ThrustSSC
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Still sold out, Jon - bar my pub customer who likes his logs a bit less-seasoned so they burn slower and longer, and a bit of good stock reserved for another customer's Jan delivery. The G&Ts are slipping down well...
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48 sold??????! Must be painful to refill them when burned off and you've got the stove going all day, too... ;-) I tried paper bricks once. Worked really well, burned really hot, but took SO much work to make, and left SO much ash! Not recommended...
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Spot on. There are adhesives available in the fibreglassing world that will do the job - just abrade the tank for a mechanical bond, then glue it up.
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25m3 Norway Spruce & 125m3 of Sweet Chestnut in Dorset
ThrustSSC replied to Dorset Treeman's topic in Firewood forum
There's a fool in the supply chain somewhere betwixt source and customer. Either someone who is confusing tons with cubic metres, or someone who is too easily parted with his money! -
Why not get yourself some marketing/business management training? Sounds like you've got the skills to deliver the business, so perhaps focus on the other side of winning and managing the business? It's the side that so many folks fall down on. Just a thought...
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911 simply means you won't be able to take it as cabin baggage. Checked baggage (as in checked-in, in the hold) is fine. Hell, if you've got the permits, you can put a gun in checked baggage even.
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No reason - provided it's de-fuelled - you couldn't just check it in as hold baggage. I've brought loads back that way - axes, machetes, Kitchen Aids. The airlines are pretty good about such. You can always check with them first, of course.
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Why didn't you just throw the Small Claims Court at them? I've had a few issues myself: all down to the reality that there are some dishonest people out there. eBay haven't been perfect every time, but they've not been desperate either. Caveat emptor...
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Please explain "sourced from Sustainable Woodland"
ThrustSSC replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
Generally it means a woodland that is being managed, as opposed to the land being just raped and everything felled. Managed woodland is thinned, with new planted where old, diseased trees are taken out, and the species balance is carefully watched, too. We've all seen hillsides that have been clear-felled and look dreadful. And we've all seen woodland left it it's own devices for decades and getting into a dreadful state. Sustainable is the middle ground. -
Agreed. Both on my 550XPG and 576XPG. Got to turn them off when it's anything above freezing!
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Common Sense is an oxymoron...
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Any news on the Evesham area, Eddie, after the Pershore dealer fell through?
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Axe - I don't do enough, regularly enough, to build the physique for a maul. I can swing one for a few hours, but the axe is less tiring. But I keep a maul handy for twisty stuff.
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Oi! I thought you woz banned! ;-) (Sorry, got Jon Mendi-Plogs Syndrome: been on the cizer! :-))
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:-) Did 212,000 miles in mine in 9 years from new before I retired her to SORN 'play' duties. Couldn't bring myself to sell her. Just need to get a knocking big end sorted and take out the last cat, then she'll be the perfect track car. The Defender and Impreza-sized trailer have uses beyond the firewood business ;-)
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My Subaru Impreza was just the same. LOVED the cold weather - because the fuel injection was just like AutoTune and took advantage of it to pump in more fuel and create more power :-)
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Got a 576XP and a 550XP - if you wanted me to choose one or the other, I'd probably ask to try a 560XP...
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And just to wrap this one up in case anyone comes searching these Fora on the same question, I just had an answer back from Husqvarna tech support (credit to them for doing that): "Greasing the 576 XP Auto Tune needle bearing is ok to do"
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Anyone else splitting logs smaller due to wet weather
ThrustSSC replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
An interesting point there: "The ends which were exposed to the rain eventually recorded the lowest moisture content once those logs had been in the house for a few days". I had some 'rails' that a delivered load were stacked on. The field was very wet in 2012 and they were utterly soaking by the time I'd cut up the wood stacked on them. I cut them up and put them aside for my own use some time in the future after what I expected would be a loooong drying process. They dried remarkably quickly and were some of the driest logs I had that winter. While initially this appears counter-intuitive, I wonder if soaking the logs does something to the internal structures that enable them to then dry quicker - e.g. by 'jamming' the internal water transport tubes open? -
Sounds like I've got the answer, chaps - use the red fluid grease in my gun, same as the bar. Many thanks! Life will be a little easier... :-)
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So was mine - but for doing the bar nose bearing. The manual is specific about oiling the clutch bearing. I guess the answer is I need to stick to the oilcan for now :-( Thanks for chipping in, though - appreciated
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Thanks, Chris. Any of the chainsaw gurus out there want to comment? Spud? GardenKit?
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Hi guys, just a quick one drawing on your experience. My 576XP AutoTune (according to the manual) is supposed to have the needle bearing lubricated regularly by dripping engine oil into the hole in the crankshaft. No probs, have always done that - but it has always felt a bit hit-and-miss on whether anything went in. My new 550XP's manual says to use the grease gun rather than oil. Much easier. So, is this a change applicable to the older saw, or do I have to persist with the oil can? Appreciate your thoughts... Kind regards, Jeremy
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I had a lady colleague the other day greet me in the office and loudly declare: "I need some of your hard wood!" Sniggers all round...
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What a shame. I was hoping this was a thread about swordfighting with saws... :-(
