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  1. GarethM
    Well there's only really Honda and Briggs that would probably meet the emission guff in petrol. That being said, are the problems down to being hidden away. Are lawn tractors also suffering a similar fate with these issues?.
  2. GarethM
    The whole UN thing is to prevent idiots using milk jugs and alike. Even old chainsaw oil contains are diesel UN approved, everything has to be shipped on pallets so is generally approved for use. If it was me I'd turn up with a load of ex army jerry cans, mines from 1987 just to spite them or an actual barrel depending on how arsey the manager had been.
  3. GarethM
    Nope, just UN approved. There is a limit on total volume, but that's something like 3000 litres, more about if you had an accident and spilled.
  4. GarethM
    I'm sorry but that's bs, providing it has a UN number on the container it's legal for diesel. Petrol is a bit different a that expands and has a specific regulation. https://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/portabable-petrol-storage-containers.pdf
  5. GarethM
    My pallet guys were saying 1.31 for white. Obviously they buy it in large amounts tho
  6. GarethM
    Granted price break starts around 1000 litres, last email I got last week was saying 79p plus 5% on farmdeals.
  7. GarethM
    Those screw type jerry cans do look to have a tiny filler Vs the flap type tho.
  8. GarethM
    I'm not sure if it's missing a larger sleeved spacer, as that looks like about 5mm of metal where it touches the rear bearing. As that's a lot of turning metal and stress acting against a glorified thick washer.
  9. GarethM
    Daft question, do you have a picture of the other side of the hub ?. Maybe someone fitted the wrong size bearing on one side and the wrong taper lock on the other, as a spacer would need to be quite meaty and hopefully hard to misplace.
  10. GarethM
    Why am I picturing David Duchovney in twin peaks
  11. GarethM
    They weren't bothered about the slippers, it was the ladies bathrobe leaving very little to the imagination!
  12. GarethM
    Other than patience and maybe a little bit of compromise. For a free chainsaw ticket it's worth jumping through a few minor hurdles, they're not asking you to strip and rebuild a chainy
  13. GarethM
    And at which point does the damage they do getting in exceeded the cost of a decent tracker and basic common sense security?. I'm not advocating leaving the keys in the ignition, but you get the idea.
  14. GarethM
    I don't have the time to physically stack, I'm filling IBC's cages to the rim on a commercial scale but do try to Tetris as much as possible into the cage. Cutting and splitting wise with experience you get a pretty consistent length within a couple of inches and can almost adjust the log splitter gap before you even pickup the ring.
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    Whilst not scientific, I aim for a bit of variety in sizes but everything gets rung to less than the length of my size 11, about the width of the MS261. Plus if it's a large trunk anything larger is too heavy for lifting without halving. I'm not in the firewood game to create living room features in designer homes.
  16. GarethM
    Obviously I was trying to generalise, that you can't just kill everything unless you know it's legally permissible. You can even be prosecuted for not controlling rabbits on your land. Also why I highlighted that traps have the be certified, there was a big thing ten years or so ago about knockoffs being sold. As the penalty for even accidentally using them is quite substantial.
  17. GarethM
    Wouldn't that also apply to the mink ?.
  18. GarethM
    The way I've always understood it, with the notable exception of livestock obviously. Is that killing a wild animal would be illegal without the general game license, which isn't an actual license but a government approved list of species that can be killed humanly should you meet the criteria. For decades you couldn't shoot ringneck parakeet, invasive but illegal to shoot until about 5 years ago. Without going to in-depth you actually have to use approved crayfish traps, even a mouse trap has to meet approval to minimise suffering, spring strength etc. Crayfish traps also need your license number on a ID tag.
  19. GarethM
    Signal crayfish fall under a standard free to apply for permission to trap crayfish licence, free to apply for providing you have landowners permission. Rabbits fall under the general game license, if it's not on the list you can't legally hunt them.
  20. GarethM
    Isn't it just the tail the Americans tend to eat, saw a documentary the other day and everything else except the tail was chucked away. Free tho.
  21. GarethM
    That's probably more to do with fitment, best to be clean shaven too. But bear in mind it's going to get blocked very very quickly unless you're also using dust extraction in a matter of minutes.
  22. GarethM
    Unless someone here knows the exact length of the belt, measure it with a piece of string and buy a new fan belt for around £10. A better picture side on of the pulleys would be good plus any data plate. As it looks like either one really long belt or two smaller ones as that top pulley looks like it's got two grooves. Webb 14” Cylinder Mower | The Old Lawnmower Club OLDLAWNMOWERCLUB.CO.UK
  23. GarethM
    Its completely scandalous behaviour, I hope the school atleast threw a few of the less educationally able kids in as brash draggers ?.
  24. GarethM
    Saturn Knives
  25. GarethM
    Urgh, if I want to eat the chicken of the woodlands I'll eat chicken. What's the Ron Swanson quote,

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