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scbk

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  1. Is the machine in series or parallel? If it's 2x18v batteries you'll get either; 18v 12ah or 36v 6ah I suspect it's the latter?
  2. The only thing with Makita, is they don't do very big batteries (or atleast not that I've seen)
  3. Just out of interest, what do you use the branch loggings for - seems an awfully leafy load!
  4. Enjoy the trip to Fife (I recognise the yard)
  5. If you want low vibe...... https://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products/husqvarna-520ihe3-battery-pole-hedge-cutter-22-cut-2/ Vibration Levels 3.5 / 2.5m/s² (front / rear)
  6. A cheap strimmer with little in the way of anti vibe? Screw that for a game of soldiers. Doesn't sound like the stihl would take much to fix, and surely it would soon be getting parked up for the winter anyway
  7. Hayter Condor would probably do it well, what's the distance between the trees, might want something bigger like a ferris/scag? The Condor has discs with swinging blade tips so hitting stones/stumps isn't an issue, not sure what blades are on the other machines
  8. Dunno what they're saying, but I assume they're trying to show the battery motor (on the left) has more torque than the 25cc 2 stroke
  9. Have you ever used one? I'd looked on your site previously, does the Husqvarna pages need updating, different model numbers from the catalogue?
  10. Has anyone got the bigger Husqvarna battery strimmer? 520iRX What's it like, is it any good for tougher stuff or is it more for edging? What size of petrol machine would it compare to?
  11. Don't know him, but it's apparently Murray Machinery selling the Kubota, and going by streetview, the ebay photos are legit.
  12. Take photos before you start, and as you go, always nice to look back and see the progress
  13. Yes I know, I was meaning in reply to dumper's post Here's the link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/brush-cutters.htm IIRC the guy who died wasn't even using the strimmer that the piece flew off, he was a "bystander" on another machine. I will read any literature but I don't really care if something is classed as legal by the HSE or not - they pretty much say only to fit blades that are OEM. To me the blade in the first post doesn't look safe, after some hard use, how much will be left of the rivet heads
  14. They were banned 6yrs ago, a poor guy died after a piece flew off " The European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) has required Member States to prohibit the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments consisting of several linked metal parts (e.g. chains) for portable hand-held brush cutters. Non-standard metal brush cutting accessories fitted to petrol driven brush cutters can fail catastrophically in-service. There is a risk of death or serious injury to operators and others in vicinity from ejected metal components. These accessories are manufactured from more than one component and rotate at high speeds"
  15. Thinking about it, I've probably had more stale fuel problems on 4 stroke machines than 2 stroke. Ps won't be buying aspen again.......now got a battery hedger.
  16. I've cleared a large amount of bamboo before with a plain 3 tooth blade. You'll need to dig the roots out or lots of glyphosate on the regrowth. It was popping up for years.
  17. I reckon they'll do it for the firewood
  18. To me a stob is a strainer, or sometimes just fenceposts in general
  19. I probably consume too much sugar, but can't admit to any of the other things on your list ps you forgot to say bacon gives you cancer
  20. Oh and to top it off, turns out the hydro power scheme won't actually generate any electricity!! It is pumped storage, with the headpond above ground level, and nothing feeding in to it
  21. Proposed Red John hydro power scheme above Loch Ness rejected by Highland Council as "worst planning application" ever encountered; councillors slam lack of flood danger information in wake of Whaley Bridge dam damage in Derbyshire WWW.INVERNESS-COURIER.CO.UK A PROPOSAL for a new hydro scheme above Loch Ness has been rejected by Highland Council as “the worst planning... “We have got a three paragraph section which contains the bemusing phrase that ‘based on estimated annual probability of failure of the embankment the fatality rates are classed as being within a broadly acceptable number’. Could I ask what is a ‘broadly acceptable’ number of fatalities?”
  22. Can you not fix the old mower? I've never used one, but for a small patch of grass I think I would be quite tempted by a battery powered mower.
  23. Surely, the stakes in this case are to support the tubes, to protect the trees from deer
  24. There is a drain, I usually end up having to rod it once a year. Comes from a toilet in a shed so mainly used for jobbies. Aside from possibly not being the best constructed, I think half the problem with it is lack of water going through to clean the pipe out.

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