doobin
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I use a 240v high pressure compressor to fill my PCPs
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I'd normally agree with you...but... Bisley Magnums pack a punch because they weigh a lot. Which means the trajectory isn't nearly as flat as other .177s. The BC is also not great. And the biggy for me- they are just not accurate in a lot of barrels. Squirrels are tough. They need a good hit to take them down. You will also be shooting them up high, which means you need to know your holdover points for that. So you may as well learn the holdover points in .22 for squirrels IMHO. Other than that, I'm a .177 man too.
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All brewdog is shite, I'm not sure why you're surprised?
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More voltage less wire speed. Vee out both sides on both pieces so that the weld has penetration all the way through.
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I bloody love that show. Never equalled IMHO. They were such believable characters.
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I reckon I’d snap that over my knee. Sorry.
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I need an all rounder machine driver, no tickets necessary. Agri background ideal. They need to be local as all my work is within ten miles of base. I've tried FB local groups. I've tried emailing the local agri colleges. What have you used before thats got results? My last good guys came from factory closures, or just approacing me direct after seeing how I worked on site compared to their bosses at the time. Or friend of a friend. But I think all my phonebook contacts are now sick of texts asking if they know ayone looking for work.
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All rounder machine operator needed. All work within ten miles of Midhurst. Skills and experience more important than tickets. Mainly towable kit, mini diggers, compact tractors and loaders/forwarder etc. 07765 776454
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No way! We were wondering why it was all cordoned off. Nobody on the WhatsApp group seemed to know anything.
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Your company are taking the piss then. I think you’re being silly. But I’d love you to come work for me!
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You say your company pays for digs but the food is expensive. That's a poor reason to travel 100 miles if you otherwise like the job. Just go to Lidl and get some meat, gas BBQ in the back of the truck. Or find an all you can eat carvery place. Do two days rather than three and you'll have done the same hours as if you were stopping early to drive. You're making this way harder than it has to be. It's unsustatinable the way you are doing it, I'm surprised you're not already burnt out. Just take the digs, hit it hard for a few days and then relax for a couple.
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The circuit breaker won't be the issue (although it should be a C type for motor startups) It's more than if the cable is too thin it will fry the windings on the compressor and steam cleaner. Both are large motors at the limit of what a single phase connection will support, and they don't like being starved for current at all.
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Have a local fab shop make some out of bucket edge is your best bet. What's the shaft size? If it's 65mm round I'd just buy a modern auger with tungsten teeth to suit the ground conditions and be done with it.
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Talking of bodges... I'm sure you know, but is that cable sufficient for either the steam cleaner or the compressor over whatever distance?🤣
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Forestry employment issues
doobin replied to Acerforestry's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
'You can' invariably translates as 'only the best cutters flogging themselves' Rates need to increase, both for the product and the production. Otherwise decent gear is just going to keep going for biomass. -
Who decides?
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Intermecatto with fixed rotator. Simply no contest. Don’t even contemplate a dangle mount unless solely handling timber. I like a 2+3 tine. Tying to grab posts from the top is a recipe for bending one so avoid that. Just make sure the mount is angled so that you can hold things vertically in front of you, then you can grab posts like that to pull.
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For sticky residue, sticky label remover is ideal (surprisingly). Brush it on and then a couple of minutes later scrape or otherwise peel/abrade it off (wire brush on drill etc). Petrol also works, and is considerably cheaper for the amount you will probably need!
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Those will fold in half if it's as boggy as I think you are describing. Proper bog mats are made from half a dozen large sleepers bolted together, and yes, they are heavy!!
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If it's as close range as you describe (4m), then open sights or a red dot sight. No scopes, you will struggle to paralax or even focus at that range, and even low mounts will play havoc with holdover/under.
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An air pistol won’t be powerful enough, nor accurate enough without a lot of practice. get a carbine .22 break barrel with a red dot sight and wadcutter type pellets. if money isn’t an issue then an electric compressor and a lightweight multishot pcp would be the easiest to use, and with a decent set of spinner targets could be a rewarding hobby also.
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Yes, the shredder guard is a decent bit of kit and I'd not want to use the shredder knife without it. It's also good because it stops bits being missed, you can push it into the brambles like a tiny bulldozer blade and it will all get mulched.
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Oil syphoning pump to drain hydraulic oil...
doobin replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Maintenance help
Milwaukee m18 transfer pump is what you want. Incredible. -
I agree.
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That sounds like an absoloute whore of a job. Bracken will be tough as old boots by now. No chance of getting a narrow alpine tractor between the rows? Or a pedestrian swipe? Guard off, 4 way head (makes cord last much longer) and 2.7mm cord. A good balance between using all the power of the strimmer and cutting a good swathe without too much drag. You need to be as quick as possible on that rate, and a guard will severly limit you. And watch for ticks! I'd want double the money and I'd still only do it a walk behind or ride on machine.
