GarethM
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I'm probably like most this morning and got an email about the latest Makita leaf blower. An actual 4 stroke with an oil sump, on the one hand I think it's better than adding two stroke but isn't it just another thing for the user to forget or generally loose the filler cap ?.
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It's the usual catch 22, faster but messy or slow & steady. Granted with your timber it's probably not much of a concern for a little waste. I've seen a lot of the big posch and similar videos and just see all the fines and tiny stuff that needs riddling out, but not sure what percentage over say a full artic load. Do they do a large enough old school style table saw for 20" stuff maybe with modern dust collector and chainsaw, lift on the table with loader and ring down to size.
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Don't think there's ever going to be a one size solution especially with the weight of a 20" trunk. Do you chainsaw all the rings at the moment, surely something that big would be easier on a sawmill or band saw kind of arrangement. Think we've all seen the rauband stuff, but I've always thought it messy and left crap looking firewood.
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Nope, but chucking the POS in the skip would.
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So in your neanderthal caveman mind, you equate arguments with women or being gay. I think you're more in need of a therapist, probably a Freudian mommy complex. Would account for the overcompensating and trying to be a big man, I have zero to prove and care even less who thinks what.
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I don't need to overcompensate, when my stuff breaks I fix it. Unfortunately even my skills are stretched fixing stupid, what's the quote "never argue with stupid people they'll drag you down to they're level and beat you down with experience".
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When I first started I did the 18" thing, circular saw in half when required. It was pointless, is your idea to billet a years worth and is storage limited for normal split rings.
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So in your overtly over the top manly overcompensating fashion, you want a pissing contest for your screwdlefix special. Okay big man, sod off up the model village.
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I could bitch and moan, but even I have the common sense to replace something that's worth £150. Remind me again who came where to fix a screwdlefix special.
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It's probably safer for everyone if you do!
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If they're such good value, go buy another one!.
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And on that note, use what you want, wear what you want. Hopefully the next chainsaw obituary won't mention you and your screwdlefix chainsaw.
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The longer the billet the more grunt you will require. Personally I don't think billets works unless it's woodland management stuff that's all straight and knot free and then you need to stack or bundle them afterwards. Fuel wood splitta night be your thing or just get a faster splitter. Old school but it works.
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You can take my advise or not, but Aldi will pretty much give you a new one within two years if it fails. Screwdlefix would laugh you out the door even five minutes after buying it. And without sullying the name of cheap chainsaw brands, most are all made in the same factory to a old husqvarna design with outboard clutch. I got 15years out of my last ms251, so make of that what you will. YMMV, but that was 15 years and about 3000+m3 of firewood.
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Gym membership wholly and exclusively for business?
GarethM replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
Oh a bee keeper? -
Burning of the Berberis Shrub wood
GarethM replied to Robin Rapley's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Are you standing over it huffing or burning it dry in a log burner?. -
Gym membership wholly and exclusively for business?
GarethM replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
Isn't that also accepting personal liability aswell?. -
If you're buying a very cheap chainsaw from the screwdlefix, best going electric as there's is bugger all to break or petrol ones from Aldi at £59. You get what you pay for at the end of the day. Just remember it's not the chainsaw you'll also need to spend money on its the safety gear, you need both!.
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Gym membership wholly and exclusively for business?
GarethM replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
I can see the argument for and against, but realistically if you're doing arb work all week I think any time down the gym would be very minimal and not worth the outlay. Whilst office staff might see a benefit, how can you justify that expense to an arb team that never use it or want it. Why not say cash option of £100 or however many months paid gym?. -
Definitely worth a call or email to husqvarna, lost nothing as they say. It's not as though your going to chuck it all in the bin and start again, but would be interested in knowing why they keep failing. I'm sure a email to bigclive on YouTube might get husqvarna to up their game and make a better charger.
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Don't they do a more industrial version ?. I'd be tempted to email husqvarna UK directly and politely mention your investment etc.
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Swanvestas, what am I made of money!. Aren't they reserved for those cigar smoking types!. I'm probably more your Poundland or farm foods own brand matches kinda guy.
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Towards, away, across, environment benefits of lighters Vs matches Vs old school flint ?
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As always, these things turn into a long debate. I'm wondering if I should start a new thread, how to light a match and see how many pages of disagreement it gets to 🙂.
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Being European, it'll probably be a standard yellow 1023, traffic yellow. They'll usually tell you if they're asked, always better to have a machine in the field that doesn't look like it's been dragged backwards through a hedge. If you do ask, ask about what primer they use. As it can make a world of difference unless you're doing the whole things, then it's not so critical.
