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Matthew Storrs

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  1. Matthew Storrs
    Best be up early than:biggrin:
  2. Matthew Storrs
    Lets say you spent an hour a day on arbtalk- but instead worked an etc hour a day at £30 an hour- that's nearly 11k an extra per year! Nearly all profit.
  3. Matthew Storrs
    Who said I didnt! Actually I have one job which is lasting 5-6 weeks so that knocks a big whole in the diary- generally most of my jobs are 2 weeks so doesn't take much to fill up. His point about people being in the pub by 4pm is probably true- a bit like the regular users on here who claim to be flat out but still manage to devote hours a day to arbtalk:lol:
  4. Matthew Storrs
    Hmm Maybe, I know I have enough work to keep me going well into October- it's a nice feeling but at the same time I havnt crammed it all in so tight that it doesn't leave me any leeway. To an extent you have to pencil it in because some customers want to know when you can do it- no point saying Christmas because you most likely won't get the job- that said some people actively planning projects will engage a contractor many months before the work is due to commence- these are clever people:thumbup1:
  5. Matthew Storrs
    Did they say that fumes where likely the cause of your breathing problems- if you don't mind me asking?
  6. Matthew Storrs
    Same mate- 10 years ago I just didn't think about it but prevention is better than cure as they say. Short of walking around with a respirator mask- I think we just have to take simple precautions where poss.
  7. Matthew Storrs
    Don't know about any one else but feel like I breath in quite alot of fumes throughout the working day. If it's not from chainsaws and the like it's from diesel machines. Pretty hard to avoid as wind generally blows fumes about. People say it's a healthy job working outside- no doubt it is in some aspects- but reckon I breathe more fumes than the average office worker. What can you do? I try simple things like stop the truck when I'm hitching up a trailer and take a deep breathe if I know I'm about to get a lung full- switchinbnon a machine etc. It's hard not to get too neurotic about the whole thing but at the same time want to avoid where possible. It doesn't just stop at fumes- wood dust, bonfire smoke, chain oil mist. Yeah i don't think our job is healthy in the slightest!
  8. Matthew Storrs
    Thanks Rob- I'm not sure about that one in the link- to me it looks a little 'awkward' with the handles being perpendicular to the drill piece- and possibly quite restricted when gateposts are up against walls etc??? Do you sell the echo petrol drill that Goaty was referring to above? Thanks
  9. Matthew Storrs
    Interestingly had to hang a few gates this afternoon- not having a cordless at the mo I had to use my Genny and 5kg SDS. Got to say it absolutely blasted through the 10" telegraph poles with barely a change in motor tone. I know it's not as hard as oak but really can't see it struggling. Whether you loose power if it had been a cordless SDS who knows..
  10. Matthew Storrs
    I have a genny which I use to run a 5kg SDS drill for granite concrete etc- its brilliant but bit of a ballache loading it up and humping it around a job site if I can't get truck near. I was kind of hoping a cordless SDS either 2kg or 5kg would do everything but from what people are saying perhaps not as good as a cordless drill when it comes to torque for wood posts. Cordless does seem to have a knack of running out of battery at 4pm when I just need to hang one more gate:laugh1: Over the last few years iv been trying to get everything cordless- the best thing being a grinder which is great for cutting bits of gate ironmongery and the like.
  11. Matthew Storrs
    Bob- do you live in your shed? You seem to be able to produce a photo of any given tool just like that!
  12. Matthew Storrs
    Bob- that looks ace. I have considered the Stihl BT45- I'm sure it would be the boss compared to any cordless drill- iv tried loads of 18v cordless, yes they all got through a big gatepost but none of them have lasted over the long term. I have a stack of knackered drill! I think it's the same old story there is no one machine that'll do it all. The only think that puts me off petrol drills is (I do a lot of fencing) having to crank it up every time I need to drill a hole- even if its just to pilot a hole. Cordless is beautifully grab and go- and quiet too
  13. Matthew Storrs
    I'd imagine it would be done regardless but perhaps less effective with PR... id have thought it wouldn't be to the voters incentive to vote tactically as much- who ever has the most votes wins- just like the referendum- how can you argue with the results. There can be no coalition.
  14. Matthew Storrs
    Maybe it's just a psychological problem- and you may be right that PR wouldn't change the outcome but can't see how anyone can dispute it if done proportionally. I certainly wouldn't but as I said above I felt like I must have wellstayed at home last election!
  15. Matthew Storrs
    Maybe, but to me I can't see how the loosing side have a leg to stand with proportional voting whereas I can the current system. It just seems far more logical and fair- local elections would be conducted in the same way. I agree with your last sentence but it's not hard to see why they feel this way with the current voting system?
  16. Matthew Storrs
    Helpful points cheers- just been googling the Hilton TE2 as it happens. I have a 5kg corded sds which is great but I'm always in the middle of nowhere and it's a PITA dragging a genny around with me too. I guess what I want is something that can drill 28mm holes into a granite gatepost (for resining gate hooks into) but that can also do standard wood gate posts- which always seems to stress my hitachi cordless somewhat. A standard cordless hammer function won't touch granite so has to be SDS. Or perhaps I'd be better off with 2 machines rather trying to economise and get 1 that does everything.
  17. Matthew Storrs
    I just couldn't agree more with this. I felt my vote was wasted this year- I knew which party was going to win in my area and my vote was lost in the wind. Had it been individual votes counting directly towards PM id have felt much better about it.
  18. Matthew Storrs
    I give the customer an idea of when I hope to do the job but also explain that weather and other circumstances can have a knock on effect- so I say I will firm up nearer the time- usually give them at least a couple days notice, I put aside days where I don't book anything in, that way it allows leeway if a job overruns and if I finish on time I use that day to either fit a little job in or do kit maintenance etc. In my experience if I book 4 days a week the 5th always get filled in one form or another- quoting/ job gets extended or maintenace
  19. Matthew Storrs
    perhaps I should quickly add- I don't plan on drilling wood whilst in the 'hammer' function. but I think most SDS have option to use as standard drill...
  20. Matthew Storrs
    So iv totalled another cordless 18v drill (the rain gets in which doesn't help) But if I was to buy a 2kg SDS drill 18v cordless would this have the same or better torque for augering through gateposts than a standard 18v cordless? I could use the SDS function a lot for granite gateposts etc so if it could do wooden ones (chestnut) too then that would be ideal. cant find any data how much torque they kick out- just joules.
  21. Matthew Storrs
    Doesn't look like septicaemia to me. But I'm not a doctor though so if you have any concerns or it gets worse definitely get another opinion. A friend of mine developed an allergy to something growing in hedges (he's a tree surgeon) but gets incredibly itchy and feels ill, can't sleep because of it- so it's possible to develop an allergy in later life to something which you'd normally be fine with. In his case he has had tests done and narrowed it down to a family of plants containing something like 5000 species! Including dandelion and lettuce... Hope the antihistamine works:thumbup1:
  22. Matthew Storrs
    We've got a 5k Stovax- but have had a few issues with it. Can't shut it down for love or money and was roaring away without being able to do something about it, dealer said it's meant to be like that as it's got a clean burn kit fitted- I could nt live with it so took an angle grinder to it and cut the lug off that stopped it shutting down. Also door never made a good seal which no doubt contributed to the overfiring. So had to make up my own packing to get a tighter fit. So in short I wouldn't buy it again I don't think- I really like the AgaL Little Wenlock- family member have them and one is 30 years old and still doing a great job:thumbup1:
  23. Matthew Storrs
    Heavy rain now. Probably need it in fairness, but doesn't stop me from having an 'extended' lunch break!
  24. Matthew Storrs
    I agree Beau, my 395xp rarely gets used anymore and is never drained of fuel- yet to have a problem on the odd occasion I come to start it and use it. Brushcutter sits all winter and again usually fires up pretty promptly come summer.
  25. Matthew Storrs
    Had to watch that 3 times to see if the video had been sped up or not, God knows what was going on with the driver- to me it looked intentional or he had a sever case of lockleg. Either way far too fast

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