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  1. doobin

    pallet wood

    doobin replied to lanber's topic in Firewood forum

    I know the smell you refer to. We use a dozen old tile crates as shelving in our yard, and the smell for the first few weeks was awful!
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    That's a bloody good idea. The pheasant pen fence is all intact, right? And plenty high enough to contain a goat. All depends upon whether you need to be seen to be doing something to get payment, or if it's more a volunteer thing. Goat is low effort if the fence is there.
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    Forget quads, they're not the right tool for towing. There was a thread a few months back where some muppet swore his mate used to pull three ton with an 800cc- Ill try to dig it out. Essentially for anything other than pulling a small trailer with tools you need a tractor of some sort- a quad just doesn't have the weight to put the power to the ground. Which incidentally is the point of a quad- low ground pressure personal transport. As for Kymco putting other quads to same- I presume you've not tried a Honda then?
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    For God's sake get the mulching guard. It's completely different to the line guard.
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    Check out the logs that result from this free tree work! hardwood logs | eBay £36 per builders bag...AND FREE DELIVERY UP TO 25 MILES!!!!:laugh1:
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    How did a name like that get through registration checks?
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    Waste of time IMHO. Shredder blade all the way. Don't forget the big shredder guard- it's not safe to mulch brambles and saplings 'top down' with a line guard, it'll be chucking big chunks back at your legs and nutsack.
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    I only have to read that paragraph and I'm thinking the operator is blaming the emergency stops 'failing' for him rolling it. Rather than him just not concentrating. Do these things have a clutch?
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    Demo'd one. All the attachments look cool but they are mega bucks. Most of the attachments are other brands with Avant brackets and green paint. All the attachment types are available for other carriers anyway. They don't feel very stable at all, it was right on the edge with a full bucket of soil and a slight hill with bumps. It was the largest of the 500 series I tried (535?) If it was my money and on concrete, I'd want a medium sized skidsteer. A medium tracked skidsteer may come in at slightly more than the Avant but would piss all over it in terms of offroad capability, lift capacity, stability etc. I ended up with a mini digger and attachments instead, but that's another story! A tracked mini loader is tempting. In short, demo before you buy, and don't be sucked in by the attachments- they're not exclusive and are very expensive for what they are.
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    Hell yes!
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    Most companies tendering for investment offer you a fixed return upon you money. That's generally how micro finance works. This company appears to be offering you a DVD if you give £30. Is this film going to be free to view?
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    The mitox 7t one loks identical save colour and the engine option is identical to the basic Riko one: Riko UK :: 7 ton THPLS7TE
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    Mitox are offering a 5 ton with 4 way head, also a 7 ton model. Removable if it gets tough. All my stuff is fairly easy to split anyhow.
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    Any thoughts? They all look much of a muchness to me. Features I need: Ability to run off domestic supply. I know some are rated at 16amp, I run mine off an extension lead so am willing to invest in a decent size cable and socket (have a sparky mate so should be OK) 5 ton force would suffice, more if it's an option with electric without major disadvantage to ram speed. 4 way knife would be good. Adjustable automatic return stop is a must. Good speed ram (as fast as is possible for electric) It must be easy to make it one handed operation (no lectures please!) Brands I've looked at are Mitox and Alko- just brochures that the local dealer had. I've used Alko horizontal electric splitters for the last two years and they've been good. But there's dozens of brands out there so I'd like some more thoughts from other users. Thanks
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    Doesn't look like you get FA for your money...
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    Jesus, could be any one of us. One lapse in concentration is all it takes. RIP and condolences to the family.
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    That's standard practise. Safe as houses as you have the arm there to catch you so to speak. It's also standard practise to have your blade at the back of the machine if you have one, so if it does start to tip back the blade will catch you. I've seen a mini rolled arse over tit before by someone who didn't have the blade at the back and miscalculated. It appeared that the bloke in the video couldn't work out how to push himself up a bit to stop the blade grounding out to begin with (similar to how you describe descending) . So he turned around and did it the dodgy way. My other criticism would be that he had the arm up in the air too much. It should have been just above the ground at all times for maximum counterbalance. He went up it slow enough, plenty of opportunity to keep the jib correct.
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    I especially like the way he started correctly, with the blade at the back. Then when it grounded out on the blade, rather than jack himself up with the jib he turned the digger round and went up with the blade forwards. Nutter.
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    Is nobody going to mention that birch will be useless in a year, no matter how you store it?
  20. doobin
    I would define it as above, but add 'at inappropriate times'! Apology accepted. It's just a bit close for to the bone for some of us unfortunately, pray God it never affects you or your loved ones. Sorry for calling you a tw@t.
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    You'd do better to volunteer for free. A weeks experience and a glowing reference, plus the chance of some good contacts would go a lot further than a few quid. I'd volunteer weekends and keep your pay coming in from the current job. Unless your using up holiday pay for this week coming up, which is a good idea.
  22. doobin
    Do you train hard to be a facetious tw@t or does it come naturally?
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    Echo! echo!
  24. doobin
    It does show you on the hedgecutter than the security marking was etched on the orange casing. No mention of the Stihl serials being removed. Seems odd though.
  25. doobin
    Fair point. I have been known to use my sawbench (of similar size and stature) to butcher up tough willow and yew after ringing up. Would stick with a log splitter for the straight grained stuff tho.

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