Daniël Bos

You have the right to return within two weeks I believe (distant seller regs)

"No cake left in this vehicle overnight"

I had the husky ones, thought they were badly made (cheap nasty feeling plastic, rough finish etc) but they worked ok. Got some of the lidl ones, they worked ok too, seemed a bit better constructed than the husky ones.... Battery door keeps falling off but a bit of tape soon sorted that Now I'm on Bluetooth headsets from evilbay. Sounds great, good functionality (intercom, plays music, handsfree phone, really good noise suppression on the mike, intercom works between vehicles driving in convoy) don't know how well they'll last but happy so far.

Get a bucket, a cane, a tin and some peanut butter. Drill a hole through both the top and bottom of the tin (central) so the cane fits through it and the tin can rotate freely. Put an even ring of peanut butter around the middle of the tin. Place the cane with the tin over the bucket, so the tin is suspended over the middle of the bucket. Put some 2" of water in the bucket. The mice walk along the cane, try to climb on the tin to get to the peanut butter, the tin rotates, the mice fall. The water drowns them. You can also just use a very deep bucket so they can't jump out but they can jump pretty high! Mice never learn about these traps as they don't fail or scare the mice away when they go off without a catch. Its instantly ready to catch more mice after a catch (my pb is 9 in 5 Hours)

Ms180 that oils!

I have a couple of 5105's both heated handles. Nice little saws, very easy to get on with, starts very easily (no mucking about with priming or setting carbs or half throttle or pulling for hours, the thing just starts, hot cold, freshly refuelled after running dry, it just starts) It's quite well made, tank caps are better than s/h. No major issues so far (small problem with the starter but it still works and is being sorted under warranty).

Are your oaks 20"dia or do you want to end up with 20" timbers? As mentioned above, big difference between using a mill on a 20" bar (as you'll be cutting about 15" only) or freehand which the whole bar used. I have a couple of 5105s but both on 13" which is nice and Quick! I have used an 18" on it which was fine really, it's only when you pick up a 372xp on 20" straight aferwarsd that it seems slow. Just have a go mate! A bar doesn't cost that much and even if you find your intended uses for it don't quite work out, it can well save you if you've not got access to a bigger saw and come across that log that's just that wee bit bigger.

My dollies (2014 and 2015 build) both came with pump fuel stinking fuel tanks, they've never seen any more since they left the factory tough! Aspen rules!

Where in NL are you/ is this saw? I know a few competent old saw mechanics in the country. I've never found a main dealer worth his salt yet, too busy selling shiny stuff to the diy crowd.

Agree with most, get a new saw. As a novice user you'll not likely notice any (potentially dangerous?) faults with a 2nd hand saw as you'll have no point of reference. 2nd hand saws of the size you're looking at are also often insanely overpriced, I've seen 2nd hand stihl ms180's sell on eBay for more than new price!? As for training, F.R. Jones used to offer a "light" chainsaw course more aimed (and priced!) at domestic users. Not sure if they still do?

Not Really.... Onze revolution moves yer chain 7 links over, however long the chain is, chainspeed therefore does not change. The chain will go round more often as its shorter, but not any faster.

I put some new tyres on my trailer the other day, moved the best one of the ones coming off to the spare wheel. The spare tire was quite old (it had "made in West-Germany" written on in) but still good, no sign of perishing and carried a full load for a few weeks until I got round to the tire swap. The tire chap read the code, it was made in the 3rd week of 1975!

Yes, but the fact you replied....

Put y'r bloody phone away, ignore the people at the table next to you and enjoy the company you're having lunch with?

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Paulownia doesn't flower until fairly mature, and doesn't flower at all when coppiced or pollarded I believe. Look paulownish to me though.

Everything belongs to somebody, including that bit of wood. Find out who owns the wood and ask them, if you don't you're a thief.

Cheers Mister, much appreciated! I can transport myself if it's local-ish

Any Alder about anywhere?

Hello, I'm looking for a load of alder for a (rather wet) project. we'd need it in 12'lengths, 5-15". As transport costs are high we're looking to get however much we can get on either an 8wheeler or an artic (access no preoblem). We need it in south Lincolnshire, sleaford Area. Any help appreciated, Thanks:001_smile:

The scanner is annoying. Google gps signal blocking device. Freely available and able to block all gps, phone, mobile data etc in a 500m circle, all from a £10 box that plugs into the sigarette lighter plug. It's one of those nice loopholes in the law where although the use of one is not allowed (though I believe also not strictly prohibited?) the buying, selling and owning of such kit is fine and dandy!

Cut the flowerheads off when they are in full flower/just starting to seed. The plants die off after seeding (life's mission fulfilled!) so if you cut the flowers off the plants still die and don't seed. It's about ten times as fast as pulling/digging but slower than spraying. You do have to get the timing right though, too early and the plants wont have yet produced the signal it's safe to die off and will try to grow more flowers/come back next year. Too late and they'll spread seeds. It's quick, easy and cheap. It also leaves the plant up for a bit (valuable habitat) and importantly doesn't disturb the soil/create bare ground (the ideal situation for ragwort germination).

Most trackers are easy to detect, £10 of chinese electronics off ebay sorts this... Most thieves know this... So: I use a tracker that only geolocates and transmits upon request. (I send it a command, it replies with a location) This means it's not so easy to detect unless the thief is detecting at that very moment. The tracker is permanently fitted in a resin-filled container. Cast in so 100% waterproof. The container is in a steel case filled with sand, the steel case is bolted into a chassis u-beam, a plate is then welded over preventing access to the (security hedaded) bolts. It is hardwired to a charger, but with a battery life of about three weeks standby (supposedly about 100 position transmission packets) Cutting the wires leading to it means not a lot therefore. There is a usb-port accessible but not visible, it is around a corner behind the steel plate. (i have a cble taped to a steel rod bent to a specific shape, it finds the usb port ok) This is used to change settings and firmware etc. The above, tooke me about a day, and after asking the insurance they said they could not add it as it was a "custom build" not a velcro-on system. It means I get no discount but I reckon I've built a fairly robust system. As far as I can see, the only way to disarm it is by cutting it out off the chassis which would render the chassis beyond use. And then I found out about gps jammers...

No it hasn't... On the original listing, it quite clearly states collection i person. Did you contact the seller prior to bidding to ask if they'd post it for you? If (as seems the case) you won this auction, then afterwards asked them to post it they're entirely in their rights to cancel the purchase. They may have had no end of trouble with parcels "getting lost" in the post, postage cost being more than expected, couriers not sticking to agreed times etc?

If.... Think transport isn't too much of an issue, I think it's going deep south (Kent I think)