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Looks fine to me too. My stihl file guides are the same colour, and you’re only gonna replace the file itself after a few sharpens so what’s the problem?
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Any Chinese wee chipper will be at home on very small diameter young willow.
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Point of order- quotas are no more for either. These commodities are produced on contract, often an amount per ton or litre up to a certain quantity, then a lesser price for any oversupply.
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Maybe the UK should plant more....
doobin replied to Squaredy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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Sounds dirt cheap to me going by the photo. Check that they have insurance.
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All the Chinese ones are much of a muchness. You might want to add a couple of hundred to your budget to get the larger engined models however.
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Can I do some extra freelance work for the company I work for?
doobin replied to Sam's topic in General chat
Yes but in your example the boss disregarded all established protocols by not securing the drop zone. I’d then draw a comparison with the Somerset lorry crash where the driver wasn’t prosecuted but the boss and mechanic went to jail for falsifying maintenance records. I do agree with your position that insurance is sensible to have regardless. I disagree with a lot of hypothetical scenarios you outline. -
Can I do some extra freelance work for the company I work for?
doobin replied to Sam's topic in General chat
When it ends up in court, my money is on the judge ruling the main contractor to be at fault for not securing the drop zone properly. There’s also the unavoidable fact that any claimant is going to chase the party with the money/insurance cover. As far as I understand, and it doesn’t appear to be complicated, if you take orders from the main contractor, then you are a labour only subcontractor/disguised employee, and the buck stops with them. -
The attachment list is only so big because they buy in from the companies who make them, add Avant brackets and 40% to the price. You could do the same far cheaper with a welder.
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Lots of reports of those trailers cracking.
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Huge difference between 1.9t and 2.7t both in terms of price, width and weight. Horses for courses. Depends what work he has.
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Kubota wanted around 2k for extra aux, not a factory option on that.
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Not the weight class he’s after but yes, I considered it for my 2.8t machine.
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If you're thinking tilt rotator then you also need to be thinking short dipper arm and twin services to run a 4 pipe tilty (unless you want to spash out on a control system) With regards to the services- anything other than a proportional rocker switch on each joystick is a step backwards in my book. In this weight class twin services can be hard to find. I've just been through this- only Cat and Bobcat/Doosan could actually offer twin pipe models from the factory. Tak refused to do it entirely, other manufacturers wanted thousands for third party soloutions. Went for Bobcat in the end as I have two already and it was far cheaper than the Cat even before the free finance. Seems an OK machine- I need to get used to it before I can say for sure, only put a dozen hours on it so far. However- you're going to struggle to find any new machine in stock currently, let alone one with such extras unfortunately.
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Dated and overpriced. Plus I think op wants new.
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Maybe we could use home grown timber instead of adding massively to the carbon footprint by importing such a simple commodity and laughably branding in ‘renewable’. Just a thought.
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I loved my old Rayburn. Flipped the top around so that the removable plate for the kettle was over the fire chamber. Sat a kettle over it permanently. Any kitchen waste, just lift the kettle and chuck it in. Perfect.
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I don’t know what kind of ground it’s grown on in Kent. But in Sussex/Surrey it always seems to be on a sandstone slope, hence the silica.
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Sweet Chestnut warps like a bitch when milled and the Sussex stuff is full of silica. I wouldn't waste your time.
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Only cost £300 labour do a timing belt change on my 2.3 Iveco daily recently.
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Did you even read my post?
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Angle grinder and a ceramic sanding disc on a backing pad. Cuts cool and won’t blue the edge.
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Advice re removal of silver birch trees
doobin replied to Nikki1975's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Does this hypothetical judge come into the equation before or after you illegally fell somebody elses tree? Assuming after, what do you suppose the chances of him agreeing with you are? -
Can swap it to picco easily enough, which makes it a right little ripper. The anti vibe being runners is the biggest letdown.
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Getting into carving.. what is the minimum power tools needed
doobin replied to ChainsawAl's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Backing pads are way more economical than flap discs, which are a gimmick in my book except for some specific weld finishing and blending applications.
