Suffolk-Matt
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Whats the difference with the Magnums on the 088? I always thought they were for the yank market and some of the smaller saws had a few extra cc's compared to the standard ones. Just interested
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I think the issue is them having fuel or oil in them? Ive had saws delivered by city link, TNT and DPD in the past. TNT do a lot of "ugly freight" so may be worth asking them
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Yep, some A/T's would serve you well and last a long time.
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Haha, classic:laugh1:
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Exactly, mines a smiley as mentioned above, genuine 67k and no rust wont be letting it go in a hurry.
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My crew cab transit weighs in at 2420kg, that was with my groundie sat inside plus all the normal gear in the back - 2 tophandles, 2 ground saws, 1 880, 2 climbing kits, pole pruner, long loppers,barrow, rakes, shovels, fuels and oils etc etc. Only got it on the bridge last week and was surprised that i had over 1t payload to play with. EDIT - was still 800kg overweight mind!
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Meh, i hate dry slopes! To many broken fingers lol!
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Thanks again for the tips chaps Will have a read through those sites peatff, thanks. Im sure ill be back with more questions in due course!
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Thanks for all the input guys Am i not right in thinking that ARC is harder than MIG? In terms of learning etc. I have used a couple of welders in the past, one used sticks (guessing ARC) and the other had a wire feed but no gas, guessing MIG? With regards to the point above about spending a little more i can see the sense, both the above machines i used were very cheap and difficult to setup as a result. Main uses would be for general repairs, making brackets etc the end results would need to be pretty but functional.
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Been meaning to learn the art of welding now for over 15 years so looking for some advice. Had a couple of attempts in the past using a very cheap Mig welder and gave up, I have someone do all my welding now and would like to save on the cost and learn a new skill. Looking for some pointers to get me started, budget would be about £150-£200 (although less would be good!)for a new or second hand machine, gas or gasless? I have mains power from a normal 13amp socket but thats it.
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Thats the part that would put me off, remember airfix decals as a kid and they were fiddly enough!
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Whilst on magnetic signs... any idea of how powerful the magnet is? Was looking into getting writing on the sides of my 110 hardtop but its aluminium so would need a steel plate in the inside of the truck, dont wanna pay out for them and then find they wont stick! Also like the idea of being to remove the writing as i use the vehicle for thinsg other than work.
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Rough ideas of weight?
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1994 transit - 68k ( genuine ) 110 hardtop 187k ( factory engine )
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Indeed! Been some fine weather today, t-shirt all day
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Both of the transits I have had came with Brit tipp tippers from the factory, one of them was 18 years old and still in excellent shape. Seem to be well made.
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Ditto, great video.
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Heard theres a Green Unimog coming up for sale soon that needs a little TLC, something fishy about it though......
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I prefer it yes, Think when XP came out... everyone hated it, now its hailed as the best OS MS has ever made. With regards to signing into a MS account, it just like logging in everytime you switch it on BUT once your in your emails and files are synced and backed up, I can log in elsewhere and get at all my stuff. Saves hassle. Also boots in seconds. I have it installed on my gaming rig and it noticeably faster and smoother than when i ran win7. Glad i took advantage of the £7 offer when i did
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You can download windows 7 legally and for free online. Then ask around for a working serial code, know anyone that works in a large office for example? In fact i have some win7 serials written down somewhere. Then reinstall your older version of office onto that, none of this will cost a penny. For the record i use win8.1 pro, bought in the first week of it coming out when microsoft had it on offer for about £7. Its bascially win7 but with a different front end (skin), its faster than win7 in all the bench tests etc 5 mins worth of tweeks and it can be made to look and operate the same as win7 or XP for that matter.
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Agreed, after 6 months work its going to be worth half that value and the auction hasnt even finished yet. Good 200's do come up often on ebay for a good price, often badly listed using a title just like "chainsaw" etc which will limit the hits to the ad. Got both of mine for under £200 each, one came with new bar and chain. Crazy money for 200t, wonder what it will go for?
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Tackling large windblown stumps in tight gardens..
Suffolk-Matt replied to Suffolk-Matt's topic in General chat
Not an option either. Gateway / side access is then followed on by a double garage. -
Tackling large windblown stumps in tight gardens..
Suffolk-Matt replied to Suffolk-Matt's topic in General chat
A fair old drive! Whats your machine out of interest? Seems a handy size for a track. House must be worth 800k easy, big plot of land but brick walled in on all side apart from the 2ft gate!! Back to basics on this one again it seems! Thanks for the tips chaps. -
Can imagine the phonecall...... "Er hi boss... Think we may be a bit late getting back to the yard..." " whys that? " " Because we drove about 40k's worth of your kit into a river "
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Tackling large windblown stumps in tight gardens..
Suffolk-Matt replied to Suffolk-Matt's topic in General chat
I did have on old saw of mine but it seems they cant be sharpened with a normal file, my local shop wanted about £25 to sharpen due to needing a diamond cutting stone for the job. Might look down this root again though Yeah might send them some pics and get a price, did think they did mainly 'run of th mill' type grinds but no harm in trying. Yep the last big stump like this ended up with just us mad at it with saw's wedges and axes, was a hell of a lump mind.
