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Defiantly charge per hour, and be mindful of the fact it may be full of nails or covered in soil
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There was an article in the paper this year, a member of a mountain rescue team was saying the NHS blood test for lymes is no use, his came back negative, but he paid for a private one (possibly abroad?) which came back positive! I spend all my time in bracken, long grass, etc, but think I only got 1 tick this year!
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I always use petrol from 'proper' petrol stations (not supermarkets) in my machines. Not sure if it makes much difference but it's only a slight price increase!
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Won't be the biggest in the country but there's one in the 'big house' here that you can stand up inside! I think it's about 10ft wide.
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what do you use to protect your shins when using a brushcutter/strimm
scbk replied to predator's topic in General chat
Jeans on a good day - and if it's wet, cheap waterproof trousers on top! -
I've got a ghillie, doesn't get used often, but is a nice little toy! A ghillie and kelly kettle are virtually the same thing but made by different companies, except the ghillie has a whistle, and was slightly cheaper at the time.
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Another idea could be a power barrow.....tracked one might go straight up, or you might be able to find an easier route for a wheeled one. Handy if you can use it on other jobs too
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Someone should tell the seller he can do a 2nd chance offer to the next highest bidder!
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Still got to stack the logs though! If you had a concrete floor you could use supermarket style cages and just wheel them about without a machine
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You could also look at a 4wd dumper truck. not as versatile as a tractor but can be used both on and off the road. Shorter than a tractor with trailer so can turn where there's little space.
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Cheers for all the ideas everyone
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Hi, just wondering if anyone has any past experience on carrying extra petrol for a strimmer about your person. For when strimming long distances away from your vehicle. I'm thinking some sort of smallish container to carry in a rusksack or similar I looked at the alloy fuel bottles for camping stoves but it's nearly £20 for a 1 litre bottle Many years ago when I was at the council you'd sometimes take an old plastic bottle out the bin, fill with petrol mix and stick it in your pocket, which never seemed ideal!
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I thought the mad part was the fact it's made by silverline
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Blackcurrant/gooseberry cross = Jostaberry
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Try Hills of Devon for the weldmesh Chicken Wire | Welded Mesh | Aviary Mesh | Wire Netting | Thatching Materials | Wheat Reed | Water Reed
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Yeh works well but you get covered in cr@p I use a full face clear visor anyway but you'd really need a chinguard too, and overalls/waterproofs
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Rather than burying the mesh you can use paving stones, all the way round the outside, this stops them from digging under the fence
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Don't know if anyone else uses one, but I saw them advertised online so thought I would give it a bash Airecut – The revolutionary brushcutter blade for serious cutting Got a 300mm one, £18 delivered from Mister Solutions. It cuts well, and does what it says on the tin - lifts the cut material up. The only problem is the operator gets covered head to toe in grass cuttings!
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tractor with timber trailer and driver needed for small job aberdeenshire
scbk replied to david wood's topic in General chat
I don't know if he's got a timber trailer but try speaking to Wee Jim, he's 25mile down the road and has a tractor http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/wee-jim.html -
Well decided on the top of the range tanaka, the tbc600, but after over 2 weeks of it being on order, have been told the supplier can't get it!! So back to the drawing board!
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If it's likely to fall on a road then you could let the local roads department know of the danger, and they will send an inspector out. You can usually do it anonymously.
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Sharp sand is more gritty and has bigger lumps Paving Expert - AJ McCormack and Son - Aggregates for Paving and Drainage
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You want sharp sand for laying slabs on
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Have just found out that the top of the range Tanaka (TBC600) has vibration levels of 1.4-1.5 according to the book, that's 47cc, but about £600, ouch.
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Seems to be mainly banks, rough areas of grass and bracken etc, very rare for me to use the metal blade on this machine (always 3mm square line) but it does need to have a bit of power The TH43 is the ideal machine it's just I don't think I can take the vibes much longer!
