Le Sanglier
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What what what what what!
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Yes a bit, if I'm honest.
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Thanks, one more question, I have seen some people using strops much longer than their arms reach, anyone know why they do that?
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Neither do I as I don't want it slamming into my hip if I take an inadvertant swing.
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Again ,point taken. what about the question I asked Mark?
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Point taken. Actually, question; Do you hang your saw from the lanyard or attach it direct to your belt when moving around?
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Cos my finger is nowhere near the trigger.
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I am as old school as it comes, but chain brakes...it's not that hard is it? one click and it's as harmless as....well a harmless thing. I don't use them much in a tree 'cos it's hanging from a harness if I'm not using it. On the ground walking about I try hard to click it. One thing I do find annoying is people putting it on when the saw is revving hard, do they teach that at college? ps can we change the title to "Using the chain brake"
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Hold on! I've just had a brilliant idea. Here's what we do, When a client wants his tree trimmed we say "oh no mate! you cannot just trim it or the poor wickle tree will die, what we have to do is go out to the ends of the branches and take off a foot or so, no more!" They can teach this to newbs at college So as a consequence we have to go back every year and do it again.Work for everyone! we'll call it EDUCATING THE CLIENT. We get the tree officers in on it (no one argues with them) Do you think we'll get away with it?
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Well I reckon you're right,the amount of hedges I removed and ground in the UK so a fencer could come and do his thing was ridic. Shoukl have done it myself. (after learning how to do it porperly of course!)
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Just stumbled on this thread, David makes some good points, I wouldn't buy one but when I buy DIY tools like drills etc I always go cheap as I know when I finish the job it will sit around for god knows how long. Real builders laugh at my cheap crappy tools. But when they bring me their rubbish saws for sharpening the roles are reversed, they just shrug and say"done me well for 3 years". Same thing I 'spose.
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Handling!, pullings ok. with a full load and the hiab it would be like a drunk hippo. I think we all want that perfect vehicle. Hiab, tipper, 4wd, economical, use for pricing etc. It doesn't exist, Mogs are probably the closest, but they're pricey and..... well you get the idea. I think a single cab Ranger, Navara tipper looks ok but where to put tools and all the other gear. I reckon the best outfit for a tree surgeon in the uk is Transit/iveco whatever tipper, good Japanese crewcab 4wd, 6in chipper. Having said that my Landy tipper got me out of trouble yesterday pulling the Ranger and trailer and 1.5t digger out of a site. It's a conundrum isn't it?
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Well, good things happen to bad people (me!) Thought about what had been said on here, two things gave me hope. 1; No oil in the water. 2; No water in the oil. I had a chat with my brother in the UK and we went over it for a bit and overnight whilst running through the sequence I realised my mistake. After fixing the hose and filling the header tank there was an airlock which prevented the water going through the system. So filling the rad aswell and squeezing the hoses meant that we could get a full system. I did it this morning and worked it for an hour and no damage done!!!! In hindsight had it not been raining so hard my thought processes might have been better. So happy ending! big thanks to Rich and Doobin and the rest of you for helping.
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:001_smile:Well maybe I should have said poor people.
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Quick point here, the UKIP support largely comes from the "working class" For it is they who probably are affected most by UKIP's main hobby horse, immigration.
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Rad was cleaned recently, there was a little pinprick split on a pipe that was losing water, I believe that was the cause. I dunno, I guess I"ll have to wait and see. It gets used intermittently so I guess I was too eager to get busy after fitting the thumb rather than doing proper checks after a long lay off. I am usually good with my gear, chipper; tipper and grinder still going strong after 10 years each, I've taken the day off tomozz to get it to someone. Could be worse!
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2000 odd
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Interesting fix John! I think I'll bite the bullet and get it seen to by someone else. It's cost the best part of 500 quid in lost earnings and the blokes money already. It was going to move tonnes of wood with the new thumb grab. Which it was doing very well. Mores the pity!
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Hoping for a snap election then! I'd be off like a flash if I could. (Too old)
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Thought you were going to Oz?
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:001_smile:Ok Ben. bear it in mind.
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130 hiab tipper eh, theoretical payload dunno, actual drivable payload, next to eff all.
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It's 4 years old, buy a new one. You could spend the same trying to get it fixed, as I have learnt to my cost on my 200T
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On a seperate note I dread the heat because sweat runs down my back and into the crack of my arse causing nasty ring sting. Thought I'd share that:001_smile:
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Gotta agree, when it's hot and you're thirsty, have a drink, all this hydrating malarkey is overthinking it a bit. In Oz maybe, but on the two days in the UK (or two weeks out here) it get dangerously hot get your groundy to send up a bottle, drink it, tip a bit on your head, repeat every half hour. No problem today, it's bucketing it down.
