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The vehicle itself is cheap compared to what insurance now costs
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I'd never worked on the machine before it went into the shop Maybe the end of the shaft has sheared off, and thats why it wasn't allowing proper drive, (but the end of it doesnt look like it has been snapped). Or maybe there would normally be another piece of gearing on the end of the shaft that was damaged, but not returned with the strimmer Hmmm think I might take my own strimmer apart to see if I can get any ideas
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I hate to say this, but I did some calculatons with the calipers, and "removed" an inch off the end of the main outer shaft, then realised that I had made a mistake and would actually have to remove several more inches for it to actually work, dunno if it would still touch the ground after that lol
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I've got a problem with a strimmer/brushcutter at one of the places I work at It was losing drive, you put the throttle full on and the head would spin to an extent, but try cutting something and it would stop, with the engine still going full whack. So obivously a problem in either the clutch or the drive/gearing It was put in to a machinery centre for repaired and they came back and said it was a fault in the gearing but they can no longer get the parts (it's a Komatsu Zenoah), and that they could do a good deal on a new machine! I collected it from their workshop (in pieces) From looking at it, I can't see anything damaged, but the inner shaft (drive shaft) appears to be a few inches too short So with the parts assembled onto the main outer shaft, the drive shaft can only be in one end at a time The drive shaft is a round bar with about an inch of spline at either end :confused1:
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If anything spruce is better than hardwoods Sustainable, as most is grown in plantations Easy to light Cheaper Burns with a good heat Splits easy Lifting big rings won't do your back in (as quickly) Gives off wee crackles/pops when burnt, so you have the effect of a fire even in a closed stove
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Softwood is good wood All I sell and burn is sitka
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lol aye it's a good tune Here's a slightly better video, recorded today [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuSLDVIDw-s]YouTube - Log splitter for hire Inverness[/ame]
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Nah when I was buying the older ones seem to be £250-£350, but the key is how far away from you it is. I paid £400 for my trojan which has a slightly bigger engine and it came with a breaker gun (yet to find a use for that!) but the hoses are pretty worn
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I'm running the same splitter as Matt off a JCB Trojan powerapack Here's a vid of mine, this is from cold and the ram is a bit slow until the machine warms up (dunno if that means it needs a hyd oil change??) You can get through logs at a fair rate with one person lifting them onto the bench and the other splitting [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyOUAgY69f0]YouTube - Vertical hydraulic log splitter[/ame]
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Thats a baragain, there's other companies selling for around £150 m3
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Offers over £1k! loch ness monster hedge Other Miscellaneous Goods for Sale glasgow Inverness
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Remember that any tyres you fit to your van will have to be commercial rated I got some mud & snow remoulds on the back of my transit, they were about £65 each. Hard to tell how much of a difference they make over "normal" tyres but I did get on well in the snow (made it up hills that cars didn't) and haven't been stuck on wet grass
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I wouldn't worry though, I climb on my own timber pile
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Have you tried mud/snow tyres on the back axle of the Transit?
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w94TpKRAL3w]YouTube - funny lumberjacking with a 60ft tree[/ame] :laugh1:
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None of my log customers are interested in buying kindling, but yet the shops/petrol stations seem to sell enough of it
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I have cut rhodedendron bushes back to the stump and there was new shoots within a month or two. Would take a fair bit of time for them to re establish as bushes though!
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Seems to work fine? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2FeXbKQS0]YouTube - Motosierra Timbertech 52cc[/ame]
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFDgv7fbRs]YouTube - McDillen HB-6500 62cc Chainsaw Review[/ame]
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I heard McDillen chainsaws are better than stihl and husky put together
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Another way I've seen is to bore down the middle 4 times to make a sqaure, then bore in from the side, a few inches off the bottom, and remove the long square piece. Then light a small fire in the hole.
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The stihl is easier because it's clear, much easier to use
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How much have you got to spend? There's a number of different Japaneese makes who do good strimmers/brush cutters in the 40-45cc range, probably about £200-£250 new. They're well built and reliable. The one I've got is a Daishin I think, with a Kawasaki th43 engine
