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  1. sandspider
    The only ash I have (South Wales) with no (or very few) leaves at the moment have dieback. Your ash may be different, get someone who knows to check, but I'd fear the worst...
  2. sandspider
    Thanks, good to see. I've been planting trees out for the past two or three years now; I'm nowhere near canopy closure yet, apart from in a few stands for coppicing which I've planted quite close together.
  3. sandspider
    Looking good. How long ago were the trees planted?
  4. sandspider
    For the price, you can't really go wrong!
  5. sandspider
    Bit late perhaps, but I've got the SGS 52CC strimmer in your original post. (Or a very similar model anyway). For my needs (non commercial but an acre or so to keep on top of) it's been good. It's quite heavy, thirsty at full chat, and the line feed is fiddly to reload. So, I use it with the blade all the time, and it munches through anything, usually on mid revs. Starts easily, runs well, powerful, good price. Harness is a bit awkward, and it's not that comfy to use for hours at a time, but I'm not sure any hefty strimmer would be. I used to have an old Stihl of some sort, much lighter and less vibration, but much less powerful, and probably 4 times the cost. I like it.
  6. sandspider
    That's my thinking, yes - though possibly out of date now. 25:1 means a cheap, poorly made smokey 2 stroke. 40:1 or more means a better engine! And also means I don't need to mix up different ratios of fuel...
  7. sandspider
    What petrol to oil ratio is it? 25:1?
  8. sandspider
    No complaints from me! Thinking about it, it's maybe not as much as 70 cube total, but I do burn a good lot of wood and have done for years.
  9. sandspider
    I've used a Spear & Jackson badged saw (42CC I believe, a Chinese cheapy of some sort, cost me £70 or so, not even brand new!) for the past 12 or more years. It's for personal use only, but it must have cut 70 odd cube of timber in that time, maybe more, with hardly a problem. The warm start was a bit fiddly for a while, but it seemed to cure itself! Never even had to replace a spark plug. Touch wood! Hope I've not jinxed it now. But for the money, it's been ace.
  10. sandspider
    Cheers. Might have to raise my budget or take on a project then...
  11. sandspider
    Thanks chaps. Bum. Guess I could stretch the budget to maybe 1k, but really can't go higher. Is that going to get me something worthwhile? What's the least worst option in my price range?!
  12. sandspider
    Hi all As above. I'm looking for a ride on mower to do 3/4 of an acre or so of lawn. Some of it steep, some of it damp and some of it with long grass / vegetation (I leave parts as wild flower meadow for part of the year). It would need to be able to collect the grass. Ideally it could mulch too when required, and be diesel, but I can live with petrol if diesel is out of my price range - I think it is. Budget isn't much, maybe £500. Looking locally secondhand, my price range gets older mowers - MTD, Yardman, Wheelhorse, Snapper, John Deere, Lawnflite, Hayter, Toro, Alko etc. Are any of these likely to give me fewer problems? Or at this sort of price are they all going to be a nightmare to maintain? A friend recommended against Snapper, and I thought that Hayter were reasonably decent. Any thing to look at, or to avoid? Cheers.
  13. sandspider
    Guess it's another word for a set? (Cutting of willow etc. to replant by pushing into the ground). To try and answer the OP's question, I think you'll struggle to keep em that long. You can store them for a few days somewhere damp and cool or even heel them in in damp sand, but for that length of time they'll probably be rooting and you'll damage the roots when you pull them out again.
  14. sandspider
    Agreed, I have and do burn it on an open fire. Though I possibly wouldn't stand over the fire breathing in deeply...
  15. sandspider
    I know that sea water driftwood burns with odd coloured flames due to salt & chemicals in it. Not sure I'd want to burn it in a stove myself...
  16. sandspider
    Cheers all. Suppose I'd better do a proper job!
  17. sandspider
    Hi all I've got a gap between the metal register plate and the chimney pipe from my stove, between 2mm and 20mm in size. I've also got some fire rope and some high temp (300C) silicone! Is this a good way to fill the gap, or is there a better one? I'm guessing the flue's not likely to get above 300C on the outside? (Single wall flue pipe IIRC, too hot to touch but not ludicrously hot). The flue is lined, but there's cold air leaking in outside the liner and through the gap... Thanks.
  18. sandspider
    That looks like the badger, many thanks.
  19. sandspider
    I feel it's obvious and I should know, but I can't put my finger on it... Thanks.
  20. sandspider
    I can still see a patch on my stovetop where I wiped WD40 on the rusty bit (a few months ago now) but not the rest of the surface, so something seems to linger... Don't know if oil might soak into the firebricks and weaken them, maybe?
  21. sandspider
    Yep! Not totally sure on finish actually, but stove installer recommended WD40 rather than expensive stove cleaners / oils as it does the same job. Seems to work well. I only put a little bit on and wipe it around the surface, and I don't then light the stove for a month or two, so no, it doesn't smoke that I've noticed. There was a patch of rust starting where a stove fan got put on top of the metalwork when it was a bit damp, the oil seems to keep this at bay. As for putting oil inside, I don't know. Not sure it would be good to get oil in fire bricks etc.? Wiping it carefully on the metalwork might be OK, but I wouldn't then light the fire for a while, and maybe open the door to let the volatiles out.
  22. sandspider
    I oil the outside of mine, and open the door every so often to help the air move a bit. (Leave the vents at least half open, as you say).
  23. sandspider
    Thanks all. Will chase my tree surgeon up and get it done sooner rather than later. I've got another ash with a big limb over the garage that's looking a bit sickly too, shame. I like my ash trees.
  24. sandspider
    Thanks chaps, I didn't think it looked good. But is it likely to be dangerous, and is it likely to fail suddenly or gradually, branches first? I guess it can't be too bad as long as it still has some live leaves...? I.e., should I have it down this week, this year, next year...?
  25. sandspider
    Can you do it last week for £200 then?!

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