doobin
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I’m so impressed with the slopes this little thing will handle.
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Shouldn’t end up pissed, it should hang plumb. You can always slew to correct it once the hole is started too.
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Yes but you are renting a yard rather than just processing from a stack in the woods like most small operators do? Processors are seriously quick on the right timber, and softwood is nearly always the right size timber! The other cheaper option would be a HakkePilke Eagle- circular saw for up to 10" if memory serves, and a screw splitter. Two of you on that with easy to split softwood would fly through. Logs cut with a chainsaw are irrgular and messy, as well as damn hard work. Processors or the Eagle provide a much cleaner log which is also a factor.
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If you're mainly going to be selling softwood then I'd look to get yourself a small processor. Way easier than crosscutting and the log splitter, and softwood will fly through it.
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As @pleasantsays, a new carb should be the first port of call for any suspected fuelling issues. Cheap to buy and minutes to change.
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Fully agree. A cheapy carb off eBay usually sorts the problem, I have them on the shelf for each type of Honda engine.
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How to run a job site, do’s and dont’s
doobin replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Business Management
Anyone who can’t cut at a union after the first day is sacked. No exceptions. -
I like it. Those Loncin engines are cheap and much more reliable than Briggs or Kohler. Turntable on an entry level chipper is fantastic.
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Making light work of moving four grabs worth of dirt. Five hours on my own, jumping between machines. Incredibly efficient.
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Tractors are pretty cheap, and yes you can't beat having a loader free.
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What you need for sharpening is a fibre backed ceramic disc. Cuts clean and cool and can follow the contours. Either on an angle grinder or on a 50mm roloc on a 90 degree die grinder. 36 grit ceramic and you can sharpen a blade in seconds, leaving deep scratches but no heat build up. Nitro Ceramic Fibre Discs, 50/Pack - SAIC Ltd. SAIC-UK.CO.UK Buy Nitro Ceramic Fibre Discs, 50/Pack Premium quality ceramic, 100% ceramic grains. Topsize layer... A bench grinder is no use whatsoever for mulch type blades in particular. I’ve never found balancing to make any difference to bearing longevity so I don’t bother on either the John Deere ride on or Kubota compact mid mount.
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You and me both mate! you have to buy old to get a view too. The ‘view’ from the other half’s friends new builds always makes me want to slit my wrists. Brick walls and purple fences 🤮 Listed buildings might be restrictive in what you can do but why would you want to change them?? Old houses with a view- they don’t make them any more (literally). To be able to buy a small one for the same (or actually less!) than the equivalent sized new or mid 70s build estate Lego block seemed like a bargain to me.
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You’ve got no visibility at all with the collector box in front of you! With a rear mount you’ve a chance of seeing some thing you want to keep and lifting up as you pass over it, no chance with the box in front of you. Compaction levels- the tractor weighs less than the loader on a similar footprint. The tractor is more nimble than the loader with its independent brakes and in this case bi-speed turning. I do tons of cut and collect and all the loader is good for is clearing up and pushing the dump pile up imo. I don’t get why people are wed to using their loaders as an inneficient hydraulic tool carrier when direct drive pto compact tractors and implements are much cheaper to buy and run. above all, a tractor is far, far quicker.
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That weight saving you refer to is the anti-vibe. Rather you than me.
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Totally not the case, sorry. a blade only requires the revs to be tickled enough to keep the momentum. A four way cord head takes far more power.
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With Sonia swap rates at over 5%, mortgages will soon be 7%. as with all percentages, it depends how small the original number is. The base rate has risen by well over 1000%, but then again, it was 0.1% for a while.
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Gas is dirt cheap for cooking. It’s central heating that eats it.
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We always make wild garlic pesto with pine nuts. It’s incredible. Also- make yourself some some garlic salt next season- it’s amazing. The other thing my foraging girlfriend makes is wild garlic butter. It’s exceptional spread on bbq venison, for example, to stop it drying out too much. You’re a man who will appreciate this I’m sure. Industrial stock manufacturing. 10kg of lamb bones plus garlic, onions and sea moss in a pan with a tap and filter. This will settle in the takeaways tubs to around 80% stock and 20% fat on top. Use the whole tub into a pan, or snaffle the dripping off the top for frying veg in. Good stock, as far as I’m concerned, is THE key to making any recipe into something exceptional. OXO cubes just don’t cut it, not even close.
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Must be a mistake in the spec. Go for the FS461. They are totally bombproof as mentioned. The price difference is so little that you might as well have the power- you don't have to use it, but it's nice to know it's there for things like the 4 way head. The 490 is not as good. Different chassis and much more vibes.
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I wonder what sort of early years these brothers had to make them turn out the way they both did? Bring back hanging for fathers who abuse their children.
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Foxwood c120pro narrow access chipper relieve
doobin replied to Stihl madness 880's topic in Large equipment
Like I said, I;m glad you're happy with it. Enough of this cryptic crap. Who manufactures them in which county? -
Foxwood c120pro narrow access chipper relieve
doobin replied to Stihl madness 880's topic in Large equipment
Much the same as Lumag stuff. Lots of 'Germany' stickers on the machines but ommitting the crucial preface 'Made in'! Plus a nice website with lots of photos of German looking men in overalls, if that's your thing. I'd wager that's the same drum unit and skid as you can buy by the dozen on Alibaba. -
Foxwood c120pro narrow access chipper relieve
doobin replied to Stihl madness 880's topic in Large equipment
I was wondering! Sounded a little spammy. They can't be selling many at that money.
