doobin
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That’s all mighty pretty, but answer me this. When was the last time you saw anyone other than a Muslim holding a severed head?
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I'm no battery fan but it's important to realise that a big power station can capture far more of the nasties than a two strole engine. Economies of scale mean that giant scrubbers are installed. But yeah, the notion that we will all have electric cars and do the same miles in 2040 is a fallacy without a hundred new nuclear plants and a major grid upgrade.
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All Chinese chippers are variations on the same theme/drum unit. Go as cheap as you can and don't expect any dealer to be around for warranty claims a year later. They;'re pretty easy to maintain yourself. On paper, the Victory is better, with a turnable spout and a Briggs engine. Personally, I'd prefer the Loncin engine over a Briggs any day, but I certainly wouldn't want to pay more. Check out the wee chipper thread on here.
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Take a genny or two a heavy battery pack? How much more inneficiency do either of those options introduce? I don't see the end of the petrol chainsaw any time soon.
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Incredibly simple to do and the obvious soloution when just a single direction flow is required. Direct to tank is also the preferred method for single acting services as it reduces backpressure and heat generated in the oil. Would cost around £20 in bits!
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I don't know any builders who charge £600 per day and I'm in a pretty well off area.
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Good luck to them proving that in court.
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Too right. This make the job a pleasure. It'll never replace a decent roller but for little jobs like this, especially on hillsides, it's just the ticket.
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Blimey mate that job looks a bit different now! How do you find the Chinky machines? You gonna leave that track there with the rest of those flytipped tyres? ?
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Love me a grading beam.
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Alarm recommendations following brake-in - Aldershot Area
doobin replied to SyB's topic in General chat
Whatever you do, make sure it contacts you in some way. I'd also have it make a lot of noise- all very well saying they won't know and you can get down there and give them a hiding. The reality is, there will be lots of them, they will be bigger than you, they will have crowbars and they will be wide awake. Much better to hope to scare them off. I'd always back an alarm up with a camera, so you can avoid getting up for false alarms. Less of an issue if you are on site- the Ring camera sounds like a good idea, although I know little about them. -
Any tree I can't get a machine near.
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Use a digger to push em over once you've put the cuts in.
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That's awesome, but looks photoshopped. Please tell me I'm wrong!
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Stove pipe stuck inside flue?
doobin replied to Olivhp1's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I normally agree with you but I can't see that working. OP will just have a dented flue with the potential for fumes leaking. It's one of those jobs where all you can really do is pull it apart and do it again properly. Actually, if the tiop hat is the probem I'd just try tapping that up alternately as you suggest. Whilst holding the flue. When working on circular stock, tapping all around is often more effective than left and right. -
Came in here to post the exact same link, found you'd already done it! Love how they are crowing about a SC coppice stump putting up a shoot as success. That said, those photos don't look like ancient woodland to me. But HS2 is a collosal waste of OUR money.
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Sounds like a recipe for a buggered shoulder! I'd be making it single lever.
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Yes but it’s just a rim sprocket
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Change it to picco whilst you’re at it ??
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He'd better be careful or that lot will be on it's side round a slight corner. Reminds me of this idiot I keep seeing about locally, towed by a VW car.
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I have tipper trailer, tipper truck x2 and double cab pickup. Sometimes I still feel that I need a single cab pickup. If you have space, I'd budget for two slightly older vehicles, especially as you have spanner skills.
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Easier said than done with many Stihl dealers, especially if your only local one is a tractor dealer who know sweet FA about saws. Fortunately DM saws are brill.
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I can't see why not, you'd need to fab new mounting points for the ram and ensure that the reservoir held sufficent fluid reserves.
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Not a chance. Challenge her to take you to court- she won’t.
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Sounds good. Still suggest you adjust the marketing accordingly. What I used years ago must have been diamond stones from a third party. If you’d advertised ABN stones I would have tried them recently when I searched for cbn stones. As it was I chucked the grinder ?
