GardenKit
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Haha, a few spanners wont take up much room Bob! I scrapped a loads of saws and strimmers in my workshop tidy out on Friday, as well as several good lawn tractor engines. It was a spur of the moment thing, and 5 minutes after they went in the skip the scrap merchant turned up and off they went before I could change my mind!
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No saws this time, but I have been tidying up my very messy garage at home, and have found a bunch of Whitworth spanners and sockets. They will go in the scrap after the break, unless any Arbtalker wants them. They will probably cost about £10 to put on a carrier, which I wiil pay as long as any bidder pays that much to the childrens trust.
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Nice one Bill.
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Ha, but I can find all my tools without looking. You know what they say, "no good work comes from a messy workshop".
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Now you have done it, I shall stop being nice to you:001_tt2:
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Make it your New Year resolution then guys. It is easier to be organised than messy. The customers love to see it it too, it just gives us that little edge over some of the opposition.
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Excellent, that told me!
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Ah,but unlike you, I have only one job.
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When you have fitted a front hitch pin to a car, post up your pictures:biggrin:
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I used to work all the hours and all the days, but with age comes wisdom.
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Hahaha, I did actually take it out on purpose, wondered if it might get a comment:biggrin:
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Benches cleared and tidied. They will stay that way till the 2nd. Happy Christmas to one and all! YoHoHo.
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I always found the best way to reverse a turntable trailer was to watch the relative position of the bed and the turntable. When it moves past centre you correct it. Thats easy done from a tractor cab but will be a lot trickier from a car. I also found that turntable trailers like to run in straight lines and tend to shove the back end of light towing vehicles around a bit on bends. They are always better when well greased though. I personally would want something a bit heavier than a car on the front of one of those.
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We have a customer called Mr Baumber, who for some strange reason prefers the 'a' and 'b' to be silent. Also a Mr A Hole. Lots of Pratt's and quite a few Gay's. A Mr Fec (correcty pronounced 'fetch' apparently)
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1121 160 5400 is indeed the correct number. For those who have not yet realised, the first 4 numbers e.g 1121 designate the saw the part was originally designed for. Not all parts for an 026 will start with 1121 though, as some may be common with other machines. The rest of the number. in this case 160 5400 designate the type of part as a brake band. If there are options for the same saw then the last 4 numbers may change to something like 5450 for the alternative part. Common parts have generic first 4 numbers. 9214 for nuts, 9022 for spline screws etc.
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Go on Chris, treat yourself to some Aspen, its perfect for you:biggrin:
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"call that a knife?, THIS is a knife" some australian geyser.
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I had a Wartburg van as a fitters van in 1977. I actually enjoyed driving it, it would go anywhere. I do not recall it as being 2stroke though, maybe just my memory.
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Just put a sign on the back door saying "No tools left in this van overnight" It fools them every time:biggrin:
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As the thread title, what is your favourite quote, or 'one liner' from the big screen, or TV programme. For instance; "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off" has to be one. But my favourite is "Its 'FRIED RICE', you PLICK" from Lethal Weapon.
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Sounds like the inlet needle seat could be damaged. Do you 'pop test' your carbs? That will normally show up the fault.
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The Stihl specs are a bit vague in that the BG85 service manual states the max eng speed (no load) at 9500 give or take 800. It does not state the normal operating speed. This is because it states the spec for the 4140 powerhead which is used on several types of machine. The later model BG86 manual states the operating speed (with pipe attached) at 7200rpm (specific to the blower) All blowers (all makes) that I have tached seem to be around 6500 to 7500 under normal conditions with the nozzle attached. This assumes that the impellor is not worn, as a worn impellor lightens the load and the revs will increase. If you want to get an idea for the difference in speed between load and no load, just block the air intake of the impellor for a second (be careful) and the revs will soar.
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Should not really be getting fourstroking on a blower Steve. Unlike a saw which fourstrokes under NO load, but draws a little more fuel when loaded and ceases to fourstroke, a blower is always on full load at full throttle.
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Aspen is defineately the ultimate in clean burn, but there also two stroke oils that reduce smoke and oil residue. The red Stihl oil is not, however, one of them. Stihl recognised this a while ago and produced the much cleaner burning Ultra oil. Your blocked exhaust is a typical result of using one of the cheaper oils. Aspen is of course not only better for the engine, but also for the operators health.
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One day will not do this, that was just bad luck on that operator. What oil are you using?
