doobin
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All relies upon being there to make the sale. Much easier to match the lowest common denominator but also to offer a ‘better deal’ option. Otherwise you spend all day trying to convince people and halfwits just think you’re trying to have them on. the other option is to have a good infographic on your website or advert (which I think is what OP is after) and leave the halfwits to the employed Saturday special log ‘companies’ so a photo of the label you suggest would work for that. I’m sure a Google will find something though.
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There are multiple bulk bag sizes but what the UK public know as a ‘builders bag’ is half a cube
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A builders bag is 0.8mx0.8mx0.8m. This equals 0.5m3. 0.5m3 x1.8 ton/metre of aggregate is 900kg. Never filled all the way to the top, hence the 850kg +/- 50kg of aggregate that the builders merchants specify. It’s far easier to offer a builders bag of logs too. Charge 75% of the cube cost for that and if they’re too dumb to listen to your explanation on the phone then happy days.
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Often see mower repair shops try to use a bench grinder to sharpen mower blades too…
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A file grinder is ideal. 60 grit ceramic belt works well for me. Milwaukee do a nice cordless one. https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/milwaukee-m12-fbfl13-0-12v-13mm-brushless-belt-sander-file-body-only
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Similar here minus the employee. Been pricing not caring if I get them or not. I’m still holding back from major investments though. Dead cat bounce and all that. Here’s an interesting cheap purchase though. Sawdust extractor for the processor, mobile pressure washer, keeps yard clean, cleans drain catch pits. contract rates for industrial estate car parks etc must be £600 plus per day. lots of pumps, motors etc for £3500 cash!
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‘Babies first MEWP’ is all tested and making life easier. Big shout out to Aerial and Handling LTD who are a wealth of knowledge and did the LOLER. Typically I already wish I’d bought bigger. But 8.5k isn’t to be sniffed at, there are two similar 14m machines for sale currently and they both want 13/14k. Can hire a lot of larger mewps for that price differential. My favourite way of clearing up hedge cuttings too. Quite liking the new M18 top handle! Loads of torque and power, eats batteries as you would expect though! Will pick up charger when I take this load back to the yard.
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Nice! Incredible that they will demo it with so many toys. What’s the price?
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5ft wont even cover the wheelings of a 50-70hp tractor. I'd stick with a compact 40hp max personally.
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You animal, that really is properly long grass! good to meet you too. I’m afraid it’s rare that I sell things. Only when they don’t fit the work I do really. That zero turn was great for the churchyards until the grass was damp and a slight slope.- especially with gravestones to avoid. Having changed to 4wd and a smaller deck I’m pleased with it- the mulch deck actually works and leaves very little even in quite long grass.
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That’s an out and out scam. you’ll get a modern ish 26hp hydrostatic Iseki for 6k ish. Good all rounder, nimble and productive. I had this old dog advertised for 4k for over a month and not even and offer. So she’s staying. I really like her, she has a charm of her own. Runs the processor no drama and I’ve recently hired it out with a flail for a few afternoons at £120 a time too. I sent off for the v5 based upon a number plate I found behind the seat and so she’s road legal now too. Only 1200 hours. 38hp, shuttle gearbox with creep speed, two spools both with float, power steering and 4x4. That’s serious value for money. All secondhand Iseki are, they are just as good as Kubota but don’t hold their money so much.
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2m3 means that they don't have to be ready to burn but there should be a leaflet with them explaining how to store them properly to season them. get them somewhere with as much airflow as possible but under cover. Work out a decent system for this and then push for a cheap deal out of season in the future- cant beat making sure they are seasoned prpoerly yourself.
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Large dismantles on a daily basis and you're looking at an MS151? 😆 Can't blame Dan for suggesting battery saw given your stated models of interest.
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£40k plus I’d say. what about a compact tractor? Cheap ish to buy (but stick to secondhand quality, not new Chinese or Indian) and attachments secondhand are cheap. My £8k secondhand alpine with a £2k rock machinery grinder makes a tasty 38hp grinding combo and puts me level with people who have £40k in finance for the same kind of output. It’s still a tractor for all other tractor tasks. I only got into tractors a couple of years ago but already up to three and they go out almost as much as my diggers. Probably only £15k invested in attachments and there’s not much I can’t do, from chain trenching to cut and collect to stump grinding.
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The loose pipe is the overflow, it’s where the coolant goes as it expands if you overfill the expansion bottle, or if it boils over. Standard hydraulic 46 for the oil.
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Seconded, and I must have used well over a hundred.
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I’d imagine you can, but I’d also imagine it will be much cheaper to knock a garden wall down and rebuild if that’s what’s stopping access. It would probably be cheaper to get a monster mewp in and reach over the house. pics would be good. If it’s been left to rot and is as bad as you make out then the outhouses are at risk anyway- how special are they?
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Palestine outwits Israeli intelligence and is able to launch a large scale surprise attack. Potentially about to kick off big time, with Iran's 'supreme leader' giving his backing to Palestine. " "We congratulate the Palestinian fighters," Rahim Safavi is quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. "We will stand by the Palestinian fighters until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem”, he says." Israel Gaza live updates: We are at war, says Israel's PM, after major attack - BBC News WWW.BBC.CO.UK About 545 people have been injured in the attacks, with at least 22 Israelis dead, according to Israeli officials.
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If you used to be an engineer then you should have an understanding of cooling. The grinder isn't really 'air cooled'- it has no cooling at all! 'Air cooled' would suggest forced air somewhere, such as the fan on a chainsaw. You don't need coolant everywhere as the heat generated is nothing like that generated taking a heavy skim off 50mm metal bar in a lathe, for instance. A mist coolant using just water and an airline is simple, cheap and incredibly effective. 8mm Air Pipe Mist Coolant Lubrication System for CNC Lathe Milling Drill Machine WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 8mm Air Pipe Mist Coolant Lubrication System for CNC...
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Some coolant could have prevented that!
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And still not right?
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Anytime you need to take more than a smidge off you'll get heat build up. Small tooth and nowhere for it to dissapate to easily. Small dabs are all well and good but you're still waiting for the heat to soak away. Far better to add coolant as any engineer will tell you. A CBN wheel and water coolant via mist unit transforms it. I posted on another thread about it.
