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Whats your moto, or go to quote?
markieg31 replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
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My beastly stihl 171!! (use it for carving) leaks when left and leaks pretty quickly. answer, drain it of oil.
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what part you want to grease??? the gearbox on the hedge trimmers wants a red fluid grease the 'blades' use the stihl anti resin spray or wd40 the strimmer gear box. i use red fluid grease but my gear box makes some worrying sounds when cold. not sure if its too thick or i have an used and abused strimmer
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sold my first load of the year. the good old fourtrak coming up trumps. i can just about get a cube in the back. i dont think i sold any last year, maybe some to my mother in law but that is not a profit making exercise. i dont advertise so it is just friends that i tend to sell to.
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as one comment said 'natural selection has failed us' tis a long and very technical fell
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hello party people. I have a job coming up and i will have a some timber for sale. mainly ash i would say ranging from 7-15" there is also some smaller hazel and oak. access is good, stacked next to a solid track, not sure you would get an artic to it thou. it is located in aller, near langport. hoping there would be some one local that might want it or it will go to kleen kut
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while we are on the subject i am after some nuffield/ leyland weights.
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i drive a 51 plAte, 125bhp (standard) trany mewp. when mine go's in for service i get a 90bhp one. i can definatly notice the difference!!! we also have a 12 plate tran tipper. my mewp has loads more guts than that! remaping is the way forward unlesss its an older one than you can wazzz the pump up and crank the turbo!
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as said before.. 'gone are the days of the work horse'. same with anything these days including tractors. you could chuck logs in the back of an old hilux and not worry about it. try that on a new one and you will see the dents all around the rim of the bed. but we cant keep comparing new trucks to old ones. if you want a new truck to impress customers etc then put up with the con's and enjoy the pro's. if you want a work truck than find a 2003 d4d hilux or similar. decent mpg, solid body, that can take some abuse. mark the fourtrak driver
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your all barking up the wrong tree..... get one of the last fourtraks, 01 plate. super reliable, tows a trailer, can seat 7, an off roads beter than a 90! happy days.
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the goretex can't breath when the garment is dirty. this results in the operators sweat building up on the inside of the jacket making it seem like the jacket is leaking. regular cleaning is the key. and the scotch guard can (so i have been told) last three washes. but i have just applied some fabsil (silicone based product) to my kayaking cag.. when i run it under water, i pull it away and there is not even a bead of water there!!! i have read on the Internet some where about painting ya coat with ronseal but i am not to convinced!!
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talking about getting sap of ya gear, more specifically saws... a friend took his saw to a local place to be serviced. he payed 50 notes for what i could see was a new pull cord and a clean but by god was it clean!!! 7 year old top handle that genuinely came back looking like new and i mean new!!! wish i could find out what they used?
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i think the stuff that goes in the water contains corrosion inhibitors. a Vit like the additives in antifreeze. as said before i am not sure how helpful they are.
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yes that was quoted for akvaterm. did a show at the nec with the chap who designs them from finland, interesting chap. get a lot of quotes and do the research. there is a lot of information out there so it pays to know what the sales man is going on about and to avoid the wool over the eyes. plumbing them in is easy. some installations i have seen have holes drilled everywhere in the walls where pipes have been moved etc. so make sure every thing is planned out and drawn up. you can not do too much planning. a good installation looks the muts a bad one will be pants. orientation of boiler door etc
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Tis is sitting in the van type of weather me thinks Cold but dry down in charmouth. Good working weather
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Small timer. Jr log arch v compact tractor
markieg31 replied to Horatio's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
big up the nuffield contingent!!!!! an exclusive club! mine cost 900 notes, requires a little bit of work to the brakes and general tlc o and its a 6 cylinder, apparently the extra two make all the difference!!! -
windy and cold up on the brendon hills here. little bit of snow last night
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i am a dont have the money for the two trucks but think the best compromise would be a hilux tipper. i currently have a fourtrak fieldman. have would the diesel pump up so towing is a doddle. and is better than a landrover off road and it has the bonus of not breaking down like a landy!!
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i once got told at the heart of any good fire is a tyre.. not very environmentaly friendly. i would get a stihl blower, able to whip up a disco inferno out of anything!!!!!!
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i work with people who like a toke at night, doesnt seem to affect there work but get the odd mood swing and one sometimes struggles to remember his name. it does seem to me thou that all the best climbers have done a lot of drugs in the past. thats why i am not the top climber
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layout of kit on a sequoia harness, how do you have yours?
markieg31 replied to normandylumberjack's topic in Climbers talk
i have always done it like that. i have strop on the left with a man bag behind to contain the strop rope to stop tangling. chainsaw clipped centre back to facilitate the reach around. tool clip rear right to clip saw on and silky in front of that although that can be a pain at times -
right, i not sure it is right for a bloke to slate someone for loading up on a break when, i am certain anybody in tree surgery has done this, they would drive round in a transit tipper loaded with chip towing a chipper. where is your tacho in that instance? i doubt it that there is a tacho and i wouldn't expect one because we all dance with the law to make things pay. Who would go and tip off when the chip was level with the tailgate?? certainly not me or any other tree surgeon i have ever met!! go forth and drive a trailer without the ticket, drive overloaded, load up in ya break. may the force be with you
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Free stringy conifer chip tomorrow in Wellington/Taunton area
markieg31 replied to Tree Man Tom's topic in General chat
try the Christmas tree place (langford lakes) out at langford budville. he usually takes what we got. i would probably use a different tactic like good chip for mulch. worth a punt and only ten mins from taunton -
i just do it with me blackberry using the basic documents app that comes with the phone. i did an invoice on my laptop, saved it on my phone, then i open it up with documents to go on my phone, and basically use the original invoice as a template. then save as the new invoice number, attach it to the email and bobs your uncle. i love it. i do all my invoicing on my phone, the only drawback is the small screen.
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got the stihl one, but think he is getting on a bit. but can justify a new one til this one breaks.. might be a while
