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Everything posted by william127
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True, it's not going to fill the back of my discovery on one set! About 6-8 inches I'd say. One of the great advantages is not having to pull start the thing, deciding whether to let it idle of turn it off. A few weeks ago I had a few bits of poplar, about 10 inches on the back of the truck, I was able to ring it all up (filled a paving crate, a decent boot full π) on 1 pair of batteries, while chatting to my Dad. I could throw the rings straight in the crate and move a fresh lump closer to the edge of the truck without a saw noisily idling away, walking itself off the truck π π
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back handle, 12inch bar π If you're cutting sensible sized stuff I can't see a boot full of logs being a problem at all.
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Makita 36v, (18vx2), bought mine before Christmas and it's my most used saw now. The job I bought it for was cutting back a conifers hedge, loads of 12ft long branches, back to the fence line up to head height. Can't think of a better saw for that job. Perfect for by the chipper too. Don't think I've used anything between that and my 461 on the last dozen or so tree jobs I've done. Does help that I have 10 batteries but I don't think I've used more than 6 in a day.
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Well the mower attachment didn't happen this time- didn't need it for the first job I had in mind for it and there's nothing else currently in the pipeline for it. So I sold it for a decent profit π Loader has done a bit recently though, loading up Ash on one site, and then filling right up with oak to move round for logging up at the farm, as well as doing excellent work as yard dogsbody
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I thought he said yesterday it had gone? Still, worth asking for that price
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Well it's been raining today and as I am already a days money ahead this week after a nightshift I made the long drive from Hertfordshire to Wisbech and collected an sch fm48 π π It is bigger and heavier than the fm42 I wanted, but comes with the bonus of a 13hp gx not a 9hp. Bought at a right price so it can easily be moved on or I can use it as the manufacturer actually intended behind my quad. Got it back in the workshop, took the back axle off, the front drawbar off and tacked up a mounting plate π π. Just need full welding, some angle braces making and we are ready for testing π¬ π 20240213_190153.heic20240213_184332.heic20240213_184332.heic20240213_184332.heic20240213_190153.heic
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Any of them will work, just fit the loader bracket on the back side π Currently looking at a used SCH 42inch model seems ideal - the front hitch is on pins as it's designed to be usable offset so that comes off with no mods, and the back looks simple enough to take the wheel set up off with no hacking, bit of thought and I should be able to swap between mounted and trailed in about 10 minutes when it's done. It's a gs390 engine so that's always good and it only weighs 125 kg so more than light enough. Just need the Facebook people to message me back π
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Yes it's not particularly difficult, just wondered if anyone had actually taken the plunge and done it yet, or whether I'll be group guinea-pig π π€£ Although with the amount of work that's come in this week I'm not going to be fitting in a fresh workshop project for months!
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18 months ago we were talking about modifying an ATV petrol flail mower to go on the front of a mini loader, has anyone actually done it yet? I'm giving it serious consideration as I've got some brushcutter work coming up and no one wants to be doing that π π
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I've got a 0.8 clone, bought to live under the seat of my crafter van- getting my first 2wd after years of landrovers set off certain paranoias... bloody handy little thing, paid for itself several times over and has dragged a 3.5 ton van backwards with the handbrake on. I'd buy the same again. At the other end of the scale we have a 3.5 tirfor in the workshop, has only only been out to sit in the truck for emergencies, bloody heavy lump
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And I thought I did well bidding unseen on a 3 ton farm trailer, mine for 150 quid. Towed it the 2 miles home, turned out to be full of 'scrap' out of which I have so far made a yard scraper, trailer cage sides, chip box frame, with lid, auger mount and other bits. Still got some of it left. And then I sold the trailer for 200 quid π π
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I could take that , plenty of room for transit sized trucks π When are you looking at doing the job?
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What sort of logs and what kind of volume of chip? I'm in little Berkhampstead, not far outside Hertford. π
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Would have been just about right for my old lamborghini tractor then, might have actually done some profitable work with it then π Agreed about older stuff with metal in the right place π
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No I saw that, its actually 1800! Looks OK and genuine. Down in Sussex i think. I struggled to find specs for it online. If I still had my bigger tractor I'd be seriously tempted, looks a bit big for an MF35 though! TP make a nice sturdy chipper. There's also a TP860 in Bexleyheath for 3k
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wet verses dry - chipping christmas trees
william127 replied to Jen57's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I've done it with a couple of fellow scout leader friends for a few years, 3 vehicles out for collection, we pick up 200 ish trees on a Saturday, then chip them on a Sunday. Gets my details seen by 200 households and thousands of views on Facebook as people share it like mad. Normally raise about a grand a time minimum, less a couple of Chinese takeaways for us volunteers- one while route planning, one while counting up the money π° -
I still love my aldi petrol pressure washer, it's had an oil top up and an upgraded hose (bit less twisty and 3 meters longer so I could get all the way round my van) in 7 years. I belive it can run out of a barrel but ive never tried. Paid 70ish quid for it, seems identical to my Dad's Β£400ish Draper. Still worth what I paid for it- put a bid by proxy on one in an auction a couple of weeks ago, Β£30. Sold for Β£90!
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Etsy is useless how do you get your products seen!
william127 replied to Thomas younger's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Sounds good to me, that's exactly what I want to do. I did 2 more board glue ups this evening, just because I enjoy doing it but it's all adding to the Christmas stock. Next Christmas that is π π€£ -
I know someone who had to do the leaf blower ticket, along with a couple of his guys- they were doing course set ups for water events at the 2012 Olympics and they use blowers to inflate the marker bouys! I don't know if he's done a refresher course since, I may ask, I'd hate to think he was being reckless and irresponsible π π π
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Etsy is useless how do you get your products seen!
william127 replied to Thomas younger's topic in Woodcraft Forum
I'm spending a bit of my free time at the moment making chopping boards, serving boards, tea light holders, the normal stuff. To be honest it's mainly nice pieces of timber given a good sand and bit of an oil to show it at its best. My plan is to get a good load of stuff together then do some local craft fairs, with plenty of advertising for my actual money making job π price labels on the back of business cards, pile of leaflets, back drop banner etc. If the sales on the day pay the entry, pay for some more timber, consumables and a decent lunch from another stall then I'll be happy enough. As for how to actually sell quality wooden items for sensible money day to day, I haven't a clue. Apart from knowing that Facebook marketplace is almost certainly not the answer! But then it is free, so where's the harm in trying, just put the prices where you want them, not where others do. The right person may just see it... -
I need to renew mine next year, thought it was going to be a right faff as I lost my whole wallet a couple of years ago. Had a look into it when my mum renewed hers a few months ago, there's an option for if you've lost the current one so no problem.
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Christ I wouldn't say no to all those grants/cheap loans/lack of traffic(50mph along the Embankment in a Discovery 3 on the way home from a job, yes please)/massive busyness, I could do with a new digger please! π π€£ π (Tongue firmly in cheek (kind of) before anyone who lost someone or genuinely had a hard time of it gets their knickers in a twist or gets upset)
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My thoughts exactly π I'm thinking about a Chinese diesel heater, set up so it's mobile so I can take it camping/down the other yard/in my defender on cold mornings etc
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Most disgraceful customer supplied refreshments.
william127 replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
Customer I'm at now does tea and toast on arrival, regular tea and biscuits, homemade cake and flapjack. Once got hot flapjack straight out the oven, so crumbley i needed a spoon π Shame its alway poxy little repair jobs here, and it's 5 miles inside the m25 hellhole -
Most disgraceful customer supplied refreshments.
william127 replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
Nice one today, old family friend, acceptable cup of coffee, 2 hot sausage rolls and he put a new plug on my extension lead, gave me a spare plug and tested it π π