TurtleWoods72
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Yeah I always keep a crate of Fosters handy in case I have Australian visitors, burglars or a chimney fire.
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Phew, I got confused. Just checked my crate of Tiger Beer for eggs and drew a blank. Luckily my wine stocks had a black pudding in though!
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Rather than start a new one I thought I'd resurrect this thread. Just saw in ebay the same 'Dack' saw available in either red or insipid green branded as a 'Charles Jacobs' for christs sake. Sounds more like a brand of shampoo! Oh it's worth buying the Charles Jacobs anti frizz versions rather than the £48 'Dack' though, because it's only £499.00! 129 green ones sold, 262 red'uns. Frightening.
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I can't give anyone prices for anything Shavey mate, since I don't sell, I just buy. From what I recall, the Makita chainsaw range is less varied than it was a few years ago, and the nice 5030 has vanished. That would make a compelling argument in my books to go for a Dolmar if one needs/wants a professional saw in this capacity. Shavey, how much are the Dolmar 61, 73, 79, and 90cc models coming out at?
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DCS5121 is a pro saw in the same vein as the Stihl farm saws are pro saws. Not lightning fast or light as a feather, but robust, magnesium crankcase, decompression. Meaty and well made, cheap price currently. Yes I do own one. Go for it. You can't go wrong. P.S The Royal Engineers use this and the 64cc Makita.
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Chain might be too loose. Tighten it up on the bar a bit and see how it runs then.
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Not to be curt with you, but this has been discussed at length recently and historically on the forum, it might be worth checking the search function while you wait for some answers to roll in.
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My suggestions are; Reduce the branches down with your MS181 so that all usable firewood is taken aside. Then chop up the rest to season as kindling. The scraggy stuff and leaves, let them sit for a month or two and then have a bonfire. Alternatively if you're dead set on shredding it; Buy a cheap shredder off ebay and fill your boots, Contact a local arborist and see if they can pass by your way and shred the lot for some beer tokens. Buy a mulching blade for your brushcutter if you own one, and slam the lot to matchwood after in an afternoon.
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Best boots for those with sweaty trotters?
TurtleWoods72 replied to Arghshh's topic in Climbers talk
No footwear suggestions per se, but have you tried spraying Sure or a similar deodorant on the soles of your feet? -
I surrender.
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He don't drink, he's on a natural high. It's called tiredness and the interweb. Good old Jon boy.
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Get some port down ya Jon boy! It's the weekend!!
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I use the Maglite recharchables Jon, not cheap but have a good throw and the batteries charge in a little docking station, although if your desperate you can wang in some pound shop batteries. Best torches ever.
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Lol, thanks Jon. Hope you have the weekend you deserve mate. A relaxing one!
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I remembered that's I'd had a not too bad day, that all my grandparents died a long time ago, but I miss them less than I respect them and admire them, that superstition is counter productive and can now be classed as OCD. I relished the fact that I have a new saw and my other half allowed me to bring it in the house without major drama. I appreciated the fact that my family, and precious dog are all well, happy and warm, and that I have some bloody good mates who I've met on arbtalk and would hope to do as much for as they have for me, if I can. Life's short, but I enjoy mine, and so should we all. Screw superstition, I've left out all the parts of my day where I was no too thrilled. Get over, move on. Arbtalk helps.
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After a hard day at work, got home, changed and went to buy some Prosecco for the other half. Thought it would be a nice gesture, since she bollocked me for bringing home another chainsaw yesterday. Lidl were outs stock, as were Aldi. (I'm class). Ended up in Sainsburys where I finally got some plus some exotic mushrooms for me. Almost £2 for a tiny tray. Nice though and you only live once. (Unless it's a toadstool)
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Just bought a new cub cadet. Where does that leave me?
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Lol, don't worry we're old farts teasing you. It's a classic Dustin Hoffman film about a young graduate who's going out with the daughter of a lusty old bint. Over the course of a summer she seduces poor old Dustin and all hell breaks loose. Her name is Mrs Robinson. Would you like me to seduce you?
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As an ex Air Cadet I'll have to pull rank and say that hot chocolate is severely pongo. Crabs prefer coffee. Strong black coffee, what ho!
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you're taking this Mrs Robinson thing a little too far no?
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Watch 'The Graduate'. Is her name Mrs Robinson.
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You haven't worn your original chain out already have you Dunc?
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touching, heartwarming.
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I'm ok bud. You'd better buy a new pair of boots yourself, since mine are still in use. It wasn't man flu, just an off day. Probably that curse you put on me whe we won the rugby!
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Chainsaw boots V Steel toe cap boots and gloves
TurtleWoods72 replied to Hunterdoncaster's topic in Chainsaws
Lol, ya silly bugger. Juggling's a waste of good fuel. Sword swallowing with them is the preferred pastime of the efficionado! Sounds like you'll be fine with common sense and a good attitude. As a fellow amateur I truly understand your fear and wariness of these 'killer machines', but in reality most of the nasty accidents must involve people with zero PPE, zero common sense, zero instruction or research, zero brain cells, and a flippant attitude to their own mortality. I'd imagine for every minute we spend worrying about what's what and how we can survive our next cross-cut, there's some nobber in trackie bottoms and bare chest, wearing only trainers (no gloves) trying to fell a large Oak in some old dears garden on the sly to supplement their 'benefits'. All using a stolen MS181 and a machete.
