chrisj
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Funny you saying that. I got my Makita blower from Screwfix when I started up 10 years ago, because I couldn't stretch to a stihl. It hasn't missed a beat and is still going strong. But then that was a know make at a decent price rather than a no name.
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I'd been reading the other thread doobin. I'm popping into the dealers tomorrow so I'll check those out.
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I think (but I may be wrong) that 4 mix oil is like a cleaner version of 2 stroke and you can put it in your 2 stroke equipment too. It's the internals of the engine that they've played about with on the 4 mix machines. I haven't tried one but I'm really put off by all the bad things everyone is saying about them. Even my dealer says that he doesn't like or rate the 4 mix machines.
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I'm in a similar position myself with a 10 year old KM85 to replace. They all look to be 4 mix ones now except the smallest one. It'll be interesting to see if anyone can come up with something worth buying.
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That's just what I was thinking of doing Essex Arborist. Good point DanClimbsTrees. My slight concern was whether the diameter of the triangles was to small to ties straight to but it's no smaller than a maillon that I would have happily connected to and the fact that others have done it further puts my mind at rest. My other thought was that the version with the metal bridge may have had the triangles further apart and so this wouldn't work with my harness. But again the fact that others have tried it gives me confidence to think that it's worth trying.
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Tricky situation. If you are just concerned that the tree will fall apart and they'll need to deal with a mess that the take down that you quoted for would have avoided, then I'd say the same as the others and just walk away. If however you are seriously concerned about it falling on someone and thus causing injury or worse, then I think you have no option but to say something. If someone was killed and you were certain that it was going to happen, it would make you feel terrible. It would need to be handled carefully though so as not to just look like sour grapes.
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That's OK I'm good with my knots. Good to hear that someone else has tried what could have been a crazy idea.
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That's interesting White Noise. I take it he gets on well with it then? I might give it a go (low and slow of course).
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I sometimes have to do school runs depending on the hours that my wife is working. I find clients don't have an issue with it. If they have a fixed price quote then it doesn't cost them any more if you do 6 hrs one day and 2 hours the next compared to 8 hours in one day. If you explain to them about it when you quote they may worry that you'll be trying to charge a full days money for a short days job. But, if you just say when you arrange to do the work that you'll have to do the school run, then more than likely they'll just assume that something has come up that has caused a problem that you are working around, and be pleased that you've made the effort to get to their job despite that.
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I've got a Willans harness at the moment with the 2 triangle attachment points connected together with a triangle maillon. I really fancy a bridge harness rather than the fixed attachment point that I have, but my harness is still in great condition and not too old so I can't currently justify a couple of hundred quid or more on a new harness for the amount of climbing that I do. I have seen that they do a version with a kind of metal bridge, but clearly I can't retro fit that. So do you think it would be feasable and ok to fit a rope bridge to the harness that I have? In thoery I could tie it on with a fishermans to the triangle attachment points or use short maillons to connect it. Can anyone think of any safety issues with it given that several bridge harnesses use rope bridges?
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Vomit? (I'll get me coat).
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I'll second DD Hammocks. I use their Frontline and it's really comfy. Good price too.
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Using 112 instead of 999 to make an emergency mobile phone call.
chrisj replied to Commando's topic in The Lounge
999 does all the same things except for being able to call it in any country. You can also register with them to be able to send text messages if you have poor phone signal. -
I bought a Makita blower when I first started up to tide me over until I could afford a decent one. That was 10 years ago and it's still going strong. It's used most most days and it's never missed a beat, totally reliable and I've never even changed the plug! Needless to say I've never bought a "better" one.
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So why are you here?????????
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Keep up the good work Chris. I for one really enjoy your thread and am not at all interested in a certain other nonsense one.
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Done it. Fingers crossed.
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If he won't pay for them and you have to pay, you could maybe just get plain white (or whatever colour you prefer) magnets to cover it which might be cheaper than properly printed ones with his details.
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Nice! Loaded with fruit too.
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Hmmm! Wikipedia or RHS :lol:
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However Castor Oil plant is also a common name for Ricinus communis. That's why we have botanical names. Common names can sometimes be confusing.
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Yes RHS list Castor Oil Plant as a common name for it and Fatsia japonica is the botanical name.
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Looks like Fatsia japonica. (Not a fig, sorry).
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Sell it as working but in need of some tlc? Be honest about it's condition and you're not ripping anyone off, and they have no grounds to come back at you. If you break it for spares, you not only have the time and hassle of stripping it, but also risk being left with half a chipper, after people have bought some bits but you can't shift the rest. At least once you have sold it, it's gone.
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Should be fine. You'll pay basic rate tax on your employed job. Then you just add the figures from your P60 on the employed pages of your tax return. That's how it worked when I did some part time work on a high ropes course.
