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  1. chrisj
    Interesting idea dig-dug-dan.
  2. chrisj
    I'd been considering the Vikings Ivecokid. I've used them at a previous employer. My main issue with those was that they didn't seem to have a blade break which I do really want. I have one client with a long 1 in 4 access path so being able to use the power drive to drive the mower out is a godsend.
  3. chrisj
    Mine is a 4 wheeler Burgess.
  4. chrisj
    Up until now I've been running a Honda HRB 476 but I've had it for about 9 years now, so it's really time to replace it. I'm pretty pleased with it since it has given me no trouble in all this time. My only issue is that the pick up is rubbish on wet grass, particularly if it's a bit long. It just clogs up in the chute and you have to unblock it every 2 mins. Now since I'm up in the mountains in North Wales, we get lots of rain, so this can be a real pain. Part of me is tempted to just live with this flaw and replace it with a new equivalent Honda ie. the HRX due to how long this one has lasted. But this seems like a good time to look around at what else is available. So what would everyone recommend? Ideally 19 or 21 inch. Since I have a lot of steep drives and access paths I'd like blade brake so that I can use the power drive to move it around on hard surfaces.
  5. chrisj
    Here are a couple of mine.
  6. chrisj
    What! Not even if I forge my mum's signature?
  7. chrisj
    Think about a Hitchhiker. You can use it ddrt or SRT. I really like mine. SRT you can tip tie as you describe, or base tie, but yes you're right one line from your TIP down to you. If you are wanting to make life easier get a pantin (or equivalent). Even if you stick with a hitch and a pulley to tend it, the pantin makes life so much easier than body thrusting all the way up. Or at least it did for me.
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    Simiar to Tim. I have a standard roof short wheelbase transit crew van (It's my family vehicle as well as the work van). I have a ply bulkhead behind the rear seats to separate the tool area from the cab. I built shelves on the right hand side of this area (so I only have to open 1 door to get to them). Hand tools go on the shelves. Fork spade etc stand in the corner between the shelves and the rear door with a piece of bunjee cord round them to stop them falling all over the place. Mower goes in along the left hand side with fuel cans behind it. Hedgetrimmer, blower, saws kombi system engine and heads on the floor between the mower and the shelves. My rakes, brooms etc are Wolfe system ones with the interchangeable heads so I only have a couple of handles which just get chucked in on top and the heads are on the shelves. Steps go on the roof. It's not ideal only having the back part of the van, but I've made it work ok and it's no smaller than a double cab pick up.
  9. chrisj
    I thought stuff didn't need to be loler'd until it was 6 months old. In which case if you replace your hitch cord more often than every 6 months surely it won't need lolering.
  10. chrisj
    Had a phone call from someone asking if I trimmed bushes. After saying that yes I did shrub pruning, she asked if I did different styles. Now I was pretty knackered so I didn't catch on and said "oh it's topiary is it? yes that's no problem I quite enjoy trimming topiary". And yes you've guessed she pipes up "Well I was thinking more Brazilian". As soon as I'd grumpily said yes very funny and put the phone down it came to me. What I should have done was tell her that I'd need to have a good look at it first.
  11. chrisj
    I had the same dilemma. I got Alloy Geckos with leather bottom strap and velcro tops, and am very happy with them. No regrets at all. In fact I've been on them all day today. Really comfy.
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    I have got a pair of strimmer trousers that I got years ago, which have like thin carrymat in the front of the legs. But to be honest I generally just wear work trousers and haven't had a problem in ages.
  13. chrisj
    I made a bridge for my Willans harness. A piece of 11.7mm Yale Hedera tied to the metal triangle attachment points with fisherman's knots in place of the usual maillion.
  14. chrisj
    No problem.
  15. chrisj
    I've just been out to the shed and taken some pics of mine (my saw that is ). Mine appears to be the same. So either that's just how it is and we've just never noticed before, or it's just worn over time, or I've done it wrong sometime in the past too. This is how is sits at rest. And when you take up the tiny bit of slack in the trigger. I'd never really noticed an issue with my saw until you questioned this. I've had it since about 92, and I guess it has worn over time and loosened up, and I just never noticed it gradually get worse. Maybe it would be possible to bend the metal link rod slightly to take out the slack.
  16. chrisj
    Sorry, is it not that kind of forum? Shall I take pictures of the saw instead then?
  17. chrisj
    I can get mine out and take some pics for you to compare tomorrow.
  18. chrisj
    So long as you have number plate and lights then surely it's not much different to an HGV driving without a trailer.
  19. chrisj
    My wife's grandfather did that blacking out thing and he still drove too.......... All the way to Belgium!
  20. chrisj
    I have a client that admitted that the other day she didn't have enough strength in her hand to turn the key in the ignition and had to reach across and use her left hand to turn her right hand. And she didn't see any problem with continuing on her journey!!! Apparently she was still perfectly safe and in control. This is the same person that has scraped every corner of her tiny car because of misjudging distances, but says that if she thought she wasn't safe she'd stop driving. It didn't occur to her that each one of those scrapes could have been a child. She couldn't walk across the cemetry at a friends funeral because her depth perception is so bad that a dip or hollow of 2 inches was invisible to her. But still considers herself safe to drive. The problem is only going to get worse with the aging population.
  21. chrisj
    I think for me it is the very poor training and supervision and lack of PPE that is the most serious issue, rather than the age necessarily. However I do think that there is an issue that at 6, even a small saw is HEAVY for them to properly control on their own, maybe too heavy.
  22. chrisj
    I'd consider letting my 11 yr old have a go with a small saw. BUT it would be under WAY more supervision than that. ie. my hands would be on the saw at the same time as his. I think there is a major issue with there not being any safety kit that would fit a child that small. Also the child in the video isn't using the chain brake and getting the tip of the bar pretty close to the log while he's moving around, before the chain has properly stopped so there is a serious risk of an unexpected kickback. There is no way the person behind the camera could get to him in time to prevent an accident.
  23. chrisj
    No sorry it's the CS 550. I'm really liking it so far though.
  24. chrisj
    I've got my 3 saws on here and none of them are Stihl or Husky.
  25. chrisj
    :lol:

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