Wolfie
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Finished rebuilding one of my 200T today. Just a warning, don't buy the cheaper manifolds of ebay, it ends up costing you more than the £10 you save
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Cordwood is a term that I picked up from my father and have always used it referring to trunk/limb wood of arb arisings. I never knew that it was actually a forestry volume term - thanks, i'll stop using it.
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I've been using Rye oils semi-synth 2 stroke for a good few months now but i'm starting to get running issues, especially with my Echos. Today found lots of carbon deposits built up near the exhaust port on a relatively new echo multitool power unit. I'm switching back to Stihl Super.
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I'm fairly quickly going off Echo, especially for long reach hedge trimmers. Spent hours in the garage stripping and rebuilding the trimmer heads.
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Hazel
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I've had this harness since June. I don't get these problems but it does seem to slacken off if your wearing it on the ground for a bit before or after you've climbed. It's annoying as my old weaver never used to do that. It sounds to me that you may have bought a size too big for you.
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Dies completely or just bogs down? My Echo blower was doing that so took it back to the dealer. He just put a new fuel filter on and it seem fine. Worth a try.
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I use a longer cord and put 5 wraps then 2 twists. This seem to suit me for my size/weight (105kg). I trys 4w & 3t but found that it tended to bind too much.
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Finding drink bottles, cans and general rubbish put on the back with the chip. Chipping the perfect push stick that i made for the chipper. As said before, leaving things on site or forgetting tools that are needed.
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Forgot to say, it was only one button! Plus it was pre minimum wage, so I wasn't even earning enough it get pissed after a days work. £1.55ph if I remember right.
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One of my first jobs was almost identical to this description, producing microfilm - it was pretty sh!t. For arb work, i think that Jomoco takes the prize.
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Toadstool producing fungus such as Armillaria I suppose could survive, but personally, i've never seen any bracket forming fungus putting out fruiting bodies on a pile of grindings. It may still be there but i'd imagine a lot less infectious than when producing spores.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'll give the 365 a chance but inform my guys to never ever use the decomp.
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I'm in a similar-ish situation. A couple of my 70cc saws are down at the moment (372/441) so thinking of a new saw. Considering a 620sx but also Jonesie has the 365 x torq at a good price at the moment, but i'm reading a fair few bad reviews about the husky.
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I generally climb on a hitchclimber with a standard cambium saver. I tried added in a pulley but found that it took too much friction out off the system for my liking. I like a bit of friction!
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Yes, i was thinking of doing that when I get some spare time. I've already robbed a few things off the old engine - exhaust fume directional cap thingy and the oil drain pipe.
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The performance of the engine is still very good. There are, however, a few other niggly problems. The fuel tank cap does not fit well, so it leaks a bit when grinding deep or during a rough transit, the exhaust has fallen off a few times due to the cylinder/manifold studs rattling out and the pull cord has snapped once already. Considering the engine costs less than £170, i can put up with a few small fixes.
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Any small commercial vehicle has the same road tax. I have to pay £230 for the year for my 1.6 VW Caddy the same as my 2.4L Transits.
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Quercus sp. probably Scarlet.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
Wolfie replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Few pics that i took last weekend during a woodland stroll in North Norfolk. Last pic is not fungi but is one of the biggest inclusions that i've every seen.
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The VAT threshold is based on a rolling 12 month basis so if you turned over more than 33k in the last 10 months of the previous financial year then you are already over the threshold.
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I had the same lady call me a while back, I ordered two loops to see what their like before considering a reel. A week or two later they finally turned up. I've just put the first loop on a 200T this morning to dice up a dense conifer hedge - seems good so far but we'll see.
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Help!! Thinking about getting back in the game!!
Wolfie replied to AdamL's topic in Business Management
It's character building -
Help!! Thinking about getting back in the game!!
Wolfie replied to AdamL's topic in Business Management
Yeah, plus when the kids are older you've got cheap labour. My son was 10+ before he was strong enough to pull-start a chainsaw but up until then they'll have to just use a axe. -
Wow, that is bad. I always used to struggle getting the manifold end back through the handle hole until i remembered a rope trick that i use when installing transit quarter glass but i've never put a screwdriver through it.
