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  1. Subscribed Saul, well done Link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1LIU7rprciiooJOkZ87R5A
  2. Kin hurry then we could use a service layer
  3. I told you before we would both end up in jail In fairness to the assessors some can spot those with fully charged self winding watches and on group assessments will spend the time necessary ironing out problems/bad habits . I was gas bagging with an old school assessor last time out with a group and his pet hate was cutters standing at the base of tree aimlessly gorping up at the canopy before cutting a gob, wound him up a treat . He was of the opinion the tree should have been clocked from afar and a felling plan should have been firmly in the head long before getting to the base of the tree , standing at the base of a tree staring skyward was worthless. Bob
  4. Around here the reminiscing, tea drinking and talking bollocks takes five hours Bob
  5. Exactly that, everyone values a stick except the only person that will actually buy it . Run it into a sawmill and they will all suck through their teeth , doubt if it would cover the transport. Bob
  6. Normally use synthetic on big area`s , it stays wet long enough to get right around and back to the start so you dont get that big dusty/dry join. Also worth getting a pressure pot so you dont have to keep stopping and filling the gun. this one holds about two gallons. Bob
  7. Dan before you spend any more money changing bits you need to beg steal or borrow a hydraulic flow/pressure meter. Piped in line on the ram you are referring to will tell you the line pressure in that circuit along with the flow rate, eg. for arguments sake if the ram comes under load and stops but still shows flow and pressure through the meter it would indicate the seals are shot in the ram. If the flow stops it will then show X amount of pressure in that circuit. Just takes all the guess work out of this sort of thing. Bob
  8. If its not in store Jon go online https://www.aldi.co.uk/search?q=ferrex%3Apopular&page=0 Bob
  9. Bought some of that Ferrex cordless gear from Aldi to stop the lads on landscape from taking my dewalt gear from the workshop out on site , bit of a confession here and have to admit its actually pretty good. Its a 20v/40v system where the 20v gear can be used with the 40v batteries I have used the drill, screwdriver rattle gun and grinder, I also thought I would try the 40v chainsaw as they only need it to cut up the occasional sleepers and fence posts. The 20v/40v 5amph batteries last forever on the 20v drills and grinders, in the saw they also last as long as the batteries on my stihl battery saw that I keep in the machines. Nothing much here to not like with a three year warranty. Bob Drill £20 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-20v-cordless-drill-skin/p/097661269776300 Driver £20 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-impact-driver-skin/p/097667269284200 Grinder £25 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-cordless-angle-grinder-skin/p/097663269776500 Chainsaw £50 https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-40v-cordless-chainsaw-skin/p/097672269776900 Charger £15 https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-battery-charger/p/097880273773800 Batteries, worth going for these https://www.aldi.co.uk/activ-energy-20v-40v-battery/p/097877273773600
  10. If you are looking for large quantities and quality use this company https://www.vdberk.co.uk/ Bob
  11. A gas axe in the right hands wont damage the shaft
  12. Paul Larkham is worth a call on 077779803654, Farnham based but delivers locally. Bob
  13. y0ur kNot aloan mR, seen plenty of this with other families and my own. I started to sort out my affairs a few years ago and everything I have will be given to my kids before I push up daisies. There will be no shitfest when I have gone . Bod
  14. Forgot to mention that all these chogs are only from domestics, its not always possible to drag sticks out of Mrs Miggins garden:) Timber we cut on site does go straight off for biomass or log wood no matter how small. Bob
  15. We used to Chris but the return for handling it is poor when you consider the time, labour,machinery and yard space involved. Ok as a totally separate business no doubt but most that have got involved in that game around here have given up and those that stockpile it for chip are tripping over the stuff. Bob Edit: just been out there and that lot has nearly gone, just a few chogs left
  16. If we bring in contract climbers we tend to go for teams, I prefer a climber to come with his/her own groundie and kit. Climbers/groundstaff are far more productive if they gel, £350 a day for a decent climber, groundie and all their own kit is not out of the way around here. Bob
  17. Something to keep the Goblins busy for the weekend, they have cleared the same as this every day for a few days now
  18. The 500i engine was trialled in concrete saws before it was used in a chainsaw. Chatting to one of the lads in HB`s the other day about the 500i, he reckons they have sold quite a few and there have been no reliability issues, being ex job he still gets to use one on occasion and reckons they are a very nice saw. Anyone here ran one long enough to pass comment ? Bob
  19. You could always trim the wall back two feet both sides of the tree and get some railings made to bridge the gap. If the railings transoms were incorporated into the brickwork it would add some rigidity , if they were brought to the face side of the wall that would give the tree another 9" of movement. Tree looks like it could do with losing a bit of weight roadside though. Bob
  20. There are only really two choices with rhody. Get a decent slew with a power rake, grub the lot out and burn all arisings , cheapest way is mulch the lot and spray off the regen. Bob Or mulch and spray off regen
  21. A few more pics of oddsnsods. Got 22 hop hornbeams and pin oaks to plant in a field to denote a boundary, erected a tree guard around one for client to approve and someone has kicked off about it needing planning permission. . New one on me but apparently they are classed as an enclosure. The drive that goes with the threshold on previous page Some landscaping works we are doing on a very steep garden, forming tiers by importing fill. About 1000 tons needed
  22. Al your circled gizmo looks like a sender unit for a leccy oil pressure gauge , if it was mine I would forget about the dipstick for now. Just drain it of oil and refill with a couple of gallons of fresh oil just to get it running. Bob
  23. At a guess I would say the spare brass terminal on ignition switch is an earth 592 × 353 592 × 353

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