Pedroski
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Flippin' 'ell! That's no fun at all. And I'm home early today after fiddling about this morning. We hired tow-behind 12m platform to finish off a job with extending pole saw..... I went up vertically and it only made 10.5m, turned it around a bit, and it got stuck. Wouldn't turn back, and I couldn't lower it as by now I was over a roof and fence. Mate on ground had to yank it all back round by hand. Waste of blinkin' time that was. Took platform back, they scrubbed the invoice, but the one we need to hire is out!
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Why are the birds Tweeting at this time of night
Pedroski replied to redmoosefaction's topic in General chat
I think you'll find a lot of them, like Adele and Sheryl Cole and Kylie, tend to Tweet at all hours. I'm kind of used to it now. -
Thing is, if a homeowner climbs a ladder to fit something, the chances are he'll only do it once and will get down and be ok with no incident. But if someone if up and down ladders all day on different jobs, then they only need to have one fall out of hundreds or maybe thousands of climbs to suffer a life changing injury. So while it may seem OTT and like H&S gone mad, there is a point to it. 13ft ain't much but it's enough to break yer back or neck. And also, it ain't easy working at top of a ladder against a wall, drilling holes in the right place for sat dish brackets, then holding the bracket and securing it and then securing dish to bracket, all with either one hand or no hands on the ladder. Bit different with window cleaning where you're not trying to do a job that needs two hands.
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Never known a ladder to cause an accident. Similarly, never known a chainsaw to cause an accident, but lots of people do have accidents when using them.
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There ain't nowt wrong with a ladder.
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And it's in the Makita handbooks. They're obviously more on the ball than Stihl and Husky
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Maybe he means that 2 files last the life of one chain? And if I did 30 strokes I'd be reaching for the tissues ..........................just to mop the sweat off my forehead!
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If you want to record position that accurately, and only have a smartphone, then record what the smartphone says and put the coordinates in googlemaps to get roughly where you should be. Then look at the aerial picture, find what you want on there, centre googlemaps on that and read off the proper coordinates.
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It's habit, I guess! Or fear of change. Or just what people are comfortable with. Like people who will only ever buy a Ford car, and people who would never touch a Ford. Stihl MS211 is probably closest model to the Makita DCS3501, but would have cost £100 more. Also, blue is a nicer colour - that was the first thing my daughter pointed out!
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Lifting the tip of the bar when adjusting and rightening the nuts is also something that the Makita manual instructs the owner to do. Is this in Stihl and Husky manuals as well?
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I don't think anyone is slagging it off. Merely discussing whether it would be classed as PPE or not, and if not, then what of the system it forms part of.
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Try reading this a bit more carefully.... "Any system placed on the market in conjunction with PPE for its connection....". This is where the problem is... if a dealer puts the RW on the market as a "set" with the rope for the hitch cord (the PPE part), then they are indeed placing on the market a "system", and if that "system" is to be used for PPE then the RW would have to be rated for PPE as part of that system. As the RW is not rated, then the whole system sold by the dealer cannot be considered as PPE. If I were a dealer, I would NOT sell the RW and hitch cord together as a system. As an employer, I wouldn't supply a RW and hitch cord together as a system. If I were a LOLER inspector, I wouldn't pass a RW with attached hitch as PPE. This is all similar to what was done with the Hitchclimber.... the whole lot was put together as a system and was put through for proper rating as a system for PPE.
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Brand new chain hit a nail. Bit boring.
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DCS3501-40 arrived today. Just bunged the bar and chain on, fueled and oiled up and been out to cut some wood (only 6x6 posts though!) - it's a little gem. Really well balanced, very smooth, very crisp and zippy - it's a keeper. Build quality seems pretty good too, with not much plastic and plenty of metal. And "Made in Germany" on it. I'm happy. Also great service from Lawson HIS (who I have used before for boots and stuff). I called them on Monday and they got straight on to Makita, Lawson HIS then called me yesterday and sent an email to say the saw was in and it would be with me today....and I got in from work and there it was.
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Even better might be to attach the krab to the line with a clove hitch (which is what it very often done in rock climbing) - the clove hitch will hold the krab in position to prevent cross loading, and is also easily adjustable to alter the positioning of the krab on the line.
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Yeah, the cheaper one seems like an ok saw too. It's the Makita coloured version of the Dolmar PS45. Just seen HOBUK have got the Dolmar PS45 for £180 incl vat - that's even better than the ITS price! Don't know why the DCS4610 is so cheap compared with the 3501 - maybe to do with components.
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Andy, make sure you claim working tax credit and child tax credit (if applicable). Too many people don't, and it really does help.
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Honey fungus. We ripped out about 30m of priv that was dying from it a month or so ago. Until last year the hedge appeared to be thriving.
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That's good news, and I'm glad to hear they are doing what they should be. I do have a policy with them as well, although only accident, and in hindsight I should have got sickness what with all that's gone on recently! I had a bit of a battle last year to convince them I didn't want sickness cover as was certain I'd never use it. Seems that the leadership of the company in the UK might be the problem. I'm in 2 minds about whether I should find another accident and sickness policy with someone else, or just stick with Combined and see if they'll add sickness now.
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Not sure if you've all heard the news or not, but at end of last year, Combined Insurance were fined £2.8m by the FSA for breach of various regulations. Since then, they have ditched their sales reps (who were not properly trained, and who were paid on commission only basis - just a couple of their list of breaches of FSA regs) and have agreed not to take on any new business, but as far as I know, they are still servicing existing customers. Can read more here FSA fines Combined Insurance Company of America £2.8 million for putting its customers at risk of being treated unfairly and the full FSA report is here http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=fsa%20combined%20insurance&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CD8QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsa.gov.uk%2Fstatic%2FFsaWeb%2FOCD%2Fcica.pdf&ei=tixNT8n5Isix0AXB4oTNAw&usg=AFQjCNF-1WDP6o539xYTdvy8zTqksQnUTA&sig2=ofdacgqPHkyZEMq3UWoHZQ&cad=rja
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I've just looked at that, and ITS have made a balls up on their web site. The cheap saw is the DCS4610-35, it's a domestic one that Screwfix do for £224. If I ordered a DCS3501-40 and ended up with the DCS4610 I'd be proper cross... so I've just spoken with ITS to let them know, and they are fixing the mistake on their web site Also, ITS just told me they will price match any other online price.
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Sure will. I just wanted a small one for snedding, cutting roof trusses and floor joists, and so on. I went for the DCS3501-40. It's one of their "semi-industrial" ones, and I understand that the Forestry Commision use them (at least according to something I just read on the web). 2.1hp ain't bad for what I want it for, and price of £280 delivered I was well happy with. If it's as good as I hope then I'll be getting a bigger one too,
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Sorted. Not in Sussex but LawsonHIS are sending saw out to me for delivery on Wednesday. I looked into Tool-Net but it seems they are actually in Kent or somewhere but have an office in B/Hill?!?
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Hi Folks. I've just splashed out all of £270 on a brand new Makita DCS3501-40.... 12 month full warranty even for work which is nice, and I only wanted a small one for non-heavy use! But being only a 35cc job means it has to be supplied with the damn anti-kickback/hobby 3/8 chain. I want to replace this straight away - any recommendations please? The saw is mainly going to be used for snedding and for cutting floor joists and roof trusses! Cheers. Pedro.
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REF led surefire led lenser lite are any good
Pedroski replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
Well....the LED Lenser lights are good. BUUUUUTTTTT, I was after an LED diving torch - nice bright colour, proper waterproof etc. Direct from HK, including postage, it was under £7.... and is the EXACT same torch, same innards, no doubt out the same factory, as the one that LED Lenser sell for nearly £50! Only difference is that the LED Lenser logo is missing.
