openspaceman
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They often do come under the definition of waste but at one time the environment agency made a position statement excepting most arb waste but though it included "virgin timber" this did not include hedge cuttings or soil contaminated bio waste so most firms would need to have a waste carriers licence. This discussion was from 9 years back and the EA have probably moved the goal posts since.
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If it was loose in the housing I wonder if the pump body may have rotated and the inlet and outlet become misaligned with the ports. Thinking about this the inlet to the pump does not match up to any port, it is the outlet that has to match up with the port that leads to the groove on the bar mount. The pumping action is the pump shaft oscillating very slightly up and down with each rotation. IIRC you cannot pump oil through it because the D shape of the pump shaft is what seals the ports as it rotates.
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I've been retired nearly 10 years but on the last firm I could put up to 50 quid on a B&B and 16 quid on a meal ( and asked them not to put the two pints on the receipt), inflation since then must be running at 15%. I used a company van and fuel card. I never got extra pay for being away but tended to travel on company time. Similarly the job before where I was a labour only subbie, except when I stayed in a tent ( for security of the machine) for a few days near Norwich when I got no allowance at all, so I never did it again.
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Not really as the square tube could have a slot into which a set screw could locate, the slot allowing the square to articulated in the tube. How are these things put together and what currently holds the square shaft into the tube, I cannot believe it is just friction?
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Are you an optimist? Is the metal pump inside the plastic like this ? If so you should be able to screw an M5 or M6 pan head screw in and tap it out with a slide hammer. It is very important to line up the inlet and outlet ports to the plastic housing when you put it back. They were about 15 quid when I last fitted one to a petrol chainsaw about 9 years ago.
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I remember one of the firm's trailers losing a wheel on the M25 but I was busy elsewhere and never found out the cause. Spectacular tailback in the rush hour is all I got told.
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Do trailers under 750kg legally need suspension. I would like to know what the point of failure was, was it steel breaking or the stub pulling out of the rubber suspension component?
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Have access to some wood...not sure what it is?
openspaceman replied to slicendice73's topic in Tree Identification pictures
First set look like sallow to me, second set definitely a willow. -
Similar with mine. I guess I might try the recipe to make the most pf a pig if I butchered my own but the time is long gone for that.
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I had a quick look at the ingredients of Tesco faggots and they have several extras. I doubt any local butchers make them.
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I thought it was pig offal: heart, kidney, liver and possibly more, minced up and fried with onions and herbs but never tried making it and have not eaten any for decades. I like most of the offal dishes, black pudding, haggis etc. but finding them with no artificial ingredients is the problem. For some reason I cannot face tripe.
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Homemade?
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What’s your policy re. music in work vehicles?
openspaceman replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
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Yes looks likely for hot dipping creosote. The dry wood was loaded into tanks, normally in steel crates, cold. Then heated to expel air in the wood, then cooled to suck in the creosote. I think they may have heated again to expel excess creosote. If the wood was wet it would foam over, like potato chips into hot fat, and the lot would go up.
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As long as there is a fair amount of cabbage it can include other veg, I preserved a glut of marrow with some ginger for flavour. I wish it could have less salt. Apart from preserving veg it is good for gut health, like a lot of live fermented foods.
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Blast, I composed it earlier and forgot to send it
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isn't owning groundsmen slavery?
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It looks like it was hit very hard to break a cutter, the other cutter in view is too blunt to cut. It reminds me of using steel wedges to assist getting a trapped saw out when the tree sat back ☹️. Should be easy to make 3 good chains out of 4 with 6 presets and tie straps. It looks full chisel in the picture
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Hmm about 75 foot pounds of muzzle energy
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Yes it is usually possible to press out a bent tie strap and preset or even replace a bent drive link or cutter. You can do it with a centre punch, hammer and just the anvil, with the correct slot to fit the chain. It's often not worth the effort if the chain is half worn. Rivet spinners are a bit better but need a good initial tightening so the rivet is firmly home before spinning. If the rivet is spun over too lightly it just mushrooms the head and leaves the joint weak.
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I agree with Stubby, if it starts easy enough with the decompression button in use it, it takes strain off the starter mechanism.
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I would not worry in a woodland setting, apart from the loss in production but you have answered your own question; the tree is compromised to the extent that arching limbs may fail, especially after fresh damage, it is not a tree of good form and it is not a tree for a garden with limited space.
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That's what I did back in the 80s but kept snapping the line
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Are they still legal? I have the remains of one in the loft which I bought as I was lousy at throwing a line into a tree. It didn't work well and got put away.
