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Breezeblock

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  1. most grinders use 1 1/2 hole centres and 5/8 unf bolts are these the same
  2. i would put anything bigger that a 2ft bar on a 365 good saws otherwise take two cuts or buy a 395 and a 3ft bar
  3. a week too late i was in barnsley last week
  4. stick some pics up i didn't know you got gearboxes on chippers is it for the tracks ?
  5. bloke turns up at the workshop with this old stihl 08s ive never seen one before it turns out the bloke that owns it has one arm and one leg i asked if he wanted the chain brake fixed he said no as he can't get it off just service it :scared1: it weighs about the same as the Qe2 anchor
  6. if you are at cumbernauld you could tip at my mates if thats any use
  7. was there quite a few mod 281/181 saws as we have one too good old saw but a pig to start
  8. you will be about 3 months before you get all the chip out of her hair :lol:
  9. the problem with turbos on chippers is full load stop start let em idle for five mins before and that should preserve the turbo:thumbup:
  10. crikey i thought it was one off these mystic meg threads
  11. if you keep the cutters in decent nick you can manage with a small one i.e. 13hp we manage and we make a good profit on one
  12. true but if you fall from 2000ft you wont be worried about buying a new barrel and piston:lol:
  13. last weekend we reduced 20 leylandiis from 70 ft to 12 ft lovely looking job i am that proud of it i wont put it on my website we left all 20 off them like totem poles feckin horrible
  14. they cant be that good at plant thefts these things are quite simple to hotwire even to lift the legs is quite easy all you need is a portapower as the cylinders have pilot op check valves in them you can take the pins out of them and hold them up with ratchet straps the biggest problem with plant is the fact that most manufacturers use 1 or 2 keys for the whole range not a good idea
  15. or even worserer a saw
  16. why dont you get along to a local fastener supplier and get them instead of farting about with manufacturers they obviously aren't interested in your business
  17. just pulling your leg FairPlay for doin all that with a hand saw i would have gave up after 5 mins with a handsaw
  18. gates are good belts fenner also toothed belts i think are better if its small dia pulleys as they dont heat up as much and they have more surface area to shift the heat speak to your local bearing supplier they will help you out:thumbup:
  19. you beat me to it thats what i think as well have a look at it now no bids
  20. you would be better changing your name to david handsaw maybe:thumbup:
  21. nice parallel furrows
  22. whats a willy washer check the box in the background made me chuckle:lol:
  23. yep they make my chickens look like crypton factor finalists i say eat them
  24. qts give them a try they arent too far away from you
  25. everydays a school day i didn know that cheers

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