openspaceman
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Which is why I guess JCB always ask for a serial number when ordering bits, as well as to ensure that the right parts are supplied. When one of our our chippers was stolen (3 were stolen in the seven years I was there out of a fleet of a dozen, this one, one recovered by tracker and one never found) it turned up in the Netherlands, was subsequently bought by and unsuspecting tree surgeon in Scotland, where it was recognised by one of our staff.
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What are the differences Mk2 from Mk1?
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Yes but often if it has just stored it as an image then that becomes difficult. Eggs hasn't explained what he wants to edit. It is possible to open it in GIMP. Create a new layer and draw opaque text boxes over text that needs changing, change the text and export as PDF again.
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Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West
openspaceman replied to Big J's topic in General chat
We have a local common that was inhibited from returning from heath to secondary woodland by the army manoeuvres with tanks and universal carriers, now it is a nature reserve and the volunteers cannot control the regrowth, such that last weekend 30ha went up in flames. However this is a sandy site and the ruts and erosion can be avoided, this is not the case in woodland where the ruts run along the racks and rides. Also there is no crop so loss of increment from compaction and waterlogging is not a problem. About 4 miles away there is a MOD site which had reverted to forest, it has been mechanically harvested and rutted with arisings left such that one can now only walk the main tracks which were reinstated with a 360. -
Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West
openspaceman replied to Big J's topic in General chat
So you won it on competitive tender and are happy with the profitability, no more justification required. Also the owners will be able to stroll through the woods till the next thinning without falling down muddy ruts and the root systems won't have been compromised by machines better suited to working in scandinavian winters. -
It oxidises so depending on the timescale used it becomes less significant.
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Similarly it's a long time since I replaced a wire, 30 years so it may have changed. Firstly there is generally no connection at the pole, the wire is held with spiral wraps each side of the pole. undo a few poles worth and you can lay the wire on the ground, I've never done this but seen it done. If the line goes to a house then again there are spiral wraps that take the tension and the "jellies" that join the wire to the house are a loose loop. In the days of fax machines it was important to connect the wires the same way/polarity. Of course it will cause an ADSL modem to drop out and I don't know if they re connect automatically. If the phone rings when you are holding a bare wire you could get a 70V shock.
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No I was commenting on your summary.
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I think you have cause and effect wrong, yes communism has the effect of economic decline but that's not the same as understanding that the results of no limits to growth is increased pollution and excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Encouraging natural generation after clearfell
openspaceman replied to Big J's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
In the period following the end of WW2 and 1970 quite a few heathland site were re afforested, mostly with pines in the drier eastern counties. Two places locally used seed where there were too few seed trees established. The technique was a rough chisel plough and then broadcast, by hand or fiddle, 6lb of seed mixed with sawdust per acre. The problem was/is the scots pine grew like mustard and cress and competition was so great that at P25 the trees were still less than 75mm. We used to respace them by hand all the time there was a market for pergola poles, tree stakes etc,. but otherwise you had to wait for the dominant trees to suppress the rest. In the event the ecologists decided lowland heath was sufficiently rare that much has since been clearfelled and reverted to heath. -
That ruins my idea then, from the bark I would have said Prunus padus but that flowers and the petioles would be reddish. Is that a photo from today?
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Glad it wasn't serious but where was the file handle?
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Me too, I was glad to see Mark had it on the arbsafe database so anyone offered one for sale can check there.
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Yes but I doubt it will raise £100 so may still break it for bits. I'll have to ask my neice if she wants me to ebay it.
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I've been tidying up a shed prior to house sale and there's an old Allett 36" cylinder mower. I have never used it but I did put it away end of last season so it does run. I think originally it would have had a Reliant engine and gearbox but it has a Wisconsin Robin WM390. I'm guessing it dates back to the 80s. Is it worth using or shall I break it for the bits, I fancy the engine for a sawbench.
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If it is a personal sale over the internet it's not your problem if they supplied a different battery than the one you ordered. You can simply reject the goods within 14 days.
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Thanks I'll PM you. would it make sense to change to the later blade centres if this is possible? I'll have to see if my mate can make an aluminium guard to pattern.
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Not a chainsaw but do any of the dealers here know if parts are available for this brushcutter? I have 2, the first a 165r I bought in 1974 and the second. a 165rx belonged to a mate who probably bought it in the 80s and I'm trying to fettle it for his son. Some long distant memory makes me think that the original maxi cut saw blades were considered too big and only smaller ones became available. I'm looking for a saw blade guard and the drive washers as well as the blade. @adw
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Back in the day Michael Richmond told me it was a bolt was passed through a batch of solid bars and remained in them as they were machined, presumably the parting off deformed them enough to be held in the bar. I don't think you find them on laminated bars
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Having mended and used a ms181c briefly now I wouldn't use it for logging, too small but ideal for coppice work and a bit of pruning.
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Yes . I find the 261 a good grounds saw but less a production forestry one than a husky. I think you are right about wanting a simple saw for home use and firewood. I actually rated the Dolmar 5121 for it's ruggedness and old school simplicity, although I think it was only 45cc and as heavy as a modern 60cc it was cheap, supeseded now. At the time I bought one it was just over half the price of a 261 and under £300. For simple grunt I have yet to find something to beat my old Huskvarna 262s.
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Great Perhaps one day we can have a separate discussion about personal renewable energy on another thread?
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What's the difference between a brushless and a digital brushless motor?
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Your contract is with Honeys so you don't have to deal with the courier. If it's a personal, i.e. not commercial, sale then you are covered by the Consumer rights act, which came into force on 1 October 2015, and says the retailer is responsible for the condition of the goods until the goods are received by you, or by someone else you have nominated to receive them on your behalf such as a neighbour. You have not received or signed for the goods. The retailer is liable for the services provided by the couriers it employs. I think you are within your rights to cancel the order and ask for your money back. If it was a business to business sale much the same applies but you will have to fight for a refund through the court as then the consumer rights act does not apply.
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You might also need a coverall and rubber gloves to pick the rest up if it's left anywhere like a local car park here and its adjacent woodland.
