anyone know if: A. The adjustable head for the HLE 71 is different to a regular petrol Stihl hedgecutter head, except for the 125 degree fold rather than 135 degrees? Is it geared differently perhaps? Will this head fit onto a petrol model? B. Will the electric motor drive something like a chainsaw head or brush head? Is the shaft speed the same? Thanks.
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If so, what petrol Stihl would you say it equates to in the real world? Thanks.
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The technical term (at least for Stihl) is 3/8 Picco I believe.
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A 251 flies with a 12" 3/8p 1.1mm bar fitted, so the same on a 261 would be awesome for coppicing etc. I love 1.1mm, I find the thinner kerf a real advantage with polesaws and small saws like the 181. I also find it much quicker to sharpen due to the lack of metal and oddly, more tolerant of poor sharpening techniques/odd sized cutters. Anyone else find this?
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Sure you've charged it properly? Did the ammeter read high then slowly come down as it charged? How long was it left dead for? If more than a day you may have goosed the battery. For a new battery, use your local motor factors. Take the old one to them and they will do you the best price on a replacement that will fit and do the job. Don't involve a dealer unless you like paying over the odds.
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Do a search bud, tons of info.
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I could do with a customer like that! How much do you charge per metre?
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I had visions of a 1m3 load plonked in the middle of a 1.6m3 trailer! Bags do give you the chance to offer a cheaper load where you might have lost the sale before (not due to being too expensive for what you get, it's just 2m3 is a lot of wood for most customers) and do more drops at once.
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Bit pointless if you don't mind me saying? If delivering just loose in a trailer you really need to sell them by trailer volume or the customer will think they're being short changed when they see what to their eyes is an underfilled trailer. I really think you will find bags a cheap and easy soloution to seasoning, handling and delivering, as well as being an easy concept/volume to describe to the customer.
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By hand. Once you have hold of the bottom of the bag (via the sewn on loop) tipping them is easy.
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The vented sacks have tipping loops for you to grab at the bottom, you just flip them off the side of the trailer/truck onto the customer's driveway, and keep the sack.
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They'll still stretch when you take them out of the box and again when you load the truck. Then the customer will ask where the rest of the bag is... Best to just price them at what you know they actually hold.
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It is normal, however HMRC take a dim view if you do all of your work for him, and in that case you really should be employed. Technically you should probably be employed if you work under his direct control and are not responsible for putting any shoddy work right in your own time. But work is work these days, and if you can turn your hand to many things and do a good job then being a subby can be a good way to start your own business.
