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Marc Lewis

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  1. Put petrol in my diesel motor, luckily realised my mistake and borrowed pump from local garage... All pumped out all fine... Anyhow I now have 50 litres of mixed petrol and diesel to get rid of.. hmmm I know, i'll put it through my motor mixing it at about 5-10%.... Motor ran absolutely fine, didn't even miss a beat until one day it went pufff.... New seals, injectors etc and about a £2k bill it runs fine again now...........Still don't know what to do with the rest of my petrol and diesel mix??? Worst thing is, motor less than three years old, if i had not mentioned to AA man about petrol, would have had it repaired on warranty.....doh
  2. Put petrol in my diesel motor, luckily realised my mistake and borrowed pump from local garage... All pumped out all fine... Anyhow I now have 50 litres of mixed petrol and diesel to get rid of.. hmmm I know, i'll put it through my motor mixing it at about 5-10%.... Motor ran absolutely fine, didn't even miss a beat until one day it went pufff.... New seals, injectors etc and about a £2k bill it runs fine again now...........Still don't know what to do with the rest of my petrol and diesel mix??? Worst thing is, motor less than three years old, if i had not mentioned to AA man about petrol, would have had it repaired on warranty.....doh
  3. That is a cool baby gro Paul...With you as Grandad I think there is every chance!
  4. That is a cool baby gro Paul...With you as Grandad I think there is every chance!
  5. Ahhhh Jon's scrumpy......yes, what a great way to start the day. Yeah Jon, it would be good to hook up again with a night out in Bath, just let me know when mate. Hope you managed to sort your flood. You must be home by now Silky, and every stitch and thread of you pulley saver analized.
  6. Ahhhh Jon's scrumpy......yes, what a great way to start the day. Yeah Jon, it would be good to hook up again with a night out in Bath, just let me know when mate. Hope you managed to sort your flood. You must be home by now Silky, and every stitch and thread of you pulley saver analized.
  7. It was a pleasure to meet you too today and I hope you have enjoyed your trip here in England.....Cheers for the easy-lift tops at the end of today and have a safe trip home.
  8. It was a pleasure to meet you too today and I hope you have enjoyed your trip here in England.....Cheers for the easy-lift tops at the end of today and have a safe trip home.
  9. Paul, what a great day and pleasure it was to meet you, Jon and Mat today. Did you manage to get to Schwartz bros (not Honey!) for the finest burgers in Bath after I left you? I hope so, cos they are something special. Enjoying the pics you've posted of today. I meant what I said about a couple of days work in a week or so. We'll arrange a date some time this week... As you enjoy the country, i'm sure you'll love the house and grounds where the job is at. Can't wait to try the new boots on. Cheers mate.
  10. Paul, what a great day and pleasure it was to meet you, Jon and Mat today. Did you manage to get to Schwartz bros (not Honey!) for the finest burgers in Bath after I left you? I hope so, cos they are something special. Enjoying the pics you've posted of today. I meant what I said about a couple of days work in a week or so. We'll arrange a date some time this week... As you enjoy the country, i'm sure you'll love the house and grounds where the job is at. Can't wait to try the new boots on. Cheers mate.
  11. is this more common than u think??? a mate of mine found a shoe with a foot in it washed up on a beach!!
  12. Just want to send a big thank you to those who made it happen for me today. Firstly thanks to Andy Collins (and good to meet you today on the Arbtalk stand) for linking me up with Silky Fox, thanks to Silky Fox for hooking me up with Mendiplogs and of course a big thank you to Mendiplogs for getting me and my travelling companions to the APF and back safely in his lovely A6!!! A great day with great people. Cheers all, Marc
  13. Hi Jon, Bit late now I am sure, but what time are leaving Frome tomorrow? I knew I should have checked arbtalk this sarvo. I will check on here throughout the early hours of tomorrow morning to see if it is still possible. Be good to meet other tree folks too. Cheers, marc
  14. Hi guys, Weeks ago I booked in a 3 day take down job and without realising it was during APF.....Anyhow today we came across a wasp nest 20' up in the trunk which has put a halt on proceedings....To get to the point, this leaves me tomorrow to be able to go to APF.:thumbup: Is there anybody going from this area who I could get a lift with and share fuel money or vice versa? I live in Shaftesbury in North Doset. Hopeful thanks in advance Marc
  15. awesome seeing them in action. They have metal detectors within that detects nails and the like which can be found within the trunk. If it detects anything metal, bells sound and the machine automatically stops. Pretty cool!
  16. You will need an FC forestry mensuration book (blue book). It is all in there how to calculate volumes of standing timber etc. However if you have not done this before, it is very very confusing. Idealy need somebody to go through it with you in person. Good luck, I don't think I can remember now as its been about 15 yrs!
  17. Quote 'Freshly cut large trees can be used for construction'. True, but bears no resemblance to this pile of rubbish cypress!! 'Over 5 tons', lucky if there is 2 ton. 5 tons of bull**** spilling out his/her mouth. Fair play though, nearly as good as the standing birch tree for sale a few days ago!!
  18. I do the same, drive to site in shorts and trainers, carrying out tasks I probably shouldn't in this atire. Just have to take a bit of extra care. Easy done though, like chucking ladders on the roof of the motor then getting side tracked and thinking in the back of your mind, 'must tie those down before I drive off!!'.
  19. Defo dress smart with ppe in motor. Make sure your ppe is clean and in good nick
  20. Similar to my first harness, though I didn't have the luxury of the saddle, just a waist harness and 2 lanyards.

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