scbk
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Christ what ever you do, don't visit their website (in sig)
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To be legit, I think it should be a men at works sign (of the appropriate size for the speed limit), and take your pick from: Grass cutting; Tree cutting; Hedge cutting; Ditching; Weed spraying; Sign erection; Sign maintenance; Lighting maintenance; Overhead works; On slip road; Surveying; Mobile road works; Road sweeping; Gully emptying; Gritting; Salting; Snow ploughing; Blasting; On hard shoulder; At level crossing https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/203669/traffic-signs-manual-chapter-08-part-01.pdf
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I'm sure grabs/grapples, and hydraulic thumbs are great, and much better. No brainer if you're handling lots of timber. But a mechanical thumb is such a simple versatile bit of kit. I've got the Digbits one, which is wider than some, I'd already seen them at work on my friends machines https://www.digbits.co.uk/grip-talon.html Advantage with it aswell is you can fold it back out the way and continue digging with the bucket.
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How cheap do you want? If you bought a used Honda off ebay for the right price, and assuming it's not stolen or knackered, you could use it for a couple years and sell it on for similar to what you paid for it.
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I don't need one, but interested to know more.....?
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Cautrac do a basic one (and atleast it will come with their backup), can't rememeber the price but about 1500-2000 + vat. https://www.cautrac.com/product/350/ Quite a few used machines of various makes on ebay (Honda are obviously a safe bet) But if you want to go a across lawns, a wheeled machine is safer than tracks
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I hope you made it further north than Gretna services
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This is a funky homemeade machine, uses gravity to hold the logs in place as they are cut Just need to plan your route avoiding low bridges
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(Jockey wheel is deliberately removed so it works as an adjustable stand, and doesn't roll about. You wind the handle to level the chipper/ adjust infeed height to suit ground conditions)
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Yes the chute could be improved 50mm tow bar:
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Would the IAE gates not be any use? https://iae.co.uk/product-agriculture/5-rail-bridle-gate/
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Slowly doing up a house here, found a good website for paint and decorating supplies, https://www.trade1st.co.uk/ good prices, service, easy to use site, and no issues with delivering to the Highlands. Some of the suppliers who advertise on arbtalk could learn a thing or two
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Cheers, mine is similar year, it's the same colour scheme, about 3800 hours on it (if the clock is genuine).
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I'm a nosey git, stick up some photos of the k008 (I have one too)
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I've got a fair bit of painting to do this summer, so I bought an old trailer mounted cherry picker, cost less than that alloy scaffold tower. Admittedly it was off a mate, so you may/may not find a similar machine. And it won't go everywhere a tower would. But for me it will get a good bit of use
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Unfortunately not galvanised, but I've got a steel tower from Quickfit Scaffold Towers, they make them at their place in Shipley near Bradford. They're a good company to deal with, and over the years I have added more parts to it, extra frames, wheels, outriggers. And last year a set of half size frames, to make a rectangle pair of towers to go up a narrow gap.
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Basically the woman wanted them to do extra work, and she wasn't even paying them for the job, or had the authority to let them cut the extra trees?
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This is why it can get messy working at a rented house, tenant wants one thing, landlord wants (or wants to pay for!) something else.
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Hi folks, I'm after people's opinions/advantages/disadvantages on whether a harness should be worn (and if so, what type) when using a small towable cherry picker. Not sure on max height, but it will roughly reach up to the roof of a 1.5/2 storey house, which is the height you'd go up on a ladder anyway. This is not in a work setting, and there might not be a 2nd person nearby to rescue in the event of things hitting the fan. If a harness is to be worn, is a normal builders/scaffolding one suitable (leaves you hanging by your back) And should it be a fall arrest or restraint (fixed strop)?
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Whats your location, got a motor/tank/ram here
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I've always thought, what Northern Ireland needs is a referendum, to sort it out once and for all
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Have you tried looking them up online? If you want help pm me, I'm a good stalker
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2 kittens curled up in the firewood (don't know why they didn't just go in the cat flap!)
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You wouldn't want to do this commercially, but its ok for filling a barrow for home
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First time I've seen this, backpack strimmer meets polesaw meets easy lift harness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5zxZUR8Kj8
