doobin
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Get down the yard and and carry on tinkering with something. ANYTHING beats sitting indoors bored. I had you down as the type to potter around down the yard on a Sunday? Can't beat it! Or get round your mates places or the local for a few beers. We're meeting down the barn for a BBQ and beers later to watch the storm
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Look at this old beauty! Lister Saw
doobin replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Firewood forum
She's a beauty alright. Will keep going for another thirty years I should think if looked after. Why don't folk build things to last any more? -
Love it! :lol:
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You'd not say you were proficient after three weeks playing mud pies with a hired 3.5t then? This is a discussion forum as far as I'm aware, and anyone can either agree, semi agree or ridicule me. I don't much care which
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Could you not say that about any trade? Digger driving included. After all, every day is a school day. If you go home having not learned anything, you've wasted a day if you ask me. Nub of the issue as regards OP- would you consider someone with two years climbing experience and a decent attitute to be a viable candidate for a post with your company? There's no point arguing the toss here gents- all the tree guys think 'how hard is it, pulling some levers' and all the digger guys think 'how hard is it, climb up the tree and cut bits off' There's far more to both than meets the eye, can we at least agree on that? Both unskilled and immensely skilled persons are present in both trades.
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My point is that I can pick things up quickly. As can you apparently, given your skill with the digger. 3 weeks solid climbing and I'm sure I'd feel quite proficient also, especially given that I'm already handy with a saw on the ground. Do you truly believe that someone who has climbed day in, day out for two years is not experienced? That it takes five years? That's elevating the trade almost to the level of a lawyer or medical professional, which is quite frankly laughable.
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Look at my avatar. You think you could do that? Including laying the tuft you've stripped off neatly behind you (with the bucket on backwards) when you can't swing round properly as the counterweight will hit the bank, but swinging round as far as you can with the boom fully offset risks tipping the machine down the 60 degree bank if you're not careful? I reckon you could easily after two years doing only that sort of stuff. And I reckon after two years doing only tree climbing I could do the tree you describe no problem. I'm not saying one is more skilled than the other (though you tree surgeons often seem to think you're Gods gift ) Two years constant work in a trade is enough to become proficient enough to reply to an advert saying 'Trade X wanted, must have experience'. Which is what the OP was asking.
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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.
