Timbur

Morning all,

My old post hole diggers with fiberglass handles have finally given up the ghost. Does anyone have experience of the above?

Looks great value at Screwfix for £55.

Either that or a cheap place to source wooden handles to repair the old set )

cheers

Tim

It's probably already well known but these guys sell nice kit bags;

Duffbag home of Monster and Stealth soft bike travel bags

Not huge but ideal for chainsaw PPE if an occasional user like myself.

Good bike bags as well

Get a mulching blade for it. (two blade with turned up ends)

Massive destruction and nothing to clear up )

Cool. Just spotted the postage charge so will wait till I need a bar/chain or am in Dorset next.

Will make do with Sthil ones till then.

Cheers

Tim

Morning

Is it really August before you get anymore Save Edge 4.8mm in stock?

Fancy trying a few and tis the time to sharpen chains!

Thanks

tim

How about a pole saw attachment on a Kombi engine?

(but you're not borrowing mine to try it )

Maybe an Oregon Powersharp bar on a pole saw. That'll be less work and easy to sharpen.

VM650 here.

Around 10 miles a week on it this season.

Been faultless.

The pull cord does wear but I've learnt not to pull it too hard as it's got that easy start thingy on it so only needs a gentle continuous pull.

Might get a 5 series for next season as a back up if the work stays good as it has this year.

Even the baby 248t is going strong after two years of getting a battering. I owe it a drive cable as it's got a bit sticky.

The set came with the rope tie on the shaft. Excellent piece fo kit.

Next day delivery as well.

Got me out of a spot of bother on Saturday when my Kombi packed up just before completing the hedge. Out came the Wolfy and off I snipped. Wouldn't want to do much with them but it saved me a return trip.

Cheers all.

Tim

thanks all.

gardenmac - top website that. Cheaper than Jonsie! Made my order as I've got the saw attachment already and a few other heads for the smaller hand tool range. Not worried about using it off the ground as I don't climb )

Evening all,

I'm in need of a pole tree lopper set up. It won't get a lot of use but was wondering if the Professional WG ones are worth the extra few pounds over the standard ones?

Any alternatives to Wolf Garten if there are better options for the same sort of money?

Cheers

Tim

Thanks guys. As I thought.

Looks like we'll have an digger/auger on site to speed the digging up a bit )

Guarantee I'll still be on the end of post spade at some point!

It's going in clay/chalk soil.

Never felt the need to concrete before, just put back in what came out with a bit of compacting with a rammer.

Opinions?

for info it's a resi post and rail fence with weld mesh on one side. No animals to contain, just small kids. Pretty rather than functional.

I bought an IW GD10x5 at the end of last year.

To say it's turned my business around is no word of a lie. Fencing is sooooo much easier now. No reliance on deliveries and much easier to shop around for better prices for my close board as I can collect with ease.

It was a bargain to boot which was nice but a tad more than £300

Buy something you'd be gutted if it got nicked.

IW trailers hold there value and are lovely to tow.

Tim

Looks sensible money to me.

Problem is educating the customers to the cost of materials and the value of your labor.

Just a quick one to those in the know;

Is the above as capable as it looks?

I'm after a mower for medium sized lawns and I need a roller for some of my more sniffy customers )

I been offered one for around £200 and it looks tidy enough. There are a few knocks to the side of the deck but it runs well.

Any advice appreciated.

Cheers

Tim

All done and dusted.

Thanks for the advice. It's the most fun I've had fencing in ages. Assuming the rest of the fence falls down I'll get to continue it.

I went with Turbo Gold screws in the end as they don't split the wood or need pilot holes.

Cheers

Tim

(be gentle with me if you don't think it's any good!!)

Stihl FS350 here with mulching blade.

She's a little cracker and a bit cheaper than the bigger ones.

Tim

Wow, that was amazingly stupid.

Bet he doesn't know how lucky he is to still be stealing air from the sensible people!

A new 261's about £450 from the Mr Jones with a standard bar/chain.

A clean tidy 260's got to be worth £200-£250 I'd say. More on eBay no doubt.

PM me if you want sensible money for it. My old 023 and 025 could do with retiring.

Tim

Indeed they do. Been scrub clearing with mine this weekend. Blackthorn is laughed at, alas not by my arms, hands and forehead

They are great saws. I'd love another but wouldn't pay a premium.

Use it. It won't improve with age but it's unlikely to let you down much.

I'll second the ammo box idea.

Really useful and waterproof. Getting more difficult to find now as the MOD dispose of them for "H&S" reasons! American ones are still available though.

Fiskar 77 anvil are pretty good. Proper powerful.

The Bypass ones are x77's I think.

My dad works for the NT at KL and visited at the weekend. He bought me a small section of the tree as we've chatted about it before.

He researches for the estate, nothing to do with felling!

It's a shame it's gone as it was rather stunning.

Tim

Near Lewes!

Clues in the NEAR bit. I'm not going to be daft enough to post my address