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  1. scbk

    kick back

    Here's another vid from the same user [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWjssbyFKcE]YouTube - ‪576-XP autotune "nexus"‬‏[/ame]
  2. scbk

    kick back

    Is it just me, or is the chain hanging off the bar towards the end
  3. Have you tried mud/snow tyres on the back axle of the Transit?
  4. scbk

    Cheap labour

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w94TpKRAL3w]YouTube - ‪funny lumberjacking with a 60ft tree‬‏[/ame] :laugh1:
  5. None of my log customers are interested in buying kindling, but yet the shops/petrol stations seem to sell enough of it
  6. 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!
  7. Seems to work fine? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2FeXbKQS0]YouTube - ‪Motosierra Timbertech 52cc‬‏[/ame]
  8. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFDgv7fbRs]YouTube - ‪McDillen HB-6500 62cc Chainsaw Review‬‏[/ame]
  9. I heard McDillen chainsaws are better than stihl and husky put together
  10. 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.
  11. scbk

    Fuel can

    The stihl is easier because it's clear, much easier to use
  12. 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
  13. If anyone is interested, the castle/estate I work on some of the time is having its first of its open days for the year next week It's Castle Leod, which is on the outskirts of Strathpeffer Castle Leod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://www.scotlandmag.com/magazine/issue39/12008687.html It's open Weds 25th to Sun 29th, 2pm-5.30pm Adults £7, kids £4, concessions £6, with money going to the clan Mackenzie charitable trust The castle itself is very picturesque and has a lot of history, but the main interest for me is the grounds which have some amazing specimen trees. There's the spanish chestnut, first recorded planted tree in the country (1550), and a pair of massive wellingtonias, one of which is the biggest in the country. Worth a visit
  14. What is a turning strop and how is it used?
  15. Aye but Rodney, this time next year we'll be millionaires
  16. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFeR8Qlkrfg]YouTube - Draft Horse Powered Treadmill woodsplitter 014.AVI[/ame] :laugh1:
  17. I've had the rayburn on some nights, have a huge pile of rubbish bits that I would rather get rid of (bark/sawdust), better off heating the water than being left to rot
  18. Also if someone is on your books (rather than self employed) you will need to provide all their ppe, mess facilities, paid holidays, sick pay etc
  19. I would've thought £6-£7 an hour was a fair rate, slightly more if they're self employed
  20. If you live in Scotland you can get up to £200 towards B+E training with the ILA, all the centres are based in the central belt though
  21. Here nothing wrong with blue rope...
  22. What about getting the diesel transit, getting it remapped, block off the EGR, de cat it, every little helps
  23. I'm the other side of Inverness and have a "10 ton" petrol splitter, you could stockpile a load of logs then pay me to come in for a few hours/a day etc
  24. Gumtree
  25. haha aye I have a simmillar thing Handy for loaded trailers!

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