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  1. pleasant
    Here you go: 'The £2,500 relates to an average bill for a typical household based on 2019 consumption figures' So not based on future use....such as cranking your heating right up to burn as much as you want...all for £2.5k per year, as you suggest.
  2. pleasant
    Replace 'stupid' with 'clever' and you have a decent statement there. 🤣
  3. pleasant
    That operation of the brake lever in your new video looks as it should. Does the chain rotate without the chain cover fitted. It could be several factors independent of the chain brake. Worn sprocket on the machine or bar, or both, burred chain teeth, incorrect chain fitted, sprocket bearing failure?? Would be good to see the condition of the sprocket on the saw itself...they can wear right through and the chain can 'lock' in the tooth on the sprocket
  4. pleasant
    Wish I could apply this pricing criteria for repairs
  5. pleasant
    Bars of that length are generally used for milling. A non sprocket nose bar tends to be more durable from that perspective- despite a small loss of power at the tip.
  6. pleasant
    I agree......it just looks like the band is disengaged already, so just pulling the lever back further is just as far as it will go against the 'stop' as the band cannot expand any further due to the confines of the cover mounts. Like you say- push it hard forward and the band should compress like it is designed to. I don't quite understand what the issue is here. The brake is disengaged and the band is fully expanded as it should be.
  7. pleasant
    They are serviceable. Parts scarce though. Default position should be disengaged/off/band expanded to its largest. There should be little or no friction between the drum and the band in normal operation, so if you are suggesting it is trying to compress all the time, then like i say, it has developed a fault through part of the mechanism failing or has been re-assembled previously incorrectly. Google for a pdf parts list and take a look it will give you an idea of how it goes together and how to get it apart.
  8. pleasant
    Take a look at this video at about the 6min 30sec mark and you will see when the chainbrake is removed it is deactiaved and the band is in the same position as yours.
  9. pleasant
    In your video that brake band is in the disengaged position- there is nowhere around the circumfrence for it to expand any further if it wasn't already disengaged. The motion of the lever against the band looks to have been re-assembled at some stage incorrectly as it is working in the opposite direction to pull the band in to activate the brake
  10. pleasant
    Too many variables, so each and every day rate will be different. No two businesses are the same- differenct services, differing skill levels, different kit and equipment, staff levels, vat or not, travel, vehicles. I could go on. It's your business, so rather than look at what over disimilar businesses are charging, you need to look at your own costs, overheads and what margin you need to work to, to work profitably, then you can work out what you need to charge.
  11. pleasant
    Yup...Seen that as well. With bio though it is GUARANTEED to gum up. Normal stuff...less so.
  12. pleasant
    I wasn't referring to the 'cagey' side of things......just the point you made about why people question your rates...You said if it's extortionate, fair enough. What I may consider is extortionate could well be completely different to what you consider fair.....hence why people question.
  13. pleasant
    We kept getting asked to keep the Stihl bio chain oil from our more domestic 'enviro green friendly' customers despite our warnings as to the fact it is crap for your saw. So we relented, and the weekend warriors purchased....used their saw to cut up a few logs for that winters wood burner and put it away until the following year......then had all the saws back in for flushing out and re-filled with 'proper' chain oil coz they were all 'gummed up' ...actually, thinking about it I should really sell a load more coz it was a good earner for us having to clean those saws out. 👍
  14. pleasant
    'You just invoice the client for that person's rate. If it's extortionate, fair enough to question' ...because one mans perception of 'extortionate' is another mans 'fair'
  15. pleasant
    Best you take your gloves off before you have a number one......that would take some explaining to the missus 😄
  16. pleasant
    Ok mate. No worries. Just mail me and send a couple pics on the message platform on here and we can take it from there.
  17. pleasant
    Stihl synth plus chain oil is rheopectic- the opposite of thixotropic. What's the first thing you do before you open a bottle of sauce, such as ketchup? You shake it, so it pours easier (thixotropic) so it gets thinner the more it is agitated. Stihl synth plus oil is the opposite of this (rheopectic) when not being agitated by being flung around a rotating chain it stays very fluid, so it flows easier through the pump, oil holes and the bar itself (unlike traditional chain oils) but then thickens up like a traditional chain oil once on the chain and agitated. I found this out quite a few years ago when customers complained the 5l cans they were buying sounded very 'watery' inside when picked up.
  18. pleasant
    grammar.....🤣👍
  19. pleasant
    Well, there you go.....every day is a school day isn't it?
  20. pleasant
    Still a footpath in my world. Which can be anything from paved, tarmac, brick, cobbles, grass, mud, stone or whatever you fancy. Can be anywhere along a road, carriageway, town, city, countryside...or indeed whereever a specific area is designed for foot travel. Pretty much covers it. Footway...like you, never come across that and sidewalk is an American word for footpath predominantly located alongside a carriageway.
  21. pleasant
    Footpath surely? 😆
  22. pleasant
    This stuff works well. Does exactly what your issue is. Clean and easy to use. No horrible external repairs either. SLOSH FUEL TANK SEALER - NEW FORMULA WWW.RUST.CO.UK Rustbuster Slosh tank sealer is tested to be Ethanol proof. Will resist Petrol with over well over the current and proposed new...
  23. pleasant
    Buy the house and pull it up. Crazy tree to have in that location.
  24. pleasant
    Yes, of course it will state acceptable English, because they speak English in America, and like you have already stated UK English it is Recognisable (no Zee or Zed -UK) Sidewalk is English, but not UK English.
  25. pleasant
    Recognisable....unless you're a yank.

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