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markieg31

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  1. Well yeah thanks for that ... would not want to be wearing a used helmet or boots Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  2. I remember starting somewhere and was in second hand boots and trousers. If I got offered that these days I would tell um where to go. Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  3. Chance you got to take I am afraid. It's a legal requirement for employers to provide ppe. Obviously you get to keep it when they leave, make sure it's in the contract, but it is not good practice to hand out second hand ppe. Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  4. Yeah got the newer model. Excellent to drive, like a go kart, but it is a tad smaller inside than the old one. Need something bigger to get the mountain bike in- thinking citroen nemo Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  5. I got a set from them and had no problems. They pick up my blades no problem- not quite the 3 day turn around like quoted, more like a week, but I am happy Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  6. All of the 6 speed vauxhalls have week gearboxes, but at that milage you have plenty of motering before any problems. As it's common it's hard to find a second hand box in good condition. Got a 5 speed number on a 58 plate, goes like the clappers and good on diesel. Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  7. my old 528 jensen of 1999 vintage is still going strong- better than some newer (poorly maintained) ones i have used recently.. 5 stud axle... think that says it all
  8. The other half don't get a say. A decent pair of trousers is essential as is boot's, your in um for 12 hours at a time! T Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  9. I have two pairs of the sip inovation trousers. One is two years old and the other 4 years. Crotch on one went and then stitching on the fly and the beginnings of the crotch going on the other. Gave em to my neighbour and she sewed um up. The old pair i hadnt worn for two years! Both pairs I got for £130 each, at different times. Amazingly hard wearing- shame about the pocket zips- and still look great after all this time. I was thinking about buying a new pair of trousers, not sure anything is going to be as durable and I could buy two pairs of the sips for one pair of pfanners. Stick to what you know or follow the crowd and get the fashionable strides? [emoji39] Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  10. All depends who does the remap. Matey with the ranger... could that not be the shaft breaking off the oil pump, common fault, causing seizure?? Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  11. A company I sub into use stuff that won't pop through the side of the metal bits. Ie you have to pull the metal bits out of the bump head and thread them onto the cord. Imo it's not the stuff for the job. To thick. Waste of time getting it in Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  12. I only get line welded together when u once used some real thick line, found it to be crap. Hard to load and to much drag not enough queen Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  13. I use the 4mm yellow oregon stuff. Good in grass and can have a good crack at brambles and light scrub. I use a stihl bump head on an fs400 ,and other stihls, and find it to perform very well. I use a mulhing blade on anything other than grass. All my opinion Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  14. The first 550 I had came with a 560 style clutch. Bamboozled my local husky dealer for a bit. Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  15. Just chopped in my 441, pre carb, for a new 461. Why hadn't I done it sooner!! 441 would pull a 25 balls deep it was struggling a bit. However the 461 is a demon!! Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  16. O dear. I have gone back to standard chain and bar my self. Had narrow kerf bars but the nose sprockets kept breaking up after a month or so Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  17. Anti stress seems to kick in fairly quickly Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  18. Yeah I wouldn't mind if we weren't subsidising them. Seemingly they come in well cheap, working at a loss, and shoddy standards Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  19. Yeah I would be interested in views on the Peugeot citroen bipper van. Just chopped my 05 corsa van (brilliant van) in for next model 09 plate. Ecu now waked, common problem as they get rainwater in them. Also it's bigger dimensions on the outside and smaller on the inside then the older shape. Does drive brilliantly but it is not as economical as the old one.( both 1.3 diesels) spoke to a specialist who said it is a fiat engine which would explain the electrical problems- damn Italians!!!!! Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  20. 52 plate transit single cab steel body, although may way less than some as more rust then metal, multistage ram. No tools and 70kg driver = 2250kg that was on the weigh bridge at the scrap yard. And before you say it I wasn't looking at weighing the truck in!!! Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  21. Audi rs6 makes a purrs fair under pressure. Mind you anything v8 sounds good to me!! Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  22. Looking for an operative for a small contract that is coming up. The contract is two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, and will go on for around three months. You will be working with the two other operatives and you will be trimming vegetation on footpaths and bridleways. These paths are trimmed every year so it is not heavy cutting. You will be using a hedge trimmer and a pedestrian flail which are provided. All you need to provide is steel toe cap boots and a pair of ear defenders. Cross cutting and maintenance (cs30) and first aid an advantage but not essential. You will need to get your self to Exford If you are interested or would like to know more please ring or email. Mark Brewer [email protected] 07969023182 01984641732
  23. Surely If their is two on the job you can get a second job done in the same time it takes the one person to do the one job therefore, as long as the work is there, it makes no sense to lone work. As said reg is very experienced but I have lost count the amount of times the tail of my line has wrapped around stog etc requiring assistance Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  24. Got a kask and not overly impressed. I wash the pads every week to keep it fresh. Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app
  25. Your on the money their John. Toxteth they have to pay for assessments so hopefully that is an incentive for them to turn up. It's mad sounds like the chaps/ chapets on the one year course are in a worse position as it's less likely they will get the essential tickets they need to get employed in the real world!! Sent from my SM-G900F using Arbtalk mobile app

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