Daniël Bos

Help! My google searches and phoning round has proved fruitless so far. I need 150m2 of 3/4" (or near, 18-22mm is fine as long as it's all the same) planks in 5m lengths (though I could take 4.8's if needed) Widths not that important (80mm+) So if it was 100mm, I'm after 300 lengths. Only one square edge needed. Green or dry, not bothered. Species not important, I'll have what I can get. I can collect within 75m of NG34 or delivery is ok too. Where can I buy the above at short notice? Rough price indication? Thanks, Daniel.

Brand new ebay account, no feedback, no good I'd say. If you're interested check with Lister Wilder whether they have serviced a machine from Edinburgh and if so what condition it is in, post them a link to the listing.

Exhaust gasses exit quicker, thus there is scope for an increased flow of fuel/air mix into the engine as well (which is what increases the power). Different amount of air/fuel through the engine has the potential to alter the ratio of fuel to air. Checking the plug colour can give a good indication of the fuel/air ratio that's being burned.

South Africans don't need a drill to put holes through their gateposts.... dumpert.nl - In Zuid-Afrika hebben ze geen boormachine nodig

Done:thumbup:

Husqvarna 365 x-torque. Trusted simple design, a bit old school but not too outdated. Can be converted into a 372 x-torque very easily (google it) no parts needed. By far the most "bang for your buck" as the colonials say. Had a quick check and it's the same sort of money as the Stihl 391 (within £20) but will eat the Stihl easily in 365 guise and leave it miles behind after conversion.

Just the same but without those straps on the side. Nice colour though!

I can see them fine on my macbook, are you a true believer Jon?

Walnuts have catkins, but all my walnuts are reddish when they first open leaf (the leaves come out red, then turn green) but maybe tropical Wiltshire is a bit ahead of us backward folk in Lincs?

Go to a big Ag dealer if you have one locally and ask for a set of worn tracks. They should give them to you for free, they'll need to pay to get rid otherwise. Chop them open so you've just got a long belt and score under the first drive lug. With enough horse power you can then rip the lugs of in one go (they are moulded onto a separate steel belt, rubber moulded to the track) and presto, an indestructible, somewhat flexible/semi-rigid solution. An other option would be the tread section of a tractor tyre (same Ag dealer, should be free again), which is a lot lighter both in weight and construction. Just cut the sidewalls of with a sharp knife (don't be tempted to use power tools, they melt the rubber and make it a very hard job, a sharp knife cuts tyres easier than you'd expect). Tyre tread is lighter and more flexible (tracks are very heavy) I have a set of tracks of a Challenger (Big tracked tractor, 600+hp) that I've had in a gateway all winter to drive the landy plus 4ton trailer through a very muddy gateway. Only sunk about an inch after more than 120ton of wood has been over it.

Sorry to hear that Mr egg.

You'll be fine, but as a precaution have snow chains and a 12v compressor on board. Snow chains are fairly self explaining, they'll also help a lot in muddy conditions. A rear wheel drive van with chains is not much if any worse than a 4x4 without. The compressor is to pump up your tyres again after you've let as much air out (of the driven tyres...) as you dare when you start to skid. It's much faster and easier than chains and very effective. It can increase the amount of tread in contact with the ground by up to 3 or 4 times.

Clap your hands together at half the speed you can do so, they exert an equal amount of force on each other. Now if your thinking was correct, clapping one hand against the wall with twice the speed would result in the same impact on the hand. Have a go, bash that wall at double speed then see what hurts more...

Dunno? But with just the carb swap it cut faster, I timed it, same bar and chain. I think the tuneability with the 210 carb allows it to run just right, the 180 carb does not. I've ported and exhaust-modded mine as well, but there was measurable gain with just the carb swap.

Common misconception:" If two vehicles collude head on each driving at 50mph, its the equivalent of driving into a wall at 100mph" Actually, in a head on collision of two vehicles at the same speed (provided both vehicles are of equal mass) the deceleration is the same as if those vehicles were crashing into a stationary immovable object.

But that assumes the Stihl policy was a reaction to market forces in support of failing businesses. Call me a cynic but I somehow doubt the benevolent intentions of Stihl as a company.

I have an ms210 carb on mine. Fits fine but the throttle linkage needs bending a bit for it to reach wot. It'll also need the two extra holes drilling obviously... Its a big improvement both in its adjustability and it'll have a bit more go.

Is this not roughly what the big giant balls of Stihl have decided to do? An online portal sort of shop where you can buy online from your local dealer at rrp.... The small issue us that it goes against free market rules and kills competition between dealers. Competition that keeps products available at a good price, and keeps the market healthy.

Can you parcel it up and post it? Or if not, tell use where it is?

I'm not sure how my shopping habits relate to cross Europe price differences? I don't shop at either if those BTW, all my shopping is at the local shops and very occasionally the coop. I'm doing that because I appreciate the service. If what I want isn't available I'll order it on the web rather than drive elsewhere. If there was either an Aldi or Lidl close by I would probably use them as they have an excellent record of customer service. Anyway, my point was not to disagree with you but to point you to the fact that you chose a crap example. Belle is owned by Altrad who do most their business in Germany. German vat is less, the importer may have bought when the exchange rate was more favourable to them, screwfix take a bigger profit, there's quite a list to explain the difference. I often buy stuff abroad, as it is sometimes cheaper. I have a turbine from Germany, a Dutch trailer and countless Dutch hand tools. All my saws are bought in Britain though as it's much cheaper....

Your example, not mine... But apart from the fact that the exchange rate doesn't quite work like that (you'll pay about £250 less). Germany's vat equivalent is less I think (19%?) Screwfix is just not very cheap. Good service and fast delivery, never any issues with warranty claims and normally a direct new-for-old swap.

We invite people for an interview, when they arrive I'll be busy doing some menial task (moving a few barrows of logs, shovelling some chip, that sort of thing) and tell them I'll be with them as soon as I've finished. My wife will phone me just then, I tell the prospective I have to take that call and I'll be back in a minute. This is when they can choose to progress to the actual interview... If when I return 2 minutes later, the task I was doing has not been finished the interview is cancelled. It sorts out the "can-do's" from the "it's-not-fair I-dunno-how's" right quick and without hassle.

I have an apprentice currently, he's severely dyspraxic, and has quite severe aspergers syndrome. I've set hem the task of cutting me 30 framing pegs, a job that would take me 2 hours or so, on a comfy outdoor chair with a pint. He's been doing that for three days now and has made 20 or so that could be usable. I think he's still learning from it though, as am I. What I'm trying to say is that you have to think why you have an apprentice rather than an employee. What do you want out of the deal and what do you think you are offering them?

Bad comparison there! That's like saying things are much cheaper here than in Japan because a Landcruiser costs more than a Defender.... The same dumper as the one screwfix sell is this: Minidumper BMD300 von Belle + gratis Arbeitsjacke in in Berge | eBay

I'm off to do my first clipping of the year tomorrow but I reckon you're going to have a riot with the animal welfare crowd if you'll be clipping with a chipper:confused1::001_tt2: